| Vintage books and magazines were packed
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| | easy project where all you have to do is
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| with prints and advertisements and other
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| | look for copyright-free patterns and
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| paper items which are not only
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| | designs which you can combine into books
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| interesting, but very collectable, and
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| | or sell individually. They are all great
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| profitable, too. So many things derived
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| | sellers on eBay especially for
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| from these old publications are hot
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| | traditional fancy dress anniversaries
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| sellers on eBay including: prints,
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| | such as Halloween.CartoonsThe secret here
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| advertisements, knitting and other
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| | is to look for copyright-free cartoons
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| craftwork patterns, recipes, how to
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| | which you can copy and mount or frame as
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| articles, historical articles, music
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| | they are or revamp to suit today's
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| scores, stories and other out of
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| | market. As for other copyright-free
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| copyright material ... etc., etc,
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| | material, although there is no law
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| etc.Let me introduce you to just a few of
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| | against lifting and using cartoons, it is
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| these easy to find items.PrintsOld prints
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| | arguably immoral and unethical to claim
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| are valuable collectors' pieces and
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| | the work as your own.Cater for Lovers
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| there's a good income to be made simply
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| | .... Of Anything and
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| from packaging prints neatly and
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| | Everything!Actually, that title is a
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| categorizing them according to theme,
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| | little misleading because this project
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| eBay's best sellers being: animals,
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| | covers virtually every interest for which
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| sports (especially golf and horse
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| | there is a large, better still,
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| racing), royalty, music hall artists,
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| | indeterminate audience. Books and such
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| topographical (named locations) and
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| | compiled here can be sold in printed, CD
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| children.AdvertisementsAdvertisements
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| | or downloadable fashion on eBay.This is
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| were often hugely ornate, colored or
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| | my particular favorite and, arguably, the
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| black and white, photographic or
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| | easiest to profit from. All you do here
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| artist-drawn. Whatever shape they take,
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| | is clip, collect and collate as many
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| framed and unframed, mounted and
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| | snippets as you can relating to one
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| unmounted advertisements are very popular
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| | particular subject or theme. Cats, dogs,
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| on eBay where only recently an
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| | golf, writing, children, Amish recipes,
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| advertisement placed by a slave trader in
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| | fortune-telling, witchcraft, and more,
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| The Memphis Daily Avalanche in 1859
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| | are useful ideas for books that are
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| fetched $200.Clippings'Clippings',
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| | simply compilations of everything you
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| sometimes called 'Cuttings' as both names
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| | find on the topic.Here are a few ideas to
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| suggest, are simply items cut from books
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| | get you started:1001 Great Golfing
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| and other printed publications. They can
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| | JokesEverything You Didn't Know About
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| be large or small, or even comprise
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| | CatsPsychic Cat and Dog Stories1001 Great
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| entire sections of a book linked to a
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| | Dating Tips500 Amish RecipesCandles and
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| specific theme. They can fetch high
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| | Witchcraft: Ten True Stories to Brighten
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| prices on eBay as did a 1909 article
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| | Your Life50 Ways to Reduce Everyday
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| about the magician Houdini that went for
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| | Stress101 Ways to Market Your
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| $200 in May 2005 and clippings of Rudolph
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| | WritingEarly Veterinary PracticesLet
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| Valentino fetched $305 at around the same
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| | Grandma's Kitchen Make Money For
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| time.Gifts and Advertising Novelties from
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| | YouThere's money to be made from
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| Early PublicationsEarly publications
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| | compiling early recipes in book or report
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| often contained useful free gifts for
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| | form for selling in print, CD or via
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| readers, some of which are profitable
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| | email attachment from eBay listings.
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| collectors' items today. The most common
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| | Recipes don't need to be popular today;
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| free gifts were advertising inserts and
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| | you might research and write up on some
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| sometimes advertising blotters, rulers,
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| | of the far less appetizing dishes our
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| children's painting books and maps. Maps
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| | ancestors might have 'enjoyed' centuries
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| are particularly prolific in older books
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| | before.Knitting PatternsKnitting and
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| and are amongst eBay's highest priced
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| | other craftwork patterns are hugely
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| items, such as the 1873 Beers Atlas of
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| | popular sellers on eBay, especially
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| Maps of Long Island New York which
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| | unusual and niche market types, such as
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| recently fetch over $2,000 and a
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| | dolls' clothing, war-time economy
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| Mitchell's Map of Missouri and Arkansas
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| | designs, clothes for animals, and so on.
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| found folded inside a tatty old book from
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| | Again, look for out-of-copyright items
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| 1937 that reached $1702.PostersSome early
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| | and other patterns that never had legal
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| publications, larger ones, had double
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| | copyright. Many old publications
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| center page spreads that make great
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| | included free patterns as loose items or
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| posters and prints. They can fetch bids
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| | pull-out publications which need no
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| of $20 and more. As for all
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| | additional work on them to sell.
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| publications, learn to specialize, and
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| | However, you are not always allowed to
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| look for special interest magazines,
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| | copy these items so where you have a good
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| targeting a specific audience, say dog
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| | seller, work hard to obtain as many
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| lovers, train enthusiasts, classic cars,
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| | copies of the parent copy publication as
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| and so on. This way you gain experience
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| | possible.So many books and magazines
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| about specific subjects and the person to
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| | available, so many ways to make money
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| buy from on eBay.Fancy DressAnother very
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| | from them, so what are you waiting for!
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