Nine Tips for Rummage Sale Success
By Sarah Hunt-Frank
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Do you have too much stuff? Do you want less stuff in your house and more stuff in your wallet? I hear you. So let’s have a rummage sale! But where do you begin?
A successful rummage sale relies on getting people to stop and get out of the car. If they don’t get out of the car, they definitely won’t be spending any cash!
Follow these tips to increase the success of your rummage sale:
1. Have a lot of stuff. And I mean, A LOT of stuff! If you feel that you don’t have enough stuff to make an impression on passersby, join your sale with another family and choose the house with the most visibility or most traffic. This also frees up one of you to go grab lunch for everyone. Lots of stuff causes people to stop and get out of their cars.
2. Sell some larger items. Put furniture or large kids toys in the front yard, nice and visible from the road. If you have a really interesting item that strikes curiosity, people will get out of their cars simply to see what the heck is that thing! Hint: if someone buys that large, strange piece, ask if they can pick it up later when they are done shopping in the neighborhood. Take the payment and put a sold sign on it. This way you keep the curiosity of passersby but the shopper still gets his item and you get that thing out of your house. (more…)
