Jillien on Garage Sales

Now that you have set goals for your home and have started your Spring Cleaning you are more than likely going to be having a garage or yard sale.  

And you will want to get the most out of your sale by making sure that everybody knows about it.  It used to be that advertising in the local paper was the best way to promote garage sales and you can still do that but you now have other options that will help you reach a larger audience of buyers.

Try…

GarageSaleHunter.com

This nationwide service is free and I have used it to both advertise my sales and find sales in my area.

As a Seller, you can post the details of your yard sale and provide important information about what you are selling to attract buyers that are looking for specific information.  For example, your baby boy has now moved into a toddler bed but you have a perfectly great crib, baby gear, all these clothes, and baby toys in perfect shape so you can advertise by category, baby items, to make sure that every "Expecting Mom" knows about your sale.

As a buyer GarageSaleHunter.com will not only tell you about the Garage/Yard Sales in your area they will also provide maps to get to them.

Another wonderful site is Yardsellr.com

With Yardsellr.com, the focus is on one item or one type of item, let’s say Precious Moments.  People interested in Precious Moments follow the Precious Moments blocks so when you post your Precious Moment’s collection, it’s easy to connect with people interested in buying Precious Moments stuff.   Yardsellr.com is also nationwide and is extremely successful at helping sellers get top dollar. 

Last but not least...

Signs.  If you are having a Yard/Garage Sale to meet the goal for your family do not forget to put up the "Early Morning Garage Sale Signs." Signs always help and will drive spontaneous traffic to your sale.  

Once you have sold everything that can be sold, make sure you donate the unsold items to charity – no taking it back inside!   If you were will willing enough to get that stuff out of the house to sell it, then you are definitely willing to part with it for sure so just donate it.

Happy Selling,

Jillien