Hours before he purchased the iPhone, Samuel’s original customer cancelled on him, but decided to pay him anyway. Samuel was ready to leave the line, but decided to resell his spot.
By 8 a.m. the next day, after 19 hours of waiting, Samuel had earned $325 from selling his spot, inviting his friends to come down and sell their spots, and selling milk crates for $5 a piece to people who were tired of standing.
Samuel found this venture so profitable that he put a name to it and started SOLD Inc. in December 2012. It’s not his full time job — he also works as a concierge for a luxury building in Brooklyn — but it’s been a venture that he’s hoping to grow.