Your weekend challenges...

So, here are your challenges for this particularly rainy weekend:

1.      Learn to roll a coin over your fingers. We've all seen it on Pirates of the Caribbean etc. and you might even have a friend who can do it. Give it a go, I mastered it in about 15 minutes!

2. So, what's next? Challenge number 3 is to make a cake. Whatever your opinions about baking, everyone loves cake! Here's an easy but tasty recipe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/easy_chocolate_cake_31070.pdf

3. Try to buy something with the intention of selling it for a profit. Don't worry, the first part isn't hard! It is an interesting thing to do and if you get the right thing(s)  you can make more money from a few hours work than you would in a few months at McDonalds.

Well, there are your wet weekend challenges. Enjoy!

F in Exams Friday 17th

Finally another funny exam question answer good enough to make the blog!

An alternative to F in Exams

Well, sorry there have bee ZERO posts of the F in Exams funny exam question answers this week, they just haven't been very funny. However I have found a temporary substitute for today that I think's probably even funnier:

Just imagine doing this stuff! Much more fun than homework! I think I'll try number four, perhaps in a crowded lift so nobody can escape their confusion. In other news, I hope any of you who did  a GCSE Catering exam this morning or a GCSE French one the other day did all right without wasting too much time revising.

How to Make Hundreds of Pounds Easily with Vintage Star Wars Figures!

Hundreds of pounds easily? That sounds too good to be true! That's probably thinking right now but don't worry, I'm not a Nigerian businessman who can tell you the secret to unlimited wealth if you just send me a £3000 deposit. No, I've just got a fair bit of selling experience on Amazon, so I've come across a few things that sell really well. One of them is vintage Star Wars toys and figures, these beauties really can and do make me hundreds, sometimes thousands in profit in each swoop. These things generally sell on eBay for up to £100, but wait, before you rush to buy them, please be very aware. There are lots of scams selling supposedly "Vintage" Star Wars figures on Amazon. I don't recommend buying Vintage Star Wars Figures on eBay because these conmen can disappear instantly without a trace as soon as they've got your money, sending you some cheap rip-off product that you're then stuck with. It has happened to me! Don't do it! Is it really worth risking your hard earned money on something that may vanish when there is a much better and safer alternative. 

You want to hear it??? How to make hundreds of pounds safely with barely any risk? Of course you do! So, here's how I do it. We're dealing with products that only have one or two sellers offering it because the huge opportunity is pretty unrealised. So, those sellers can charge whatever they like, and people pay it because there's almost zero competition. Now this is a golden opportunity for you. If there are two other sellers, you could either hope to get hold of one very cheaply (which is great but doesn't happen very often), or you could do what I do. Provided there's a big enough gap between the two prices (there usually is when there are only a couple of sellers offering a particular vintage figure) you can buy out the lower competition's item and then charge anything up to the higher price offered for it when you re-sell it back on Amazon.

If you want an example, visit this Vintage Star Wars Boba Fett Slave 1 Ship Listing My company (Hinson Enterprises) is selling it at the lower of the two prices. Depending on when you read this, if it appears I'm not selling it it's because this strategy works so unbelievably well. Say, for example, you bought the product off me for the lower price, there would then be no competition on any price up to £225 (the other seller's price at time of writing), so you could resell it for anything up to that, making just under £100 profit. Now you're really getting interested. Remember, don't be tempted to buy off eBay, although I do recommend real brick-and-mortar auctions, because I've been conned several times by the lure of a slightly greater profit and trust me, it's not worth it, Amazon has incredibly good buyer protection.

If you'd like to know a couple more products that have worked for me time and time again, email me at : thomashinson086@gmail.com      If you're interested in making money where I'm offering the lowest price, get in touch and I'll even knock a bit off for you, my precious reader!

