Bio

Hello, my name is Colleen Hirsch and I am the creator of "Colleen the Treasure Hunter" blog. This blog is all about finding treasures at garage sales, estate sales, rummage sales and flea markets as well as tips on how to resell items online by using Ebay.com and Amazon.com.

I started reselling in 2001 on Ebay.com. Back then I specialized mainly in books: first editions, pulp fiction paperbacks, as well as newer books. Back then books sold like wildfire and I was constantly struggling to keep inventory. Then with the release of e-readers such as Kindle and Nook, people were no longer interested in buying books. I stopped selling on Ebay and focused on other things like going back to school and working full time. I lost my full time job due to cutbacks and struggled to find a new one.  I was getting depressed and frustrated at not being able to find a job.

So my husband, Ben, sat me down and asked what I really wanted to do. “What is your passion?” he asked me.

“I really like selling stuff online.” I answered.

“Then just throw yourself into it. It won’t seem like work if you love it.”

That was about 6 months ago. I spent every weekend of the summer going to garage sales. It was hit or miss but I am slowly building up my inventory. I take my son Phil with me. He is 13 years old and an expert on which video games are the hot ones.

I am also looking forward to getting into the costume jewelry business and am currently learning about that.

I am looking forward to the day when I can finally quit my day job and focus on my business full time.