Are you gearing up for a garage sale? A little simple preparation goes a long way to holding a successful sale. Here are few tips to make yours better, easier and more lucrative!
1. Advertise
Place an ad in your local paper a week before your sale. These are often quite cheap, and many newspapers not only carry a special section for garage sales, but also post them online.
Speaking of online, place free ads on websites like Craigslist, GarageSaleFinder and YardSaleTreasureMap. Take advantage of Twitter and Facebook as well.
2. Good Signage
Invest in at least half-a-dozen signs to point potential customers directly to you. Your local hardware or big box store most likely carries these – many with big bold words proclaiming GARAGE SALE above an arrow and a place to write your address in marker. Some also come complete with a metal holder and stake that you can insert into the ground.
Place these at major intersections near your house, making it clear exactly where you’re located. You may even want to hang colorful balloons at the end of your driveway, so that your customers know they’ve found the right place.
5. Timing
Most people hold garage sales on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. These are the days that buyers expect. Thursdays are typically the busiest days, when the serious buyers come looking for a good deal. Open your sale early, no later then 8 or 9am. Opening at 7:00am allows you to catch people on their way to work.
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