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How Savvy Shoppers Can Make Big Bucks Reselling Their Finds



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his article describes a         the clothes are expensive and the 
way of making easy money        tack is expensive. Tack is all   
with high profits, for          of the gear you use when riding,  
those who are savvy shoppers and      like saddles and bridles and      
are good at finding “deals” while     such. Every three months a tack  
shopping.                             shop in my area has a big sale.   
                                      I’m on their mailing list, so I   
Are you looking for ways to make      always hear about it in advance.  
money at home? You’ve probably        I get there early along with      
heard about the money you can         several other people and wait for 
make by cleaning out your garage      the doors to open. They have     
and having a garage sale, or by       their usual markdowns of 20% -    
selling your items on eBay, but I     40% off certain items, but then   
learned about a little trick          they have special items that are  
recently that has made me some        on close out that are marked so   
extra cash with very high profit      low they are practically free. I  
margins. I have always prided        always scour the shop to find all 
myself on finding a deal. I love     of these items as quickly as I    
finding something on sale.            can, because they are usually in  
Especially when someone says to       short supply. For example, one   
me, “Oh, I love that blouse” and      time I found two pairs of leather 
I get to tell them what a great       tall boots. These were not high  
deal I got on it. Are you one       quality riding boots, but they    
of these people? If so, your         still retailed for over $100      
talent could earn you some extra      dollars a pair. They were an odd 
income.                              size. The foot size was normal,  
                                      but the calf size was really      
I ride horses, which is a very        wide. The boots were marked down 
expensive hobby. The horses are      to $10 each. Most people didn’t  
expense, the board is expensive,      even look at them, because of the 



size. But I snatched them right      boots, I usually have better luck 
up and sold both pairs for over       selling them on eBay, where there 
$65 each on eBay a couple of days     are a lot more buyers looking at  
later.  The auction buyers paid       them.                            
the shipping charges and I made                                         
$110 profit. The people who          On another occasion, I found an   
bought them were thrilled with        expensive down designer riding    
their purchase, because if you        vest for $20. These vests sell   
remember these boots sell for         for $200. I sold it at my local  
over $100 a pair!                   consignment shop and made $60     
                                      profit.                          
Sometimes I don’t feel like                                             
dealing with eBay auctions and        Now I realize most people don’t   
shipping merchandise, so I just       ride horses, but this way of      
drop the items off at my local        making extra money can be used on 
tack exchange, where items are        any kind of merchandise. You     
sold on consignment. I don’t get     just need to be a savvy shopper   
as much profit this way, but it       and know what things are worth.   
saves me the trouble of selling       If you are really good at it, you 
and shipping the items. If the       could make quite a bit of money.  
items are an odd size, like the       

                              




About the Author:

Eileen Childs is a mother of two living in Virginia. She had twenty years experience working in a corporate environment when she decided to start a work at home business. http://www.best-work-at-home-directory.com


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