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Bring on those longer days and warmer temperatures. Spring is right around the corner and so is yard sale season. March is the perfect time to get organized by going through your family’s closets, attic, basement and garage to clear out what’s outgrown, not useful to you or just taking up precious space.
Planning now gets you ready to have the kind of yard sale that just rakes in the dough.
And when it’s time to roll up that garage door and greet the early bird yard sale shoppers, these tips will help you make the most cash for your items.
Hold your yard sale around the 15th or 30th of the month, on a Saturday. That’s when people are likely to have been paid and have some yard sale cash handy. But avoid holiday weekends.
The early bird gets the worm. We all like to sleep in on the weekends, but setting your yard sale up early gets you the best traffic. Advertise your yard sale in the local newspaper and on Craigslist for 7am to noon, but have everything set up by 6:30am. The early shoppers will come by and clean you out. If you’re not ready, they’ve swooped on to other yard sales and you’re stuck with all your items.
Price things to sell. Yes, you bought that lamp for $35 a couple of years ago. But sell it for $5-$8 if it’s not damaged, and less if there’s anything wrong with it. That lamp you’re not using will only clutter up your home, but that money will help you pay some bills. Consider any reasonable offer.
Put “like” things together. If you have several things to sell in one category, like children’s clothing, hardback books or candlesticks, price them together. Sell them four for a dollar, or 50 cents each or whatever seems to make sense for you. Just like in a retail store, shoppers will group things together and buy, buy, buy.
Clean and dust what you can. A few swipes with a dust rag will shine up your garage sale goodies and make them look more appealing.
Offer a way to test electronics. Have an extension cord that people can use to test CD players, televisions or other electronic items you’re selling.
Don’t forget to go to the bank the night before and get some cash to make change, especially singles. Many of your shoppers will hit the ATM on the way to your sale, so they will most likely have 20 dollar bills. Good luck with your sale!! Let me know how you’re getting ready in the comments.
Thanks for the advice. We are actually getting ready to do one and this really helps.
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