Follow up to post about yard/rummage sales

14 years ago

We had the yard sale today and I wanted to follow up on all the advise I was given. There were 17 families that participated. Each set up our own tables, sold and collected for our own stuff. We sold $250, and were probably the second highest in sales. We only had a few items priced $5 or more and most were $1 or $2. We had things organized, kitchen stuff together, clothes together, everything clean and priced. Can you believe we only had 1 person ask us to come down on a price, I agreed to his offer and he ended up paying full price anyway, he said he just wanted to see if we would. In the end we only had two boxes of stuff left, and we dropped them off at the Salvation Army on the way home. All in all I think it was a success, and I wanted to thank each and everyone of you for helping to make it one.

Happy Easter Everyone!

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sjerin
14 years ago
How delightful! I guess it pays to be organized. Glad to hear it went so well.
susanjf_gw
14 years ago
the best yard sale we had was for the twins club and we basically did the same thing, only it was a fund riser for a kid's party...they chose my house as we had the longest driveway, lol...

glad you did so well...
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kacram
14 years ago
that sounds like it worked out perfectly!
Jasdip
14 years ago
Congratulations on your first yard sale!
There were a couple this weekend here (it's still too early in the season), and the one we went to was advertised for 8 am. We got there at 8, and everything was pretty picked over. Either that, or they didn't have anything much to sell! :)

So I guess the time is just a guesstimate......
lydia1959
14 years ago
Glad it went well, I think that was the perfect way to do it in your situation.
petaloid
14 years ago
That's great news -- well done!
jannie
14 years ago
I've had good and bad experiences holding garage sales. Did one with my neighbor-we had a ball. At my last garage sale, someone stole my cash box when I wasn't looking. Will never do another. My favorite story was a woman who came in a big car, argued about a bowl for 35 cents, finally paid a quarter, then ten minutes later she came back with it. "There's a chip in the bottom. I want my money back". I would have just chucked it, it was only a quarter. I did give her a refund.
sisto12
Original Author
14 years ago
Jannie - I am sorry to hear about your money box getting taken, that would ruin me on having any more too! I kept the money in my pocket, larger bills in one and smaller ones in the other. The story about the bowl is funny, I probably would have given her her quarter and then asked her if she would like to keep the bowl.
carla35
14 years ago
Glad to hear you did so well. And, thanks for posting a follow up. It's always nice to hear what happens. What would you say sold the most? It sounds like most of your items sold but were there some types of items that sold better than others?
sisto12
Original Author
14 years ago
At my sale, kitchen gadgets, children's toys (all were like new and still in the boxes), clothes, and books sold out, pocket books sold a few, but we had some left. Bags of misc. screws, drawer knobs, and tools caught the attention of the men. I sold the entire box of video's for $10, that is the item the man made an offer on but went ahead and paid full price.

The table next to ours, they had the most sales it seemed, sold children's clothes, toys, and sports equipment.

Things that didn't seem to sale were furniture items, desks, chairs, tables, and exercise equipment. But we had the sale in the gym at a local high school, and purchases had to be carried quite a ways to the parking lot, so that might have been a consideration in what was purchased.
phoggie
14 years ago
I am planning to have a garage sale/sales? to get rid of my things I do not plan to move.
I think I will have one on Apr. 21 for the smaller things...and one again in May of the furniture etc. that I do not want to move.

Do you think this is a good idea or should I try to have one huge sale? I can't physically get things carried out, so I guess I will have it inside also...so many things are in the basement that are just too big for "us women" to handle and I have no man-power here...all of my kids live a distance and they are working.
Jasdip
14 years ago
Phoggie, often-times people have more than one sale. Some have sales all summer long.
User
14 years ago
Phoggie, you need a friend or relative to be with you. I wouldn't want to be home alone with strangers. There is a bit of theft at times. I would go through your house and pack up everything of value and stick it in a place in the house that is under lock and key so it doesn't walk out the door. I've been to indoor garage sales before, but they need to be well manned.
lisa_fla
14 years ago
Might be worth hiring a neighborhood teen to carry stuff up and out for you. Do you have a garage you could store furniture in? Then you could craigslist it and no one would come in your home. I'd still have one or two friends with me when people came to look and give them the impression there is still a man in the house. I've never had a problem with craigslist and its ideal for bigger items. You can have your small sale first, but make posterboard ads of furniture you will be selling and place them around your sale area. . Have the pictures on the posterboards too.

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