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G i»*hom Out loo*. Todoy M oggi,n» Tu»»
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Jun» 2 1982 Sondy Po*» Thur*
Jun» 3
1982
GARAGE SALES
A Great American Pasttime
For Profit and Pleasure
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TIPS FOR SELLERS
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1. A fte r c le a n in g th e b a sem e nt,
a t t ic ,
c lo s e t s __ jo in
w it h
seve ral frie n d s and n e ig h b o rs .
The b ig g e r th e sale the b e tte r.
1. Be a le rt. If lo o k in g fo r a
spe cific ite m , check the s to re
price firs t.
2. D e te rm in e ho w m uch to cha rge
on item s by ch e ckin g o th e r
sales firs t.
2. R estrain y o u rs e lf. You d o n 't
need to end up w ith a lo t of
ju n k .
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TIPS FOR OUTERS
M a rk
price s c le a rly and
secu rely so they can not be s w it­
ched.
3. R um m age th ro u g h . Some of
the best buys m ay be fo u n d in
w h a t appea rs to be ju n k .
4. D isplay item s p ro p e rly . G ro u p
s im ila r item s to g e th e r and
spread o u t yo u r m e rch a n d ise so
shoppers can e a sily spot item s
of in te re s t.
4. If you m a ke a " fin d '' play it
cool. The s e lle r could decide
not to sell o r ra ise a price if she
o r he th in k s you re a lly have
s o m e th in g v a lu a b le .
5. Keep e xp e n sive item s and
sm all objects (je w e lry etc.)
ne ar the person h a n d lin g the
cash bo x.
5. Be a w a re of p ric in g on used
m e rch a n d ise such as c lo th in g ,
fu rn itu re o r s p o rtin g goods.
C lo th in g m ay be cheap, b u t fu r ­
n itu re e x p e n s iv e .
6. Put a w a y item s not in te n d e d
fo r sale (b ike s, s p o rtin g e q u ip ­
m ent, m o w e r, picnic ta b le ).
6. Be p re p a re d to ta k e w h a t you
buy w ith you.
7. S afeguard yo u r m oney. Let one
person h a n d le the cash box and
a ll tra n sa ctio n s.
7. Cash is p re fe rre d . M any sellers
w o n 't accept checks.
8. O ffe r fre e co ffe e .
9. ADVERTISE THE SALE IN THE
CLASSIFIED SECTION OF THE
OUTLOOK & POST. G iv e good
d ire c tio n s and lis t item s fo r
sale
8. G o e a rly if you a re lo o k in g fo r
a specific ite m .
9. If you re lo o k in g fo r
re a lly cheap, G O LATE.
prices
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