Things You'll Need:
- Folding tables
- Clothes rack
- Garage sale signs
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Step 1
Organize all of the items in categories such as clothes, media, toys, housewares and shoes. This organization helps potential buyers locate what they are looking for more easily. If they can find it, they can buy it.
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Step 2
Display the items at eye level. Use folding tables for small items. Hang clothes on a rack. People tend to buy items that they can see at eye level.
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Step 3
Mark the price clearly on each item. You are more likely to sell the item if the prospective buyer knows how much you want for it. Rather than tracking you down to ask the price, she may just put the item back on the table.
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Step 4
Be willing to negotiate. The idea is to get rid of the items. It is better to get a little less than your asking price than nothing at all.
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Step 5
Advertise for your garage sale. Place an ad in your local newspaper and post signs around your neighborhood. People have to know about the sale for it to be a successful garage sale.
