| Can't come up with enough items to sell on eBay? Try | | | | Each house represent potential income! And the best |
| this simple technique - it may shock you! | | | | part about it is that he had figured out a way to do it |
| A few years ago I saw a young boy walking up and | | | | without facing rejection, in fact, his method was |
| down the sidewalks in our neighborhood passing out | | | | rejection free. |
| flyers. At each home he placed a flyer at the front | | | | You see his flyer just asked, very politely, if the |
| door making sure it was out of the weather. You could | | | | homeowner had any odds and ends they would like to |
| tell from the way he walked and attended to details he | | | | sell... and then he put his first name and phone number. |
| was very sure of himself, obviously, he had done this | | | | Now most people when they picked up his flyer I'm |
| before! | | | | sure thought about all the stuff most of us know we |
| Well of course I was intrigued by this young mans | | | | have holed up in our garages, attics, and basements |
| determination and thoroughness. | | | | collecting dust. |
| Just what was he passing out? | | | | What do you think the chances of this young man |
| So I waited till he put one of his flyers on our doorstep | | | | getting phone calls were? |
| and immediately snatched it up. So what was he up | | | | I'll help you out here, his chances were high! In fact he |
| to? Soliciting for the Boy scouts? For his school? For | | | | figured out how to increase the probability of a phone |
| his church? For his club? Looking for donations? | | | | call by actually listing the type of odds and ends he |
| Looking for subscriptions? I knew that whatever he | | | | was looking for. |
| was selling he was major committed to it, that was | | | | So let me lay this out. |
| real clear! | | | | He didn't have any initial face-to-face encounters so he |
| So what caused so much committment? And what | | | | eliminated rejection |
| was he promoting? | | | | He turned the situation around and now people were |
| He was promoting himself! | | | | actually calling him to see if he was interested in |
| Needless to say I was impressed. Here was a young | | | | something they had. (Let's see... who's in the superior |
| man out walking up and down the streets of my | | | | position now?) |
| neighborhood creating income for himself. The same | | | | Since they were now calling him it put him in a MUCH |
| street I drove up and down each and every day. As I | | | | better bargaining position. |
| though more and more about this it occurred to me | | | | No rejection. He either wanted the item or not. |
| that it was just a matter of perspective. | | | | It made the entire process FUN! |
| You see I saw the streets in my neighborhood as just | | | | Talk about a Cheap, Creative, and Productive |
| a way of getting from point A to point B. He didn't see | | | | technique for finding items to resell on eBay. |
| it that way at all. This young man had quite a different | | | | What are you waiting for? Fire up the computer and |
| perspective! He saw nothing but opportunity up one | | | | make that first flyer. |
| side and down the other of each street. | | | | |