Comments on: A Crazy, Draining, and Profitable Weekend

By: We’re Here! (An Update)

We’re Here! (An Update) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:01:31 +0000

[...] I mentioned before, we got rid of a ton of stuff. I can tell it with this move. We still have some things in storage, but it is nothing like it [...]

By: Top 30 Yard Sale Tips

Top 30 Yard Sale Tips — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:50:48 +0000

[...] I shared earlier this week, we made $2953 at our yard sale last weekend. Prior to that, the most we had ever made was $580. I can’t guarantee that [...]

By: Christina @ Northern Cheapskate

Christina @ Northern Cheapskate — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:53:27 +0000

AMAZING! I’m in total awe by how much money you made! I’m putting some stuff in a friend’s sale this weekend. I’ll be thrilled if I make $100. But at least it’s a start!

By: C Duran

C Duran — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:57:25 +0000

Wow! That’s a great total! It’s so much work, but I’m glad it paid off f or you.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:36:12 +0000

Oops, forgot one.

7) Put your signs up the day before the sale so that people see them on their way home from work. Then they’ll think, “I’m going there tomorrow.” Otherwise, they might not be out and about the day of the sale.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:34:41 +0000

NH Mom of 3: I was going to take pictures of the yard sale and all the stuff we had. It was truly embarrassing. But things got crazy and as I mentioned, it took 5 of us to run it for a while!!!!

This Friday for Frugal Friday, I was going to post some yard sale tips. I’ll go ahead and give you a few now.

1) Have great signs!!!!! Get the fluorescent poster board. Get a matching color so that people will associate the signs with your sale. Get a thick black marker. Make the letters thick and easy to read. I had planned on taking pics of our signs, but forgot. Put arrows on the signs. Our signs say:
MOVING (really big)
SALE (really big)
——–>
Saturday (smaller)

2) Advertise on Craigslist NOW!!!! It’s free to do! Specify what you will be selling.

3) Put moving sale on your sign instead of yard sale. You’ll get more traffic. And moving sale wouldn’t be a lie for you, since you just moved in.

4) Price the things before the sale. I bought some of those fluorescent premade stickers.

5) Group like items together – kitchen stuff, toys, clothes, etc.

6) If you think it won’t sell, put it in a box with misc stuff and put a price for the whole box. We had a bunch of half empty spray paint cans. We put all of them in a box and sold them for $10.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

By: NH Mom of 3

NH Mom of 3 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:16:59 +0000

OMG! You are a total inspiration to me. We have a yard sale coming up on Saturday and I do NOT know how I am going to be ready…but we so need to declutter and clean up. We just moved into our new house about 6 weeks ago, and have tons of stuff that had been in storage for nearly a year when we were in a furnished rental. I don’t want this in the new house! I can’t believe I paid to have this stuff stored. Seriously. I need your motivational and practical tips before Friday, LOL. And do you have photos of your layout? Before and after shots of the sorting before the sale, set up and tear down? Did you price everything in advance? This is my first yard sale, so I am a total newbie.

By: A Healthy Balance » Yard Sale Madness

A Healthy Balance » Yard Sale Madness — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:05:33 +0000

[...] day. We made over $2900!!!! Can you believe it? If you’re interested, click over to Thrifty Mommy for more details. I’ll also be posting some yard sale tips this Friday [...]

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:24:05 +0000

Kelly: I think you were getting my house confused with yours.

By: happyathome

happyathome — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:52:04 +0000

Holy cow, that is the most I have heard on a yard sale! Good job! Hope you do the same on the next one.