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  1. 05-11-2012, 07:54 PM #1
    MaryMo
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    Shoplifting at garage sales: I like luvTooQuilt's reply: "I would of in a loud voice have said" So what goodies did you get from next door that your putting in that lovely bag of yours? Can I see what I missed out on??"

    Prices: I'm happy to pay $2 - $3 yard for high quality fabric .... but I was wondering why you didn't offer it here first with buyer paying shipping. QB people appreciate good quality.
    A lady offered fabric on Craigslist with advertised prices of $1 - $2. I drove 50 miles only to discover her prices were actually $4 - $5. I did buy one piece but was disgusted with myself for driving that far for so little and with her for misleading buyers ... and then, when I went to use the fabric the finished project was wonky !
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  2. 05-11-2012, 08:10 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by athenascooter View Post
    I am having a garage sale and have priced my fabric (most of it is quilt shop $9 - $12 A yard) at $2 - $3 a yard and have had alot of quilters complaining that it is too high priced. What do you price it at? I was also shocked to see a women about 70 shop lifting. Her husband put movies in their bag with purchases from next door and she was putting Aida cloth in her purse. If they were hard off I would have given them it if asked but they were dress to the high and driving a newer car. Would you have asked for payment of the items or as I did not say anything.

    IMO, a garage sale is not the place to be selling good fabric, UNLESS you simply want it gone. Your prices are decent for the fabric, just not low enough for a garage sale.
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    People expect you to "give" your things away at yard sales.
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    I have had some very RUDE comments when I sold fabric for $5/yd - good LQS fabric.
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    I think your price is fine. My general take on garage sales is, it's my stuff and if you don't like my price you don't have to buy it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scissor Queen View Post
    I think your price is fine. My general take on garage sales is, it's my stuff and if you don't like my price you don't have to buy it.
    My sentiments exactly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scissor Queen View Post
    I think your price is fine. My general take on garage sales is, it's my stuff and if you don't like my price you don't have to buy it.
    DITTO! It's not up to buyers as to how much you charge. Either pay it, or or counter-offer. If you feel your price is fair, and it truly is, too bad if they don;t want to pay it. This is why I HATE having yard sales. Folks offer you 50 cents for a dining table and chairs then get huffy if you don't jump on it... And as for the thieves I would have marched right up to them and told them I saw them stealing.... They probably get away with it all the time.... sad...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scissor Queen View Post
    I think your price is fine. My general take on garage sales is, it's my stuff and if you don't like my price you don't have to buy it.

    EXACTLY my take....now I won't pay $3yd for OLD walmart fabric, and I know my fabrics, but would expect to pay that and more for newer 1999 and up fabric from quality makers!

    as for the shop lifting...yep...the older and nicer the more they are hurting and will steal it all!
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  9. 05-16-2012, 05:28 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by quiltingcandy View Post
    I have not had the luck to find a yard sale with fabric, but would be thrilled to find good fabric @ $2.00 a yard. I see it here on the board for $5.00 + a yard with postage on top of that, so $2.00 - $3.00 @ least gives you some bargaining room for those folks that love to barter.

    As for the shop-lifting not sure what I would do. It seems hard to believe they both did it by accident, but I would hope that I would say something to them just to let them know it was not okay to just take the items. It's one thing to ask if the prices were negotiable it's another just to take them.
    Quote Originally Posted by Scissor Queen View Post
    I think your price is fine. My general take on garage sales is, it's my stuff and if you don't like my price you don't have to buy it.
    I feel the same. When my kids were little, I had a garage sale. I priced some of my DD's adorable baby dresses at $1.50. They were practically brand new as she had so many that were shower gifts that she outgrew them before she wore them more than once or twice. A lady came in and asked if I would take less. She said she had seen some at another garage sale for 10 cents each. I said, "That is really a bargain! I think you should go back and buy them." She left in a huff and I sold the dresses to someone else that thought $1.50 was a bargain. lol

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  10. 05-11-2012, 08:29 PM #10
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    I had that happen to me at one of my yard sales several years ago...I said to them: "If you don't plan on paying for that, put in back on the table on your way out, there's nothing else here you would be interested in either." They were so shocked that I confronted them, they just sat the entire bag down (including a blouse they had previously purchased or stolen next door) and left. And you usually get, oh I thought my husband, sister, mother paid you already. But this lady said nothing - she was publicly embarrassed. (And that's ok with me!)

    I would offer your fabrics here for a much more satisfying experience
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