Organize + Energize: 10 Ways To Have The Best Yard Sale Ever
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
It's yard sale season. It’s time to go through every room in your home. Get rid of anything that is no longer aesthetically pleasing to your eyes. Tired of looking at certain things in your home? Get rid of them! Are there items tucked in boxes in the basement that you haven’t looked at in years? Get rid of them! When was the last time you went through your closets and purged old clothes? It may be time to do that! Why not make some extra money and have a yard sale!
Here are 10 tips to get organized for your yard sale.
1. Have a multi-family or a neighborhood yard sale.
These types of yard sales usually draw crowds! Coordinate a date on the calendar that works for everybody. Once that date is set, you can start planning.
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Go through the basement, closets, kitchen, bedrooms, etc. Make a sweep of the entire home.
3. Go through your clothes closets and get rid of any clothes that you want to sell.
Get rid of your big, baggy clothes that are sitting in the closet. How about the maternity clothes you are still hanging onto, or your prom dress from 1989, it’s time to let them go.
4. Bring everything you want to sell into a designated area.
Basements or a spare bedroom are usually a great spot for this.
5. Start the one-week countdown.
A week before the yard sale, revisit the area and start to prep for the sale.
6. Put items in categories and start hanging clothes and start pricing.
Keep like items contained together.
7. Prep!
Get signs, tables, tablecloths, pens, paper, calculator, and money ready, so you aren't racing around the day of the yard sale. Be sure you have everything ready ahead of time.
8. Get a good sleep the night before.
You will be up very early setting up everything and it tends to be a long day.
9. Morning duties.
The morning of, if you prepared ahead, all you should have to do is carry everything outside and set up.
10. Keep like items together when selling and set up your yard sale like a retail store.
Make it inviting to your customers and easy for them to shop. Put big ticket items or flashy “show stopper” items out in front to draw people into your yard sale.
Preparing ahead of time will take the stress out of setting up the yard sale. It will be long day, but it's always fun and you will make a little extra cash to buy more stuff or even better save that money and put it away for a day trip or dinner out!
Kristin Carcieri-MacRae, the founder and owner of Organizing in RI, has always enjoyed finding creative ways to streamline the environment around her. Kristin spent several years working in retail management, medical offices, and was even a successful certified personal trainer for 4 years. She discovered that in each of these fields she had a natural ability to streamline spaces and processes. Through her organizing ability and her passion for motivating others to achieve their goals, Kristin created Organizing in RI. Kristin has appeared on air on www.talkstreamradio.com and Patricia Raskin's Positive Business Radio. Her articles have been published in the Rhode Island Small Business Journal and New England Home Life. She is also available for organizing workshops.
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