Keeping Family and Friends in Mind all the time

I love what happens in just one month (and a couple of days) since my last post to this blog. September was an amazing month on eBay over $6000 in sales.

 I think the biggest secret is to plan your process, determine what you want to make and where you want it to go. That way when the profit is there you have already purpose that money and you can have that reward. If you don't do this, it may just wind up being spent who knows where and then you get frustrated.
So my advise is to alway pre-plan where you are going to spend the money and then stick to that plan. Discipline yourself to get into the habit and before you know it, you will have conquered managing your money.

One of the things I find so valuable when I treasure hunt is to keep in mind what my family and friends collections, hobbies and things that are important to them.

Recently a very dear friend was saddened at one of her favorite collectibles breaking. So as I was out doing my "normal" shopping/treasure hunting, there on the shelf of a thrift store was exactly the item she broke!!!!! Can you imagine the thrill when she opens her Christmas present and see's her beloved little treasure in the box.

No it does not cost very much, but yet it is the fact that I listened to her and remembered what was important to her.

It is not about how much you spend, it is about how much you care. It cost me just a few dollars, but it will say so much to my friend to know that I listened to just a passing comment from her.

Your ears are a very important tool, but sometimes we do not use them as we should. Remember we have 2 ears and 1 mouth, and we should use them in proportion to that.
Boy am I speaking to me on this one!!!!!

During my weekly visits "treasure hunting" I am always keeping an eye out for just the right thing for someone special in my life. It has nothing to do with being "cheap", but everything to do with the fact that they are on my mind and I remember what is important to them.

So this coming year why not make a practice of really looking with your heart and eyes to what might be a special treasure to someone on your Christmas list. You will save so much stress at this time of year, and you will bless someone with the gift of "YOU are important to me and I listened to your wants and needs".

Think about how you can stay within your budget and yet have the most wonderful Christmas or other holiday ever!!!

How would you feel if when you opened up your gift that it wasn't so much about what was inside but that someone really cared enough to keep you on their mind? The fact that they actually listened to you and what was important to you.

This is the time of year to show that you care. It is not about buying expensive gifts that will break or wear out, but to truly say "I love you and you are my TREASURE"

Part II Opportunities with no Money down.

Sorry this post was a little later then I expected to post, I was trying my hand at creating a new header and so it took me awhile to figure it out.  But here you go.......

We are heading into the end of August 2015 already and that means "guess what is just around the corner" yes that is right,

HOLIDAY Time.  Oh my gosh wasn't it just January 2000!! Yikes it is almost time to set New Years Resolutions and Goals again.  BUT wait I have not finished all that I planned for this year.  Do you ever feel that way and that life is moving so fast we can't catch our breath at times.  So here are some thoughts about relieving that stress for selling for the Holidays if you are not sure what to do.

Well let us work on finishing up this year strong.  By that I mean accomplishing things that has been on our list of things to do.  I know for us we wanted this to be our best year yet, we wanted to fill our store with more items and reach 1700 pieces in our store minimum.  Well so far this year we have over 3000 items in our store.  Now you ask how????

We have learned another new aspect to selling on line and that is creating multi-variation items.  This can add up fast and is super great in the time factor of listing.  You list one item and have several variations of that product.  Then where do I find those type items.  Here are some clues for you.

Find a source like we did with a local manufacture that you can sell their items.  We found a swimwear line that is made locally in the good ole` USA.  Did you know that there are several who would probably love to have you sell their items on line because they do not want to take the time or have the time to do it themselves.  We doubled our listings by just doing that and we are selling those items by using promotions and social media to promote them.  It has increased our sale in just those items by $5000.

BUT there is more, we created a online consignment store. Like I posted in the previous post there is a right and wrong way to do it.  Mainly the wrong way is to think you have nothing to offer someone else, but read that post and hopefully you will think different about this possibility.

There are certain things that you can sell for others that have great profit for you and for them.  As an example we just got over 25 boxes of collectibles and dinnerware from a new client. One of the lines was Spode which I researched before I decided to take them on consignment.  Found that the Soup Tureen in this collection was worth $899.00.  I have about 108 pieces in this collection which I will piece out as opposed to selling as a set.

Why you may ask would I do that, thinking about two things here, one is many people who have this nice of a dinnerware set may have some pieces that they broke or they may want to add to the collection.  Maybe a son or daughter got married and now there is one more in the family and they need an additional piece to the set.  And two I know that Replacement. com runs a huge business just on replacements with over a million items.  So that tells me there is a business in replacements for dinnerware.

Next post I will talk about how I find the right consignors and who I will choose to sell for.  This is a major decision that you may want to think about before you consider doing this.