How to Price Small Kitchen Appliances at a Garage Sale
Small kitchen appliances are great garage sale items, but knowing how to price them involves a bit of research. Typically, garage sales do not bring in top dollar so you have to consider why you are selling the small kitchen appliances that you have never used. Remembering that you simply want to be rid of them and clear the space they take up will help you choose the prices and assure you that they will be sold rather than boxed back up and put away again in an already crowded cabinet. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Blenders sell well at garage sales. Sort and clean the appliances that you are selling at your garage sale.
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Find any boxes and original instructions that you have for them.
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Marking the condition of the items helps you and your buyers. Test the items to see which of the appliances are working and have all of their accessories and which need to be marked as is. Utilize removable stickers to clearly mark the condition of each item on the appliances.
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Visit any garage sales in your area that are advertising small appliances and make note of the prices on items similar to what you will be selling.
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Reading the classified section helps when pricing appliances. Read the items-for-sale classified section of your local newspaper, check for listings for items that are similar to yours and make note of their prices.
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Visit an online auction site like eBay or eBid, review the listings to see what your particular items are listed at and make note of how many items are listed and what range of prices are currently listed.
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Marking the price helps you and your buyers. Price the items based on your research and your desire to sell them and mark the price on the sticker.
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Tips & Warnings
There is no magic price to put on your small kitchen appliances. Consider that the majority of small appliance garage sale shoppers may be outfitting their first kitchen or dorm and are on a budget.
If your small appliances don't sell, you can donate them rather than packing them up.
You will have to register for a free account at the online auction sites to obtain information on closed listings.
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