Money, its wonderful! Taxes... They have a purpose... A annoying purpose! So! How can ya stick it to the man with tax free money? YARD SALES!
Yes, the age old Yard Sale. Everything you make is yours! But there is the pesky little permit... Which CAN get costly! So, what do you do? Simple: Ya Make it bigger!
Theres always free community yard sales or even friends and family that throw them once a year. My suggestion? Make it big.
The permit is for the location, they cant prove that more then one person is really hosting it. So in a sense you have 10 yard sales under one permit! Cool, no?
So heres my tips to a GREAT yard sale!
1. Advertise, ALOT. Give it atleast a 2 week ad before the sale. Put out posters, flyers, and ads in any free papers in your county! Trust me, people will come from other towns if it promises to be worth it! Don't forget to abuse the social medias! Craigslist, Facebook, twitter, ect! Theres even plenty of yard sale sites to try!
2. Be honest on the size. If theres 10 sales at once then say its BIG! But if its just you with a few items then its kinda not big!
3. Advertise special, rare, or expensive items that might be for sale like electronics, appliances, and furniture! Telling people what you got will attract more. Don't be detailed, but give the idea!
4. Be organized and neat! Don't just have a huge pile of clothes and expect people to BUY! Have them folded, separated, or hung up! Two trees and some rope or old PC pipe and glue can make a nice place to hang up some items!
5. Regress abit! Know the old lemonade stand? Well if ya got kids then you can let them run this part. Offer cheap cakes or drinks for free or a cost! Since these things start early, you'll get some takers.
6. START EARLY! You should be READY by 5 am! People start looking at 6-7 am, EVEN if you say it wont start till 10! So cut the middle man and start at 6-7 am and get the early birds. Let it run till atleast 2.
7. Don't do it during holidays! Unless your on the highway you wont get many bites. Most people will head out to the lake, family gatherings, and the like on holidays. This means less interest in your items, more interest in their own life!
8. Take advantage of pre holidays! Christmas, Easter, whenever gifts are needed! You'll always find the cheap family looking for cheap gifts! Do it before the stores start the big sales or else you might miss out on some clients!
9. Offer a service! You good at making items? Why not market them this way! Got the permit anyway and you might can get some under the counter work while your at it! Try to have some business cards ready with your name, service, and number/email near the products you make. MARKET IT WAS HANDMADE! People go NUTS over handmade! Just make sure your offering it at a yard sale price, that's probably supplies with a 10% mark up meaning 5 dollars to make sale at $7. Mention that its on discount at the moment and how much it usually cost to encourage buying now!
10. Be polite! A smile, pleasant conversation, and alittle elbow rubbing will NEVER hurt! People are more likely to buy if they like you personally. Make them feel like friends instead of like strangers that you tolerate for money! You attract with honey, not vinager! :)
Well that's the last of my tips for THIS blog! Don't forget to check me out weekly for more blogs and tips! Thanks for dropping by, keep it random my friends! :D
God Bless Ya!
~Wolf
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