GARAGE SALES
A Great American Pasttime
For Profit and PSeasure
TIPS FOR SELLERS
TIPS FOR BUYERS
1. A fte r cle a n in g the basem ent,
a t t ic ,
c lo s e t s . . . . jo in
w it h
several frie n d s and neighbors.
The b ig g e r the sale the b e tte r.
1. Be a le rt. If lo o k in g fo r a
specific item , check the store
price firs t.
2. D e te rm in e how much to charge
on item s by checking 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
jun k.
3.
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M a rk prices c le a rly and
securely so they cannot be s w it
ched.
3. Rum m age th ro u g h . Some of
the best buys m ay be fou nd in
w h a t appears 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 rchandise so
shoppers can ea sily spot item s
of in te re st.
4. If you m ake a "fin d '' play it
cool. The s e lle r could decide
not to sell o r raise a price if she
o r he th in k s you re a lly have
so m e th in g va lu a b le .
5. Keep e xp e n sive item s and
sm all objects (je w e lry etc.)
n e a r th e person h a n d lin g the
cash box.
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6. Put a w a y item s no t in te nde d
fo r sale (bikes, sp o rtin g e q u ip
m ent, m o w e r, picnic ta b le ).
7. S afeguard y o u r m oney. Let one
person h a n d le the cash bo x and
a ll tra nsactio ns.
6. Be p re p a re d to ta k e w h a t you
buy w ith you.
7. Cash is p re fe rre d . M any sellers
w o n 't accept checks.
8. O ffe r fre e coffee.
9. ADVERTISE THE SALE IN THE
CLASSIFIED SECTION OF THE
OUTLOOK & POST. G ive good
d ire ctio n s and list item s fo r
sale.
5. Be a w a re o f p ric in g on used
m erchandise such as cloth ing,
fu rn itu re o r s p o rtin g goods.
C lo th in g m ay be cheap, bu t fu r
n itu re exp ensive .
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8. G o e a rly if you are lo o k in g fo r
a specific item .
9. If y o u 're lo o k in g fo r
re a lly cheap, G O LATE.
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