4 Garage Sale Shopping Tips to Help You Score Great Deals

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4 Garage Sale Shopping Tips to Help You Score Great Deals
  1. How do I keep my garage sale successful?
  2. What sells best at a yard sale?
  3. How should I price items for a garage sale?
  4. What should you not buy at a yard sale?
  5. How much petty cash should be on hand at a yard sale?
  6. What is the best month for a garage sale?
  7. What is the fastest way to organize a garage sale?
  8. Is a garage sale worth it?
  9. How do you make money at a yard sale?
  10. How do you show clothes at a yard sale?
  11. How do you price things to sell?
  12. How do I set up a garage sale without a table?

How do I keep my garage sale successful?

5 Tips on How to Get Your Garage Sale Organized

  1. Clean out what you don't need. ...
  2. Sort and organize your items. ...
  3. Think about having a neighborhood garage sale. ...
  4. Set a date for your garage sale. ...
  5. Get whatever supplies you might need. ...
  6. Name your price. ...
  7. Make prices visible. ...
  8. Bundle items.

What sells best at a yard sale?

Here are 15 popular items worth big money at garage sales.

  • Old games. Old games are great items to flip for cash. ...
  • Picture frames. Picture frames are a common item sold at garage sales. ...
  • Furniture. Furniture is popular with the DIY crowd. ...
  • Vintage dishes. ...
  • Costume jewelry. ...
  • Fishing rods. ...
  • Artwork. ...
  • Camping gear.

How should I price items for a garage sale?

Follow the 10 Percent Rule

It's a general rule that for a garage sale you don't price any of your items more than 10 percent the retail value. This may seem like a very small amount, which it is, but the quantity of your items is where you'll really be making the most money.

What should you not buy at a yard sale?

Here are 10 things you should never buy at a yard sale, no matter how cheap they are.

  • Baby gear. Baby in crib | iStock.com. ...
  • Bike helmets. A woman riding a bike | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. ...
  • Mattresses. Used mattresses | Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images. ...
  • Non-stick cookware. ...
  • Electronics. ...
  • Boxes of old LPs. ...
  • Shoes. ...
  • Swimsuits.

How much petty cash should be on hand at a yard sale?

Plenty of cash.

Get two rolls of quarters, a stack of 50 $1 bills, 10 $5 bills, and 5 $10 bills. Do it two days before the sale so that, if you forget, you can still get the change on the day before.

What is the best month for a garage sale?

When during the year should you hold your garage sale?

  • The best time is generally spring, especially early spring. ...
  • Summer is next best if it isn't too hot. ...
  • End of summer and fall are often ignored but can also be successful because the weather's just as nice, and there's less competition.

What is the fastest way to organize a garage sale?

Here are Ava's 10 tips for a successful yard sale:

  1. Offer at least 100 items or more for sale. ...
  2. Present an array of goods. ...
  3. Use tables and tablecloths to display your more expensive items. ...
  4. Create tags or labels to individually price all items. ...
  5. Choose your sale's date wisely. ...
  6. Make sure you have outstanding signage.

Is a garage sale worth it?

Yes, it's probably worth what you're asking — but not to a garage-sale shopper. ... Your vintage goods may take longer to sell online than in your garage — but you'll probably nab a much better price for a lot less effort.

How do you make money at a yard sale?

Read on for our 10 yard sale tips to make the most money.

  1. Advertise, advertise, advertise. Bad marketing means a less-successful garage sale. ...
  2. Brand your sale. ...
  3. Price appropriately. ...
  4. Sell the valuable stuff elsewhere. ...
  5. Have enough stuff. ...
  6. Organize your merchandise. ...
  7. Pick the right day. ...
  8. Offer another way to pay.

How do you show clothes at a yard sale?

Another way that you can display clothing at a yard sale is to place it in piles on the ground. If you decide to place your clothing on the ground you'll want to use a sheet or blanket between the clothing and the ground to ensure that grass and dirt do not get on the items.

How do you price things to sell?

Pricing New Products for Resale

The simplest is generally a cost-plus approach, which means that you multiply your product cost by a markup factor such as 100 percent. If you paid $25 wholesale for a cordless drill and applied a 100 percent markup, the retail selling price would be $50.

How do I set up a garage sale without a table?

10 Ingenious Ways to have a Yard Sale without Tables

  1. Display Books in Plastic Bins. Photo Source.
  2. Repurpose a dresser to Display Kitchenware. Photo Source.
  3. Assemble a few pallets into this makeshift clothes & shoe display. ...
  4. DIY Clothing Rack. ...
  5. Use Plastic Crates. ...
  6. PVC Clothing Rack. ...
  7. Repurpose a Baby's Changing Table into a Yard Sale Display. ...
  8. Stack Wooden Crates to display shoes.


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