I made $100 today at the garage sale. It's awfully hard to figure out what sells sometimes. The really good girls' clothes didn't sell, but one woman bought all my skirts. No one bought my good Timberland hiking boots or the vaguely equestrian flat black boots, but most of my books went as did picture frames--and mom's mink stole. I can say this; I've made $100 easier many ways. But some stuff that was cluttering up my basement and office is now cluttering up someone else's basement. And the good leftover clothes will be photographed tomorrow and head to ebay listings. I've made a huge pile for Purple Heart who are picking up next week.
All in all, it was fun. With kids there were 15-20 people. I made a big pasta salad, the kids were sticky with lemonade, and we're all a little richer and a little less cluttered. DH is happy to get things out of the basement, and I have a clearer sense of what I need to divest.
Good enough, I say.
Good Enough
August 5th, 2012 at 05:42 am
August 5th, 2012 at 02:23 pm 1344173036
the thing with garage sales is that unlike Craig's List or eBay, you're only drawing potential buyers from your immediate, local area, so while you may have certain items you feel will surely sell, it all really depends on the "right" buyer coming along. It's sort of a crap shoot.
I'm collecting a number of things I'd like to sell and have toyed with the idea of another garage sale, but I don't know. It's kind of a pain to sit out thereor be "on call" all day long. You never know when someone's going to show up.
I don't think i've ever made much more than $100 from a sale.
August 5th, 2012 at 02:35 pm 1344173733
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Glad it was a good time! I've never made more than $150 at a garage sale, and I don't have the patience nor the personality to do it for more than 3.5 hours. We've always started at 8 and then had everything packed up to donate to the resale stores by noon. Wa-hoo for $100!
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