G f . h o m Outlook Todoy M o g o iin ,, W»d , July 28 1962. Sondy Po.t, Thor,., July W
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GARAGE SALES
A Great American Pasttime
For Profit and Pleasure
TIPS FOR SELLER S
TIPS FOR BUYERS
1. A fte r cle a n in g th e basem ent,
a t t ic ,
c lo s e ts — 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 th e b e tte r.
1. Be a le rt. If lo o k in g fo r a
spe cific ite m , check the store
price firs t.
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.
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.
M a rk price s c le a rly and
securely so th e y 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 fo u n d 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 ite m 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 " fin d " play it
cool. The s e lle r could decide
not to sell or ra ise a price if she
o r he th in k s you re a lly have
so m e th in g v a lu a b le .
5. Keep e xp e n sive item s and
sm all ob jects (je w e lry etc.)
n e a r the person h a n d lin g the
cash box.
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 loth in g may be cheap, bu t fu r
n itu re exp ensive .
6. Put a w a y item s no t in te n d e d
fo r sale (b ike s, s p o rtin g e q u ip
m e nt, 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 th e cash bo x and
al, tra n sa ctio n s.
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 co ffe e .
9. ADVERTISE THE SALE IN THE
CLASSIFIED SECTION OF THE
OUTLOOK & POST. G iv e good
d ire ctio n s and list item s fo r
sale.
8. Go e a rly if you a re 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.
prices
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