P.W.
A friend of mine just became an Avon rep. It's pretty easy, and they give you your own website. I've been a skincare fanatic for years, and Avon surprisingly has some of the best skincare products out there. Better than Clinique, for example. Don't know if you can make a fortune doing it, but there's my idea. (And my friend lives in Sacramento, so you won't be competing with her.)
Oh, and here's another one, since you asked for wacky -- I can't remember the name of the company, but I went to one of those home parties for sex products. It was actually fun because a bunch of women get together and because of the nature of the product they have cocktails and get buzzed and then spend lots of money on toys they probably won't use once they're sober. The woman rep actually made quite a bit of money.