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IdeaRoast Analysis
Q:IKEA Furniture Pre-Built Resale
People hate assembly
Assemble → deliver → markup
The Roast
"You've just discovered the world's most labor-intensive race to the bottom—congratulations, you're now competing against TaskRabbit, college kids with YouTube tutorials, and IKEA's own assembly service. Your 'markup' is getting crushed by someone charging $15/hour in a gig economy that's already commoditized manual labor into oblivion."
Reality Check
Market Saturation
9/10
Skill Match
6/10
Time Realism
4/10
Revenue Potential
3/10
đź’€ Why This Fails
- • Ultra-low margins: IKEA furniture costs $80-300, your markup gets decimated by labor + delivery costs + returns
- • Logistics nightmare: Heavy furniture, delivery coordination, assembly mishaps = razor-thin profit per unit after time invested
- • TaskRabbit & competitors already own this: They have reviews, insurance, scale, and customer trust you'll spend months building
âś… The Pivot
Niche down to 'premium staging + assembly for rental properties & Airbnbs'—higher ticket items ($500-2k), recurring contracts, less price competition, and landlords pay happily. Skip the commodity furniture; become their move-in turnkey specialist.
Current Idea
3/10 — Exhausting Hustle, Not a Business
Pivoted Idea
7/10 — Real B2B Revenue Stream