So you’ve decided to hold a garage sale! What a great way to get rid of all the clutter you’ve accumulated over the years. There’s a lot more to a garage sale than meets the eye, what with the planning and the pricing and waiting for people to come.
We just had a garage sale over the weekend and did fairly well, although the weather didn’t like us very much! I definitely learned a lot, and so I’ve come up with 24 tips for a successful garage sale that will hopefully help during the upcoming season!
1.) Make sure you have enough boxes and tables. When we were packing up Allison’s clothes, we realized we severely underestimated how many boxes we needed. And then we kept adding more and more items from the house. Ask friends and family to bring home boxes from work, if possible. We also didn’t have enough tables for the sale, so we had to borrow more from my parents. Always overestimate what you need!
2.) Don’t give in to re-sellers. I’m sorry to all you re-sellers out there; I know it’s a good way to make money. If you don’t want to sell something for a super-low price, it’s okay to say no! On the first day of our sale, I had all of my video games in a large box. I sold quite a few in the first few hours, and then a guy came in, opening each box and examining each disc. He then asked how much I was asking for the whole box. It wasn’t until I accepted a too-low price that he told me he bought and re-sold items. Ugh. I have a hard time saying no, so I’ll be practicing what I preach!
3.) Keep snacks. We usually keep different kinds of snacks in the house, and it really helps when you’re just sitting around and can’t do much. Nuts, granola bars, cheese, crackers… anything small is great. Also keep drinks/coffee. Our garage sale was on a cold, rainy weekend, so a hot cup of coffee was just perfect… and I also made John go to Speedway to buy me a cappuccino. Because I needed it. =)
4.) Keep your children entertained. In any way possible. I felt bad keeping Allison outside all day, but she had snacks, she watched Daniel Tiger on her tablet, and she was able to run around the front yard when it wasn’t raining.
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