| You can, if you are ambitious, start a
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| | promising. (Sometimes, it pays to
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| Mail Order Business selling collectables
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| | telephone first. Also, by telling people
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| to hobbiest by mail. To begin, you must
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| | what kind of merchandise you are looking
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| first find a hobby that appeals to YOU.
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| | for, they may be able to direct you to
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| Next, you must spend several weeks
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| | others who have exactlywhat you need!)
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| researching that hobby. You must learn
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| what collectors want and how much they
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| | Place "Wanted to Buy" ads in your local
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| are willing to pay for it. You should
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| | newspaper. Be sure to list your phone
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| also know what other dealers are willing
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| | number.
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| to pay forthe merchandise which they
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| sell. And you must be willing to pay the
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| | It is amazing what you can find in your
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| same amounts.
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| | local community if you work at it.
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| | However, if you can't find enough
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| Perhaps you already know exactly what you
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| | merchandiselocally, run ads in the
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| want to sell. If youhave been collecting
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| | Collector's Magazines listed above. Their
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| old Valentines, then start a Mail
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| | rates are very, very low. And you will
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| Orderbusiness buying and selling old
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| | soon discover that they are widely read!
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| Valentines. Or Stamps. Or Comic Books.
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| The first rule of Mail Order selling is
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| | Once you have accumulated a decent stock
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| to sell what you yourself would buy.
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| | of merchandise, you are ready to begin
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| | selling it. If there are
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| To give you an idea of what collectors
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| | publicationsspecializing in your field,
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| buy and sell by mail, here is a partial
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| | by all means advertise there. Youhave a
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| list of today's collectables:Phonograph
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| | ready-made audience! Also run ads in the
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| Records, Cigar Label, License Plates,Beer
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| | big hobbymagazines.
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| Labels, Circus Posters, Music
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| Boxes,Salt/Pepper Shakers, Greeting
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| | Type up a list of what you have and have
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| Cards, Old Pencils,Atlases, Military
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| | an Instant Printer make a hundred or so
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| Medals, Sheet Music,Doll Clothes,
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| | copies for you. Hobbyists don't mind
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| Menus, Cigar Boxes,Train Photos, Old
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| | typewritten, mimeographed, or xerox
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| Calendars, MapsStreet, Car Tokens,
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| | copies . . . it's half thefund of
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| Buttons, Postcards,Fruit, Car Tokens,
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| | collecting. Then run your ad. Your ad
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| Fruit Jar Labels, Old Magazines,Gun
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| | can merely offeryour list to interested
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| Catalogs, Paper Currency, Cartoon
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| | collectors free (or for a stamp, to
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| Books, Theatre Programs, Political
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| | weedout coupon clippers). Or you can
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| Buttons, Baseball Cards,Children's
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| | offer to make a sale straightfrom the ad.
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| Books, Stock Certificates, Old
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| | If you do the latter, stick in your
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| Toys,Gems, Minerals, Belt Buckles,
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| | price listwith the merchandise. It will
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| Airplane Photos,FBI Posters,
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| | be read . . . eagerly!
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| Newspapers, Coins,Arrowheads,
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| Old Jewelry, Boat Photographs,
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| | Here are a few sample ads run by hobby
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| Advertising Cards, Dog Pictures,
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| | dealers for yourconsideration:
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| Movie Magazines, Autographs,
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| Dolls, Hunting
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| | "Railroad Timetables, 1940's Four
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| Licenses,Valentines, Cookbooks,
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| | different - $4.00 postpaid..
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| Beatle Items,Stamps,
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| Indian Relics, Railroad Books,
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| | "Old Children's Books and Texts. Stamp
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| Fishing Licenses, Comic Books,
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| | for List."
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| Thimbles, Automobile Manuals, Diaries,
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| Railroad Passes, Antique
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| | "85,000 Comic Books, Movie Magazines,
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| Barbed Wire
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| | Funnies, etc. 1900-1957. Catalog $1.00
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| | (Refundable)."
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| | "Original Movie Poster, Pressbooks,
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| Once you have selected your field, start
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| | Stills, 1919-1975. Catalog - 50 cents"
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| a file. Keep copies ofall the ads
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| selling your kind of merchandise. Also
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| | "Sleigh Bells! Stamp for list."
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| keep adsshowing the dealer's buying
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| prices. If price lists ar offeredin ads,
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| | "Sheet Music. SASE for list."
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| send for them and STUDY them. MAKE
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| YOURSELF AN EXPERTIN YOUR FIELD.
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| | Just in case you are not familiar with
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| | the phrase, "SASE" means "Self-addressed,
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| Try to locate any publications that deal
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| | stamped envelope". As you progress, you
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| with your field. Often, you can locate
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| | will learn continually. Most hobby
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| small mimeographed publications
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| | dealers will tell you that they learn
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| andnewsletters which will give you all
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| | more from the collectors who buy from
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| kinds of useful information.
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| | them than they could ever learn from any
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| | other source.
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| Your next step is to look for merchandise
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| in your own community.Here are some
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| | Note to editors:To show my appreciation
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| suggestions:
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| | to the editors that use my articles, I
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| | offer a free solo ad. Simply send an
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| Start by attending flea markets and
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| | email to me by using the form on the
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| antique shoes. Don't be afraid to make
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| | contact me page on my website to tell me
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| inquiries of dealers. They often have
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| | the url the article was used on or send
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| what they consider "junk" stashed away,
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| | me a copy of the ezine it was used in.
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| assuming that it isn't of muchvalue to
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| anyone. I once discovered a fabulous
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| | Copyright 2004 by DeAnna SpencerDeAnna
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| stamp collectionthat way!
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| | Spencer is a virtual assistant that helps
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| | entrepreneurs run a successful business
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| Browse around through Thrift Shops.
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| | by providing affordable administrative
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| | help. She also publishes a blog for
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| Study the garage sale ads in your local
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| | small business owners. Visit this small
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| newspaper. Visit any that sound
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| | business resource today.
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