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Local Marketplaces evidence: 23 quotes from 4 creators

Every quote, figure and source behind our local marketplaces guide: 23 quotes from 4 creators, grouped by claim, with the full source list.

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Equipment: furniture dollies, smartphone

“Anyone with an iPhone with Facebook Marketplace access can start this business”

— Chris Koerner, 23 Beginner Friendly Businesses You Should Start In 2026⏐Ep. #255 (podcast, 9 Dec 2025, at 26:01)

“I had two furniture dollies that we were able to take upstairs with us”

— Flea Market Flipper, Free OfferUp Find Sold For $2,250 On Ebay in Just 21 Days! (YouTube, 16 Sep 2026, at 2:37)

Full-time or part-time: full time capable

“Everyone thought I was crazy when I quit teaching and gave up the benefits.”

— Chris Koerner, How to Make $1.6K/Day on Facebook Marketplace⏐Ep. #282 (podcast, 13 Mar 2026, at 28:23)

Payout methods (facebook-marketplace): Cash

“I sold a little outfit. I have cash right here. Like I only sell stuff for cash.”

— Affiliate Marketing & Side Hustles on the Doug.Show, Over Expanding & More FB Marketplace Tales | DS623 (podcast, 29 Jun 2026, at 1:01)

Fit by life phase (employed_moonlighter): 0.70 score 0–1

“I had a full time job at the time, 9:00 to 5:00, and I would just do this on the weekends as installs”

— Chris Koerner, How to Start a 6 Figure Side Hustle Exclusively on FB Marketplace. Ep #055 (podcast, 21 Aug 2024, at 2:55)

Scalability: high

“It's absolutely scalable and you tell you what the secret is.”

— Chris Koerner, How to Make $1.6K/Day on Facebook Marketplace⏐Ep. #282 (podcast, 13 Mar 2026, at 37:40)

Vehicle required: no

“I think that delivery is a great option, but you don't have to have a truck.”

— Chris Koerner, I Tried to Make $10K in 10 Days With Costco Returns (YouTube, 12 Aug 2026, at 10:06)

Single reports, not yet confirmed

What one creator said, before a second independent source backs it. Not used as a fact anywhere on the site.

Monthly earnings, part time

“the reps that I've connected with report earning anywhere from $150 to $250 per flip”

— The Side Hustle Show, 762: Buy Buttons, 10 Years Later (podcast, 1 Oct 2026, at 37:50). Reported: $150–$2,000/month

“If you just do it as a hobby, okay, you know, to put a lot of work in it, that's great. You can make an extra couple grand a month no problem.”

— Chris Koerner, This Episode Will Change How You Think About Money | Ep. #159 (podcast, 21 Apr 2025, at 6:22). Reported: $150–$2,000/month

Startup cost

“And after shipping it was like 1,500 bucks for 115 rugs.”

— Chris Koerner, He's 16 and Bought His First Car Reselling This (YouTube, 26 Jun 2026, at 2:53). Reported: $1,500

“So, anyone in the world with 1,500 bucks or a credit card could do this business.”

— Chris Koerner, Forget AI. Make $10K+ With These Offline Side Hustles (YouTube, 24 Jun 2026, at 40:00). Reported: $1,500

“You can start this with nothing. Just walk around your house and sell stuff”

— Chris Koerner, This Episode Will Change How You Think About Money | Ep. #159 (podcast, 21 Apr 2025, at 4:47). Reported: $0

Time to first dollar

“literally the next day I listed a a Bose radio that I found and sold it for $50.00 the next day”

— Chris Koerner, How 15 & 17 Year Old Teens Built a $1M/Year Business⏐Ep. #263 (podcast, 6 Jan 2026, at 4:02). Reported: 1 days

Common pitfalls

“You should never buy anything without a manifest because you don't know what you're going to get.”

— Chris Koerner, The Most Profitable Resale Business To Earn $100K/Month (YouTube, 21 Oct 2026, at 4:57). Reported: Buying resale lots without a manifest, so you don't know what you're getting

“We easily could have hit our goal within 10 days had I been more proactive about listing and responding to people and cutting prices.”

— Chris Koerner, I Tried to Make $10K in 10 Days With Costco Returns (YouTube, 12 Aug 2026, at 34:18). Reported: slow to list items, slow to respond to buyer inquiries, not cutting prices when listings get few hits

“Buy it when it's low and preferably when it's beautifully perfect condition. You don't need to do the values not in fixing it up the values in buying it low, right?”

— Chris Koerner, How to Make $1.6K/Day on Facebook Marketplace⏐Ep. #282 (podcast, 13 Mar 2026, at 15:01). Reported: Fixing items up instead of buying them low in good condition

Vehicle required

“I think that delivery is a great option, but you don't have to have a truck.”

— Chris Koerner, I Tried to Make $10K in 10 Days With Costco Returns (YouTube, 12 Aug 2026, at 10:06). Reported: no

“but you don't have to have a truck. You can just partner with somebody that does.”

— Chris Koerner, This Costco Side Hustle Made Him Millions. Here’s How (YouTube, 17 Aug 2026, at 2:01). Reported: no

Equipment

“Anyone with an iPhone with Facebook Marketplace access can start this business”

— Chris Koerner, 23 Beginner Friendly Businesses You Should Start In 2026⏐Ep. #255 (podcast, 9 Dec 2025, at 26:01). Reported: smartphone

“I had two furniture dollies that we were able to take upstairs with us”

— Flea Market Flipper, Free OfferUp Find Sold For $2,250 On Ebay in Just 21 Days! (YouTube, 16 Sep 2026, at 2:37). Reported: furniture dollies

Scalability

“It's absolutely scalable and you tell you what the secret is.”

— Chris Koerner, How to Make $1.6K/Day on Facebook Marketplace⏐Ep. #282 (podcast, 13 Mar 2026, at 37:40). Reported: high

“How scalable is this like in all markets? Because you're in a cold market that I mean Texas is a better market because they're mowing nine months out of the year here. Is it pretty scalable? It's absolutely scalable.”

— Chris Koerner, How to Make $1.6K/Day on Facebook Marketplace (YouTube, 15 Mar 2026, at 37:24). Reported: high

Full-time or part-time

“Everyone thought I was crazy when I quit teaching and gave up the benefits.”

— Chris Koerner, How to Make $1.6K/Day on Facebook Marketplace⏐Ep. #282 (podcast, 13 Mar 2026, at 28:23). Reported: full time capable

All sources

All data

FactValueSource
Equipmentfurniture dollies, smartphoneChris Koerner, Dec 2025; Flea Market Flipper, Sep 2026
Full-time or part-timefull time capableChris Koerner, Mar 2026
Payout methods (facebook-marketplace)CashAffiliate Marketing & Side Hustles on the Doug.Show, Jun 2026
Fit by life phase (employed_moonlighter)0.70 score 0–1Chris Koerner, Aug 2024
ScalabilityhighChris Koerner, Mar 2026
Vehicle requirednoChris Koerner, Aug 2026