I MAKE BIG PROFITS BUYING AND SELLING USED FURNITURE

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"Why put your money in the bank and draw earnings of only 5% or 6% per year," asks Kevin D. Grothe of Minneapolis, Minnesota, "when you can invest that same money in 'antiques' and earn a return of 200% or 300% or so per week? " Here's Kevin with all the details.

One day the summer before last, I drove out to a farm auction and spent $7.50 for an old oak armchair, $12 for an oak rocker, and $10 for a chest of drawers. The very next day, I rented a space at the local flea market and easily resold the three pieces of furniture for $120.

On a recent Saturday morning with nothing better to do, I went out looking for bargains at local garage sales. At one sale, I offered to pay $1.00 each for three dresser drawers (sans dresser) that had fancy brass pulls. I later removed the six brass handles, stored the drawers away for some future use, and sold the pulls to an antique dealer for $20.

At another auction, a final bid of $55 got me a round oak table that needed some fixing up. After six or eight pleasurable hours of refinishing, I was able to sell the handsome table right off my own front porch for a tidy $150.

I could go on and on ... but I think you get the picture. I buy and sell "previously owned" pieces of furniture for profit ... sometimes big profit. I work strictly in my spare time. And, in case you think my success in the used-furniture biz is unique, it's not: Others have made (and are now making) money this way, too, and so can you ... providing, of course, you don't mind setting your own hours and determining (to a large extent) your own wages!

SMALL INVESTMENT, BIG PAYOFF

As you've probably noticed (what with the sudden proliferation of antique shops across the U.S.), antique furniture is quite popular these days. (This goes for most any kind of old, wooden furniture, whether it's truly antique — that is, more than 100 years old — or not.) You don't need to open a retail store, however, to cash in on the present popularity of "antiques". In fact, you don't even need a several hundred-dollar bankroll to get started in the used-furniture biz. With as little as $50 (or less, in some cases) you can head for an auction and come back with enough salable merchandise to repay your initial investment several times over.

Before you decide to plunge headlong into the furniture recycling business, however, I'd like to pass along three pieces of advice based on my experience as a successful buyer and seller of household goods:

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