Ideas for Garage Sales
When clutter is building up around the house and piles of unwanted stuff grow taller every day, hold a garage sale to make a little extra cash while getting rid of things that are no longer needed. Advertise the sale in a local newspaper and online if possible, luring customers with the promise of great goods at decent prices. Get creative with the sale to attract plenty of people while increasing revenue, making it a success. Does this Spark an idea?
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Combine with Friends
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Call or email friends to see if they have any stuff they would like to sell and work together to host a multi-family garage sale. By having several people combine forces, the sale will be bigger and able to attract more customers, who will be lured by the promise of tons of goodies to dig through. Be sure to mention the sale has several participants in any advertisements, which will make it stand out from the crowd.
Get Charitable
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Do a little good for others by combining charity with a garage sale, creating a chance to make the world a little better while emptying the house of unwanted goods. Donate all proceeds from the garage sale to a good cause, like a local food bank or women's shelter and give the group any items that remain unsold at the end of the event so they can be put to use helping the needy. Keep a jar at the sale so people can toss a few coins into it to provide small cash donation as well.
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Sell Some Tasty Treats
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To earn a little extra money while luring in customers, run a small concession stand with various drinks and snacks at the garage sale. Children who are old enough to handle basic transactions can run this part of the sale if they like, selling items they've made at home, like cookies and brownies along with cups of juice and soda. Adults can fire up the grill and sell hotdogs and burgers should they wish to serve something more substantial. As an incentive to buy, give every paying custom a small treat for free.
Encourage Early Birds
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Some shoppers approach garage sales with a degree of near obsession, combing through the goods to find hidden treasures and driving from one end of town to the other in search of deals. Money Instructor encourages welcoming such customers as they are actively looking to make purchases, so open the sale early in the morning, around 7:30, with everything ready to go. Organize the goods to be sold and put signs out pointing the way to the sale the night before so everything is ready to go in the morning and the first customers will feel welcome. Consider serving free coffee to the first visitors.
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