What do you put in a garage sale?

Answer 1

There are several factors and steps involved in setting up a garage sale: Do inventory Determine whether you have enough good, secondhand items to sell. It's helpful to make a list on paper, organized by category. (You can also use this list as a pricing guide.) Solicit donations from friends and family members. Display options You'll need some places to display your stuff: tables, book shelves, clothes hanging racks, etc. Some garage sale holders simply use boxes, but I've noticed that customers don't generally care for bending over and thumbing through boxes of other people's junk. Therefore, it's important to establish a good display setting for your garage sale. It may be helpful to draw a picture, a blueprint, of your display options. When considering how you will display your used items, think about how retail stores succeed in selling items. How are items displayed on shelves? Are signs set about? Is pricing clear and noticeable? Are objects color-coordinated and aesthetically pleasing to customers? Try to organize your items based on appealing customer attraction methods. Organize and price items Once you've determined what you're going to sell and how you're going to display those items, it's time to begin organizing and labeling prices. Gather up your items into large boxes and, using small blank stickers or pieces of masking tape, label your items with prices. Pricing standards vary depending on where you live, so it might be a good idea to visit a few garage sales to get an idea of prices. Get a permit! This is the most important step involved in having a garage sale. Depending on where you live, you should be able to purchase a garage sale permit from your local city hall. Permit fees vary, but are usually very affordable. They should also give you a tax form and a permit # (usually you will need to display this number prominently during your garage sale - I hang mine on my mailbox). In some cities, conducting a garage sale without a permit can lead to a sizable fine. Advertising options Once you have your permit, your priced items, and display tables ready to go, you will need to advertise. Advertising options are only limited to your imagination, but a few common choices are placing classified ads (online and newspaper ads), hanging signs at the end of your street and around town (check with city hall regarding regulations), handing out flyers and word-of-mouth. Get some change The day before the garage sale, go to the bank and get some change for large bills. Garage sale customers usually understand that big bills are frowned upon, but that won't stop some of them from handing you a $20 bill for a $1 item! Get selling! On the day of the garage sale, you will need to get up early! People, as soon as they get whiff of a garage sale, will be driving by early in the morning. So be sure to have your garage sale set up and ready to go to meet the demands of the crowds. Also, you will need someone to stay outside throughout the day to monitor the garage sale and collect money. Achieving success in your garage sale takes time, planning and a bit of work. But, with a friendly, customer-oriented approach, your garage sale should bring you some profit. Good luck!

Answer 2

Go through your home and gather things up that you don't want and/or need anymore. Put signs up directing people to your home. (e.g. arrows) Put all your stuff in your garage, and/or yard, and/or driveway and people will come and buy it from you.

Add to this the need for proper pre pricing and the willingness to barter, as many people tend to offer you less than asking price, especially on larger ticket items.

Answer 3

When setting up items for a garage sale, it's important to set like items together. Examples include housewares, clothing, baby stuff and books. If your garage sale looks messy, it's likely that prosepective buyers will take a quick look from inside their cars and move along.

It's a good idea to set large and enticing items closer to the street as a means of enticement. (Think of your curb as your store window.)

And lastly, continue to tidy up and group your merchandise as the day progresses. If your garage sale looks picked over, then customers may assume that all the good stuff has already been taken.

Good luck with your garage sale!

Answer 4

Well I had a garage sale not that long ago and I put some house hold objects like fornture but make sure you say you are having that in there or thaey might not come for that alsoyou mainly put stuff laying aroung the house that you no longer want .. !!!!!