Today:s Quick Fixes: Garage Sale Expert Bruce Littlefield Helps People Maximize Garage Sale Profits

NBC ID: AR3TO7TEGM | Production Unit: Today Show | Media Type: Aired Show | Media ID: NY-WTDY-20090418-0001 | Air Date(s): 04/18/2009 | Event Date(s): 04/18/2009

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Event Date(s): 04/18/2009 | Description: EXT DAY WS: Garage sale expert Bruce Littlefield exits garaged filled with junk. INT BRIEF CUTS: Piles of boxed items in garage. Video zooms out on a Mr. Beer Brewery kit. Video zooms in on item said to stop animal attacks. EXT DAY MS: Person holds up a chandlier. CU: A tea pot. PARTIAL VO: During interview and as video of garage sale items and $3 Billion graphic are seen Littlefield says" Things that you have in your house that is just sitting around collecting dust is worth something to someone else. Garage saling is a $3 billion a year industry in the United States. That's a lot of junk moving across people's lawns." INT MS: Littlefied enters room. GFX: Insert shot of Littlefield's book"Garage Sale America". INT WS: While standing in room with woman Littlefield says"Oh, my goodness, you've got a lot of stuff." BRIEF CUTS: Littlefield and homeowner Andrea Falco sort through items in Falco's house. EXT DAY MS: Falco carries box out of garage. 2 MS: Unidentified people. INT BRIEF CUTS: Items in Falco's garage. WS: While speaking with Falco Littlefield says"The trick is going to be is organizing it." BRIEF CUTS: Falco and Littlefield attending to items in Falco's garage. GFX: Get Organized. EXT DAY MS: During interview Littlefield says" Make sure that you have sections." MS: While placing box of books on ground Littlefield says"All the books are here, OK?" MS: While carrying box Littlefield says"Put kitchen over here." MS: Littlefield carries a child's toy. GFX: Set Up Like A Store. EXT DAY WS: Littlefield sets up patio furniture on lawn. CU: Littlefield attachs rope to a nail on garage door. WS: Littlefield hangs clothing on makeshifr clothes line. MS: While hanging clothes Littlefield says"It's a great trick. It catches the eye. Somebody doesn't want to buy something shoved into a bag." MS: While holding life sized cut out of President Barack Obama Littlefield says"Everybody that drives by is going to see this." MS: Item on display. VO: As video of electronics on display is seen Littlefield says"Have an extension cord set up such that people can try it out." BRIEF CUTS: Price tags on items. MS: While speaking with unseen person Littlefield says"These are great to price with." PARTIAL VO: During interview and as video of price tag and shot of Littlefield and Falco opening box are seen Littlefield says"If you take the retail price of something and you start at about a tenth of that, that's where you want to start pricing. But if something's new in the box, that can be priced a little higher." WS: Littlefield and others roll out carpet on lawn. VO: As close up shot of a piece of china and as he speaks with Falco and others Littlefield says" I would look on eBay for the amount that these have sold for, not what people are trying to--are asked and listing for, but what they have sold for, and then price lower than that, you know." BRIEF CUTS: Items on display. PARTIAL VO: During interview and as close up shot of newspaper classified ad are seen Littlefield says"The ad is going to have the things that you're selling, like big ticket items like antiques, furniture, toys, and you want to put that in your local paper." GFX: Put Ad In Local Paper. EXT DAY BRIEF CUTS: Items for sale on display. CU: Sign. CU: Person writing sign. GFX: Day Of Garage Sale. EXT DAY MS: While holding sign Littlefield says"Black on yellow apparently captures people's eye the best." GFX: Day Of Garage Sale. EXT DAY PARTIAL VO: During interview and as video of a stack of $1 bills is seen Littlefield says"Because nothing's going to be worse than people bringing you a 20 and buying a dollar item and you have no change to give them." GFX: Day Of Garage Sale. EXT DAY WS: While speaking with Falco and others Littlefield says"f you're having fun when people come up, they're going to feel obligated to spend money at your sale. If you're dressed up you're in. I would definitely come to your sale and I would definitely spend money." Video zooms in on man holding For Sale sign.

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