Here it is Wednesday already!!! Just got back from having lunch & shopping a bit with my girlfriend, and also making our daily Post Office trip… TOMORROW don’t forget to follow along @oup on Twitter (http://twitter.com/oup) for this week’s #FreshPickedThursdays!
The plan for tomorrow is to work mainly in my booth down in Lewisburg at Roller Mills Antiques, which beginning in April will be relaunched as “OUP Thrift & Vintage!” HOPEFULLY SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW!
Hello everyone, hope you are having a great weekend!
Today I am in the office listing some new items in eBay, and getting ready for this week where I’ll be doing much more the same there, as well as Etsy & Amazon. Speaking of Amazon, last night I put up 50 items (the biggest effort I’ve put into learning the ways of Amazon so far) and made my first sale! Excited to expand the page, especially now that it’s ALMOST officially Spring!
I am just about to package up a few items for shipment tomorrow, before relaxing a bit this afternoon (if I get around to doing that!). It’s a beautiful day outside here in Central PA, and was much the same yesterday. Me and my girlfriend Brandi decided to go get a car wash and detail yesterday, and you can see her giving the big “thumbs up” in the picture included in this post. Spring is almost here, Yard Sales & Flea Markets are about to pick up, days are now “longer” now that Daylight Savings Time has passed, what more could you ask for?!?
It’s going to be a busy month as I continue working on closing down my one Antique Mall booth, and relaunching/expanding my other two. Tons of other projects going on as well…. LIFE IS GREAT! Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I’ll check back tomorrow with something new RIGHT HERE on BrentOtt.com!
http://www.spreaker.com/user/ounitproductions/outbox_youtube_onechannel_thumb
In this latest episode I talk about Outbox, YouTube’s new OneChannel layouts, introduce the “Thumb of the Day,” and much more! Lots of info PACKED into this half hour!
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Next Monday night BOTH Glendon Cameron & The Redneck Picker will be joining us LIVE on the 25th Episode Celebration of “Trash Talk & Treasures” with Brent & Wally. You are not going to want to miss this special night!
Check out some of the past episodes featuring these great guests/guys! ….
SEE YOU NEXT MONDAY NIGHT!
http://www.spreaker.com/user/ounitproductions/business_life_is_good_full_v_part_time
http://www.spreaker.com/show/brentott_com_podcast
I did this yesterday and spoke some of my thoughts on whether or not you should be “Full Time or Part Time in the buying/selling business,” and what that even means. Also talked about Best Buy closing down stores, and some other things regarding my business and whatnot.
I want to randomly throw one together from time to time. Another fun little side project for 2013. More to come.
Hope you are all having an amazing day!
My good buddy Will (YouTube user Terminal99) returns to “Trash Talk & Treasures” THIS COMING MONDAY NIGHT! This is his record THIRD solo appearance on the show! Check out his past two appearances!
Also TOMORROW (Sunday, February 3rd) I’ll have a special OLD-SCHOOL episode of “Picking” up on YouTube. NOW IN HD! Make sure you visit OUnitProductions on YouTube and subscribe by clicking here!
Something new! I hope you guys all enjoy!
Don’t forget to TUNE IN to “Trash Talk & Treasures with Brent & Wally” LIVE EVERY MONDAY NIGHT beginning at 7:30 PM EST/6:30 PM CT!
What’s happening everyone? First off hope that you are all doing well. I spent the day working in two of my co-op booths/antique mall booths. I worked on my booth at Big Valley Antiques in Milroy, PA as well as my booth at Plaza Centre Antiques in Bellefonte, PA. Took in some fresh merchandise, switched some things between the booths, and changed things around in general. Always leads to a nice little bump in sales when I spend the day doing just that.
Within the next few days/week I need to get into my final booth, at Roller Mills Antiques in Lewisburg, PA, and do a nice little “fresh up” there as well. I’m also looking to get some new shelves/display cases into all three locations within the coming weeks and months. 2013 is another year of growth!
Tonight I’m going to spend relaxing with the girlfriend, AND getting a little bit of office work accomplished (as I can without getting in trouble!). Tomorrow is going to be a HUGE office day for me. Lots of email to respond to/send, tagging to get done, photographs to take, listing to hopefully accomplish, consultations to participate in, and get ready to be out BUYING strong this weekend!!!!!
If I don’t get into Roller Mills beforehand, next Thursday (my regular co-op day) will be kicking off with a Roller Mills trip to unload fresh finds & refresh the booth! I love what I do!
Oh, and have I mentioned that I’m getting a new camera this weekend? THIS is going to be fun!
Throughout my life I’ve always faced challenges head on. I’ve always faced adversities head on. Not once have I taken the easy way out, or backed down from anything. As a matter of fact, I thrive off the stress and uncertainty that a challenge of any sort brings.
Right now I am finding myself laughing on both the inside and out for a variety of reasons, about a variety of different things. None of these things even deserve further comment. As for all these “things,” I would like to simply thank everyone who has been in touch with me. Everyone who has showed support through Email, YouTube messages, Facebook messages, everywhere. Bottom line is that there’s nothing going on “around here” other than business as usual!
