subject: Five Great & Easy Tips to Organize a Garage Sale [print this page] Five Great & Easy Tips to Organize a Garage Sale
Moving is stressful and expensive as well. But you can make your move easier and less expensive by packing your household stuff yourself. You can save even more money by organizing a garage sale for your old belongings that you will not use. This reduces the amount and weight of your moving stuffs and also earns some money. This way you have to less pay to movers because you have fewer amounts of goods and also you have earned some money as a result of garage sale of your old belongings. Garage sales are great ways to get rid of some of your old belongings that you will not use or you think that carrying is costlier than of selling them. In general, by organizing a garage sale of your old belongings you have double benefit. Here are some great & easy tips which can assist you organize a garage sale for your old or unwanted items.
Advertise
Advertise on local internet searches to spread information about your garage sale including the time, date and address. Purchase a small ad space in your local newspapers to give ad for your garage sale including time, date and address. This way you will certainly be able to attract customers for your garage sale.
Spread the Word
Tell your friends, neighbors, co-workers, colleagues, etc about you garage sale. Request them to spread the words to their other friends and relatives. This way is also effective in attracting some customers.
Organize
Sort things by category you want sold. Arrange them systematically for sale. Keep empty space to let customers properly see you things.
Set Prices for Items
Set a price for each item to prevent chaos during the garage sale. Tag every item with your desired price. You can use bright color labeling stickers in order to make price tags so that your customers can directly notice how much it is.
Sell as Much as Possible
Remember, you making garage sale to get rid of your old items which are not usable for you. So sell such items as possible. If still you left items you can donate them to poor or charitable organization.
