This past Friday, I took a group of people out garage sailing. Normally I go treasure hunting with my family, but I had offered my services to raise money for a charity, and thus scheduled four solid hours of garage sailing with a group of eager treasure hunters. This was an interesting experience for me because I typically go to garage sales […]
10 steps to throwing your own garage sale
Garage sale season is in full swing. I myself have visited a number of garage sales in the past few weeks, but have yet to throw a sale of my own. I have, however, been taking mental notes as I visit other sales. I’m not sure if a sale is on my horizon, but I […]
Lessons learned from another garage sale
I feel a bit like a broken record. No matter how much I talk about advertising and promoting garage sales, people still don’t seem to heed my advice. A friend of mine had a garage sale this weekend, and even though I’ve given him pointers throughout the whole process, he didn’t follow through on the signage. […]
The lessons learned at Denver Comic Con
This weekend, Denver hosted one of the top five comic cons in the United States. My art gallery set up a booth at the event where we sold Marvel super hero art, animation cels and artwork from the nationally recognized artist Fabio Napoleoni. It was our first time at this particular convention, and I thought it would be a great idea to have a booth in order to […]
Learning by doing
Last weekend I was in New Jersey helping a nice family put on their first a garage sale. We’ve been in contact for the last month, getting things prepared and going over all types of tips and tricks. I think it’s safe to say that they learned a lot from their first sale, but I […]
Become a Millionaire by Shopping Garage Sales
So how does one become a “Garage Sale Millionaire?” Our own Aaron LaPedis, AKA “The Garage Sale Millionaire” shares his tips: EDUCATE YOURSELF: Reality TV is not always reality, BUT, shows like Antiques Roadshow and Pawn Stars can still be good teaching mechanisms in that you can learn what items are in demand and how the experts appraise them. Become an […]