Can't find the thread

budgetmom · #1 (**permalink**) 10-19-2006, 11:18 AM

There was a thread on here, I can't remember the topic of it, that gave some good suggestions for setting up and pricing at garage sales. I did a serch but am not finding it. I'm hoping to have it this weekend or next (depends on the other person I am doing it with because it's at her house) and I wanted to reread it. There were some really good tips in that thread! Can anybody help?

sweeps · #2 (**permalink**) 10-19-2006, 11:49 AM

Holding a Profitable Garage Sale

budgetmom · #3 (**permalink**) 10-19-2006, 12:55 PM

Thank you!

budgetmom · #4 (**permalink**) 10-19-2006, 01:18 PM

I am really struggling with the pricing at this point, particularly with the children's clothes. I have lots of items that my DD only wore once or didn't even wear at all (some with tags still on them). Of those I have a lot of sets, like little dresses with matching bottoms, shoes and hairbows; or outfits with a onsie, pair of pants and matching cotton sweater- things like that. I have already weeded out the less desirable items (stained in a little spot or worn looking) into the appropriate priced boxes for quick sale, but these items have me stumped.

Also a tip-I don't know if I've seen this one on these boards before. For items in sets (like the ones I mentioned above) keep them all together with safty pins or a ziplock baggie with the smaller items inside pinned to the main garment. There is nothing that I hate more than going to a sale and the lady selling the stuff keeps saying "ooohh, that was so cute! It was part of a set, but I don't know where the other peices are..." as she starts rummaging through the piles to try and find it.

LuxLiving · #5 (**permalink**) 10-20-2006, 06:18 AM

Decide at what price point you'd be offended if someone offered for it. You'd pay 10.00 but would be offended if someone offered you $6.00 for it. Price it at $8.00 and be done with it! BUT, don't be surprised if someone still offers 5 or 6. It's your stuff after all and you have to decide at what price you're willing to release something or keep it. Negotiate, but understand that some people will walk away when they can't get you to come down on the price and that's okay. Someone else may be along later who is willing to buy it at the asking price.

Here you have the proverbial question - Is one in the hand worth two in the bush? Is a sure 6.00 better than possibly no sale at all??

If I think it truly has a 10.00 value then I'd probably put it in a resale consignment shop or list it myself on ebay - somewhere you can get the most out of it.

poundwise · #6 (**permalink**) 10-20-2006, 06:24 AM

IMO, if you are looking for fair value, then a garage sale is not the means you should be using to peddle the goods.

As LL suggested, perhaps a consignment shop or other means would be a better alternative.