The Yard Sale Countdown, week four.

TweetThe Yard Sale Countdown, week four. We set the date for our Yard Sale. It’s planned for May 26th, 2012. This sale, at our home, will benefit the educational and cultural activities of our Buddhist Organization, SGI USA. This week I’m making signs. The signs I’ll be printing will be black print on white paper.…



The Yard Sale Countdown, week three.

TweetWe set the date for our Yard Sale. It’s planned for May 26th, 2012. This sale, at our home, will benefit the educational and cultural activities of our Buddhist Organization, SGI USA. I spent the last week picking up inventory from family and friends. We’ve got used clothing, used appliances, some new gift items, garden…

The Yard Sale Countdown, week two.

TweetWe set the date for our Yard Sale. It’s planned for May 26th, 2012. This sale, at our home, will benefit the educational and cultural activities of our Buddhist Organization, SGI USA. We’ve been setting aside items for this sale since just after our last yard sale, almost one year ago. With the date set…

The Yard Sale Countdown, week one.

TweetWe set the date for our Yard Sale. It’s planned for May 26th, 2012. This is the first concrete step toward making our sale happen. In our Southern California neighborhood we can expect clear warm weather with little chance of rain. This will optimize the potential for lots of eager buyers. In the coming weeks…

How do you have a successful garage sale? Tip #6

TweetDon’t forget print advertising. Newspaper advertising can get some serious shoppers to your Garage sale. Your ad does not need to cost much. Just say when, where and what time. If you want to splurge, print a list of items to highlight. You can bet that a garage sale shopper who does research in a…

How do you have a successful garage sale? Tip #5

TweetPut up signs, lots of signs. It’s important to put up signs in your neighborhood for your garage sale. These can help direct people who saw your advertisement online or in print. And they can also entice the curious who happened to see your announcements on trees and poles. I like to keep my signs…

How do you have a successful garage sale? Tip #5

TweetAdvertise online. What if you had a party and no one knew about it? It’s just as important to promote your yard sale to as many people and in as many ways as possible. With an online advertiser like elcalsificado.com word can get out to your neighbors as well as the community at large. There…

How do you have a successful garage sale? Tip #4

TweetForget Re-Gifting. Sell it at your yard sale. Do you have a friend or relative who is an awful gift giver? Some people have a talent for giving you the ugliest clothes or home décor items. Think of the most awful polyester Hawaiian shirt, two sizes too big. Or how about that “decorative” vase that…

How do you have a successful garage sale? Tip #3

TweetDon’t get too locked in on pricing. Once you’ve collected all the items you plan to sell at your garage sale, you should have an idea of what a buyer should pay. Here’s a website with suggested prices on clothes and household items: http://www.stretcher.com/stories/09/09apr20a.cfm Some pricier items may prompt some research. I had a collection…

How do you have a successful garage sale? Tip #2

TweetPlan ahead. It’s wise to set the date for your garage sale well in advance. This will give you time to prepare, set aside sale items and promote the big day. We usually set our garage sale for sometime in spring, usually a Saturday in May. We do this to coincide with an annual fundraiser…

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