Poop Garage Sale tips - Page 2

KCrockaholic · 10-20-2010, 10:21 PM

I'm doing a garage sale this weekend to get some xtra money for my "junk". When you go to sale's what do you look for?

What stands out, draws your attention, or makes you confirm the choice on that $30 item?

kepp · 10-21-2010, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Your shit is worthless. Don't ****ing price it like it is "gently used".

True except for baby stuff. We made over $300 this summer selling a lot of old baby gear like a swing, playpen, etc.

**loochy** · 10-21-2010, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Your shit is worthless. Don't ****ing price it like it is "gently used". Garage sales are for getting rid of shit, not to make a ton of money. If you think your items are worth something sell them on Craigslist or eBay.

This. Just sell the stuff for whatever. People go to garage sales to get super cheap deals on old crap that might or might not be useful to them.

TrickyNicky · 10-21-2010, 07:49 AM

Don't let anyone use your bathroom. Every other year I have a garage sale and I always get some meth-head that wants to use my bathroom even though there is a gas station that is a 5 min walk away.

**Saulbadguy** · 10-21-2010, 07:51 AM

Oh, another tip. Open early, at least 7:00 AM. You will get the professional garage sale goers at that time.

Post ads anywhere you can. It may be too late for the paper, but put an ad in craigslist.

Rooster · 10-21-2010, 07:51 AM

I don't usually stop unless I see tools or yard stuff. If you have any of those kind of items make sure it is visiable from the street.

Advertise your sale on Craiglist.

Signage is important. Balloons are always nice.

**Iowanian** · 10-21-2010, 09:52 AM

my mom, wife and sister have a garage sale every year. It basically pisses away my friday cleaning the garage and setting up and dicks up my saturday so they can make $40 each.

I'd rather give them each $50 and haul the shit to good will and keep my saturday.

Big Dog · 10-21-2010, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcrockaholic4life

Ok. So does a good sign draw you in? Say you are 3 blocks away, and notice a garage sale sign and it's bold, written well, and looks clean. Would you prefer, or be more inclined to go to that sale over one that is written on CPU paper, and they used crayon?

I had a surprisingly successful garage sale 2 weeks ago. ($700) I bought the largest signs Home Depot had, and printed out/folded and taped my address and arrows to put on the sign. I had many comments from customers about my good signage.

boogblaster · 10-21-2010, 10:05 AM

price the good shit high so you can come down ..
sell the bs cheap
give toys away to the kids .. mothers will buy more if you cater to their kids
have some man-stuff too
end of day sell the bs away in package deals

Groves · 10-21-2010, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iowanian

I'd rather give them each $50 and haul the shit to good will and keep my saturday.

This times eleventy.

Put your 3 items with real worth on craigslist and take the rest to a thrift store.

Unless you have weekdays and weekends to burn and like just sitting and moving stuff around your yard for a few days before you eventually put it in the car and take it to the thrift store.

Or this might be fun.

Take it all in your van to *other* people's garage sales and just drop it off one broken blender and potty seat at a time. See just how few stops it takes to off-load it.

**007** · 07-07-2013, 06:53 PM

Is it even effective to post a garage sale on Craigslist?

**penguinz** · 07-07-2013, 06:59 PM

Instead of a garage sale donate it to charity. You will make more from the tax deductions that from the sale.

cosmo20002 · 07-07-2013, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iowanian

my mom, wife and sister have a garage sale every year. It basically pisses away my friday cleaning the garage and setting up and dicks up my saturday so they can make $40 each.

I'd rather give them each $50 and haul the shit to good will and keep my saturday.

This.

Also, sitting outside or in the garage most of the day on a hot humid shitty day in July = not worth it

Chief Pote · 07-07-2013, 07:25 PM

Spend the time to put a price tag or sticker on all of your items. I HATE it when I have to ask someone "how much is this"? I always feel like they make up some high price and I end up putting it back. Why the **** don't they ask me "how much do you have"? I mean really?

**SAUTO** · 07-07-2013, 07:37 PM

My garage sales entail renting a large dumpster and throwing everything in it and calling the disposal service to come pick it up.

Then I tell my wife if she hadn't touched it in a year no one else wants to either
Posted via Mobile Device

Ace Gunner · 07-07-2013, 07:49 PM

curbside and ebay are my friends

10-20-2010, 10:21 PM
KCrockaholic Sarcasm Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Olathe Casino cash: $4822900	Garage Sale tips I'm doing a garage sale this weekend to get some xtra money for my "junk". When you go to sale's what do you look for? What stands out, draws your attention, or makes you confirm the choice on that $30 item?
Posts: 21,132

10-21-2010, 07:49 AM	#18
TrickyNicky My Black Friend, Alan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Manhattan Casino cash: $10007047	Don't let anyone use your bathroom. Every other year I have a garage sale and I always get some meth-head that wants to use my bathroom even though there is a gas station that is a 5 min walk away. __________________ *Adopt-a-Chief: David Mims #70* Dammit Mimsy!!!
Posts: 3,648

10-21-2010, 07:51 AM	#19
Saulbadguy When a nightmare becomes real Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $2706966	Oh, another tip. Open early, at least 7:00 AM. You will get the professional garage sale goers at that time. Post ads anywhere you can. It may be too late for the paper, but put an ad in craigslist.
Posts: 46,964

10-21-2010, 07:51 AM	#20
Rooster Draft a QB Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: JoCo Casino cash: $9961689	I don't usually stop unless I see tools or yard stuff. If you have any of those kind of items make sure it is visiable from the street. Advertise your sale on Craiglist. Signage is important. Balloons are always nice. __________________ When Reno Hightower was a prick he was the best damn quarterback in the history of Kern County.
Posts: 5,753

10-21-2010, 09:52 AM	#21
Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $4818454	my mom, wife and sister have a garage sale every year. It basically pisses away my friday cleaning the garage and setting up and dicks up my saturday so they can make $40 each. I'd rather give them each $50 and haul the shit to good will and keep my saturday.
Posts: 61,511

10-21-2010, 10:05 AM	#23
boogblaster MVP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Verdigris Valley Campsite Casino cash: $10004900	price the good shit high so you can come down .. sell the bs cheap give toys away to the kids .. mothers will buy more if you cater to their kids have some man-stuff too end of day sell the bs away in package deals __________________ WR or S please
Posts: 10,305

07-07-2013, 06:53 PM	#25
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $14060126 VARSITY	Is it even effective to post a garage sale on Craigslist? __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
Posts: 65,554

07-07-2013, 06:59 PM	#26
penguinz Supporter Join Date: Mar 2003 Casino cash: $3137626	Instead of a garage sale donate it to charity. You will make more from the tax deductions that from the sale. __________________
Posts: 16,314

07-07-2013, 07:25 PM	#28
Chief Pote Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Undercover..... Casino cash: $8372638	Spend the time to put a price tag or sticker on all of your items. I HATE it when I have to ask someone "how much is this"? I always feel like they make up some high price and I end up putting it back. Why the **** don't they ask me "how much do you have"? I mean really?
Posts: 3,456

07-07-2013, 07:37 PM	#29
SAUTO Shit Join Date: Jun 2008 Casino cash: $10039067	My garage sales entail renting a large dumpster and throwing everything in it and calling the disposal service to come pick it up. Then I tell my wife if she hadn't touched it in a year no one else wants to either Posted via Mobile Device
Posts: 55,715

07-07-2013, 07:49 PM	#30
Ace Gunner First Overall Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: kcmo Casino cash: $10007271	curbside and ebay are my friends __________________ The Greatest
Posts: 10,580