Hundreds of
thousands of suitcases get lost every year around the world but they
don't just disappear into a black hole. Even the ones that never find
their owners again end up somewhere. In fact, that somewhere is usually
some form of auction house that sells them to people like you and me.
What’s involved?
When
British Airways has a surplus of unclaimed baggage in storage, it sells
the cases at auction. All that you need to do is head down to the
auction house and bid on what you think you can sell on via eBayfor more than what you paid. Not a difficult task when you can get items worth more than £500 for
£50. Sell them on for at least £200 and make a profit of three times
what you originally spent. Or you can be greedy and see if they'll sell
for £450 or more! The thing is, there are plenty of bargains up
for grabs, and it can be fun - many people describe it as being like a
treasure hunt. But buying the suitcases is hit and miss - you don’t
know what you will end up with. It's a pretty easy way to make or save money. You don't have any
expenses to cover, only the price of what you buy. The valuable items
sell very cheaply - a £500 snowboard recently sold for £75 so you could
either keep it for yourself or sell it on for more. The suitcases sell
from around £5 to £50. Even if the case is just full of clothes you
should be able to sell it all for more than that. There are plenty of bargains up for grabs and buying luggage can be
quite fun to do. You really do never know what you're going to end up
with, sometimes you'll find a real hidden treasure, and other times you
won't be so lucky.