Double To A Million - Update

It been a busy couple of days !

My "20 Cent NZ" painting sold for $51 and the buyer of the 2c decided he wanted 2 more !

After buying the 10 canvas' and auction costs ect... I am 76.95 in profit !
I'm not going to add that to my stake (although it is awfully tempting !), instead I'm buying the next 10 canvas' with it so I can start on the Aussie coins and everything from there will be profit !

The buyer of the 20 cent painting decided she wants the Kiwi one, so The Pukaki is listed on trademe here;
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=102454427

I'm also going to be putting in another watch order in a week or so.
And the "$2 NZ" has been submitted to an art comp ! (The pic is so crappy, it will be a miracle if it gets accepted...)

SOOO BUSY.......

Hopefully by next week I'll have the Aussie coins started.
I have also sold another watch which will take me to the next step, but I want to make sure it's paid for before I announce the next step :)

Later,

Rachel.

Double To A Million - Small Update

Ok, I've sold a couple more things which brings my total up to.....

$998 !!

I may have more to add today though :)

Rachel.

Double To A Million - It All Ads Up :)

It's true, it all ads up !
I've sold another few torches and cd-roms and I'm creeping up to $800.

It occurred to me when I looked at my feedback on Trademe that it's taken about 100 transactions to get to this level.
If I were to keep this up, I would have to do 125,000 transactions to get to a million !
Ideally, I would like to source a product or information item that will consistantly sell for around $100..... The more profit margin the better !

This brings me to my next project.

What is worth less than it's worth. Is tossed aside, but creates joy when it's found ?

I've always thought the simple coin was highly under-rated. My next item for sale will feature this much loved item :D

Oh, and before I forget... Just wanted to mention a great place to get your Website names/addresses from.

They only cost $4.95 USD (for a year) and come with free hosting.
Check it out by clicking the little red sign !!


Rachel.

Double Your Way To A Million - Dog Related Setback...

Three days ago I was quietly answering auction questions and counting my gold...(kidding !) when I noticed my Bullmastiff pup doing something odd.

She was quiet !
I turned around and she was in a pool of blood and was happily licking her paw.
On closer inspection it looked more like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre so I got something to stop the bleeding.
After about 15mins and the bleeding not stopping, I called the vet who just happened to be in town right then !

He wrapped it, but I had to run her into the surgery (1/2 hour away) to get 5 stiches put in her foot, just above the pad.

After having a good look around, I realised the little monster had tried to "dig" a broken bonsai pot. The glaze would have sliced right through her paw.

It turned out to be a pretty deep cut and now we are just trying to keep her busy so she doesn't chew on the bandages.

Poor Chloe.
She, of course, milked it for all she's worth :D

On the plus side, I found 80c and sold another CD-ROM.
OK, there's a pic up now...Pathetic, huh ??!!

Rachel.

Double Your Way To A Million .... Slowly

Double Your Way To A Million .... Slowly

::Sigh::
I am sooo over this step !!! (sorry, just had to be dramatic there).

This whole step 16 feels like it's dragging forever.
I did sell some more mosaic lots and 2 more CD and another eBook so my total cash is at $238.90 now.

I've also gotten a bid on another watch (another $21 to the stake) and both the coffee mugs and the auto vac have reached reserve (another $6).

I took the Chloe Monster down to the beach and I seemed to find lots of beach china so I will list another lot of that this week.
There are a few more lots of mosaics china to list and some more dump goods.

Stay tuned....

Rachel.

Double From A Penny To A Million - Another Tack...

Double From A Penny To A Million - Another Tack...

I should probably mention another tack i'm taking....

Every year I have an impressive display of Poppies. These are the deep red Papaver Somniferum L. (Yes, that is the Opium poppy...)
The Hammonds brought this with them in the last 1/2 of the 19th century when they came from England to NZ.
These poppies have been self seeding since 1870 !

Anyway, I usually gather the seed and sell it on TradeMe. I usually make around $500 a year from this. However, each year I have more and more seed !

This year, instead of just doubling the amount given to people or giving it away, I've decided to take the left over and sell it on the American eBay.

As I understand the law in both countries this is perfectly legal and my strain of Poppy is particularly unusual in that it gives off between 12-24 flowers/pods.

To clarify, this is seed I would normally do nothing with as I have so much of it ! I think that is then fair to say I wouldn't get money from it otherwise and so can use it for my doubling.

Rachel.

Double From A Penny To A Million - Weeks End

Double From A Penny To A Million - Weeks End

This week I've sold another lot of mosaic tessarae, another CD-ROM and I've spent $2 of my stake.
I believe that puts the total $121 Cash and $400+ assests.

