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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 370830" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>I have held several, actually we have been gutting the house for weeks, spent hours today purging, and are planning one in 2 weekends from now. </p><p>If it would make it easier for you, I'd set stuff up in the backyard the night before and cover it all with sheets/blankets and then have less to worry about the next day. You can do the balloon thing and a big sign in the yard pointing to the back. This way you could also have a back room of your house ready for things too that you could prepare in advance.</p><p></p><p>I dont' know about where you live, but often here by 11a.m. you only have scragglers left over and they are expecting that you are slowing down enough to drop your prices to near nothing. So I don't know about going that route. It may be different where you are though.</p><p></p><p>We make a good amount of money by doing a sale every few years. Last time we also did a bbq. We stocked up on burgers, hot dogs, sausages and buns, condiments and cases of pop, all when they were on sale for really good prices. We kept them in the freezer until we needed them and we knew we could eat what we didn't sell over time since they were frozen. I know I couldn't do it alone, my S/O did that part for me while I handled the sales of the things I had put out. If you had a friend willing to volunteer to bbq, it is something that even earlier in the morning, many people are glad for. There are some serious garage salers out there!!! Even if you don't do a bbq, it can't hurt to have a ton of ice cold soda and a sign up, oh and bottled water. </p><p></p><p>We had the early bird thing. We posted a 8:30 start time and began dragging stuff out at about 6-6:30 and within 10 minutes people were cruising by even though our advertisements said no early birds please. I just laughed lol. But it taught me to get moving early because even though it is crazy early to drag stuff around and prepare, all those early birds are usually the ones willing to spend on sales and they have money at the start of the morning that might be gone later in the morning.</p><p></p><p>Garage sales are a lot of work for sure. But they can be such a quick way of decluttering and making a good deal of money. I think you are on the right track. If you can balance the indoor stuff which you can prep ahead of time, it may help you start your day earlier to catch those avid salers. </p><p></p><p>Also, if you advertise for a Sat. and Sun. sale, it gives you two days to sell it all. Again, maybe you can find a way to cover the things you put outdoors in order to keep them safe ahead of time and not have to drag them in and outdoors again?? </p><p></p><p>However you work it out, good luck with your sale! Try to have fun with it and go with the flow <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 370830, member: 4264"] I have held several, actually we have been gutting the house for weeks, spent hours today purging, and are planning one in 2 weekends from now. If it would make it easier for you, I'd set stuff up in the backyard the night before and cover it all with sheets/blankets and then have less to worry about the next day. You can do the balloon thing and a big sign in the yard pointing to the back. This way you could also have a back room of your house ready for things too that you could prepare in advance. I dont' know about where you live, but often here by 11a.m. you only have scragglers left over and they are expecting that you are slowing down enough to drop your prices to near nothing. So I don't know about going that route. It may be different where you are though. We make a good amount of money by doing a sale every few years. Last time we also did a bbq. We stocked up on burgers, hot dogs, sausages and buns, condiments and cases of pop, all when they were on sale for really good prices. We kept them in the freezer until we needed them and we knew we could eat what we didn't sell over time since they were frozen. I know I couldn't do it alone, my S/O did that part for me while I handled the sales of the things I had put out. If you had a friend willing to volunteer to bbq, it is something that even earlier in the morning, many people are glad for. There are some serious garage salers out there!!! Even if you don't do a bbq, it can't hurt to have a ton of ice cold soda and a sign up, oh and bottled water. We had the early bird thing. We posted a 8:30 start time and began dragging stuff out at about 6-6:30 and within 10 minutes people were cruising by even though our advertisements said no early birds please. I just laughed lol. But it taught me to get moving early because even though it is crazy early to drag stuff around and prepare, all those early birds are usually the ones willing to spend on sales and they have money at the start of the morning that might be gone later in the morning. Garage sales are a lot of work for sure. But they can be such a quick way of decluttering and making a good deal of money. I think you are on the right track. If you can balance the indoor stuff which you can prep ahead of time, it may help you start your day earlier to catch those avid salers. Also, if you advertise for a Sat. and Sun. sale, it gives you two days to sell it all. Again, maybe you can find a way to cover the things you put outdoors in order to keep them safe ahead of time and not have to drag them in and outdoors again?? However you work it out, good luck with your sale! Try to have fun with it and go with the flow :) [/QUOTE]
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