My stepmother is big into yard-sales. she got into it by buying the left over stuff people had for small money. Then she stores it in her storage building until she has enough for a sale. She washes the clothes and puts them all on hangers, and puts a price on everything. She will sell some of the stuff on e-bay or craigslist. This got her into doing estate sales for people. I think she keeps 35%. She made over 27,000 last year! Did i say tax free, cash money. I saw her spend 150 on a left over sale, keep what she wanted then sell the rest for 120. Of the stuff she kept she sold it for over 400. She has a list of people she gives stuff to that she don’t want. Usually it works like this, she goes to all the sales in her town (small town) and looks them over. when they are over she goes back and if there is stuff she like she will make an offer on all that’s left. usually this is around 50 to 150 bucks, then she loads up everything she wants. after that she will call her give away people to come get the rest so she don’t have to deal with stuff she don’t want. She always gets at least 1 14k gold necklace or ring. I have a standing order for all the mason or Kerr jars she comes across for 3$ a case in the off season. Somebody in your area is doing this so find out who they are and start wheeling and dealing with them.
