Posts Tagged ‘ garage sale treasure ’

I decided to start little experiment.  I want to take all of the money I earned selling garage sale funds over a specific period of time, I'm thinking two months, and invest it in purchasing more inventoried to sell.  As I sell the merchandise, I intend to keep on reinvesting in estate sale purchases...
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Wow.   It's a good thing this story didn't hit right at the holiday season.  It would have been turned into a made for TV movie.   If you think you've seen it all, just take a look at the garage sale circuit.  An 80 year old woman in Auburn, California was busted by...
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I'm one of those people who really likes to watch educational shows on television.  If it is on Discovery or the History Channel, there's a good chance I'll stop to watch it.  When I find antique collectibles related to science, they almost always catch my attention.  That is how it was with lightning rod...
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Part of the fun in buying and selling items on eBay is learning what the popular items are in various categories.  As a seller, I see that as part of the treasure hunt, and I enjoy learning about all of the different items I find as I go along.  I've decided to try to...
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The Giant Online Garage Sale I sometimes think of eBay as one big online garage sale.  There is a very important difference with this garage sale though.  At this HUGE online garage sale, you can buy something cheap in one section and then turn around and sell it for a lot more in a different...
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I've been playing around with some really neat new photo software I came across. I think the possibilities for using it to make eBay videos are great, but for now I've been making some family videos and testing it with some older photos I've had sitting around. Adding video to eBay really...
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In the world of internet marketing, there is a thing called niche marketing.  Volumes have been written (and sold) regarding this topic.  Basically, you try to focus on a small area of interest that holds a market that's ready to buy.  An example might be "hunting."  This example is actually a rather large niche,...
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If you want to increase traffic to your blog or your eBay auctions, this post might help you out. I've mentioned before that I started this blog without ever concerning myself with search engine rankings.  I didn't intentionally ignore it, I just didn't realize how difficult it can be to get traffic.  ...
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When I go to estate sales (which run all year by the way) and garage sales, I am always looking for new, oddball items to try out on eBay.  One of the items I had always walked by without giving it a second glance was jewelry.  I figured that the competition was too great...
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This has been a very interesting day for me.  During the work week I follow pretty much the same routine.  I get up a little before 5:00 a.m. so I can have time to check things out on the computer and maybe get some eBay packing done before the kids get up and we...
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One of my favorite things to find at estate sales are old books.  Most times, when people hear that, they assume I mean rare first editions of well known classics.  While I certainly wouldn't walk away from one of those, they are exceedingly difficult to find.  It is much more practical to keep your...
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Sorry it has been a little while since I wrote anything.  My work schedule changed a bit and it's been a busy time.  I've decided to try my hand at working with video! I'll be adding and updating more frequently now.  Thanks for your patience. This video is basically a welcome and brief intro to getting...
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ADD SOME VIDEO! Adding video to eBay auctions is incredibly easy. I haven't done a lot with it, but I'm going to make a serious effort to do more of it. I just listed a toy wind up duck that I picked up a while ago. Obviously the potential bidders want to...
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WHERE TO LOOK In my opinion, the best stuff at garage sales and estate sales usually isn't sitting out on the folding card table at the front of the house.  Most times, I find the things that eventually sell for decent money hidden away because the person having the sale thought it was worthless.  You...
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Vintage & Antique Books You never know what you'll end up finding if you just ask people questions. I've got boxes of old (really old) books sitting here now because I asked a lady having a yard sale if she had any old paper items or books. It turns out she not only...
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