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Gre»hqrn Outlook, Todoy M ogoiin« W«d
July 14, 1982 Sondy Post, Thur»., July 15 ,9^2
GARAGE SALES
A Great American Pasttime
For Profit and Pleasure
TIPS FOR SELLER S
1. A fte r cle a n in g th e ba se m e n t,
a t t ic ,
c lo s e t s ___jo in
w it h
se ve ra l 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 item , check the store
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.
3.
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TIPS FOR BUYERS
M a rk price s c le a rly an d
secu rely so th e y c a n n o t be s w it­
ched.
3. Rum m age th ro u g h . Some of
the best buys m ay be fo u n d in
w h a t app3a rs to be ju n k .
4. D isplay item s p ro p e rly . G ro u p
s im ila r ite m s to g e th e r an d
spread o u t y o u r m e rch a n d ise so
shoppers can e a sily spot item s
o f 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. K eep e x p e n s iv e item s and
sm a ll objects (je w e lry e tc.)
n e a r th e person h a n d lin g th e
cash b o x.
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6. Put a w a y item s n o t in te n d e d
fo r sale (b ike s, s p o rtin g e q u ip ­
m e n t, m o w e r, picn ic 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 afe gua rd y o u r m o ney. Let one
pe rson h a n d le th e cash b o x and
a ll tra n sa ctio n s.
8. O ffe r fre e c o ffe e .
9. ADVERTISE THE SALE IN THE
CLASSIFIED SECTION OF THE
OUTLOOK & POST. G iv e go od
d ire c tio n s and lis t item s fo r
sale.
5. Be a w a re o f p ric in g on used
m e rcha ndise such as clo 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 xp e n sive .
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7. Cash is p re fe rre d . M any sellers
w o n 't accept checks.
8. G o e a rly if you a re lo o k in g fo r
a specific ite m .
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,
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