At the age of 14, I went to my first garage sale. The night
before this momentous occasion, I asked my father what to expect. He
said it would be like “guerilla warfare.” I thought this
was an odd statement at the time, but now, after five years (and counting)
of “attacking” hundreds of them, I know what he meant. Although
my father sometimes has a penchant for being overly dramatic, going to
garage sales for the serious minded entrepreneur has many parallels to
that distinct form of unconventional warfare.
Author/Bio
Hello, my name is Austin Hoffman. Besides
being an Internet entrepreneur for over five years, I have written a “How-To” book
about making money the easy way and on your own time and place, by evaluating,
buying, and re-selling items other people want to get rid of. People
who are willing to work two to three hours during the weekday and four
to five hours on a Saturday can make $800-$1,000 dollars a month part-time.
Generating extra income isn’t easy unless you know what you’re doing. However, my book Guerilla Garage Sales provides techniques that can help anyone who is motivated by making extra money; anyone can profit by reading this book, such as stay-at-home spouses, high school kids, and retirees. Readers can manage their own business at home; the book demonstrates proven business practices that work. The book is divided into three sections: Acquiring and Evaluating Inventory, Operating Your Business Efficiently and Record Keeping, and The Electronic Ad.
My book clearly connects proven garage sale buying techniques with re-selling on eBay (and other sites), the world’s largest online marketplace. Ninety-five percent of eBay sellers are individuals and 19 million people visit that site at any given time. Also, in a city of 100,000 people, every weekend you’ll find 50-100 garage sales and other buying opportunities. I haven’t found a book yet that brings these two elements together and explains in detail how to run a business based on buying what people don’t want and making a profit on the resale by using the Internet. This is exactly what I’ve been doing for five years. I have participated in well over 10,000 online transactions with an overall 99.8% Positive feedback rating. I am an eBay Power Seller. My book explains how to judge which garage sales to visit without leaving your home, how to buy efficiently once you’re there, and gives step-by-step instructions on how to successfully sell the merchandise.
Again, I’m Austin Cash Hoffman, and this
is my first book. Guerilla Garage Sales techniques
work for me: I just paid cash for my new vehicle. They can work for anybody.
I’m a full-time honor student, successful part-time business owner,
and aspiring writer. Please excuse me, but I’ve got to get back
to work.
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