Comments on: 6 Garage Sale Tips

By: Raj

Raj — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:32:21 +0000

I’m interested to hear how this goes, because I’ve never had a garage sale either! Looking forward to the recap.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 20 May 2015 06:00:05 +0000

I have held quite a few garage sales as we have 3 kids and our community holds a sale every fall and I have found the following ideas work great for me:

– organize everything by purpose (toys together, kitchen stuff together, etc.)
-put larger items close to the street or front of the garage
– put “guy stuff” at the front or end if the driveway so they can poke around while their wives take a bit longer
-check kijiji or Craig’s list for pricing for your larger items
-if you have kids clothing consider making a pricing chart (I.e. All pj’s $2, all tshirts $2, all jeans $3)
– try to sort kids clothing by size (I.e. Have one table for under 2yrs, one for 3 and up)

Good luck at your sale Salma!

By: Reshma

Reshma — Wed, 20 May 2015 05:15:51 +0000

It’s fun to be part of a community garage sale! Great tips. Thanks for posting!

By: Alana

Alana — Tue, 19 May 2015 22:32:18 +0000

I second Scott on one of his comments – in my garage sale days (going to them – I only had two for our own stuff) I would not stay long if items were not priced. I also appreciated sales where the children’s clothes (a big item for me, along with toys) were sorted by size – at least before shoppers got to them. I found the key was to sell as much as possible in the first hour. Have a strategy to either welcome or discourage earlybirds. We would have people try to show up the day before! Know in advance what you are willing to bargain for – at least in upstate NY there are many bargain hunters out there.

By: Parita @ myinnershakti

Parita @ myinnershakti — Tue, 19 May 2015 21:05:52 +0000

My parents used to have a garage sale every summer when we were growing up! I loved the process of organizing everything and figuring out how much to charge. Good luck with yours!

By: Sarita

Sarita — Tue, 19 May 2015 16:07:32 +0000

Great tips!!! Can’t wait to hear how the garage sale turns out. I’ve never done one myself!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 19 May 2015 15:16:01 +0000

Knowing in advance what to do with the unsold items is so important. You’ll be exhausted and having that already arranged will make the end of the day go so much more smoothly. Great post.
Kimberly
http://FiftyJewels.com

By: rads

rads — Tue, 19 May 2015 14:25:15 +0000

Good list! It is a LOT of work. I did it once and since then just pack them all in the van and head to the nearest Salvation Army stop. Garage and thrifting is not for all sadly 🙁

Word on the earlier commenter’s pricing comment. I have a friend who is amazing with this and that;s what she says too!

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 19 May 2015 13:31:06 +0000

As a frequent shopper, I can say if you don’t price your items I won’t stick around long. I don’t want to have to ask about everything I’m interested in.