I went into one of the big recycling depots and looked at the china they had....
Fill a bag for $2 !! Boy did I fill a bag, actually 2...

I filled 2 supermarket bags with patterned plates & cups. In total I got 100 pieces.
When I got to the checkout I was only charge $2 for them all !!

I've spent any TV time nipping the plates into Tessarae for mosaics work and will list them tomorrow night.
There is one which had a huge sunflower on the bottom of the plate so I nipped around the edges and am selling it in pieces as a large mosaic pieced focal (If that makes sense...) I'll add a pic soon.

Bye For Now,
Rachel.

Double From A Penny To A Million - Weeks End

Double Your Way To A Million - Even More Ideas...

Double Your Way To A Million - Even More Ideas...

I was doing my usual Blog Round yesterday (Sunday) and had a look at Scott's Mosaic Site through the Double to a Penny site and it gave me ideas !

I actually do a lot of Art (Art School does that to you...) and pebble mosaics is one of my favourite things.
Anyway, I also do Agateware stoneware and last year I had a few kiln breakages due to air bubbles...
But what I did was use the Tile Nippers and cut the Agateware plates into mosaic squares. Each little plate (in tiles) sold for upwards of $15 !

So I was looking around and I came accross some old broken plates and have cut them up. I'll list them this week to add to the Doubling Stake !
I've also gone down to the Harbour and picked up a lot of waterworn glass.
Do a search on eBay for Beach Glass...you may get a surprise :D

So thanks for the idea Scott !

Double Your Way To A Million - Christmas Post

Double Your Way To A Million - Christmas Post

Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays everyone !!!
I know this post will say Dec 25th but it is actually boxing day down here in NZ.

Just wanted to remind everyone that holidays are a goldmine for early doublers !
All those after Christmas sales with frenzied people. Instead of heading for the bargains, check out what they drop in their wake :D

Continuing with the advice for newbies, I'd like to throw out some suggestions for when you get to $5-$10.
This time of the year in the Southern Hemisphere there are many more garage sales and lots can be bought from them and re-sold on auction sites.
New Zealand is lucky to have a thriving auction site called Trademe so with research, this time of year can be lucrative.

But what do you look for ?
Well, I'd say to stick with what you know and always do your research.
Some examples from last Xmas (my experiences !)

* Paid $2 for a 1975 Star Wars Projector and slides, made $123
* Paid $1 for 5 Robert Kiyosaki books, sold for $60
* Paid $2 for Pumkin Patch and Beatrix Potter Baby Clothes and made $32
* Paid $6 for My Little Ponies with Accessories made $76 (There was a rare one in this lot...)
* Paid $0.40 for 3 Glo Friends made $63
* Paid $5 for a big box of Hot Wheels made $62
* Paid $7 for Barbies & Barbie horse stable made $40

That was on ONE WEEKEND !!
I kept great records and was very proud of this haul.

I've also written a few articles for the article banks on what to sell at auction, you can read them here if you'd like.

Good Luck everyone !

Rachel.

PS; Just found another Doubler !!
Check it out at Double A Penny

Double Your Way To A Million - Help For Newbies

Double Your Way To A Million - Help For Newbies

Hi Guys....
I was just doing my weekly rounds of the "Doublers" and I noticed a lot of people languish at the lower levels.

I personally found the lower levels to be the hardest ones to get past due to what seemed like an impossible task... Making money from nothing.

Heres a few tips that may or may not help.

1. If you haven't found any money these are great places and times to look.
- Early moring in a mall carpark after late night shopping
- Morning outside night clubs & pubs after big nights (happily, drunken people drop lots of cash !"
- Recreation grounds after a sporting match or function.
- Monday morning after a busy weekend or public holiday.
- Inside stores. It's amazing how many people drop money in the shops and don't pick it up !!

* My first money ($2.70) was found by my money sniffing bullmastiff on a recreation ground after a sporting event.

* I also found a brass elephant from Thailand on the ground which brought me $5 !

2. There is a ton of free stuff to be had after garage sale day. Take an after lunch cruise around - you can ride your bike if you don't want to pay for petrol and just call someone to collect what you find....

3. Check out your local trading paper. in New Zealand we have one called the Buy Sell Exchange.
It's great ! You can get anything for free from horse manure to TVs and old cars.

Just use your imagination and money comes flying at you !!

Good Luck !

Rachel.

Double Your Way To A Million - Help For Newbies