The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Deep Dives with Chris Koerner Laid Off 2 Days Before Christmas, Now He Makes $60k/Month Reselling⏐Ep. #276
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Feb 19, 2026 
Jim Rowe, serial entrepreneur who turned reselling restaurant gear and liquidation pallets into a fast-scaling business. He recounts pivoting from restaurants to flipping, winning auction pallets, using Facebook Live and local retail tactics to move inventory, and rolling profits to scale quickly. Wild flips and B2B hacks like selling industrial hinges make for entertaining, practical stories.
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Restaurant Owner Turned Reseller
- Jim Rowe moved from restaurants into reselling after COVID shut his businesses and he started selling couches from junk removal finds.
- He used marketplace listings and delivery-on-demand to turn donated furniture into recurring cash flow quickly.
Leverage Existing Sales Networks
- Turn existing local salespeople into referral partners by offering a commission or small gifts.
- Use people already visiting your target customers to duplicate your sales reach quickly.
Shed Auction Sparked The Business
- Jim bought a Costco shed at auction for personal use, sold excess items, and made $3,000 profit in one parking-lot sale.
- That single event convinced him reselling was easier and higher-margin than running a restaurant.