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Gr»»hom Outlook
Todoy M ogoiin«. 7V»d
Juno 23 1982 Sondy Po»1. Thur»
Jun« 24
1982
GARAGE SALES
A Great American Pasttime
For Profit and Pleasure
TIPS FOR SELLERS
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
seve ral frie n d s and ne ig h b o rs.
The b ig g e r the sale the b e tte r.
2. D e te rm in e ho w much to charge
on item s by ch e ckin g o th e r
sales firs t.
3.
M a rk
prices c le a rly and
securely so the y can not be s w it­
ched.
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.
5. Keep e xp e n sive item s and
sm a ll ob jects (je w e lry etc.)
ne ar the person h a n d lin g the
cash box.
6. Put a w a y item s not in te n d e d
fo r sale (bikes, s p o rtin g e q u ip ­
m e nt, m o w e r, picnic ta b le ).
7. S afeguard yo u r m oney. Let one
person h a ndle the cash box and
a ll tra n sa ctio n s.
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 list item s fo r
sale
TIPS FOR BUYERS
1. Be a le rt. If lo o k in g fo r a
spe cific ite m , check the sto re
price 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. R um m age th ro u g h . Some of
the be st buys m ay be fo u n d in
w h a t ap p e a rs to be ju n k .
4. If you m a ke a 'f in d '' pla y it
cool. The s e lle r cou ld d e cide
no t to sell o r ra ise a price if she
or he th in k s you re a lly have
s o m e th in g v a lu a b le .
5. Be a w a re o f 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. 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 se lle rs
w o n 't accept checks.
8. G o e a rly if you a re lo o k in g fo r
a spe cific ite m .
9. If y o u 're lo o k in g fo r
re a lly cheap, G O LATE.
prices
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