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August 18 1982
GARAGE SALES
A Great American Pasttime
For Profit and Pleasure
TIPS FOR SELLERS
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
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 the b e tte r.
1. Be a le rt. If lo o k in g fo r a
spe cific item , check the store
price firs t.
2. D e te rm in e ho w much to cha rge
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
secu rely so th e 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 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.
5. Keep e xp e n sive item s and
sm a ll objects (je w e lry etc.)
ne a r 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 (b ike s, sp 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 n d le the cash box and
a ll tra n sa ctio n s.
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 appea rs 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 or ra ise a p rice 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. Be a w a re o f p ric in g on used
m e rcha ndise such as c lo th in g
fu rn itu re or 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 .
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 ffee.
9. ADVERTISE THE SALE !N THE
CLASSIFIED SECTION OF THE
OUTLOOK & POST. G iv e good
d ire c tio n s and list item s fo r
sale.
8. G o e a rly if you a re lo o k in g fo r
a specific item .
9. If you 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
667-6633
Gresham Outlook / Sandy Post
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