How To Make Money With Garage Sales

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 by: Marilyn Pokorney

Drive through almost any neighborhood in any city or town
on a weekend, and you're sure to see garage sales scattered throughout.

These homeowners are spending their weekend time off making money. The average profit is $600 for a one-weekend garage sale.

It's time to get your share of the pie. Organization is the key.

Step one: Check with the local officials to see what the local laws and regulations are on operating garage sales in your area.

Step two: Spend a few weekends going to garage sales in
your area. See what is selling, what people are buying, how the items
are priced, how the sellers advertise. Observe how the sellers display
their items. Take notes.

Step three: Clean house and take stock of what you have
and what it's time to get rid of. Be sure to pick out at least one
interesting and unusual item to call attention to your sale; some large
ticket item you can set up in front of your home during your sale.

If you find older items such as dishes, a painting, an
old flower urn etc. that you feel it's time to dispose of have it
appraised. You don't want to sell something for 50 cents only to find
out later it was an antique valued at $500.00. You can be sure there
are garage sale shoppers who are on the lookout for just this kind of
treasure.

Step four: Pick a date for your sale. The best time to
have a garage sale is twice a year in May or September. People will be
out shopping for summer items in May and winter items in September.

Never pick a holiday weekend such as Mother's Day or Labor Day. Holiday festivities will get the attention of most people.

The best days for your garage sale are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Step five: Advertise, advertise and advertise some more.
Place ads in the local newspaper, shopper guides, on bulletin boards
and even online. Place signs all over the neighborhood with brightly
colored letters, attached balloons, etc.

Step six: Organize your sale. Put price stickers on
your items. Have a wide variety of clothing and jewelry and arrange
them in a rainbow of colors. Make sure jewelry and appliances sparkle!
Hang clothing on racks arranged in sizes. Imagine that you are opening
a retail store and copy what the stores do.

If you have items that are hard to price and you think
they will not sell, put them in a penny box. And be sure to mark the
box "Penny Box" or "All items just 1 cent each".

Step seven: Timing. Consider starting at 7:00 a.m.
instead of 8:00 or 9:00. And close no later than 6:00 p.m. And
positively NEVER shut down for the noon hour! There are people who work
on weekends and will stop on their way to or from work and shop during
their lunch breaks.

As most customers will have come and gone by 1:00, noon
hour being the most active, you can start lowering prices after 1:00
p.m. On items you think will not sell at all, put them in a box marked
"Free".

And lastly, what doesn't sell take to the local Good Will or other organization of your choice.

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Marilyn Pokorney

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