I have made several thousand dollars from each garage sale I’ve done. And all of them were held for only one day. I am going to share my strategies so that you, too, can end your sale with a shoebox full of money.
I use a shoebox measurement because that’s where I’ve always stored the money during the sale. Usually, there is no time to organize the cash, so I throw it in a shoebox. The best part of each garage sale was counting all the money at the end. I would say to myself, “That was fun!” As I write this, my memories of it give me the same exhilaration I felt then.
Having an extensive background in marketing, I applied this knowledge to various aspects of the garage sale, as you will see. If you follow each step I present, you will be successful as well.
This booklet outlines the most successful techniques I’ve discovered or developed myself for running a high-profit garage sale. 5 printable signs and arrows are included. Here’s the contents.
Contents
- Chapter 1 – Background & Benefits
- Chapter 2 – Pre-Garage Sale Activities
- Set Date, Get Permits, Follow Rules
Identify & Collect Your Inventory
Gather Display Tables
Prepare Your Merchandise for Sale
Pricing, Tagging, Adjusting
Arrange for Selling Assistants
Advertising & Promoting
Create Signs & Plan Placement
Print Garage Sale (GS) Signs
Get Change & Select Money Container
Get Bags & Boxes for Customers
Advise Your Neighbors
Plan a Celebration
- Set Date, Get Permits, Follow Rules
- Chapter 3 – Garage Sale Day Activities
- Early Bird Catches the Worm
Stage Your Merchandise
Set up Electrical Access
Post Signs & Arrows
Treat Customers Graciously
Prepare to Negotiate & Haggle
Clean Up & Disposal
- Early Bird Catches the Worm
- Chapter 4 – Counting & Celebrating
- Appendices – Printable Signs & Arrows
- Garage Sale Tips (GST)
- Easy one-step buy process
- Instant delivery eBook
A garage sale is a great way to clear out stuff you no longer want and make a nice pile of cash.
Have fun,
Brad Paul