Garage Sale tips

[KCrockaholic]

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?

[Ace Gunner]

Originally Posted by Guru

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

yes. not that you'll get anybody but nitty females looking for baby clothes

[Johnny Vegas]

have punch and pie and they will come

[Kylo Ren]

Originally Posted by joesomebody

I tend to plot my course in advance based on a good classifieds ad. SOMETIMES on a whim I'll stop at a garage sale based on signage, but typically just a standard garage sale sign is as good as any other.

Be sure to talk up everything but clothes, unless you have baby clothes... I swear no one goes to garage sale for clothes.

Well, the funny thing is, you are totally wrong on both points.

1. We go to a lot of effort to make large clear signs with arrows and put them on 12 different street corners in our town. They are large, white signs with clear black lettering. They are very simple. They just say Garage Sale and the address with an arrow. We have many people tell us they really like our signs or they would have never known about our sales except for our signs. We have swarms of people every time we open our doors. Time and effort devoted to signs is a must.

2. Clothes...... specifically womens clothes, especially women's shoes are a BIG deal. Put them on a clothing rack out front where the women can see them. Make sure they are clean and organized and easy to hunt through. My wife is making a killing on her clothes. And the women shriek with glee when they see a table full of quality, clean, stylish shoes! My wife doesn't mess around. She puts pretty good prices on her clothes, especially the name brand stuff. She may go down a little, but usually she demands a good price. She's got good stuff and knows what it's worth. But, it is true that baby clothes are a dime a dozen at garage sales. And men don't really shop for clothes at garage sales.

We just made $800 this weekend. The last time we had a 2 day garage sale, we made $1000. If you take it seriously and put in the time and effort, you can get rid of your "gently used" or "pre-loved" junk for good money.

[KCrockaholic]

I ended up making a few hundred from that sale. Mainly off the video games though. Nobody wanted my old WWF magazines, haha.

[Kylo Ren]

Originally Posted by Guru

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

YES! Big time! And on Facebook.

[Kylo Ren]

Originally Posted by penguinz

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

This is absolutely true in some cases and on certain items.

[Shaid]

I have a garage sale to get rid of shit I don't want, the money's just a bonus. If you have a good local advertising web site to advertise the good stuff early, do it. Price most of your stuff to move so you don't need to have another garage sale later. It's fine to overprice a few things but if I go to a place and see overpriced crap, I usually just turn around and leave. I guess that's how I see it. My time is worth more to me than messing around with haggling too much. If you move most of your junk and make the same you would have and still have crap at your place to deal with, is it really worth doing a second sale, etc. To me it isn't, to some people it might be. I'd rather spend my weekend fishing.

[Mr. Laz]

get other people to do the garage sale with you so you have more stuff


neighbors?

[Psyko Tek]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

Like 50 cents, or 75 cents a Coke/Pepsi?

I went to one were it was a buck a rock, but it came with a free beer

[Rain Man]

Hire a bunch of actors to come in and be all excited about your stuff, and it'll make people buy faster.

[tooge]

I wouldn't sell food. Some douche will sue you for food poisoning.
Items people want?
Bikes
Electronics
Bars, tables, other decent furniture
Antiques
Sports items
Tools
Kids toys
Name brand baby clothes
Outdoors and camping gear

[KCrockaholic]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Hire a bunch of actors to come in and be all excited about your stuff, and it'll make people buy faster.

That shit probably does work. Just ask some family and friends to "look busy" when you see cars driving by.

[listopencil]

Just push all of your old shit out of your garage and into your yard and catch it on fire. Make a bonfire. Sell marshmallows on a stick, s'mores, hot dogs, etc. And bottled water/cheap soda for a dollar a piece. Then bury the burnt out crap in your back yard the next day. Done.


P.S. It's not my fault if this doesn't work. I took an Ambien about half an hour ago but I'm pretty sure I'm still awake. Your mileage may vary.

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.

Yup. Never, ever again. I won't lose $400 a day and then give up my day off so you can make a couple bucks. It's not worth the headache at all.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

I know we have a couple people on here from Colorado Springs. If they want to stop by a sale in Fountain this Saturday, let me know. I've got a lot of WWE stuff from when I was a big fan. Sports stuff. Nothing Chiefs. So forget that. I'm keepin my Chiefs stuff.

Be prepared to hear a lot of Mexican.

Be prepared to have a lot of your crap stolen.

Don't let the Mexican-speaking woman let her kid use your bathroom.