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Use creative labeling. Provide


buyers with uses for odd items. Sunny Wicka, author of Garage Sale Shop- per, says, “Sales can be made solely by suggesting a novel use.” Also spark the shopper’s imagination by combining art supplies—like old magazines, papers, markers, paints and knickknacks—on a table labeled “Great for Art!” or group household items, crates and blankets labeled “Going Away to College?” Prepare for early birds. Yard sale


pros arrive early to scour sales for the best deals. Be prepared to bargain or else make it clear that prices are fixed via a few friendly signs.


After the initial rush, consider ac-


cepting bargain offers. During the final hour, consider cutting prices in half.


Ready, Set, Sell


Summer and early fall are good times for yard sales. Make it exceptional, a place where people will have fun and want to hang around (more browsing time often means more purchases). Play upbeat music, set up a children’s play area and maybe a kids’ lemonade


stand as cool drinks help keep shoppers refreshed and cheerful.


Consider sharing the fruits of fam-


ily hobbies such as homemade items, plant cuttings or herbs in hand-painted clay pots and cut flowers. Shoppers ap- preciate such personal touches.


Arrange for the Aftermath Arrange a charity donation pick-up beforehand to truck away leftover items. The Salvation Army and Vietnam Veterans of America regularly move still useful items into welcoming homes.


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For those that enjoy throwing yard sales, consider organizing charity yard sales in the community. Engage a local place of worship, neighborhood asso- ciation or school to help people recycle their old stuff while also raising funds for worthy causes.


Sarah Tarver-Wahlquist is a frequent contributor to Green American maga- zine (GreenAmerica.org), from which this was adapted. For more tips, visit YardSaleQueen.com/yardsale.htm.


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