Have a garage sale or donate "stuff"?
#1
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For those of you that have garage sales,
where do you store the "stuff" until you have your sale?
Is it easier to just haul it off to Good Will or Salvation army or to have a sale?
I don't have tons of stuff to put in a sale, but enough stuff around to be cluttered.
And our house is not "easy access" to a main road.
where do you store the "stuff" until you have your sale?
Is it easier to just haul it off to Good Will or Salvation army or to have a sale?
I don't have tons of stuff to put in a sale, but enough stuff around to be cluttered.
And our house is not "easy access" to a main road.
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Since I am still waiting until my disability claim goes thru...we will be havinga garage sale...in the yard, since garage is full of my son's furniture, etc...
Both son's will do the hauling and help set up, I will be the one running it for the couple days...proceeds will be my gas money for the summer.
Since you don't have easy access, make sure you put an ad in paper and plenty of signs....
Both son's will do the hauling and help set up, I will be the one running it for the couple days...proceeds will be my gas money for the summer.
Since you don't have easy access, make sure you put an ad in paper and plenty of signs....
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WE store the stuff in the garage, and around the house until we are ready to have the sale. We also get the neighbors involved so we have a 'group' yard/neighborhood sale. (Only three houses worth).
We also have a fairgrounds that has a 'yard' sale once a year that we have set up at a several times.
It depends on what you have to get rid of whether it would be worth the set up, advertising, time etc to set up and try to sell. A donation and then tax deduction may be the better way to go.
We also have a fairgrounds that has a 'yard' sale once a year that we have set up at a several times.
It depends on what you have to get rid of whether it would be worth the set up, advertising, time etc to set up and try to sell. A donation and then tax deduction may be the better way to go.
#8
I have found that for the teens clothes I resale them through a local seconds consignment shop. I took in 3 items and got back 20 dollars. The teens girls clothes go well, the oldest girl worked at a teens/skinny clothing shop in the mall and a sports shop so she had nice clothes, and they sold good. but normally I tske stuff to goodwill or salvation army. Once I had a yard/garage sale and my husband told me he would give me 50 dollars and haul everything to the goodwill if I didn't have the sale. We made 103 dollars and my back gave me trouble for a year and we still had to haul junk away. If the neighboorhood is having a sale then it is fun to have one also. Wesold hot dogs and pop one time. 50 cents each and made a good amt.
#9
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We had a garage sale once about 15 years ago and I swore never again. I got so p*ssed off at people trying to bargain over 5 cents. Something would be marked 25 cents and people would say, "I'll give you 20 cents for it." Gimme a break... I'm a patient person and I don't mind someone trying to get a good deal, but it was ridiculous.
I was at a garage sale a few weeks ago and things haven't changed. There was a man who said, "I'll give you $20 for that water fountain." It was a HUGE cement water fountain and the seller said he'd take that. So, I watched the seller struggle to get a dolly under the fountain, move it and load it into the man's pickup. When time for payment the buyer said, "Would you take $10?" Mind you the fountain was now in the back of his truck...I swear I could've choked him myself. Then the seller got very angry. I didn't stick around to see the fight break out:>
So, be sure you've got the patience to deal with these kinds of people. I sure don't!
I was at a garage sale a few weeks ago and things haven't changed. There was a man who said, "I'll give you $20 for that water fountain." It was a HUGE cement water fountain and the seller said he'd take that. So, I watched the seller struggle to get a dolly under the fountain, move it and load it into the man's pickup. When time for payment the buyer said, "Would you take $10?" Mind you the fountain was now in the back of his truck...I swear I could've choked him myself. Then the seller got very angry. I didn't stick around to see the fight break out:>
So, be sure you've got the patience to deal with these kinds of people. I sure don't!
#10
We donate furniture and odd and ends to Goodwill. I donate my clothes to the local woman's shelter. These days we need all the deductions we can get. If we could claim the dogs and cat as dependents we would have it made....lol
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