Garage Sale Checklist - your guide to hassle-free sales by George Grubetic
... Garage sales should be fun and hassle-free, with your goal to make some good money and off-load your unwanted items – our garage sale checklist is your hassle-free, step-by-step organiser for achieving this. 2-3 weeks before the sale-Start sorting through your household for unwanted items have the mindset that almost anything will sell if it is a bargain- Price your items price items about 25-35% of what they cost new (clothes are exceptions - 5-15% here)- Pick a date and time for your ...

Avoid Frozen Food Fundraiser Disasters: Tips for Success by Sherry Leavings
... We offer a flat rate profit of $5.50 for every single item sold, regardless of the number of items sold. Your fundraising profit will be larger and you won't have to use a sliding scale to determine what your group might earn depending upon what your group might sell. Make sure you understand the profit. What is the sale price of the cookie dough? Cookie dough prices vary depending on the company you choose. Don't fall into the trap of selling your cookie dough for $13-$16 per tub.

Ten Tips For a Top-Notch Tag Sale by Rosemary Chieppo
... The top-selling tag sale items are: sports or soda memorabilia, such as old Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottles; collectibles such as vintage chrome appliances and Elvis mementos; DVDs and CDs; children’s/baby clothes; classic toys; and decorative household items such as candleholders and lamps. 6. Create zones for the different kinds of items you’re selling. Organize things into labeled sections, such as “housewares”, “sports gear”, “tools” and “kids”. PS: Clean everything to make it look as new as ...

How Promotional Items Can Boost Sales by Allan Hall
... A promotional item is goods given away without charge to the community in an attempt to endorse a business or boost awareness in, or sales of, merchandise or service. Promotional items are often distributed at trade shows, used in direct mail and as part of guerrilla advertising campaigns. Promotional items are effective in boosting sales by increasing brand and company awareness. For example, imagine a small notepad with 25 pages. Each page has your logo imprinted on it.

5 Sure-Fire Ways to Make More Money on EBay by John Lenaghan
... Sending Items In your description, provide accurate details regarding shipment. Make sure the items are sent within the time you stated. In many cases, people purchase something for a specific purpose and if you don't ship it when stated, not only do you mess up their schedule but you have probably lost a customer and opened the door for negative feedback. 5. Shipping & Handling You should always charge actual shipping costs, or at most a little extra to cover the cost of your shipping ...

Secrets the Supermarkets Don't Want You To Know When Doing Your Weekly Food Shopping by Bruce Hokin
... Check newspaper ads for the sale items available this week. Don't buy them though, just because they are on special. Buy them only if you need them. Secret #2. Don't do your weekly food shopping on an empty stomach. The sights and smells are often too hard to resist and as a result your shopping budget can be in tatters. Secret #3. Know how to compare brands, sizes, weights per $. Use a calculator if you have to. Don't be fooled by the size or claims of the packaging.

Did eBay Open the Door for Google? by James Newton
... You see eBay does not allow a seller to offer choice of color or size in a listing, so if you have an item with 3 sizes, and two colors, you have to create 6 listings to sell 1 item. This seller is selling at the basic store. That's $15.00 per month. Each listing cost this seller (at current rate) .02 per month. That is $35.54 per month, plus the basic store price, equals $50.54 per month just to list his items. Now you can't do without a gallery picture, that another .01cents per listing, ...

Tips For Buying Office Supplies by Niall Roche
... When you go to the store be sure to take all of your lists with you because you never know when you will run into a sale and be able to get some items from your nice to have list at a discount. Remember about some of the little things that you will need. You will want envelopes, and mailing labels to send off invoices and estimates and other correspondence. Be sure to get labels that will fit in your printer. Hi-lighters, erasers, a hole-punch and other small items will become invaluable in ...