Re: Selling things

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

As @ANewHue said, garage sales are such a hassle, when my dad sold the house and was getting rid of the last of his stuff, we just put it at the curb with a "free" sign. Nobody wants to pay even a fair price at garage sales.

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BabyYoda · ‎03-09-2010

Garage/yard sales are a nightmare for me. There are companies that you can hire to run one for you and they take a % of what sells. If I have to do this again I would hire a company. I do like the idea of a flea market where you can sell your items. Good luck.

homedecor1 · ‎03-09-2010

@Mominohio

our community yard sale is this weekend. Im hoping to do well as in the past But I know it's a "yard sale" so pricing has to be reasonable.

I can't value actual price vs. yard sale price only because I don't want to bring it home!

Ive been trying to sell very nice furniture (accent pieces, end/coffee table, 2 yr old cal king bed still wrapped in plastic) so far not 1 call. I think furniture is very hard to sell, I'm going to donate to Habitat if no offers his weekend.

i have asked to join the online yard sales in my area (closed group) and never heard from the moderators -- guess that's out.

Good Luck!

SunValley · ‎04-19-2010

People will only pay pennies on the $ at garage sales around here. I cannot believe how peopele want to offer you a nickel for 10 cent item and think they are doing you a favor.. My last sale I ended a day early and I said no more.

Snicks1 · ‎07-28-2012

When I have things I want to clear out I just donate them. I have zero interest in yard sales, consignment shops, etc., holding them or going to them to shop. Good luck with whatever you choose to do with your items.

"To each their own, in all things".

RespectLife · ‎02-27-2012

@SunValley wrote:
People will only pennies on the $ at garage sales around here. I cannot believe how people want to offer you a nickel for 10 cent item and think they are doing you a favor.. My last sale I ended a day early and I said no more.

I agree.

Still working full time and caring for others in my family doesn't give me the time I need to organize, set up and price things. Everyone around here says Friday's are the most profitable day for a garage sale....I would lose a days pay.

Yet, I have the need to downsize! Tried Craig's list...got crazies....total loonies. Never again. Tried ebay...the rules and costs are just not worth it.

I now donate everything to Goodwill. I get a GOOD receipt and am able to deduct the 'garage sale' value on my taxes.

No work, no hassle....just drive up to the trailer and they unload it for me and give me a receipt.

If I am going to have to let it go for that cheap...why not let Goodwill (or Amvets) make a little too?

Win for Goodwill

Win for me....

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

@RespectLife wrote:
@SunValley wrote:
People will only pennies on the $ at garage sales around here. I cannot believe how people want to offer you a nickel for 10 cent item and think they are doing you a favor.. My last sale I ended a day early and I said no more.
I agree.
Still working full time and caring for others in my family doesn't give me the time I need to organize, set up and price things. Everyone around here says Friday's are the most profitable day for a garage sale....I would lose a days pay.

Yet, I have the need to downsize! Tried Craig's list...got crazies....total loonies. Never again. Tried ebay...the rules and costs are just not worth it.

I now donate everything to Goodwill. I get a GOOD receipt and am able to deduct the 'garage sale' value on my taxes.

No work, no hassle....just drive up to the trailer and they unload it for me and give me a receipt.

If I am going to have to let it go for that cheap...why not let Goodwill (or Amvets) make a little too?

Win for Goodwill
Win for me....

That's what we do, not into yard sales or going the Ebay route because I would be the one to have to pack it up and take it to the post office or UPS.
I once made the mistake of donating items to Lupus and now I get every other charity associated with the pick-up company calling.

Only once did I have Goodwill tell me they wouldn't take something, it was an opened jigsaw puzzle - all the pieces were there but I understand them not wanting to believe me!

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

Would it be worth it for you to hire someone and have an auction? Some of them do very well here, even in rural areas.

Otherwise, I donate. I did a garage sale once for 2 days with my SIL and never again. She was thrilled spending 8 hours both days sitting there to make less than $200.00. I was not. I'd rather just donate the stuff or toss it than go through setting up, pricing, sitting there and having people haggle over the price of a bundt pan.

XmasCarol · ‎08-28-2010

I've had great success using the Facebook sale sites. I live in Wisconsin. If I lived in Green Bay, I would search "Green Bay Buy Sell Trade". There are a number of sites for the city I live in. I picked a couple of sites by the number of people who had joined, I figured I would have a larger audience.

The sites I am a part of, you first "ask" to be added, as they are closed groups. I am staying away from "open groups" hoping to eliminate some of the rif raf. lol Once you've been added, first find the rules. Each site has them, but they can be hard to find. One site I belong to does not allow the sale of clothing items. Another does not allow the sale of cell phones. It's good to know these things before taking the time to post, then never seeing it appear as something wasn't allowed so your post was not uploaded.

It takes a little bit to figure out how to price items. I usually start out a bit high, as almost everyone asks if I'll accept a lower price. I always do accept as I want the money and to get rid of my clutter. Sometimes I try to negotiate, but I'm not very good at it.

I hope this info is helpful and that you'll give it a try. I keep walking around my house, looking for things I no longer use so I can sell them and put some money in my pocket. :-) Good luck!

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

Anything belonging to my daughters and I, we offer to our family or friends first, then decide between donate or trash.

My husband loves to go to the flea market and look around, but as a seller, he winds up giving our stuff away rather than bring it back home. First of all, it is not valuable to him once I box it up as something I no longer want in the house, so if he sells it for $1, he got rid of it, and made something, which is all that matters to him.