This is the time of the year when people like to clean out the closets, attics and garage. cleaning house is a perfect excuse to have a garage or yard sale to make some extra money. the following are just a few tips to having a successful garage sale.
1. Make sure you are allowed to have a sale where you live.
2. Determine a date, time, and what type of sale it is going to be (single family, multi-family or neighborhood sale).
3. Give yourself enough time to pull things together. Look through your items for things you no longer use or have not used in over a year.
4. Make sure all items are labeled with price and initials of the seller if there are more than one seller involved.
5. be sure to have an electric chord available to test electrical equipment like the blender or toaster you are trying to sell.
6. have clothesline (string between trees to display clothing), extra tables, tarps (to lay things on).
7. Display male oriented items near the street so that passerbys can see. Men tend to be drivers and are more likely to stop.
8. Be sure to have change ($80 should be enough)
9. Pricing is important about 25 - 30% of new price is a good starting point. If you are selling collectibles or antiques be sure you know the value of the item. Items such as adult clothing and book prices may need to start at a lower price. People go to garage sales for the bargains so expect people to haggle over the prices.
10. If you have children that want to be involved, a good idea would be to let them set up a snack stand with canned pop or water and packaged snacks. I would suggest against a homemade lemonade or cookies stand and cooked hotdogs could get you in trouble with the local health department.
11. If you have pets please make sure that they are put away. Do not let them run loose during the sale.
I made this short and sweet but would be very interested in anything you might like to add.
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