Buying, Refurbishing, and Selling

I try to look at all avenues of woodworking, from creating new to buying used, to getting free stuff from the curb.  I find it amazing what people throw away!

Recently I have stumbled across a great source of inexpensive used items.  This source is called Goodwill.

I have never really spent much time in a Goodwill store, or the Salvation Army for that matter.  I am usually dropping off old clothes and books but a few days ago I stopped in to look around the Goodwill store and I was amazed at the things they had for sale that were very inexpensive and only needed a little TLC and cleaning to make them useful again.

For $20.00 I was able to fill my cart with 10 wooden items, shelves and small cabinets, things like that.  there is no way I could make any of these new for this price.

These items also gave me ideas for other items that I can make.  It was a truly wonderful experience.

So now I have have been spending some time cleaning, repairing and refinishing some of these items.  My wife has laid claim to a little shelf unit once I am done with it.

So bottom line, check out your local resale shops and you may be surprised at what you find.

Once I have them refinished I will post them for sale.  I have had good luck selling on Craigslist so I will pursue that avenue as well as crafts shows that are coming up this year.

I just wanted to share and encourage all of you.  Have a great day.

Mark