Garage Sales 101 [Plastic Comb]

Connie Carlson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 1998

Garage Sales 101 is a book that describes in detail how to have a fun and successful garage sale. It includes tricks of the trade, what a person should and should not do, suggestions on how to draw a larger crowd, how to compose a sound newspaper ad, a collection of humorous stories and a conluding with a monthly guide on when to do various stages of holding a sale. The book was written in a humorous yet informative manner. There are also several illustrations that help provide the book's character.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Garage Sales 101 was a real hoot! -- Customer from Cherry Valley Store

Garage Sales 101 was such a helpful guide. It made having my first garage sale a less formitable task. -- Mother of two.

The book offers insights to novices on pricing, creating a good newspaper ad, making an alluring sign, setting up the sale and handling money. The witty, but astute, paperback is a primer on "dos and dont's" of the garage sale world. -- Julie Snively, Rockford Register Star columnist

About the Author

Garage Sales 101 is the first book that I have written but not my first publication. I was a freelance writer/photographer for several years covering sports and musical events for both a local paper and a N.Y. based magazine. I am married and have two children....the foundation for my humorous outlook on life. My real world job is a computer graphic artist with the local paper. My hobbies include going garage 'sailing', soccer, drum and bugle corps, enjoying the outdoors, golf, talking on the phone, and my family.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 65 pages
• Publisher: Mouths In Motion (April 28, 1998)
• ISBN-10: 0966520300
• ISBN-13: 978-0966520309
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,164,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humor and knowledge., August 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Garage Sales 101 (Plastic Comb)

The witty humor thrown into this 'How To' book makes it worth owning, even if you aren't considering having a garage sale. One of the best garage sale books I've read.

15 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For a Good Time, Call Connie, October 14, 2000

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ken (Rockford, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Garage Sales 101 (Plastic Comb)

This woman should be on TV not wasting her time with Garage Sales. This is one funny and informative book. I should know because I bought the first copy. If this book doesn't help you make more money from your next Garage Sale you obviously haven't read it....or you have the attention span of a 5-year-old. This book contains the wisdom of the ages. Lots of little secrets of having a successful Garage Sale. After reading this book my next Garage Sale brought in hundreds of dollars more than my last sale. (Hmmmm, maybe it was because I had more expensive items for sale.) But Connie told me it was because of her book, and I believe her. After all, she did write the definitive book and it's still under ten dollars. Just to show my family and friends what I really think of them, this book will be in all their Christmas stockings....along with a lump of coal.