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| So, your house has gone through the spring cleaning gauntlet: you've given the place a good scrub down, emptied out jam-packed closets and stored your winter gear. And now I bet you're stuck with a huge pile of stuff and wondering exactly where it all came from and how you ever managed to shove it into an already full closet! Fear not, my friends—there's a way to get rid of all of your unused stuff and make some dough while you're at it: by having a yard sale! | |
Gathering Your Merchandise
I know it can be really difficult to part with your beloved stuff—especially anything sentimental—but prepping for a yard sale is the time to be honest with yourself: are you really going to wear that polyester playsuit ever again? Are Zubaz pants going to come back into style? Will you ever try jazzercise again? Probably not. Take a good, hard look at your belongings and edit, edit, edit. Your closet and storage spaces will be more spacious and easier to organize, and you'll never be reminded that you once wore a fanny pack.
| Setting Up Your Yard Sale
Between choosing the date, acquiring the proper permits (if your town requires them!), advertising your sale and setting up your merchandise, organizing a yard sale can be a lot of work! Recruit some helpers—using the promise of pizza and beer for friends and good, old fashioned guilt-tripping for family—and get to it! You might even want to ask a few neighbors if they'd like to get in on the action and have a big, neighborhood-wide sale.
| Interacting with Your Customers
Any kind of buying/selling situation has the potential to be a little awkward. If an item has sentimental value, you might think it's worth more than it actually is and if you have an aggressive shopper—or someone who hasn't brushed up on their yard sale etiquette lately—they may try to push the price too far down. Be sure to price your merchandise realistically and fairly, and don't be offended when a customer tries to haggle. Remember: you don't have to accept any offers that are too low.
| What to Do with the Dough
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