- Large block letters
- Massive arrow pointing in the right direction
- More than one sign in the neighborhood
- Have kids help by waving signs in front of the house
Whether
you know them as garage or yard sales, you can successfully sell your
old items by dragging them onto your lawn and placing stickers on them.
While that’s the simplified way that yard sales work, it’s not far from
what really happens. There’s more research, marketing and planning that
goes into a successful yard sale though.
Planning Stages
Before bringing all your items out onto your lawn or garage, you
should be planning the date as well as bringing your neighbors in on the
process. When you have more people selling items, you’re likely to
attract more people to the yard sale.
Having a neighborhood sale is an event that will bring in tons of
traffic. While some people might go to one or two yard sales on a
Saturday, they’ll definitely check out yours if there’s a few on the
same street.
Clean and Organise
Once you’ve decided on a weekend for your garage sale, start cleaning
out your garage as well as your basement, attic, closets and under the
bed. This is a time to really gather all the items that don’t bring you
joy anymore.
Purging once a year is a great way to clear out all the clutter in
the home as well as giving you money to bring in new items. If you have
decorations, old appliances and furniture that you no longer want or
need, this is great stock for your sale.
When you are ready to organise the items in your garage, have tables
for display purposes. People should be able to see your items from the
street. Organise the items to be inviting and noticeable. Many buyers
don’t stop their cars if they don’t see anything interesting.
Pricing Strategies
After gathering up your items, do a search online to find comparable
items. You don’t want to price your knick knacks for more than they cost
in the store.
As a rule, you’ll want to price your items for a third of what they
cost in the store. This is just a general rule of thumb for pricing your
items. You’re free to price them as you see fit. Books don’t translate
to a third of their store price, and others don’t follow the rule
either. This is why research is vital. In the weeks leading up to your
own yard sale, head out to some in the area to see what they’re doing
for pricing strategies.
Marketing Your Garage Sale
One of the biggest things to worry about is getting people to the
garage sale. This is why you invited the neighbors to sell with you.
There are places online like Facebook groups for your area as well as
other online marketplaces for your advertisements. Never throw up one
sign and be finished with your marketing.
Once you’ve added the advertisement to online portals, get large
pieces of paper or cardboard and print signs for your sale. Sign Rules:
