Yard Sale Signs

It is now officially summer and for many people, this means that yard sale (garage sale or) time. Have a garage sale and get rid of all these things thrown at you during your spring cleaning "Spree".

Now that you have all these things, "" What do you do with it?

Step One: Get it organized. Put books with books and dishes with food. You get the picture. All the articles as a whole.

Step Two: Write advertise your garage sale and do it your local newspaper and publishing Recycle. When writing your ads and garage sale signs, remember the words that sell best are "collectible" and "Everything Must Go!" Your garage sale signs must be written with a bold black marker on cardstock bright yellow. It really catches the eye and makes it easier to read. Do not make the mistake of writing too little. Make your print large enough that people can see when they drive by . Adding a large arrow - and remember to put your address.

Third step: Price your items. Some things like books and sweaters or other clothing, sell better if you sell only one or two for three for one. Create small cards to put on your set of books is, "3 for $ 5.00." Now are not you glad you have all your books together?

Step Four: Set up tables and other areas of your sale. Set up a table especially for small objects such as jewelry. Antiques have a secret for the sale of small objects, display them on a sheet of dark color. This emphasizes them better than light colors or bare tables. In addition, individual bags of jewelry sorting gives the idea that each element is unique - even if it is not!

Step Five: Ready, Set, Go! You all ready now you can sit back and rake in the cash. Well, not really. If you really want to sell, you must join the crowd and talk to your customers. make them happy. Give a toy to a child. Dicker on the price of an item. Throw something in the free and say: "The more you buy, the cheaper you can get." Your purpose here (besides making money) is to get rid of your clutter!

Step Six: When the garage sale is over, do not put anything that is new in your house. It is tempting to save it for the next garage sale, but you'll usually just end up selling the same items again and again. Take all of a charity such as Goodwill or the Army Hi. That will make your garage sale a success - to clean all your unwanted orders!