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Old 05-29-2010, 06:22 AM
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bearisgray
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I think people tend to think "bargain/inexpensive/cheap" for prices when shopping at garage sales.

Are these fabrics all "quilting type cottons"? These seem to be hot items at garage sales now (at least for me as a shopper)

If you present your fabrics as an opportunity to purchase "unusual, no-longer-available, vintage, or unique" fabrics - rather than "garage sale stuff" - customers might expect to pay more for the items and be willing to do so.

As you may have noticed on the classifieds, fabric is going from being given away - the sender is even paying the postage - to about $10.00 a yard ($2.50 for a fat quarter plus shipping)

You may have noticed photos of "hauls" in the pictures section.

If it was mine, I would save out the pieces I liked - even if I had no plans for them at the time.

I just paid $4.00/yard ($1.00/fat quarter at a garage sale a week ago)

The truly beautiful/unique/good condition fabrics - you could probably get more for them. Haven't quite figured out why, but sometimes folks will buy four fat quarters at $2.50 each and balk at buying a one yard piece for $10.00

I think I would try selling the pieces as yardage first. And then go to the smaller pieces.

If the fabrics are "snobby name brands" - you could maybe start at $6.00 yard and see what happens. It's easier to lower a price than increase it.

The crappy stuff - that could go for $2.00 (or less) a yard.

The really depressing stuff - you could put that in a "free box" - sometimes what one person thinks is undesirable, another person has been looking for.

Just my thoughts on the subject. I realize it's not giving you a "definite" answer.

Good luck with whatever you decide.
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