After winter has finally said it’s goodbyes and the days start heating up, there is no better time to have a garage sale. It is cathartic and can earn you some good cash to spend on your next vacation. So Spring time is the best time to get started and have the sale.
Planning one is no small task. You need to know what’s is in your home and garage that you want to get rid of. You need a well executed plan and one that will maybe involve your family or friends as well. It is really an amazing task and is almost like a small business. You need to be vigilant and you need to know your bottom line.
Once you have decided on a day, you must hastily place an advertisement in your local newspaper or place an ad at your local community board at the supermarket. This way you will get the locals involved as well. Don’t make the mistake of thinking you can get rid of that plus size wedding dress if you have not informed people that you are having a garage sale. It is not advisable to just exhibit your stuff and hope that people will arrive.
Making lists of all your items on sale will take a lot of your time and effort. Start with the small ornaments and work your way up to the big items. Group these items together on the day of the sale as well. You need to get stickers or labels whichever you prefer and price each item according to your needs. Don’t charge too much for the small ones – try to keep it under ten dollars.
Having done all the small items. You can now concentrate of the bigger ones like home storage cabinets, beds, sofas, refrigerators or bookshelves. You need to maybe price these items a bit higher and so use your intuition or discretion in this regard. Asking too high a price will ensure you have no sales. You can also be open to bargaining in you wish and tell your customers this.
If you do have baby items to sell then keep them grouped as well, you could take your spa baby and pack it full of clothes or small toys and sell it as a package or of course individually if you prefer.
Garage sales are really fun to have as it will bring your community together. You never know what your neighbor has to sell next month.
