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I do both ebay and yard sales. I sell higher priced items on ebay. The things that are large go in yard sales, or the things that I expect to get less than a couple bucks for. I have one yard sale a year. I usually make 2 to 3 hundred which I then spend on the kids back yard equipment. We have quite a nice jungle gym now and this year are getting a trampoline with a net. I sell all year long on ebay. This year alot of the money went towards our trip to Florida. It paid for the hotel and the tickets to Disney. I live in a relatively small community if I lived in a bigger city I might sell more in a yard sale. I don't expect to make money at yard sales, but that is ok because I am selling stuff we are done using. I have gotton my money's worth out of it and hope the next person does too. I price my stuff to sell and people are delighted to get bargains. I had one woman tell me the train table was priced too low even for a garage sale and I shouldn't let her buy it for that. I told her my son had enjoyed it and I was happy to bless her by letting her have it at a low price. She felt too guilty to buy it and I had to convince her it was ok.
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Disneysteve,
That was a great response. You have changed my opinion.Comment
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Back to the original post, Disneysteve, you are right...appearance and availablity of the sellers is important. Most folks around here want to negotiate the price and just like a nice store display, it's nice to see an organized sale.
My mom was a great garage saler, both having and buying. Her philosophy was to have it on a Thursday since most were having theirs on Fridays and Saturdays so less competition, have it after the first of the month when many have gotten paid, set it up neatly, have lots of change and papers and bags, and great every single person when they come in to the garage. She sold things I never thought would go.Comment
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