How To Hold A Successful Garage Sale
Selling items you own, but do not need anymore is a great way to
make money. Pick one weekend and drive through any city or town,
and you're sure to spot dozens of garage sales. And they are
making money selling items that people no longer use or want
taking up space.
Everybody accumulates items that other people are eagerly
searching for and are willing to pay a reasonable amount to have
them.
If you look over every corner of your home, you will discover
that you have lots of stuffs you no longer need. A few examples
of such items are: toasters, toys, clothes, hair dryers, coffee
pots, rollar skates, bikes, furniture, pictures, books, sporting
equipment, televisions, bags, CDs, tape recorders and household
tools.
You can make good money by holding a garage sale. Holding a
garage sale provides an outlet for unwanted items, which other
people are looking for, and will pay good money for.
You don't need a garage to hold a garage sale. It can be held
anywhere - yard, lawn, basement, garage, porch, or house. But
you need to know why people go to garage sales, what items they
buy and how to set prices on your merchandise.
You can hold your sale for one day if you like. But holding a
two or three-day sale offers advantages not available in the
case of one-day sales. For example, if it rains on the day of
your one-day sale, your sale will be ruined. But in a two or
three-day sale, you have an alternative date in case it rains.
The people who come to buy at garage sales are looking for
bargains. They expect a hefty discount. Don't disappoint them.
Before you hold your sale, visit several garage sales in your
area. Find out what's being offered for sale, what people are
buying, how and where to place signs, how to decorate the
location, and how the merchandise is displayed. You need to
advertise your sale. There are several ways to advertise your
sale. You can place ads in local newspapers. Include the times,
date and address of the garage sale.
Put signs around the main roads in your community. Put notices
on bulletin boards. Word of mouth is also an excellent
advertising method. Make your garage sale known to as many
people as you can.
Place posters in front of your house when your garage sale is
open for business. This will pull in your neighbors and attract
the people driving by. Don't forget to remove the signs after
the sale.
You can decide to make it a spare-time business. Your next sale
will run more smoothly than the previous sale because you have
gained some valuable experience.
You can buy more items to add if you have a few items that
didn't sell in the first sale. When you start adding items to
whatever is left over from the previous sale, you will have
garage sales in some kind of steady fashion.
You can buy items from pawnshops, cleaners, rental companies,
junkyards, local manufacturing companies, auction and
liquidation companies.
Place ads in the newspaper stating that you buy garage sale
items, or take them on consignment for a percentage of the final
sale price.
A garage sale is a great way to make money. To have a successful
sale, it takes some preparation and basic know-how. Be sure to
check with your local officials regarding laws and regulations
of garage sales.
Now that you're excited to get started with your own garage
sale, and pack a profit in your pocket you should get more
information before setting up your first sale.