yard/garage sales

[Storm61115]

over this last weekend (sat and sun) we had a garage sale and made like 50$ on day and 111$ the next. it was an awesome weekend. there were swarms of people coming.

[kittenkagome]

Wow, that is pretty impressive. I am not sure if I have ever made 100 dollars in a single day with a yard sale. Its hard, when you get up in the early freezing morning to lug all your stuff out of your garage into your lawn, set up tables and chairs and wait. Were you in a high traffic area? Did you flood your neighborhood with signs?  If you were on a high traffic street, that is half the battle there. I do know that part of my problem is that my particular street doesn't get much traffic. A few streets over is a pretty good place, but I live on a little half circle with a patch of grass that they attempt to call a park in front of my yard, so it looks nice set up but most passing traffic doesn't know it exists. If you have any tips or anything about how you prepared for your yard sale, I  and I'm sure many other people are all ears. 

[timandvicky1]

We are "known" in the area to have yearly yard sales, also we live next to an apple orchard, and they are always packed in the fall time and it is an awesome time for a yard sale.  We end up having them normally Thursday-Sundays, I know...who would think Sunday was a good day to have a yard sale but it is.  We make several hundreds of dollars a day normally.  Always looking for things to resale that we can make money on. 

[tjung10]

We get a lot of stuff at garage and yard sales....The season is about ready to start!

[koolcraftlady]

I love going to garage/yard sales.  This year I am planning on having a yard sale myself.  I moved and found I had a lot of stuff I really didn't need, so I figured I would try and get rid of them.  The small town I live in has what they call community yard sales, so that is the day I plan on having mine.  It is only for one day, so hope I do really well. 

[memedumb]

I live in Minnesota and April is usually the month when garage sales start here, and I cannot wait.  My husband is a pack rat and loves to buy and resell things so we have at least one garage sale a year. 

[sherryinutah]

I have a tendency to buy and sell on eBay.  I considered it a 'yard sale' for introverts.   

[tammypete]

That would be great to do!  I tried it once where I live now and since my neighborhood is so far out in the boonies hardly anyone came!  It actually was a neighborhood yard sale!  We didn't have much luck!

[mgint]

I have had a yard sale before but usually when I'm moving or trying to downsize.

[ssmsurvey]

We moved into a small house in October but the weather wasn't right for the garage sale. We're gearing up to have one in the next month. It's so much work but I can't just throw stuff away. Wish me luck!

[sommap]

I haven't had one in many years.  It was a lot of work.  I don't go to the many more as I have enough stuff of my own.  I did buy books at some of them, but now I have my kindle fire, I don't buy any more books - get them free from Amazon. 

[hipriestess4u]

i always buy old paintings at yardsales, because you never know what you might be buying

[ejholt]

 I have had yard sales in the past.  I did great and I use to set up at flea markets on the week end.  I quick that about 10 years ago.  The flea market slacked off and could not make much.  I will love to do it again but I am 71 years old and don't know if I could hold up.  I had a knee replacement Jan 4th and am just now getting over it.  I plan going back to work in 2 weeks and I work weekends at Walmart so couldn't do flea markets any way.  May God bless each of you and keep you safe.

[reiddb]

I love yard sales! I tried one myself once....but it was worthless for me.  It seems around here everyone wants modern clothes for $.10 each~ridiculous! Well, it's the beginning of the season and it seems people are ready to go with them! Have fun everyone!!!

[vgonzales1]

I love yard sales my favorite places to shop