Organise Your Garage Sale - A Step-by-step Checklist
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Garage Sale Checklist by George Grubetic Garage sales should be
fun and hassle-free, with your goal to make some good money and
off-load your unwanted items –our garage sale checklist is your
hassle-free, step-by-step organiser for achiveing that.
2-3
weeks before the sale
-Start sorting through your household for unwanted items have
the mindset that almost anything will sell if it is a bargain -
Price your items price items about 25-35% of what they cost new
(clothes are exceptions - 5-15% here) - Pick a date and time for
your sale weekends are the best; avoid public holidays or
special events - Write your ad give the address and hours of the
sale; mention items that are of particular interest - Place your
ad in local newspapers and using free garage sale adversting
sites. put up flyers on local community boards; inform
neighbours as they might want to have a joint sale 1 week before
the sale
- Make sure items are cleaned and repaired the better condition
it is in, the higher price you will get - Determine where signs
will go in and around your neighbourhood is best; one in front
of your condominium is smart too - Make your signs use arrows, print
the address, start and end times, use enormous letters 1-2 days
before the sale
- Set up your sale area use tables to lay items out, display
clothing hung up; you want to create an area so human being can
browse and shop in cmofort - Get checkout area ready have plenty
of change; spare bags; calculator; newspaper (to wrap fragile
items); paper & pens Night before the sale
- Put up signs - Make some refreshments and have a radio ready
to play some soft background music Morning of sale
- Make sure your condominium is locked up and fully secure don't want
to give buyers the opportunity to snoop around - Open the
gates/door to your sale greet all customers with a freindly
smile and "hello!"; be prepared to bargain with buyers Right
after sale
- Take signs down not only is that courteous to the environment,
but you might incur a fine or penalty if you don't - Count your
money and rejoice!
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