My tips for a successful sale
Make sure everything has a price on it. Have shopping bags under the table in one big bag. Have a counterfeit pen. (got a counterfeit $20.00 at my sale) Have a second person with you. Last sale I had people steel. Grandma caught several.
On one table tape a paper & pen next to it, so if you need to ad quickly, or if you would like to keep track on money.
Start off with $50.00 in 25 singles 3 five's & one 10.00 take some of your singles and get 3.00 in quarters. Make trips to the house, to deposit money inside. Try to keep only 50.00 in your belly bag.
Wear jeans, or pants with pockets in the front and back. Wear a fanny belt. Keep just your singles & quarters in the fanny. All the $5.00 bills belong in your front pocket, $10.00 in your back left pocket & $20.00 in your back right.
Don't charge anything under a quater (then you will need more change) Start off higher & be prepared to negotiate on everything.
Have your hammer, nails, & signs ready. Put a sign on your car the night before & have it ready to move on the street.
Prepare lunch & snacks & drinks the night before. You don't want to waste your profits on takeout.
My DD wanted to make cookies. I told her get her Limited too clothes and sell them plus her toys. She made almost $100.00 She would have never done that on cookies & drinks
bettyann29 & pigletandpooh, are so correct by keeping organized. Have your clothes sorted out by sizes. If you don't have a clothes line make one. 1 ladder by 2 chairs on each end makes a great to hang your clothes on. I use my fence and coat racks.
Show everything example: books, could be laid out on a table cloth on the front lawn.
If there is something your firm about in the price, write it "firm"
Have a chair set up for, & your company, and sit as much as possible.
Don't let anyone in your house. Tell them you have a dog that bites.
These are a few of my tips.
Good luck with your sale
Patricia