Instant Ancestors

One of the topics I wrote about in my book, Garage Sale Fever!, was what to do with empty photo frames. You see them at sales, priced at one dollar or less, and rarely are they purchased. My discovery is to put an old photograph in the frame and to sell it as an Instant Ancestor. I found that both frames and old photos do not sell well alone, but together they create interest and sales.

Old framed photos not only draw attention to the frame, they increase the value of the frame. I use old photographs (1920s to 1950s) of cars, children, dogs, horses, horse-drawn carriages, people in old bathing suits, ---- anything that draws interest. I have found many people collect specific photos of old cars, trains, planes, etc. The photos come from boxes of family photos where the subject is unknown. Or I purchase interesting photos at garage sales. I sell them generally from one to five dollars, framed. Give it a try!