Side Hustles on eBay Gain Popularity in Japan as Inflation Bites
- Sellers focus on US to offload Japanese products at a premium
- Changing work patterns encouraging the rise of side hustles
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Danny Chou has been working at a trading house in Tokyo during the day but the real money maker is his side hustle.
The 36-year-old sells Japanese vintage record players and game consoles on eBay Inc. to people in the US and beyond, making as much as ¥600,000 ($4,199.7) each month. It’s so promising that last month he quit his day job to focus on expanding his sales business.