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Having a yard sale is fun!!
My husband and I have two per summer. We have a section of the basement that we allocate just for yard sale items that we collect throughout the year. My husband does a lot of cleanouts so we get tons of free stuff. When ever we are bored and have no other projects going on, we pull out a box and start pricing items. This alleviates most of the stress the day before the yard sale. We talk ahead of time on the higher priced items and what is the absolute lowest we will go. Anything that isn't a higher priced item can go for whatever a person offers (the point is to try and get rid of this stuff and make a small profit) If someone makes an offer that won't work for either of us, we simply explain the lowest we will go is ___. If they don't like it, let it go. Someone will buy it or you can keep it, donate to charity whatever. We had an old coal stove in our basement that we did not want, after my poor husband lugged it upstairs we decided it had to go. it was valued at 500+ dollars but we tagged it a 100.00 and agreed 50 would suffice if someone offered. One man was rather rude in his haggling and was determined he could get it for 30. We both calmly stated that the lowest we would go was 50, 60 if we delivered. He got rather upset and left. Within an hour he came back and bought it for 60. Moral of the story- yard sales are fun, don't try to plan one over night and there will be little stress, be stong and reasonable- life is too short
My husband and I have two per summer. We have a section of the basement that we allocate just for yard sale items that we collect throughout the year. My husband does a lot of cleanouts so we get tons of free stuff. When ever we are bored and have no other projects going on, we pull out a box and start pricing items. This alleviates most of the stress the day before the yard sale. We talk ahead of time on the higher priced items and what is the absolute lowest we will go. Anything that isn't a higher priced item can go for whatever a person offers (the point is to try and get rid of this stuff and make a small profit) If someone makes an offer that won't work for either of us, we simply explain the lowest we will go is ___. If they don't like it, let it go. Someone will buy it or you can keep it, donate to charity whatever. We had an old coal stove in our basement that we did not want, after my poor husband lugged it upstairs we decided it had to go. it was valued at 500+ dollars but we tagged it a 100.00 and agreed 50 would suffice if someone offered. One man was rather rude in his haggling and was determined he could get it for 30. We both calmly stated that the lowest we would go was 50, 60 if we delivered. He got rather upset and left. Within an hour he came back and bought it for 60. Moral of the story- yard sales are fun, don't try to plan one over night and there will be little stress, be stong and reasonable- life is too short
i have a small memo book. Ive went thru each room and wrote in this pad, measurement of room, windows, how many and measurements, closet door, light switchs and plug ins. Not ever set is standard, so always take note. Size of hallway doors to bathrooms/bdrms etc, size of shower/baths, and note light fixtures also, one bulb, 2 bulbs, or size of ceiling fan. I keep that pad in a box, along with a seamers tape measure, batteries of all sizes, a pen and calculator. This way i can test items that require batteries, and measure items and compare in my book. Alot of people when upgrading thier items, thier older items they sell may be appealing to you, such as a set of shower doors for example, or blades for ceiling fan, or new light cover for one, etc. You can buy everything i listed at the dollar tree all for about ten dollars. In the long run, you will save that and more, especially, when you see a little handheld game for 2 bucks, want it, but not sure if it works? waste of 2 dollars if you dont test it first. other items for household, u know whether it is right for you or not if you keep your measurements with you. Such as Drapes, for example, wether it will cover your window span, or if they are long enough or too long, etc. I buy 8 packs of batteries for one dollar at the dollar tree, has saved me a few times from a bad purchase.
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