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Organizing Items For a Garage Sale

By this time in the process, you should be ready to begin organizing the things you found yesterday while Collecting Items For a Garage Sale. You will more than likely need several boxes, containers and plastic bags. Separating the Items The easiest thing to do at this point is to use bags, boxes and containers to keep all the items you have found, together. It is time to sort them by item for easier placement the day of the sale. Obviously you need to keep like items together. For instance, books and magazines, no matter who they are for, should … Continue reading →

Collecting Items for a Garage Sale

Preparing for a garage sale is a lot of hard work. Unless you have done it numerous times, you are more than likely starting from scratch. While there is not necessarily a right or wrong way to have a garage sale, there are a lot of things you can do to ensure that your garage sale is successful. It all begins with the preparations. Gather Your Items The first step in preparing for the garage sale, is to gather all of your items together and put them in one spot. At this point, you don’t have to separate anything, you … Continue reading →

The Art of the Garage Sale

Spring may still be a few months away, but I am already doing some major “spring cleaning.” We been out of town for a few weeks and I am only now trying to find a place for all of the goods we acquired over the holidays. I am a mom on a mission. My mantra: purge, purge, purge. If it were a few degrees warmer I would be planning a garage sale, but unfortunately we live an area where rummage sales go on a winter hiatus. So even if I posted a sign advertising a sale most people around here … Continue reading →

Craigs List: The Online Tag Sale

I love to shop the tag (or garage or yard) sales in the summer and fall. But come winter here in Pennsylvania, I develop the tag sale itch. That is what is so great about finding a big online tag sale. Are you familiar with Craigslist? If you are a savvy shopper can save a lot by taking advantage of the deals at this site, or even earn some money buy selling your excess items. Craigslist is an online site where people place free ads for all sorts of things. From toys to real estate, a job to a date, … Continue reading →

The Hall of Frugal Fame

One of the great things about being frugal is the excitement I get when I come across a really great frugal find. I just can’t wait to share the news with family and friends. Do you know what I mean? Some finds are just so good, they should have their own “Hall of Frugal Fame.” I love reading about finds and great deals that others have gotten. It is fun to see what other people are doing, and it renews my spirit for living frugally. Here are some of the best frugal finds of which I know. Will you share … Continue reading →

Celebrity Garage Sale

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought that part of being rich and famous was that you happily avoided having to make money by selling your personal items on the street? Okay, the celebrity in question here is actress Tori Spelling… and yes, it’s true; she did inherit less than 1/300ths of her later father’s estate (TV mogul Aaron Spelling), but I can’t imagine she is facing skid row. Whatever the impetus may be, the now five-months pregnant ex-“Beverly Hills, 90210” star and her husband Dean McDermott are determined to sell her wares at her Studio City, California home … Continue reading →

How To Price Scrapbook Supplies at a Garage Sale (2)

Hosting a garage sale is a great way to get rid of unwanted or unneeded scrapbook supplies. If you are already planning one, great. Throw some extra scrapbooking supplies in with the rest of your treasures. If not, than think about organizing one to get rid of not only your leftover hobby supplies, but extra things you have around your home too. In the previous article, How To Price Scrapbook Supplies at a Garage Sale (1) I began giving you some tips on pricing your items. Here are a few more great ideas. Patterned paper sells best when it is … Continue reading →

Scrapbook Supplies At Your Garage Sale

The preparation for a garage sale is not only extremely time consuming, but is emotionally exhausting and draining as well. Deciding what to keep, what to sell and what simply belongs in the trash is hard. Especially if it deals with a passionate hobby of ours. That hobby of course, being scrapbooking. The key is to set aside some time to really go through what you have. Think about each item, are you really going to use it? Have you used it lately? Is it something you can live without? Create three piles of items. One pile should be the … Continue reading →

Making the Most of Your Garage Sale

If you’re having a garage sale, for whatever reason, the ultimate goal is to make some money. You might as well get back some of your hard earned money by selling things you no longer need, and people will be glad to oblige you if they feel they are getting a good deal. These tips will help you make the most of your sale: 1) Consider inviting friends or neighbors to join you in hosting a sale. Having lots of stuff will draw more people. Put the good stuff up front so people can see it when driving by, and … Continue reading →

More Garage Sale and Yard Sale Tips

Here are a few more tips to help you make your garage sale or yard sale a success: Price Everything While it does take extra effort, you will likely sell more if you price the items for sale. Even if that means placing several items on a table and making a sign that says everything on the table is $1.00, rather than pricing items individually. This is important because people are often shy about asking the price, and they are also shy about making an offer. They want a good deal, but they are afraid they will seem too cheap. … Continue reading →