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Instead, if you are willing to roll up your sleeves and work at buying for resale the income potential is amazing. Getting up early to attend auctions or yard sales is the essential requirement. Educating yourself on how to host big money yard sales is vital to earning a steady supplemental income. You need to learn what to purchase for resale and conversely what to stay away from. Utilizing wholesale merchandise liquidators is another way to pad your sale with low cost yet high demand products. Whether you chose to add cosmetics, cookware, or other house and home items they yield a high return on investment.
Keeping the children of customers busy is another strategy used to maximize profit. The longer a parent can shop your sale the more items they will purchase. Offering creative ideas in a kid zone area can be as simple as setting up sidewalk chalk for them to draw. If your own children are involved in the sale consider more than the generic lemonade stand. They could set up a jewelery making stand, a friendship bracelet stand or the like. It serves two purposes, keeping the children of your customers busy and your own children as well. They will be delighted in the money they are able to make.
If you are a creative person then maybe buying old furniture that needs to be refinished or painted is an inexpensive way to increase the end of the day cash drawer. Sometimes furniture is passed on at yard sales because people do not want to take the time to refinish a piece. If you find a small piece that needs a bit of attention consider buying it, refinishing or painting it for large mark up.
Learn about collectible glass and china dishes. Those items are often found in quarter boxes at sales yet they can be worth as much as $100.00 per piece. Know what carnival glass and depression glass look like. Find out what china or dinner sets are most sought after by collectors. Often people inherit family china sets that are missing plates, cups or saucers due to breakage. People who are really looking for the missing plate, butter dish or cup and saucer pay well so they can complete their set.
Vintage pop culture items are always sought after. They remind collectors of their childhood or have cherished memories for them. Lunch pails, baseball cards, old toys can be very sought after is they are from the 1980’s or earlier. Items that promoted movies or television shows of the time sell quickly whether you decide to put them at your yard sale or sell them in an on-line auction.
I am the author of The Ultimate Yard Sale Guide. I am committed to your success at buying for resale. I have 35 years of experience hosting big money yard sales and assisting my father fill his antique and collectible store.
