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When you hear the term “go green,” thoughts of buying a hybrid, reducing your carbon footprint, or even separating your household garbage probably come to mind. Chances are the last thing that comes to mind is having a yard sale or visiting a Reu...

Use all available resources. I retired from the military 15 years ago. During my career as a soldier, I served under several commander & chiefs, both Republican and Democrat. Congressmen and senators that controlled the military budget were so intent on t...

But, I’m not a vendor! Yes, you are! In today’s era of cut backs and massive unemployment, everyone is a vendor. The used merchandise business is still thriving, and there are two main reasons for that. First, it’s the green thing to do. When you...

Big business has been muscling the small business out for years. When a new super store moves into an area, several of the smaller mom and pop stores cease to exist and the same thing is happening on the internet. The large auction sites are making it di...

During the 80’s and 90’s, at the rise of the computer age, treasure hunters and bargain hunters got caught up in a new way of looking for treasure. The Internet and large auction web sites siphoned customers off the old fashioned flea markets, making ...

In the past ( old school ) Flea market and swap meet vendors were the first small business owners. As the world of business grew and technologies advanced big business, the flea market vendor was left behind. Even today a large percentage of vendors...