How Barter Got Dave 30%-50% of the Junk He Sells at his JunkYard

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by Glenn

Thanks Dien,

Dave just sent me more detail.

He figures in the 1980's when he ran his Junk Yard - Barter made up 15K
a year of his profits.

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How Barter Made The Brutal
Hard Work at The Junk Yard
HIGHLY Profitable & Even Fun

We'll let Dave tell you about it.

"Some of my friends were traveling salesmen visiting
industrial or automotive businesses.

"These guys would "bird dog" for me, which is to say, recommend me to any business owner
who wanted something that they considered junk removed.

"These salesmen were deep into cars in one way or another, usually racing,
so naturally they got the same "come and get it" deal - from me - whenever they wanted anything.

"I would give them ANYTHING they wanted - from the junk yard - with a big smile and no questions asked.

"These guys, while doing their sales routes, got to go where no one off the street could ever go.

"Time after time they found spectacular deals for me.

"Often free to me to get the stuff.

"Thanks,
"Dave

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for sharing this!

Some people try to get in business... Yet they don't want to give anything away! They see it as all about getting as much cash as possible, and holding on to it as tightly as possible... Often these people don't last too long...

A better approach is to know that... you have to give in order to receive!

Don't be too "tight-fisted"... as it will probably hurt you in the end if you take that approach. You'll fail. Many people don't realize that...

Instead, give something... Like Dave in the quote above... Like Glenn teaches with the instant scratch-off lottery tickets, and other small gifts. Even giving away free reports (which I do from time to time)... I have a friend - who I will probably be doing business with soon - who wanted to see a movie at a film festival a few days ago, but was unable to get a ticket. I heard about this, and managed to purchase a ticket at the "last minute" (I found out they were going to release some "extra" tickets a few hours before the screening, even though it was already "sold out") and I gave the ticket to her for free, as a gift. She was over the moon! I felt very good doing it... and I knew that doing that would be good for me in the long run, too!

Help people, and they'll help you back...

Plus, it's good "karma"...!

Best wishes,

Dien