Bear Grylls Visits Cumbria Scout Camp 2013

As my regular readers know, I said I was going camping this weekend, at an Explorer Scout Camp in Cumbria. It did rain, in fact it hailed and was so windy that the huge inflatable assault course blew away and hit a coach parked nearby! Bear Grylls did visit though, he's the UK Chief Scout. He arrived in his helicopter (see very fuzzy photos taken on my mobile) and travelled around the camp in a sort of orange all-terrain Bay Rescue vehicle (again, see fuzzy photos). There he signed autographs (damn my absolute lack of any planning at all!) and mostly waved at people. You can check this on the Westmorland Gazette Website. It was raining for most so I'm not surprised that he flew off again about 2 hours later. Possibly more to follow on this story if I remember, but now I'm going to watch TV. Live long and prosper!

Your weekend Challenges...

Finally, I had my final GCSE French Lesson today! Both of my exams are on Monday, but I probably won't be posting over the weekend because I'm going camping instead of revising ... which would be great if it wasn't raining so much!

Anyway, your weekend challenges...

1. Have a fire. Okay, for some of you, this will be something you do all the time, but others might never have build one. I don't know, I'm definitely in the first category, do other people build as many fires? Anyway, if it isn't raining, and you fancy it, build a fire! You only need matches and  some sort of fuel (I know what you're thinking ... Petrol! Yeah but not too much, newspaper works just as well) and sticks. Obviously don't build it next to a fireworks factory or anything, but have some fun!

2. Build some sort of catapult. If you're really lazy, just fire something from an elastic band at your brother. You might not believe me but you'll enjoy it.

3. Last but not least, try to get something for free. The great thing is that you don't even have to look away from your phone or laptop now. If you've seen the earlier post, just email a bunch of companies and give them each a genuine reason to send you something. Try it, you have absolutely nothing to lose!

Have fun!!!

F in Exams Thursday 9th

Today's funny exam question answer. Check over the next few days for my special post on how to build a rocket launcher/water cannon instead of doing your homework.

F in exams Wednesday 8th

Today's funny exam question answer. Okay, so they're not great, but if they even get a half-smile out of you, that's more than you'd get doing homework. So they're worth posting, right. Anyway, unlike the jokes on the back of penguin bars, they are actually different, so even if you don't laugh today, you won't get the same one tomorrow!

Running your Amazon Business...

So, to be even more successful with your Amazon business, try thinking about the up-and -coming. In the last few weeks I've been mega successful selling Iron Man 1 & 2 Bluray Double Pack on Amazon, people want to see them before they go to see Iron Man 3.

So yeah, just to give you some ideas, there's a new Monsters Inc. and a new Fast and Furious coming out in the next few months. Have a look on eBay and plan ahead. DVDs, film t-shirts & merchandise, toys, there'll be at least some demand for almost anything. I sadly understocked on Iron Man Blurays, the demand was incredible! Remember though, the great thing about an Amazon business is that it can be as big or small as you want it to be! Give it a go! 

F in Exams Monday 6th

I expect you've all been enjoying the sunny bank holiday weather, and hopefully have managed some of your weekend challenges. Here's yesterday's funny exam question answer, definitely worth sharing!

F in exams Tuesday 7th

Here's today's funny exam question answer!

My tree climbing view

Just to prove that I actually do my own challenges ... This tree is in Kendal, Cumbria

Your Weekend Challenges...

Firstly, sorry, I thought I'd posted this yesterday!

So, after your Russian speaking, card shuffling, moonwalking weekend last week, what to do for this long weekend bank holiday?

1. Climb a tree. So I heard on the radio earlier this week that the National Trust have chosen their best climbing tree in the whole country: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/article-1355779526354/ 
Whether you've climbed one yesterday or haven't done it for years, why not try it this weekend (don't pretend there aren't any "good" trees near to you ...  I know there are!) Go on!

2. Learn to juggle. This challenge is fairly explanatory, if you can't do it, learn!

3. Finally, this last one takes a bit less time. Work out how many words you can type on your calculator using upside-down numbers (e.g. 0.1134 = Hello on most calculators) You must have done this one before, but get creative, more expensive calculators have other functions that will display actual letters. I spend most of my GCSE Maths lessons doing this. Enjoy!

F in Exams Friday 3rd

Wasn't sure whether to include this one, but its still quite a funny exam question answer

F in Exams Thursday 2nd

Another funny exam question answer!