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Today M ogano«. W«d
Jon« 30 1902 Sandy Po»», Thor»., July 1. 1982 - 9
GARAGE SALES
A Great American Pasttime
For Profit and Pleasure
TIPS FOR SELLER S
TIPS FOR BUYERS
1. A fte r c le 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 n e ig h b o rs.
The b ig g e r th e sale th e b e tte r.
1. Be a le rt. If lo o k in g fo r a
specific 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
ju n k.
2. D e te rm in e ho w m uch to charge
on item s by che cking o th e r
sales firs t.
3.
M a rk prices c le a rly and
securely 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 fou nd in
w h a t appears to be jun 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 y o u r m e rcha ndise so
shoppers can e a sily spot item s
of in te re s t.
4. If you m a ke a "find" play it
cool. The s e lle r could decide
no t to sell or raise a price if she
o r he th in k s you re a lly have
s o 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 th e
cash b o x.
5. Be a w a re of p ric in g on used
m e rcha ndise 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, but fu r ­
n itu re exp e n sive .
6. Put a w a y item s no t in te n d e d
fo r sale (bike s, s p o rtin g e q u ip ­
m e nt, 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 'th you.
7. S afeguard yo u r m oney. Let one
person h a n d le th e 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 .
8. G o e a rly if you a re lo o k in g fo r
a specific item .
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.
9. If y o u 're lo o k in g fo r
re a lly cheap, G O LATE.
prices
To Advertise Your Garage Sale,
Call Today For Rates & Assistance With Your Ad
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