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    Hi All - Newbie

    Started this as a hobby a couple of months ago and have either been very lucky, or good - I don't know which (maybe a combo). I've ventured into garbage night runs in my area.... (I have map of the municipality and the different areas for each night). Recently moved up from a van (the wife's) to a full size chevy and a 10 foot trailer.... truck got paid for in 2 months, trailer was a freebie with about $65.00 of upgrades by me....

    So aside from garbage night, I've been trolling sales ads and garage sales - done pretty good on reselling as well - so I am a man of many talents so to speak.



    But I have run into a little snag it would seem... with the end of the summer drawing near will there be much scrap on garbage night? And garage sales will dry up.

    The question I might have then is how to take this to the next level (I have business cards and regular customers starting to roll in) but looking for the edge!

    Any and all advice is welcome!

    Cheers.


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    Welcome to the forum. Do as the others have said and then build on your success. The more your read and the more hands on experience the more you can learn from what you read here. Mike.
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