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Hey YaYa.. How'd your sale go?

18 years ago

We made just over $300 all together, I think the most expensive thing we sold was $18.00 - so not too bad. $150 is mine, DD made just over $100 (mostly on clothing), my Mom made almost $40 and my aunt got about $25. I think we sold about half of what we started with, so I'll be busy the next few weeks listing some things on Craigslist and boxing up a lot for charity.

How'd you do?

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des_arc_ya_ya
18 years ago
LOL I was just thinking about asking you the same thing! I made close to $50, friend made $138.00, I think. (She sold a portable tv! LOL) It was pretty busy but a lot of lookers and fewer buyers. I messed up and didn't put the directions ot my house in the ad - just the address and I think that hurt us. Several people said that they had almost given up on finding us. Plus, friend's DH put a sign up at the end of one of the streets and had the arrow going in the wrong direction! LOL

I got rid of a LOT of stuff and friend did, too. Was hoping to sell a display cabinet and a treadmill. A couple of people came in and looked at the treadmill, took down my number and didn't hear from either of them. I'm not gonna GIVE it away! LOL (well, unless it's to one of the kids! LOL)

Isn't it a nice feeling to lessen the load a little? I've got two boxes of stuff to go back in the basement and we took a truck load to the thrift store for a donation. Several items of clothing we donated to Help & Hope.

Thanks for asking! You tired? LOL
lydia1959
Original Author
18 years ago
You tired? You joker you. YES, I'm tired! LOL

Yeah it does feel good to lighten the load (and put a little cash in my pocket too!). It's just so much work.

Hey, I'll put my daughter's ab machine thing that didn't sell with your treadmill and we can open a workout place! lol
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marilyn_c
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I had a big day at the sales...got a lot of cool stuff. Spent all my money except for 4 cents...so finally had to go home. :))
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Marilyn, I'd much rather GO to sales than HAVE them! LOL

Told Twinkie awhile ago that friend and I were selling hardback novels for $1.00 each and paperbacks for fifty cents. Had a lady with 5 or 6 paperbacks gathered up and asked me if I'd take a dollar for three! Yep - sure will (and did!) Save that 17 cents a piece, lady! LOL He said, "Well, ****, I would have said, "do you want me to GIVE them to you, lady!!?" (Twinkie doesn't have the personality to have garage sales........ROFLMBO)

When I go to sales I usually don't bargain, unless I KNOW it's drastically overpriced.

(Sounds like I need to go to Lydia's and have her buy me lunch! LOL)
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I had two garage sales. The first one, a foregn looking woman drove up, looked at my stuff and picked up a glass candy dish I had marked thirty five cents. She asked "Would you take a quarter?" I said yes, she drove away and was back in a few minutes "Ther's a chip on the bottom, I want my money back." I'm a wimp, I gave her the money.

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