How to have a garage sale?

[RhiChiChi]

Great tips Marydean!

The other thing we did, if you are selling anything electronic is to make sure you have batteries or power available so they can see that it works

[Doodlebug]

Advertise in your local paper! Put up signs around the streets. We also advertised on Gumtree with photos. Some of our stuff was sold before the garage sale this way!

Definitely make sure you have change!

Also a comfy chair to sit in and maybe a magazine or something to read while you're waiting for people. They tend to come in spurts.

Price things down to about 1/4 of what they're worth new then be prepared to bargain.

Make sure you have extra plastic bags on hand if people want to buy a few items at once.

I found that clothes didn't sell at all unless they were designer labels or had the tags still on them. But handbags sold like hotcakes!

Think that's all I can remember for now! We had a combined one with friends a couple of weeks ago. It went ok but not as well as I thought. Anything left we took to the Salvos and any toys/kids books that were left I'm going to have a stall at the Baby and Kids markets.

Good Luck!

[Deedles]

Thanks for the great advice everyone!

The garage sale is tomorrow and unfortunately I didn't make it into the local paper but we did manage to advertise online and put signs up all around the place.

That is a great idea sharon1977 to have a stall at the baby and kids markets. I have about 3 large tubs of baby clothes to sell and so much other baby stuff.
I am also going to give most of the stuff we don't sell to Vinnies but I was also thinking that I would like to donate it somewhere that gives things to families in need, so they don't even have to pay for it.

Thanks again for the great advice. I didn't really know anything about garage sales.
Wish me luck for tomorrow!
Dee