I’m going to keep being myself, keep getting money, and keep growing. It’s funny, I don’t think you ever quite KNOW where you are going without uncertainty, or know that you can’t fail, until you hit a point of rock bottom within your life. For me I hit that point back in 2004 with a marijuana case, which I don’t speak on too often. I stand firmly behind the legalization/decriminalization of marijuana, and always will. Perhaps it’s something I will get into further in a coming post. It’s because of that point of hitting bottom that I am the man who I am today, why I have the goals I do, why I’ve arrived at the point I am at today, and why I truly KNOW for a fact that I have more hustle in my left nut than most of these other guys have in their entire bodies.
Someone pointed out to me recently that I don’t have to say anything, I literally have “binders” of credibility, which I thought was a very valuable point. I’m not hiding behind anything, as is evident with my Internet presence from the last few years.
With these next few coming days comes a lot for me. I’ll be heading out to another auction (or two!), getting in to work on the co-op booths, doing some eBay & Etsy listing, and filming/work for my upcoming “Project X” show/podcast. It looks as though I’ll actually be picking up a new camera this weekend as well, which is super exciting! Always fun to get to play around with new technology. One thing that is on the back of my head right now is this year’s OUP Photography Tour, which I am always excited about. As of right now I don’t have all the details, but it’s always a blast. Last year the OUP Photography Tour took me to St. Louis, Nashville, Cincinnati, all over the place, and I’m sure this year will be much the same.
In addition to all these and other things, “Trash Talk & Treasures” is in the process of getting better and better. I’ll be working out the details with some good people, but rest assured that the often imitated, NEVER duplicated fun that is TTT won’t be going anywhere, ANYTIME soon. As I said we’ll just be getting better! I’m not going to give anything away just yet but you can count on learning a lot more, and getting a lot more out of TTT in the future. I’m seeing a lot of bullshit out there, which is expected, but not something I’m proud to say I stand behind.
I’m really starting to enjoy doing these posts here on BrentOtt.com more and more, and I’m very appreciative that you guys have enjoyed reading them. I appreciate all the comments, views, and of course all the viewers who have in turn checked out my other projects/sites/blogs, etc… As always, if there is ANYTHING I can help you with or anything you would like to get ahold of me for simply email brent@ounitproductions.com
Thanks guys, and I’ll check back in soon!
Brent
I hope you have enjoyed these exclusive “Picking” episodes these past few days! It was fun kicking it “old school” and putting out these videos. Perhaps I’ll put up more from time to time if you would like to see that, just let me know! In the meanwhile stay tuned while I continue to work on “Project X” and other side things in 2013!
Don’t forget to tune in LIVE TONIGHT at 7:30 PM EST to watch Glendon Cameron on “Trash Talk & Treasures with Brent & Wally!” EXCLUSIVELY on http://youtube.com/ounitproductions
And check out Glendon’s podcast! http://storageauctionshogun.com/
What’s going on guys?!? First and foremost, I just wanted to let you all know that my auction day yesterday was an absolute WIN. I actually only ended up going to the first of the two I had planned, simply because the first ended up being such a great auction, and also I ended up being there from about 1 PM EST until about 9 PM EST! Crazy day! Put this auction in my short list of favorites for sure.
I got so much stuff that my week ahead is going to be super busy processing for eBay, Etsy, and all three of my co-op booths. However I am so excited that the work almost seems like nothing compared to the money I’m going to be making! The funny thing about this business, and just simply working for yourself in general, is that even when you work 100+ hours per week it never really seems like it. I absolutely love what I do for a living!
Honestly, not to brag or anything, but getting out to this auction yesterday just made me realize how good I am at what I do. I have been full-time now for over two years and I continue to see myself grow. My eye is way more trained than it was when I began. The thing is, it will continue to get better and better. As is the case with anything, the more effort, time, and passion you put into what you do, the better you will become.
I am in-the-trenches right now working on “Project X,” as well as other side projects coming in 2013, but for this week only (at least for now) I’ve decided to kick it “old school” and put out exclusive episodes of “Picking” right here on BrentOtt.com! These will be unlisted YouTube videos, which EVENTUALLY I may make “public” on YouTube, but I thought it would be fun to do this! I get a lot of email, comments, and other messages asking to showcase more hauls. This week I am answering that request and doing so strong with these several new episodes. For me 2013 is a year of several things. First off, I am of course growing the entertainment and content end of my website/company, but at the same time I am focusing heavily on growing the retail end as well. There are a lot of people who talk. I myself am a talker. But if you truly deserve to have the RIGHT to talk and entertain, you must still be able to prove that you can DO. Believe me you, I STILL know how to make things happen!
The fact that these episodes will only be seen by a smaller audience, and the ones who truly appreciate what it is I do, really means a lot to me. I hope you guys enjoy seeing what I have NEVER stopped doing these last few months, and also enjoy seeing how my buying skills have changed and grown. 2013 will be a year of growth for “Trash Talk & Treasures,” “Project X,” BrentOtt.com, OUnitProductions.com, EVERYTHING I do. It will however be a year of MUCH more doing, and less saying, or “talking about.” It’s time to crush it on an entire new level!
Enjoy the episode and LEAVE SOME COMMENTS! Either on the video itself or in the comments below!
I had an absolute BLAST this past weekend, on the road, and enjoying my Saturday evening & Sunday afternoon in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. I got tons of photos & videos, not to mention had some delicious food & beer! There will be tons of content all over OUnitProductions.com in the coming days, and is already some up. Check it out!
