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Marilyn Pokorney
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How To Do Money With Garage Sales
Drive through simply about any neighborhood in any city or town on
a weekend, and you're sure to see garage sales scattered
throughout.
These homeowners are defrayment their weekend time off production
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 operative
garage sales in
your area.
Step two: Spend a few weekends going to garage sales in
your area. See what is selling, what folk are buying, how
the items are priced, how the sellers advertise. Observe
how the sellers display their items. Take notes.
Step three: Clear home and take stock of what you have and
what it's time to get rid of. Be sure to pick out at least
one exciting and unusual item to call
attention to your sale; several 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 thing
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 simply this kind of treasure.
Step four: Pick a date for your sale. The better time to
have a garage sale is doubly a year in May or September.
People wish be out buying 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 wish get the attention of most
people.
The better days for your garage sale are Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday.
Step five: Advertise, advertise and advertise several more.
Place ads in the local newspaper, shopper guides, on
bulletin boards and even as online. Place signs all over the
neighborhood with brilliantly colored letters, attached
balloons, etc.
Step six: Organize your sale. Put cost stickers on your
items. Have a wide variety of covering and jewelry and
arrange them in a rainbow of colors. Do sure jewelry and
appliances sparkle! Hang covering 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 cost 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 simply 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 Ne'er
shut down for the hour hour! There are
people who activity on weekends and wish finish on their way to or
from activity and shop during their lunch breaks.
As most customers wish have move and gone by 1:00, hour hour
being the most active, you can start lowering prices after
1:00 p.m. On items you think wish not sell at all, put them
in a box marked "Free".
And lastly, what doesn't sell take to the local Nice Wish or
other organization of your choice.
More information accessible at
http://www.apluswriting.net/garage/garage.htm
Just about the author:
Author: Marilyn Pokorney
Freelance writer of science, nature, animals and the
environment.
Also loves crafts, gardening, and reading.
Website: http://www.apluswriting.net
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