Event Tips: Tips for having a successful Garage Sale.

1. Check local ordinances for information regarding permits and sign restrictions.
2. Advertise your sale on Garage Sale Daily.com to increase your exposure.
3. Consider having a multi-family sale.
4. Have money available for making change. Try starting with $35.00 in assorted bills and change.
5. Make change accessible. Try using a fanny pack.
6. Have a check out table set up for purchases.
7. Place an " All Sales Final " sign near the checkout table.
8. Place signs at the major intersections near you, with a large arrow indicating the direction to the sale.
9. Use cardboard or other sturdy material when making your signs.
10. Mark ALL sale items with a price.
11. Have an extention cord handy, as the buyer may want to check to see that the electronics work.
12. Do not sell broken items, unless they can be repaired.
13. Price items to sell.
14. Place clothes (especially children's) in order by size.
15. Place all items neatly on tables.
16. Remove dust and dirt from sale items.
17. Attach product manuals to sale items.
18. Have plenty of newspaper and bags ready for purchases.
19. Have a three-day sale. Begin your sale on Thursday and go through Saturday.
20. Consider selling bottled water or cans of cold pop.
21. Place balloons or flags in your yard to attract attention.

1. Periodically re-arrange items for appearance.
2. Have adequate help for peak times ( usually early mornings and afternoons ).
3. Write " Sold " on any items someone is coming back for.
4. Exchange telephone numbers with anyone coming back to pick up an item.
5. Have a percentage of the item pre-paid if someone will be coming back to pick it up.
6. Have receipts available for those who need one.
7. Log all sales.
8. Have a cordless or cell phone readily available.
9. Do not let strangers into your house. Bring all sellable items outside.

1. Remove all of the advertisement signs.
2. Donate some of the unsold items to a homeless or women's shelter.
3. Place some of the unsold items at resale shops.
4. Thank your helpers. Buy lunch on the last day.
5. Bring the unsold items to a second sale at a friend or family member's house.