Garage Sale Treasure Hunter

Organizing garage sale merchandise doesn’t have to be all that complicated.  There are a couple of very easy models that you can follow, or you can use something entirely different that works for you and your situation.  Really, the key is to avoid making your shoppers work to find what they want.  The easier it [...]

About a week or so ago, a very nice lady emailed me asking what she and her siblings should do with a bunch of collectibles her Mother had collected over the years now that she had passed on.  The listing of items she sent was like an estate sale dream.

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, so [...]

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 [...]

My Secret Treasure Map People love the idea of a good treasure hunt. What I thought I’d do today is give you a treasure map to help you out as you look to get some extra money in your pocket. The good news is, the treasure maps I’m thinking of are a lot easier to [...]

If you like coffee and have been around for a while, you have probably owned a Farberware coffee pot at some point.  If not, then your parents might have.  This is the coffee pot I remember from my days growing up.  I could hear it percolating in the morning and smell the fresh brewed coffee [...]

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 police [...]

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 balls. [...]

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 isn’t nearly as [...]

Living in a colder part of the United States, this is definitely the off season for garage sales, yard sales, estate sales, flea markets…all of the good sources for products to sell.  Personally, I’ve still got so much stuff piled up from previous estate purchases that I can’t begin to get it all listed.  If [...]

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.  As such, I’ve [...]

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 since [...]

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 have [...]

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 eyes [...]

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 [...]