Thursday, March 12, 2009

Springs coming! its just around the corner..which means after all the snow thaws.. its time to hit up the junkyard!! Sure the economy isnt the greatest right now buy why would that stop me?! i know what im in search of.. where to find what for the best price and most importantly.. How to make money on it! Stay tuned..

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Another good buy



heres a pretty badass example of my cheap thrifty-ness at work ;) this is my Led Zeppelin edition Ludwig drums... in the store they retail for over $1100!! and some places as high as $1300!! wow.. while these arent the superbly highly sought after Classic Maples.. They still sound just as good with proper tuning and a good set of heads! Guess how much i paid? :D LOL... $650 baby ;) deals are out there.. and this one happened to fall into my lap!! Ebay is still good to some people and it sure was good to me that day! LOL 

Friday, February 20, 2009

Making serious side money online.. a few of my secrets


You read it right.. the concept quite honestly is rather easy, there are many sites that provide you with the tools you need to generate a lucritive side income, such as Craigslist, and Ebay (fee-bay is more like it) whether your selling a good or a service... or you might enjoy making videos or blogs.. thats where Google Adsense steps in.. Most importantly you need to have a plan, like me for example.. i sling car parts on the side....But do i go to a junkyard and waste precious money on a random part just to toss it up on Ebay with high hopes it will sell?? Hell no! First thing i do is sniff out the forums and online classifieds to see if and what people are looking for, then I scour thru my generous contacts and networks to see if i can help them out.. Its pretty easy..Or ill search Ebay to see what is hot.. and highly sought after.. and i make a list.. you cant be in search of one or 2 specific items... cause honestly thats not going to get you anywhere.. Theres been times ive walked past cars that i had little or no interest in to later find out they had some rare option or engine or something that was worth some serious cash... for only a small charge.. YA.. lesson learned.. Open your eyes.. Im at the point where i can generate a substantial amount of cash.. but.. LOL.. im very lazy haha..Making money is hard work, no matter which way you cut it..and everyones always looking to find the easy way to get rich fast.. Ya..unless you win the lottery...its simply NOT happening.. there are many shortcuts and neat tricks online which will help you make money.. But no matter what its going to be hard to find, because those that discovered these tricks will probably never tell you them ;) hah.. SO moral of this story tonight, open your eyes..look at the wonderful low cost/free online tools you have infront of you to get started, get involved with a lot of ppl from forums or message boards.. they may have something you want or you know that someone wants.. and more than likely with the way the economy is right now.. buying is much more reasonable these days!!.. SO get out there! 

Sunday, February 15, 2009

A commonly overlooked auction site buyers mistake!


Have you ever been on ebay or any online auction site, and you happened to find something you really wanted only to bid on it, and at the last minute been sniped by another buyer? Well it can be irritating.. but heres a little secret that worked to my advantage time and time again, ive bought items for wayyyy less than what they are supposed to sell for by simple seaching for the item with a mispelled title! its that simple.. Look, im a car guy.. id look for a holley 750 carb say... just type in "Holly" or "Carbuarator" youll be surprised with the results of listings that come up.. and guess what? As greedy as it sounds, the sellers loss is your gain! Try it sometime.. 

Are you an auto parts pack rat?


Are you sitting on a mountain of parts? Well ya know, instead of just letting them collect dust or rust away in the garage, with a little bit of research you can actually make some rainy day with your stockpile.. Unless of course your sitting on some vintage NOS stuff that you just have to keep!! I like to buy up any Oldsmobile parts i can get my hands on, cause.. well thats what im into.. but you have to have a keen eye on whats out there and whats worth what.. heres a little secret for you.. I took a $300 Olds 425 which was complete, i had the intentions of rebuilding it and stuffing it in my car.. well.. turns out it had some major issues.. So with the knowledge that i have.. i parted it out, knowing what was worth what.. and i cashed in over $1400 in its parts.. even tho the block was unusable.. i sold everything off it.. The key to selling most parts, is proper advertisement, great pictures, a NICE clean parts. (nobody wants to buy nasty greasy stuff.) they want NICE!! moral or the story is.. a lot of times.. Cars, engines.. so on.. can sometimes be worth more in individual parts that as a complete assembly, ive taken $500 cars and turned around and flipped the parts for Thousands!! but of course your going to need the time and the space...its just a thought.. need help? ask away