Garage Sale Tips and Tricks
Garage sales can be a great way to get rid of excess junk and really earn back some of the money you have spent.
Recently I held a garage sale to get rid of years of stuff I had collected from moving from apartment to apartment, the amount of stuff was huge – yet I couldn’t bare to just throw it in the bin without a small attempt to earn a bit of the money back.
Below we will look at some key points when it comes to hosting a garage sale and getting rid of your stored junk for a few dollars. Remember, it all adds up and it doesn’t cost you anything to host a garage sale.
With any luck, I will convince you to host your own garage sale in the lead up to spring?
Picking a day and time
When holding a garage sale, it is important to choose a date and time that does not clash with any other major events in your area. Try and hold it on a Saturday and even Sunday also to get the maximum time possible for all your items to sell.
We held a garage sale recently and found that people appeared at all times of the day and were on the hunt for many a bargain.
Let everyone know!
Advertise your garage sale in the local papers and maybe even one of the larger papers in your area. People often check these sections for second hand products and at times you even have antique dealers and bargain hunters scanning for products they could possibly sell in their shops.
Use signs
Put signs up everywhere in your area. You will be amazed at how many locals will have nothing to do on the weekend and the thought of going through some garage sales that are only just down the road will seem appealing.
Try and put the signs in a circular pattern within 2kms of your house and area. That will draw the maximum number of locals without complicating the address and location.
Setting up for the sale
Price tag everything. If you think something is worth $5, put a tag on it for $3. Under value your junk as otherwise you may be expecting unrealistic returns. The way I figure, it was going in the bin anyway, so better to get 50cents then nothing.
Organise your items into logical tables of related contents. If you have books for sale, make a books table. If you have a bunch of old sports gear, label it ‘sports gear’ and put it in one section. People will naturally flock to items of interest and odds are they will buy multiple items with the above mentioned price tags.
One persons junk, is another persons treasure
Its an old saying, but oh so true. Things you would rather throw in the bin than touch can sometimes be sort after products for many people out there. Keep all of these items for your garage sale and you stand a chance of cashing in on them.
Bargaining tips
Even though you have set your prices lower than what you wanted to originally, people are still going to try and bargain with you. This is ok, remember that you would rather them take it than just throwing it in the bin.
Stay strong and offer realistic bargaining answers to their questions.
What are your garage sale tips?
Tell us some of your tips for running a garage sale? People often ask ‘how do I run a garage sale?’ and are looking for specific tips on making more money. Would love to hear from you!
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2 Responses for Garage Sale Tips and Tricks
I really like this approach to creating a bit of extra money. It kind of reminds me of the traveling mantra “always bring half as much stuff and twice as much money!”
Having your neighbours holding garage sales on the same day is a good way to enourage more customers.
People are more likely to go if there is more than one to visit. If you can get 2 or three to do it, it’s lots of fun. You can all wok out a few different items you’ll have for sale as well as some common things. Then when you ring the adds through get the person taking the add to block all three together, maybe even have a heading like mega neighbourhood garage sale. something to catch people’s attention.
The more group or varieties of items your selling that you can list the better your chances of having a great days selling. And definatley have a 50 cent or $1.00 table. People love to get a bargain.
