Davy Hutton

   I met a guy called Davy Hutton tonight. He was an interesting and colourful character. His talk was supposed to be about property but he went off on more tangents than a Standard Grade Maths paper. Refreshingly he didn't spend his time promoting his latest product or service but rather gave us his view on the World as he sees it.

   In regard to Moneymaking you could probably boil his speech down to:

• You can sometimes find diamonds amongst the coal. In property terms don't turn your nose up at the £30k and £40k flats.
• Be resourceful. He said that he is now buying kitchens from Gumtree.
• Boil things down to the basic parts. How do you eat an Elephant - bite by bite.

Nice guy. I hope I meet him again one day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubN1WIwyaXE

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Herbal High

I desperately want to get involved in the Herbal High market. Today I have written to the UK's top herbal high website:

Hi,




I would like to get involved in the Herbal High business. Is there anything I can grow and supply to you guys. I am not interested in making a profit from this.



I very much look forward to hearing from you.



Kind regards,



Ross Taylor.

Jack and Jill Markets

   I was very impressed with the Jack and Jill market I attended in Grangemouth a few weeks back (http://www.jackandjillmarket.co.uk/). There were at least 40 stalls and 300+ punters. A market like this would be a great place to sell Kiddies sticker books. They seem to be happening all the time at the moment (there are 3 across Central Scotland this Sunday). The only downside I can see is that it is £23 per stall so you'd have to sell a good few sticker books at 50p profit a piece to break even. Also note that it says on the website that stalls are not sold to businesses.
   On another note these markets a great example of why people like Richard Booth and Mary Portas are on the right wavelength. The little guys have to find niches and think outside the box to get ahead. By aggregating 50 grot stalls into something worth visiting AND even paying a pound to get in. I'm sure touring markets for other products could also be successful.

New Post from Lincolnshire Poacher

   A new post from Lincolnshire Poacher on MSE. Thought I'd paste it here before he gets deleted again.

Another income stream which people shouldnt find offensive.


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Ok after my last post I got a !!!! load of grief from somemembers for being morally repulsive. (The post was about e-pimping, legal yet unethical.)

The following post no one should find offensive, unless you're already raking it in with this method in which case sorry).

This method related to finding stock to sell, be it for eBay or websites.

Before I begin, all old stock / out of line stock costs business money. both in storage space and in tied up cash. In times like these this old stock can cripple a small brick and mortar business.

Now this method is going to mean you talking to business owners face to face but what’s the worst they can say, no?

The method

Its simple go into small to medium sized independent businesses and ask to talk to the manager / owner.

Tell them that you are willing to get rid of any old stock /out of line stock for a commission (that you will set with them). take a few pictures of the items and leave. Don’t be a fool and tell them where you’re selling the items.

Go home, post items on eBay, or your ecommerce site. Receive money, pay shop their cut and collect item, put it in the post. (you don’t want the shop to know your flogging it on eBay) and bobs your uncle.

This method is great as you need barely any start-up capital and the more you sell for each customer the better deals you will generally get.

There are an infinite amount of independent shops you couldwork with so it’s not going to die any time soon!

More Updates 27.8.12

   Some more updates I forgot earlier:

* Now the football season is back running I had the chance to get my system up and running again. Cleared £12 on Saturday.

* This may sound a bit "Chris from The Sopranos" but I've had a great idea for a film. I'm going to have a bit of fun developing the idea. If you remember the Screen One offering "Money for Nothing" from back in the 90's, it has a similar feel to that.

* 90 Days of action start on Sunday. No crisps, chocolate or fizzy juice. Going to do 2500 Kettlebells and finish my walking target for the year. On the computer side I'm going to get a blog post a day (on my other blog) and a Youtube video a day. Going to finish my Joke Book (which I've dragged on a bit).

* Note that Potions and Spells can no longer be sold on Ebay. Check this link out, some geezer was selling prayers at £2 a pop!:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4138805&highlight=ebay+spells

I must admit that I PM'd the guy myself but got no reply. He seems like someone interesting. In later posts he goes on to promote e-pimping.

* If you are arty in any shape or form I recommend getting down to your local cemetery and getting some pics of the Angels and Devils and all the Gothic-style religious imagery. I'm confident that shit would sell well on Ebay to the Goths and Emos.