Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings are usually the best time to hold a successful garage sale. Consider scheduling your sale on the first weekend of the month—when people have just gotten paid and haven't spent all their fun money yet.
They're basically the same as a garage sale, except here, you're selling items to downsize for a move, not to simply purge. A moving out sale is a great way to say goodbye to your neighbors while making your move easier altogether. Other than that, organizing one is pretty similar to a garage sale.
Sites like YardSaleSearch.com, Gsalr.com and GarageSaleFinder.com—and their mobile apps—enable garage sale enthusiasts to browse sale listings and even map out a route of their favorites. You may also want to do a quick Facebook search to see if you have any active garage sale groups in your area.
Consider how much cash you'll need on hand to make change for attendees and stop by the bank ahead of time. Conventional advice is to have at least $100 cash available to make change.
View your local yard sales in map or list format, view sale details and photos, get directions, and take advantage of advanced organizational and route planning features. List your sale in this app or at yardsaletreasuremap.com.
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A good rule-of-thumb is to price your items around 25% to 33% of retail. This varies according to the brand of your items and the condition they are in. Pricing at seasonal consignment sales is somewhere between garage sale prices and resale consignment stores.
Post your garage sale flyers around the neighborhood a few days before the yard sale. Make sure to place them in high-traffic areas like marts, parks, office elevators, and churches so people will see them. You can also ask your friends and family to help out.
Nearly new items can be priced higher, but used or worn items should be priced accordingly. Use round numbers that are easy to add up, like $1, $5, $10. This makes transactions quicker and easier for both you and the buyer. Remember, many garage sale buyers expect to haggle.
For the best attendance, choose a Saturday or Sunday morning between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m., when temperatures are cooler. If you can have a two-day sale, that's an even better way to maximize your profits.
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