Our library always has one where you buy a spot for $5 and then you bring all your stuff to their parking lot. I always make at least $200. The trick is to sell things really cheap so they SELL and you are not taking anything home. I usually have a box of stuff left I drop off at goodwill on the way home.
I also save empty boxes and put things in them all year long. I get a lot of candles and smelly hand lotion stuff for gifts and I'm allergic to all of it so I add them to the garage sale box. We have a small townhouse with no storage so I don't even feel guilty - why should I have to trip over clutter I don't need or want? I always have new picture frames, christmas ornaments, etc. that people give me and I don't need. I put them in the sale.
But yeah, the trick is price things so they sell. You aren't doing it to make money - you are just getting rid of stuff that's too nice to throw away. And that's the other thing - DO NOT try to sell stuff that is garbage. Throw it out. My dad thinks everything is sellable and then wonders why his garage sales don't work. If it's even remotely in decent shape, he will try to keep it or sell it for way too much. He will try to sell the junk. Half of what I sell is in new or gently used condition, so that's why I do well. |