Dave's real last name is Rockefeller...
ha ha ha ha ... I wouldnt mind having that kind of dough
But making money takes money as a very successful person once told me. As well as to be at the right market at the right time and take advantage of a situation before anyone else, or mass populous does.
btw yard sales are a good place to find items to make money on. Sometimes a killing!! But to make money from some people you do feel like that guy named AL in AL's Toy Barn on toy story movie. But I'd never steal an item like AL.
Good money has been made in buying and selling collectible items like Star Trek, Star Wars, old video games and systems, LP Records that are in demand in good condition or unopened, and antique tube radios etc.
Took a 25 cent Star Trek (First Edition Book) in like new condition and sold that for $50
Took an old miniature Donkey Kong arcade, the ones that came out in the early 1980s with the VFD display in complete working condition and bought that for $3 and sold it for $125 on ebay. *Too bad it didnt have its original box or been unopened as for those go for much much more.
Took an old 1950s era light bulb that was a old Neon, and got that for $1 and sold that for $40 to a guy who needed it for an old light fixture of the period. It worked fine when I tested it before selling it too.
Got old original 1980s Star Wars action figures in a box with the wing fighter that worked but was missing its battery cover for $10 and sold all that individually and made about $250
Atari Cartridges and system I got for $15 and there were about 80 game cartridges pieced it out on ebay selling cartridges for $2 to $10 each depending on rarety and the system and made about $350
C64 in original box in protective styrofoam with manual and power supply I paid $25 and sold that for $300
Old 1960s and 1970s baseball cards I bought in a box for $5. Sold them to a collector for $75
Original Garbage Pail Kid Cards + unopened packs of them, some loose and some complete series in 3 ring binders I paid $40 and sold them for $600
Old 1874 50 cent note. Person thought it was an old coupon. Bought it for $1 and sold it for $25 because it was rather aged and not mint condition as seen here another person selling one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/231740011640?ul_noapp=true&chn=ps&lpid=82Bought a cigar box of foreign coins for $20, I saw the "American" Half Cents in the box and had to have it. There was a 1809 and 1833 Half Cent in there which was American among other coins that were the rest of them old English Copper with Victoria etc. I pieced it all out and made about $300
You have to know what to look for, have money, and take advantage of opportunity when it knocks! I dont look at it as being a crook because people are selling it because they are too lazy to list it on ebay and do research etc. One persons laziness is profit for another.
Making money like what I shared above doesnt happen every day, otherwise I'd be rich which Im not. Many yard sales just have modern junk and are a waste of time looking around. Local Library had a book sale a few years back to make room for new books and were charging by the box full $3 per box full. I grabbed automotive, CAD, and other pricey books that still had use, and of the $9 in books I sold them and made about $120 with only a couple books that no one wanted and those became fire starter for camping.
Friend of mine really scored big at a yard sale 2 years ago and in a box of foreign coins that he picked up was a 1793 Penny. It was almost completely worn smooth on both sides but he got $350 for it and it only cost him $5 for the small handful of old english coins with the rare 1793 american penny in the mix. Looking now at the current price, he probably could have gotten more than $350 for it since its $4850 in AG-3, but his was Lower than AG-3 but probably worth around $800 or so to plug a hole in a collection.
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