You should know that advertising your sale will make you a lot more money than just sitting with a balloon and a sign in your front yard.

You mentioned selling your items online like e-classifieds or ebay auction, or perhaps even you should try tagsellit.com.

What you probably don’t realize is that while it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to pull of a yard sale, you still probably missed some crucial steps for hosting a successful and profitable garage sale. You can’t be lazy with garage sales, they’re a 1 or 2 day fun event that you’ve got to be focused for.

I have trouble believing that garage sales are unprofitable and how some people complain about the crap they accumulate and then have the guts to complain how difficult and costly it is to sell it or even donate it. If you’re that lazy, why don’t you just hire someone, have them take their cut, they do a start-to-finish job and then you get your end of it. That simple. Quit posting bogus figures.

With out yard sales or garage sales you would have no supply of cheep used books to sell.

Yard sales have made me quite a bit of extra cash. It amazes me what some people will pay for stuff I have little use for.

I am happy with seeing things recycled. Stuff I don’t want is being used by others who do want it, and want it enough to pay me for it. Most of the stuff that goes to goodwill gets trashed.

You need to know your market and how yard sales work in your town. That includes an advertisment in the news paper. (A cost you did not list so I assume that you forgot that inportant move.) People travel quite a way for a good sale. If you are in a good nabourhood the dealers will be lined up outside two deep when you open your doors.

If you live in a bad or poor part of town then team up with some one with a good address and have it at their house.

Time of year is also inportant. People dont like to yardsale when it’s too hot, too cold, or pooring with rain. (Check long term 7 day forcast)

Start Saturday morning, at daun. Not Sunday or Friday. The money comes out on Saturday morning. Regulars do not go to sales that started Friday on the assumption that the good stuff was allready striped by the dealers.

Be ready to open and sell from dawn onwards. The people with the most cash in their pockets come first. They are keen.

Don’t tell people to come back later, they probably will not return. You are not the only sale in town.

Display items. Hang cloths up, not in a pile. Borrow tables.

Price as much as you can. Be relistic, it’s a yard sale, don’t over price.

Be ready to take resonable offers, no matter what price you put on the item.

Understand that holding out for a better offer can work, but not after the first 3 to 4 hours starting when yard sales first start in your town. So if Yard Sales normaly start at 8am then offers and cash flow will slow down by 11am. By noon the flood will be a trickle. (Start times varies by location)

Be ready to sell from first light. Where I live, South Florida, Yard sales start at 7 to 8 am, and some times earlyer.

I have seen yard sales where more than $20,000 changed hands before 10am. But you have to be ready to deal fast. The money is there if you have resonable items.

We say there are two types of yard sales. The ones where people want to make money, and the ones where people want to make space. You can do both but remember it’s not their job to pay you top dollar for your old junk. They will only part with their money if there is value there.