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Grmsham Outlook Today M a g aiin *. W *d ., July 21, 1982. Sandy Post, Thur»., July 22, 1982 — I I
GARAGE SALES
A Great American Pasttime
For Profit and Pleasure
TIPS FOR SELLERS
1. A fte r cle a n in g th e 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 th e sale the b e tte r.
2. D e te rm in e ho w much to charge
' on item s by checking o th e r
sales firs t.
3.
M a rk prices c le a rly and
securely so they cannot 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 y o u r m ercha ndise so
shoppers can e a sily spot item s
o f in te re s t.
5. Keep e xp e n sive item s and
sm all objects (je w e lry etc.)
ne ar th e person h a n d lin g the
cash bo x.
6. Put a w a y item s no t inte nde d
fo r sale (bike s, sp o rtin g e q u ip ­
m ent, m o w e r, picnic ta b le ).
7. S afeguard yo u r m oney. Let one
person h a n d le th e cash bo x 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 ive 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
specific ite m , check the store
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.
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 ju n k.
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. 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. 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. 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
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