Yard sales

[akayek31]

I am participating in a church yard sale to make money for WDW. What are some tips on yard sales since I have never had one. How much to charge for toys and books etc. How much change to have.

 

[Conway733]

I just had a yard sale this morning. I don't really have any tips on pricing, but I can tell you that most of the people were looking for necessities...like clothes and such.

 

[Crazy Hakim]

Hmmm,
Paperback Books as high as $0.50
Hardcover Novels $1.00-$2.00
CD's - no more than $3.00
DVD's - no more than $5.00
VHS Tapes - $1.00-$2.00
Clothing, we usually just mark everything $1 each, aside from special items like jackets, formal dresses
The whole idea is sell the stuff, you don't want to put it all back at the end of the day.
Buyers are looking for a bargain.

 

[akayek31]

I just had a yard sale this morning. I don't really have any tips on pricing, but I can tell you that most of the people were looking for necessities...like clothes and such.

Thanks. I have a lot of clothes thats for sure. I have two teens

Hmmm,
Paperback Books as high as $0.50
Hardcover Novels $1.00-$2.00
CD's - no more than $3.00
DVD's - no more than $5.00
VHS Tapes - $1.00-$2.00
Clothing, we usually just mark everything $1 each, aside from special items like jackets, formal dresses
The whole idea is sell the stuff, you don't want to put it all back at the end of the day.
Buyers are looking for a bargain.

I was looking in the closet and found a lot of care bears that my daugter had when she was going though that phase. I also have the entire collection of sweet valley high books. I wonder if someone would buy the entire collection or just want a few. Thanks for your help.

 

[dakcp2001]

We just had one today!!! I was shocked at what people bought and what people did not buy. The things I expected to go first did not.

Merchandising has a lot to do with what sells, we didnt sell a lot of books or cassettes until we lined them all up, softcover then hardcover, books on tape & CD, once the "display" looked neat & orderly, it got mobbed.

Clothing-we washed it and hung as much as we could on hangers, and people would buy everything hung up, and nothing in the bins. Then we would hang up more stuff, and it would sell. At first we were charging a buck each, then we upped it to 2 per item, then we were selling clothing for anywhere from 3-6 bucks per item depending on what it was. I was REALLy surprised that people bought so much of the clothing. SO HANG IT UP TO SELL IT! Made a huge difference!

Shoes- sold a ton of shoes & sneakers at 1 buck a pair

glassware didnt sell well, we had lots of dishes, dish sets wine glasses odds & ends, didnt see much movement.

Computer items- old dsl modems, old computer accesories, old walkmans all sold before noontime

Very nice flat screen TV we paid 500 brand new, we marked at 40, NO BUYER! I was surprised by that. We had a few other tvs, also didnt sell.

Music items sold immediately upon opening, we had a guitar, drum practice pad w/sticks, sheet music

CD's didnt sell at all, we had them at 1 buck each
Cassettes sold a ton, 75cents each

But seriously keep things organized and looking neat, you sell more. Once the tables get picked over, rearrange and make them look nice.

 

[kimmylaj]

about 2 years ago i had my first yard sale and am currently planning my fourth.
i always listed it in friday and saturdays paper, highlighted or boxed if possible
list it on your local craigslist, they have a garage sale category
make big signs on flourescent paper with arrows.
if i do it on a saturday and sunday i find sunday pretty slow, but i do hang signs on the corners by church, lots of people stopped on their way home they told me.
paperbacks 50cents or 3 for $1 in kids
hardcover $1
clothes kids $1 adult $2 coats $5
(make offers of a whole size to someone for more) around here lots of people buy clothes to send to families in other countries . they love to buy all my size 4's for 10 dollars or so (depending on how many pieces)
baby gear is a big seller on average i got about 15-25 for strollers and such
i also find plates, cups, toasters dont sell
but comforters blankets, and curtains and placemats are big sellers
put out the boxes for collectibles if you have them
computers, old cameras, old records, and old jewelery are what early morning buyers inquire about. (if you are going to sell to them -know what they are worth).
i also always have a free box(stuffed animals and mismatched toys)
at the end of the sale i place all stuff i will toss anyway on a table for
a dollar or fill a bag for 5 dollars.
i always start the day with 1 roll of quarters and about 25 dollars in singles
we have done block sales too. the neighbors chip in for the ad, and you have company but you also have more competition. good luck
and my most important yard sale rule is all money made goes in the disney bank

 

[clh2]

My DD and I participated in a church Flea Market and Rummage sale 2 years ago. We made $775. Which was about 1/4 of what was needed for a high school band trip she was going on.

I hated the "bargain" shoppers. UGGH. I did find the best way to deal with them was instead of taking $10 instead of $15, I would counter back with a something else thrown in. I.e. we sold an off-brand lego table, they wanted less than my asking price, I kept the price the same, but threw in a $2 bag of legos.

If you have anything electrical, make sure you know where the outlet is that people can check to see if it works.

By the end of our sale...we had a "favorite customer" and we offered them many things that hadn't been purchased.

I agree with another poster...some things that I thought for sure would sell didn't, and other things sold quickly that I would never have thought there was a use for.

One things we liked was this was an annual event, so it was well attended.

Best part - at the end of the day...the church had a Dumpster for any "leftovers" that you didn't want to take home.

 

[akayek31]

Wow thank you guys for the tips. I was at work tonight talking about my yard sale with a co worker and said I was going to sell two vcr's for $10 each and she wants to buy them. I have no idea about what kind of memory the computer I have to sell has in it. I am getting excited now

 

[4 DZNY NUTZ]

Just went to a flea marked yesterday to sell stuff I would have given away to good will or thrown out....we made $180.00 !!! not bad at all for something that was almost trash!!