When is garage sale day

Or, head out around the neighborhood looking for great deals. A successful garage sale requires a little planning and organization. For the savvy shopper, garage sales offer an inexpensive way to update their decor. They also help young families obtain gently used items for their children and homes.

Get out and seek some deals. What would you pay for that item at a similar garage sale? What would be too much? What would be so cheap you felt like you stole it?

Here are some garage sale tips for pricing all that good stuff you just cleaned out of your house:. Want to know one of the top garage sale tips to remember when pricing?

If you need an objective opinion, ask a friend to come over and tell you what they would reasonably pay for the item. Keep it realistic by pricing things a quarter or a third of what they would cost brand new. Make sure your prices are in plain view by using price tags or stickers. Or use colored stickers and hang up a chart that specifies the cost by color.

Bigger items call for bigger price tags. Make it big, noticeable and attractive to the buyer. Look around for ways to make a deal. Remember those grab bags at the store when you were little?

That same concept still works as an adult! Many potential buyers will walk away from big prices and never even bother to haggle—and you just lost a potential sale.

Grab some signs and balloons from the dollar store and draw big arrows letting folks know how to get to your house. Be sure the path is so simple that a first-grader could find it! If you want to advertise in the local paper, church bulletin or neighborhood Facebook group, go for it. If you build it, they will come. Here are some garage sale tips that will make sure you have the best sale you possibly can:.

Have enough small bills on hand to make change for your customers. If the customer wants to negotiate, then let them negotiate, but stick to your guns if the price gets too low. Well—not yet anyway. Before you try to sell those things that have been collecting dust, actually clean them off! Fill bicycle tires and basketballs with air. If something needs batteries to run, fill it with some half-used batteries or even new batteries if you want to be nice so the buyer knows it works.

Keep an extension cord handy for buyers to test out appliances that need an outlet. And place a mirror near the clothing and accessories. It might seem silly, but going the extra mile can really be the difference in making a sale and losing one. To spread the word about this holiday, be sure to use the hashtag NationalGarageSaleDay on your social media accounts.

Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Password recovery. Holidays Calendar. Rummage sales began during the 16 th century to allow ship captains to sell unclaimed cargo at ports. During the 19 th century, churches began to regularly hold rummage sales to raise money.