Synopsis
Every weekend there are thousands of garage, tag, craft, rummage, household, moving, divorce, farm, etc. sales all over the U.S. The driving force behind each of these sales is one or a group of people who spend hours sorting, cleaning, displaying and selling unwanted possessions and other homespun merchandise to their friends and neighbors. Suprisingly few of these sales are organized and operated to make as much money as possible. Competition for the estimated 2 billion dollars spent each year at these types of sales has never been more intense and is likely to increase significantly over the next few years.
Les Schmeltz has spent the last several years investigating the best ways to help you earn money from a Garage Sale. He visited thousands of sales, gathering ideas from each of them. Some ideas were good, many weren't. They were all checked, analyzed, tried and verified in actual Garage Sales. The best of these ideas have been compiled into a 224 page book titled THE BACKYARD MONEY MACHINE: How to organize and Operate a successful Garage Sale. This down-to-earth guide offers practical advice and proven techniques for turning unwanted household items into a significant amount of cash. Hundreds of suggestions covering everything from initial organization to final clean-up will help anyone make the most of a Garage Sale opportunity. Checklists, sample promotional materials and references are also included in this well organized, clearly written "How To."
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Here is everything you need to organize and operate a successful Garage Sale! This down-to-earth guide offers over 220 pages of practical advice and proven techniques for turning unwanted household items into a significant amount of cash.
Hundreds of suggestions in the areas of organization, location, merchandise selection, pricing, display, advertising, sales techniques, crime prevention and clean-up will help you make the most of a Garage Sale opportunity. Numerous checklists and references will help you keep your sale well organized.
In a nutshell, the purpose of this book is to provide you with the tools to do the job right. While it is true that anyone can put together a Garage Sale and make a little money, those willing to spend the time and effort to follow the suggestions outlined in this book will be able to put together a Garage Sale and make a LOT OF MONEY!
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OF all the things that motivate people to hold a garage sale, raising cash is the common denominator. While it may be fashionable to insist that other reasons are more important, the prospect of raising a significant amount of cash by using your brain and some elbow grease but almost no new capital has much appeal.
The amount of cash raised from a well planned and executed sale can be considerable. Most sale holders report earning several hundred dollars, others routinely raise thousands. On the other hand, those unwilling to devote the time and effort to properly plan and execute their sale are often disappointed at the trivial amount of money they raise. As we will see repeatedly throughout this book, the difference between just doing the job and doing the job right translates into a great deal of money.
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