Make Money With Salvage

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure…literally!

Recycling isn’t just the mantra of environmentalists and the green movement – it’s a savvy way to conduct business.  Just because something’s no longer wanted doesn’t mean that it’s without value. If you can see worth in what’s worthless to you, then you can make money in salvage.

Sell things like:

• Old clothes to vintage clothing stores
• Old toys, records, photographs, etc., to collectors
• Old furniture to antique dealers or used furniture stores
• Unused jewelry to jewelers
• Old business equipment to second hand dealers
• A wrecked car for parts
• The architectural salvage from a dilapidated building or barn (ceiling beams, floors, mantle, shutters, etc.)

I think you get the picture.  If you look around your community, you’ll realize just how much people recycle – particularly in the farm community.  In our area, horse manure from all the horse farms is sold to the mushroom farmers.  The compost from the mushroom farms is sold to the soil vendors.  On and on it goes.  Find your link in the chain and make money.

Start with cleaning and selling your own unwanted items.  Once you’ve cleared the clutter from your house and realize the profits to be made, you can place ads to buy OTHER people’s stuff to sell. Remember, people would rather spend money than time, so most folks would rather sell something to you for next to nothing rather than take the time to dispose of it themselves.

You can then resell it at a profit by placing classified ads, having a garage sale, taking a booth at a flea market, joining the action on eBay, or even opening your own secondhand shop.  “Like new” is desirable in a down economy and attractive to the thrifty in ANY economy, so keep that in mind.

So, consider turning “trash into treasure” through salvage or resale.  It’s a quick, easy way to make money.  Good luck!