Read the following EASY TIPS on how to have a successful garage sale, yard sale, or moving sale. I have been around garage sales for almost 30 years and know the dos and don't of how to use your time wisely when putting together a garage or yard sale, moving sale, or even a subdivision sale. GREAT WAY TO GET ORGANIZED AND MAKE MONEY.
It is important to have an extra clean, neat area. Be sure to rope off, separate, or mark items that are not for sale. People always want t o by the husband's tool that are not for sale. The response is usually, "My husband will kill me if I sell his stuff".
WHEN
Friday evenings and Saturday mornings get the most traffic.
How to advertise your garage sale click Best Way To Advertise A Garage Sale.
ORGANIZING
**Obtain as many tables as you need. You want to put everything for sale in view. Along the floor under the perimeter of the tables is fine as long as your customers can see them. Neatly placed down the driveway is a good eye catcher for those who are driving by. If you have a rack for clothes, that is great. If you have a garage, there should be somewhere to hang clothes on the lip of the garage door, (when it is raised up). For wrinkled clothes, throw into dryer and fold or hang.
**If they stink, wash them. There is nothing more unappealing than stinky clothes. You will loose customers if you garage sale is stinky.
**Put bigger items out in front down the driveway. This is a good eye catcher.
**If there you have neighbors that would like to have a sale at their house, advertise the sale that way, street sale, subdivision sale, etc. You will get a lot more traffic if there is more than one house in your neighborhood or subdivision having a sale.
PRICE TAGS
You want to make this as quick and easy as possible.
**You can price by table. Example, all on this table $.50, all on the other table, $1.00 etc.
**You may put baby and toddler clothing in bins or nice boxes separated by sex and size. This makes it easy to shop and doesn't take up table space. Do not put large clothing in bins; it is too hard to root through.
**You can price by items, (example) Sweaters 1.00, shoes $2, pants $1.00, etc. You will need to list the prices for each category on a poster board or two.
**D O T S, colored dots are easy to find at Wal-mart or your local office supply store. This is a quick and easy way to label. Some labels are sold blank and others have prices on them.Get a couple poster boards and label the different items by color of dot, make a key. Example O is $1.00, O is.75, O is.50, etc.
**Masking tape works, but then you have to write the price on each piece. NEVER PUT TAPE ON WOOD OR LEATHER. This may mess it up.
**Small pieces of paper and pins. This works, but I think it is too time consuming. Remember, many items will need their own special tag.
Do not sell broken items unless there is age value or another part of the item may be wanted; example, the old lamp may be broke, but the shade is unique and looks better on the lamp. Label broken products.
PRICING
**First, think if you are wanting to get rid of item, or if you are doing it more for profit. If for profit, keep in mind that resale shops, and consignment stores, will bring in more profit for name brand items and nicer household items.Places like Plato's Closet, Once Upon A Child, and others, buy name brand clothing and accessories on the spot. They usually don't give as much as you would get at a Resale shop, or Consignment shop For more ideas on getting the most profit, click Get your house organized and Make Money On Your Stuff, or How to Make Money On Your junk. Also, I will walk you through, Step By Step Craigslist.
**If you are just trying to get organized, then price items to sell. The average garage sales, yard sales, and moving sales I go to are priced as follows:
Pants $1.00-2.00, tops .50-$1.00, shoes $1.00-$2.00, baby and kids clothes $.50-$1.50.
Accessories, $1.00- $5.00. There are many item that should be priced higher. You can always negotiate prices with customers
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