Our Economy is in a serious state of decline with 2.6 million jobs lost last year and this year starting off with tens of thousands being laid off already, and this is only January, with 11 more months to go! It’s time for a plan of action my fellow American’s - You must be proactive and not reactive to our global economic melt down! You will find many seemingly wonderful opportunities, but for a price and worst of all money spent with no return. I do a lot of freelance work such as web site design, mystery shopping, taking surveys and even being paid to read e-mail’s just to name a few! I have decided to share my many experiences over time with others in an effort to pay it forward! Trash 2 Treasure is a great way to make some money on the side! I’m talking about stuff to get free and sell! This is truly an art but you first must understand that your main goal is to make as much profit as possible on what you can get for free! My Trash 2 Treasure program works like this: Starting out you will need to find a way to sell your product and some of the best ways to do this is at indoor/outdoor flea markets. I have several flea markets that I rent booths from to sell my found treasures. My area is just not good for outdoor flea markets but for areas such as California your outdoor flea markets are GREAT! You can also travel little mom and pop flea market shops and sell your stuff, but your profit is just not as good. Now comes for some the gross part. It’s commonly called dumpster diving or a better term is curb crawling! Curb crawling in most area’s is perfectly legal but do pay attention to your local laws and ordinances. A truck or van helps, but I started out with the back seat and trunk of my car. I simply got a city map and marked my area of interest based on type of income level for the area and type of homes. My primary focus was on middle class type homes and above in subdivisions. I got this information at the public library, from local realtors and from the county tax assessor office. Once I have all my information in hand I simply call the local trash service providers and ask them when service is provided for (Name) subdivision. With service dates in hand I schedule my run’s in my planner. I also make runs through apartment complexes. Don’t forget if you have any Colleges or Universities near you make sure you mark your calendar for move out day and you will have more product than you can handle. My day starts out at day break and runs until 9:00 am. I spend about 2 to 3 hours per trash run. It would blow your mind what stuff you can get for free! My tools of the trade are a good pair of gloves, overalls, power converter, boots and my handy dandy Janilink Trash Grabber! See www.janilink.com. My rules to follow and you should to.
Rule #1 Do not make a mess and if you do clean it up, Rule #2 Do not rip open trash bags, Rule #3 Only stop if you can see a good item stop and pick it up. Now let’s get into the treasure finds and best of all the profit! I made a total of 9 trash runs in December 2008 and this is my finds and returns! A Coffee table and 2 matching end tables all solid oak - did a little sanding and varnish. Sold for $150.00. A Sony play station with 2 controllers - just a little cleaning. Sold for $35.00. A matching sofa, loveseat and chair - just some upholstery cleaning. Sold for $195.00 A oak entertainment center - did a little sanding and varnish. Sold for $265.00. Weight bench set - a little cleaning & some touch up painting. Sold for $85..00 10 boxes of glassware - a little cleaning. Sold for $55.00 5 bookshelves and lamps - a little cleaning and touch up. Sold for average of $25.00 each 7 Computers with monitor, keyboard and mouse - a little cleaning. Sold for average of $95.00 each 2 19” TV’s working - a little cleaning. Sold for $45.00 each 1 32” TV working - a little cleaning. Sold for $200.00 3 Boxes of books - a little cleaning . Sold for $75.00 Camel back chest with 3 silver dollars and a bunch of trash - a little cleaning. Sold chest for $125.00 and the 3 silver dollars for $24.00 each 2 Mountain bikes - a little cleaning and purchase 2 chains. Sold for $65.00 each 8 Coffee makers - a little cleaning. Sold for $7.00 each 2 Boom boxes - a little cleaning. Sold for $12.00 each I use my power converter and plug in stuff to make sure it powers up. Now the best part of my yucky trash return. My cost on gas was $45.00 My booth rent was $350.00 plus 15% sales commission of $352.05 My repair cost was $37.00 Total cost $784.50 Total sales $2,347.00 My net profit $1,562.50 Keep in mind to start out small on your flea market boots and build up. I spent about 27 hours on this project and that nets me $57.87 per hour. Sweet return for December and this is not unusual, so if you are having a hard time you may wish to consider this opportunity. I have even lowerd my pride and drive around on trash day looking for treasures to sell. For me it’s all about the hustle, the hustle to survive, and the hustle to pay bills. This will not make your rich but it may just help you survive. A great book to read is The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong Also check out http://www.garbagepicking.com/ You can also download a free e-book on Turning Their Trash Into Your Profits at my web site located at http://www.extramoneysolutions.com simply go to my freelance library under the business section and down load this free e-book. Trash picking can be lucrative and with the right attitude it can help you overcome your own personal financial melt down. You never now you may find a treasure worth 100's or even 1,000's of dollars! To your success, Ozark Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ad Typing" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Ad-Typing?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
