Tips for a Successful Garage Sale
1. Shoppers more often stop for full tables and large items. Bookcases, dressers, toys, tools, plants and electronics will attract traffic.
2. Make your items available online. places like marketplace, your local neighborhood sites, craigslist as soon early in the process. Offer non-used items for free!
3.Let family and neighbors know maybe they will have things to add or can help you with set-up.
3. Make sure appliances, tools that should work do work.
4. 10-30% of retail is a fair price for most items. Tag all items but be prepared to haggle.
5. Items sorted by size and type and organized on shelves or rack fetch higher prices.
6. Partner with neighbors and split the cost.
7. Check the weather.
8. Make neatly lettered signs to direct traffic to your house.
9. Leftovers: give them away, keep them for another sale, or call a charitable organization for pickup. Keep a list of donated items for your accountant at tax time.