Help with yard sale pricing???

[we3disneygo]

We are having a yard sale in a couple of weeks....my dd 11 has Lots of Barbies and we are sorting thru them they are all like brand new, hair not messed up....how much for each doll we also have a huge bag of barbies clothes! im not sure how to price these. we also have a old buffet made out of oak...any suggestions??? i really just want it out of my garage it's to big to fit into the house we live in now.thanks for your help!!

 

[fsufandis]

Garage sellers should sell used items for about 10% of the orginal cost.... Maybe 20% tops, and that is if it is in excellent condition.

I am an every weekend garage sale shopper and I can't tell you the kind of overpriced stuff I see.

The latest is the jogging strollers, years ago people paid $200 for a new one and now they want $60-$75 for their used one. Trouble is, you can get a new joggin stroller (on sale) at Target for about $65.

Also, when the seller has an item that is not priced and I ask the price....if the first words out of their mouth are how much they paid for the item...I know that they want too much. the next words out of their mouth is usually about 60% to 75% of what they paid.

 

[we3disneygo]

thanks for your reply--I think the same thing when i shop at goodwill- I could buy it new for the same price or a little more!! what are they thinking? I have never bought barbies at a sale and just wondered......we always price our stuff to sell...don't want to cart it to the goodwill or back into the house!

 

[stahshee]

i am a garage seller and a garage go to. i would sell the barbies no more than 1 dollar each.

 

[we3disneygo]

thanks for your reply- that's my dd11 said too!!