Are you getting tired of hearing about all the special finds other people have acquired at yard sales? Or have you been wondering just how much money you could make by clearing your house of the things you no longer need? In How to Make Money Going to Yard Sales, we will take you step by step through the secrets of buying and selling via yard and garage sales, with quick-and-easy tips that only a few dedicated pros are privy to. We are Donna Rossi-veteran yard saler and language arts consultant-and Nancy Mostowy, antiquer and yard saler. Written in an easy-to-read, conversational tone, How to Make Money Going to Yard Sales will have you bragging to your friends about your latest garage sale find-or about the hundreds of dollars that you made in just a few hours on a Saturday morning. We will educate you with everything you will need to know about buying and selling-and show you how to turn your yard saling hobby into a profitable business. In this book, we address three critical questions: How do I attend a yard or garage sale effectively and feel confident in my purchases? How can I host my own yard or garage sale and reap a profit? How can I turn my yard and garage sale hobby into a business? In How to Make Money Going to Yard Sales, we provide numerous examples and anecdotes drawn from our own personal experiences to address these questions and more. And the timing for this book couldn't be better. With the economy in the dumps-and economists projecting that it will be years before we dig our way out-people are more than ever looking for quick-and-easy ways to stretch their dollars, or to make some extra money on the side. This book will show readers how to identify and track the best sales in their area, and provide winning strategies for getting the best deals-stretching their hard-earned dollars farther than they ever imagined. Key buying topics include: finding yard sales, setting up maps and schedules, knowing when something is priced too high-or is a screaming bargain-having fun haggling with sellers, transporting your purchases, and more. How to Make Money Going to Yard Sales will also show readers how to organize and conduct the best garage and yard sales themselves-sales that will bring in the most money in the shortest amount of time and with the minimum amount of effort. Key selling topics include: advertising your sale in the right places-for little or no money-getting your sale organized, pricing and displaying your items, dealing with low-ballers and early birds, donating your leftover items to the charity of your choice, and more. With 18 chapters, this book is sure to let you in on long-time secrets of veteran yard salers."