Aaron LaPedis - The Garage Sale Millionaire: Make Money with Hidden Finds from Garage Sales to Storage Unit Auctions and Everything in Between

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Copyright 2012 by Aaron LaPedis. All rights reserved.

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.

Published simultaneously in Canada.

First edition published in 2010 by A Beautiful Media Publications.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

LaPedis, Aaron.

The garage sale millionaire : make money with hidden finds from garage sales to storage unit auctions and everything in-between / Aaron LaPedis with Jeffrey D. Kern.Rev. and updated.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-118-37054-4 (cloth); 978-1-118-40800-1 (ebk);

978-1-118-40801-8 (ebk); 978-1-118-40802-5 (ebk)

1. Garage sales. 2. Secondhand trade. 3. SellingCollectibles.

I. Kern, Jeffrey D. II. Title.

HF5482.3.L37 2012

381.195dc23

2012015378

I would like to dedicate this book to my son, Logan, who inspires me every time I look at him; my wife, Sandee, who gave me the support I needed to write this book and to my Dad who recently passed away. Dad, you are a person who will never be forgotten and will always be dearly missed. To my Mom: your guidance, love and support through the years has made me the success I am today.

Aaron LaPedis

I would like to dedicate this book to my beautiful wife, Mary. I couldnt have completed this book project without her love, guidance and support. I am truly blessed to have such a loving, caring and supportive person in my life! I would also like to thank my father, Lambert Kern, Jr., who helped with editing this book. A special thanks also goes to my mother, Barbara Kern. My parents support throughout this project has been fantastic. Thank you for being such loving and caring parents. You are very wonderful, dear and special people to me who continually inspire me to always try my best and to achieve greatness every day. I love you all very much.

Jeffrey D. Kern

Foreword

With this book, Aaron LaPedis has proven true the old adage, One mans trash is another mans treasure. Aaron teaches us all about the main ways that exist for generating income from collectibles.

As the author of a bestselling book, international business consultant and cash flow expert, I have always taught in the world of business that marketing is one of the most fundamental things at which you must become proficient. That still holds true, but now I want to clearly make the point that there is another way to make millions! Its simply known as hunting . Hunting for great deals or hidden treasures and even unknown fortunes out there, waiting in someones garage or storage facility; just waiting to be discovered by YOU!

How can you find them? Where are they? What do they look like? How can you plug into this cash-generating business? What do you need to do to locate these buried treasures, these valuable finds that can make you tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars?

The answers are contained here in this easy, informative and fun-to-read book. Aaron shows you how to locate, identify and acquire treasures that can make you huge profits! He also tells you what NOT to buy so you dont waste your money on common junk. This unique book is a fabulous resource and will assist you in your quest to make a lot of money.

Read it NOW and become a real life hunter of treasure!

Jack M. Zufelt

Author of the bestselling book, The DNA of Success

Preface

I Am a Garage Sale Millionaire!

That has a rather nice ring to it, wouldnt you say? Actually, there are many Garage Sale Millionaires out in the marketplace. Youll find them at garage sales, in secondhand stores and attending auctions. As you read these very words, many collectors and treasure hunters just like you are looking for and finding the next amazing deal that will make them a tidy profit.

You too, can become a successful Garage Sale Millionaire. All it takes is a little effort and some collecting know-how, and in no time at all youll be on your way. It really isnt as difficult as you might think. With this book, you will have me to show you the ways to success as a savvy collector.

So what exactly is a Garage Sale Millionaire? A Garage Sale Millionaire is any individual who searches out those hard-to-find items, hidden gems or buried treasures (as I like to call them) and turns those found items into a profit. From my experience, not only do Garage Sale Millionaires make money reselling a few random items, they usually make very substantial residual profits over time.

Before I even begin to discuss the many ways you can become a successful Garage Sale Millionaire, one of the most essential elements on your new journey is the ability to have FUN.

Whats the point of doing something if youre not totally enjoying yourself? In The Garage Sale Millionaire , I have taken all the mystery and guesswork out of this process as I show you how to turn everyday items into cold hard cash. Not only will you make some serious money, youll reap a great deal of satisfaction in the process of doing so!

Leave behind the boring and mundane at your 9-to-5 job (or jobs) and lets spend some quality time together as I teach you the ins-and-outs of collecting, the know-how on where to find the best collectibles to sell for the most profits and all the vital information you need to know, so that you too, can strike it rich by buying and selling collectibles. With the assistance of my co-author, Jeffrey Kern, youll gain valuable insider knowledge based on our 60+ years of combined treasure hunting experience.