Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs

It’s a common sight in the spring and summer to see garage sale signs posted on telephone poles, street signs and stop signs.  I’ve noticed that some people are getting a little more creative with the materials they use. If you can, pick a material that’s impervious to wind and rain, so you can post [...]

April is a good month to…

The warmer weather and sunnier days of April always gets me motivated. Here are some productive things you can do this month: Sort through your old books, movies, CDs and video games and decide to swap for different items on Swap.com or Paperbackswap.com and one of its sister sites Join Planet Fitness. They usually run [...]

Garage Sale Finder

Have you ever wanted to quickly find garage sales located near you? You can try looking in the classifieds in your local paper, in hard copy or on-line. You might also try Craigslist. It’s hard to tell at a glance which ones might be close and which ones are further away. Garage Sale Finder (GSF) [...]

Fall for a sale

A friend of mine sent me a link to an article on NPR website for the Do’s And Don’ts For The Great American Garage Sale.  Garage sales usually pick up for a short period in the fall.  It’s a great time to pick up clothes and other items for back to school.  Check it out.

Go On Vacation

If you’re going to be unavailable to sell or swap you need to “go on vacation.” Find out how to do that.

Get Set

I’m almost ready for this year’s garage sale. I’m not hosting it, my sister is. Her neighborhood has an annual sale which brings in lots of traffic, which is great, though it also means some competition.  This also means I don’t need to make signs or worry about advertising.  The sale is only 2 weeks [...]

Selling your Sale

I had a busy work week so I thought it might be a good time to review a past topic I wrote with tips for advertising for your garage sale, especially since garage sale season is upon us. Check out my post: Advertising Your Sale

Pricing for garage sales

As I mentioned in my Tricky Topic post last year, pricing is a difficult topic to tackle.  The approach you take to pricing will be different for garage sales than if you were planning to sell something online or locally, on Craigslist or  your local want ads. When setting prices for a garage sale you [...]

Garage Sale Season is Fast Approaching

If you’re thinking about having a garage sale, you better kick into gear.

A Tricky Topic

One of the trickiest parts of selling things is determining the price. You want to price things so you’re not giving things away but you don’t want to ask so much that no one buys. The approach to pricing is different depending upon how you plan on selling.