Preparing To Move – Having A Great Garage Sale
One thing that many people do as they are preparing to move is have a garage sale. You can get rid of things you don’t want or need before you move so you don’t have to move it. Most of us have plenty of items we no longer need or use and a garage sale is the perfect way to turn these unwanted items into a little cash.
Some great things to sell are clothes you never wear, baby and children’s items, nick nacks, furniture, kitchen items, tools and garage stuff, and anything you don’t need or want anymore.
You will need some supplies. Here’s a list to get you started:
- Small labels or those little round stickers and a permanent marker. Prices make it so much easier for the shopper and you.
- Signs. This may be the most important part. Start at major intersections and work your way back to your home, with a sign on any corner where you want people to turn. Your signs should lead buyers right to your yard. You can either buy signs at a hardware store or make them yourself. For the do it yourself ones you will need some brightly colored poster board and wide black markers. Always draw arrows on your signs when you need buyers to turn. You can get small stakes at the hardware store or you can use duck tape or packing tape to tape them to street signs. Be sure to check with your city about specific ordnances so you don’t get into trouble and if you are putting a sign in someones yard be sure to knock on the door and get permission.
- Plastic bags from the grocery store and some newspaper, if you are selling anything fragile that buyers might want to protect on the way home.
- Plenty of change. You could use a box for this, or you can keep your change in your pocket, but take out the larger bills and extra change as you go so you don’t have too much in your pocket. You will need lots of $1 and $5 bills and lots of quarters.
- Folding tables, blankets or tarps and boxes to display your merchandise.
- Find friends to help you, treat them to coffee and donuts
More Good Ideas for a Great Garage Sale
Saturdays are great for yard sales, but I did go to a sale in my neighborhood on a Tuesday! They had great signs and there were lots of other people there too.
Start early, some buyers want to come by 7 or 7:30am.
Have your sale on a day when the weather is nice, rain or high wind, or freezing temps will keep the buyers away.
Use your yard or driveway so buyers can easily see that the sale is at your house. If you have a rear entry garage and you want to have it in the alley it would be best to put a huge sign in the front yard and a sign on the gate so everybody knows what to do.
What Not To Do
Go in the house and leave your stuff unattended, this is why you need a friend.
Just pile it up and make buyers dig through boxes, get it out so they can see it.
Put up one sign and hope for the best.
Make your prices too high, if you are unsure, go to a few sales and see what others are selling things for.
Don’t have change.
Have your sale on a day when the weather is bad.
We hope you have a very successful garage sale!
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