Is this a good or bad business idea?

I plan on buying some plain iPhone cases and decorating them with sharpies and stuff. They're about 8 bucks per case, I figure I could sell each case for 20-30 bucks.

Is this a good idea? Would you pay 20-30 bucks for a case?

Could go over well at school. This won't sell well onlline. Make sure you go to a rich kids school.

Chances are you've got local stores that sell decorated iPhone cases for less. The only way to guarantee a profit is if you can buy the blank cases for cheaper than 8 bucks, so that you're prices can be more flexible.
Also, if you're going to sell your cases on the internet keep in mind that shipping to the customer will cost additional money.

Sounds like a great idea! Do you mind if I do it?

In other words, if it's a good idea with value, you just gave it away.

To some people a good business idea is $10, 000/month, and this isn't that. I don't see why you couldn't pick up some extra pocket money though, if you do a good job. You DO need to buy as cheaply as you can get. Maybe Ebay will have bundles of cases for less - it's worth looking. Make sure they fit the latest phones. Some of that stuff on Ebay is older…

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