Elizabeth said: “Have nice, large, sturdy, readable signs with directional arrows. I know if I can’t see what the sign says from my car, with a nice bold arrow, I just don’t try to find it. I’ll go to someone’s sale who made finding it easy. Also, advertise on Garage Sale Finder. It’s free and awesome! Ask a friend if they would like to buddy with you. With two adults, you can keep a better eye on your belongings, plus you always have someone out there for potty breaks and company! Also, keep your money on you…not on a box on the porch.”
Kim said: “I took neon poster board and cut it in half and then in thirds. I used electrical tape and spelled out yard sale with an arrow also in the tape. I had so many people I couldn’t keep up. And almost all commented on my signs. Easy to see and easy to follow. Can be used over and over. Most of the signs were just arrows.”
Tara said: “Attach a balloon to your signs! I did this and when one of the signs blew over in the wind, people said they found me because they followed the rest of the balloons! Take the extra few minutes to clean items! I had many people comment on how new/nice/clean my items seemed! Good luck! 
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Daisy said: “I placed an ad in the paper with a list of the items I was selling and my phone number. I sold $400 before the yard sale and $600 at the yard sale!”
Rachel said: “Price items ahead of time, as you pull them out for the sale. That way it is much quicker to get things out for the sale day. In my opinion, it is very important to price things. Most of the time when I am shopping, I will not ask how much they want for something, especially if they are helping someone else.”
Renate said: “Put prices on everything. If you don’t want to label everything individually, put a sign up on the table stating the prices. Make sure the sign is close to the item it’s describing. Also, price things at reasonable prices. Don’t price items expecting people to ask you to go down. Many people won’t do this, and you’ll miss out on a sale. Do sell drinks, coffee, pop, and water. I always get thirsty (and hungry) when I’m out garage saling. This could add a lot to your profits!”
Lin: “The most successful sale I ever had was placing an ad for a $1 Sale, then selling everything for a dollar–even the old bicycles. Clothes were $1 a bag. I didn’t even have to price & tag anything. Someone said I was nuts, but I netted about $400!”
Danielle said: “At a certain time during your sale, make everything half price. Also, doing a bag sale for the last hour or so has been a big hit… and clears stuff!”
Mary said: “I don’t spend time tagging the price on everything, but instead I tell people to collect all the items they want. I then give them a good price on the whole lot. It gets them to buy more, and you don’t have to work as hard at it. Also, you can organize items by area, and then one price for each box, to save time labeling.”
Jessica said: “Zip zippers, button buttons…appearance of the items helps sell them!”
Katy said: “My experience with “garage sales”…I make sure items are clean and I stage them. I group them like you would see in an upscale store or boutique. I get more money for my items and most people don’t haggle with the price when they see everything so clean and pretty. I also advertise as a moving/estate sale, which also brings in better clients that pay better prices. I have hosted 9 of these sales last year at my house and brought in over 30k. I mixed in some high priced items like furniture and a grand piano. I placed the items in my garage and also allowed people to come into my kitchen off of the garage, having both staged nicely. I also played nice music for atmosphere.”
Jen said: “Hang as many clothing items as possible! Not many people (myself included) will take the time to dig through clothes. Plus, it looks nicer!”
Jennifer said: “Kids clothes resell very well. If there are multiple pieces to an outfit set (hat, bloomers, belt, etc), I safety pin them togethe. Adult clothes sell better if you mention the sizes in your ad.”
Amanda said: “Organized, clean and place items at waist level. This always make things better for me selling and buying.”
Katie said: “My piece of advice: You can never have enough change. Ever. Get about three times what you think is too much.”
Sheila said: “Never put down the money bag, box or whatever. It needs to be on someone’s waist or in someone’s hand. Have one person be the money taker. Take larger bills to a designated place in the house.”
Ashli said: “I see a lot of people mentioning that you should take larger bills inside, but you should also make sure to keep your doors locked during the sale, so no one can sneak in to your house while your back is turned!”
Alena said: “I use an apron… I have some that are black with 5 pockets along the front. I put small change, $1 bills, $5 bills, and a few coins in one pocket, a pen in one pocket, price stickers in a pocket {some will fall off from the handling by customers}, etc. By wearing an apron it also lets customers know who is ‘working’ the sale.”
Jennifer said: “I have a cooler of soda, and water along with Little Debbie Type treats from Sam’s Club or Costco and sell them for .75 to $1.00…..this has always made me extra money. I do live in AZ though, and cold water and soda will go fast. A lot of people will buy their kids the treat to keep them from complaining until they are done with their garage sale shopping for the day.”
Jodi said: “Fridays are the best day. If you only have time for one day, do it on Friday. If you have time for two days, do Friday and Saturday. Don’t bother with Sunday. Fridays are the big $$ makers. Put it in the newspaper and on craigslist. Make sure you can easily read the signage from a car driving.”
Heather said: “If you have large items that don’t get offers for what you want..post them on craigslist (if you have one near you). I had a table that I posted at my sale for $25, and it didn’t get a bite. I ended up listing it on craigslist for $40 OBO, and I got $40 the next day!”
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