Too early to start advertising Christmas things for sale?

I was in Walmart looking for a pot for my plant. I went to the back isle and saw they were busy putting out all the Christmas items. Many people including me seemed to be very unhappy about it.
By the time Christmas rolls around I'll be sick of seeing it all.
I think the end of November would suit me just fine. Back in the 50s when I grew up that is about the time the Christmas holiday season got underway. Everything was new and fresh and everyone had the holiday spirit and the Christmas trees weren't sitting in peoples lawns the day after Christmas.
 
Nathan said:
Never.

Christmas is supposed to be a religious event, not a commercialized sales opportunity.
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I think @debodun means the collectibles she's trying to clear from her home. She's reselling so isn't technically commercializing the holiday.

@debodun Since some of your things are collectibles that are no longer in production that people may be looking for specifically, I think the sooner the better.
 
Deb, do you mean your own Christmas decorations that you are selling? If so, I'd advertise them right now. A lot of people are looking for distractions from the things going on in the world today.

I'd advertise any fall and winter holiday items right now like the stores are doing.
 
Living in a 72 unit condo, our mail boxes are in the lobby similar to a secure apartment building. Since COVID-19 has so generously joined us humans, people are shopping online and having packages delivered. Every day, the mail box area looks like Christmas. I have suggested that we get a permanent Christmas tree and put all the packages under it. Christmas all year round. :)

Tony
 
debodun said:
When is a good time to start advertising Christmas Items for Sale?
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Deb
This may be a tough time to directly sell your valued collectables in my opinion.

The woman across the street from us inherited a lot of valuable items from her mother and had limited success in selling them through yard sales or the newspaper. Because she had so much of it, she rented a space in an antique mall and finally sold most of it there. They had a clerk at the front door who rang up the sales so she did not have to be there all the time.

It was a big operation and my wife and I have been in there several times. I saw a lot of pretty good stuff in many of those stalls. Some of the furniture was particularly good as was the jewelry, dishes, and art work. Most of the people we saw in there were browsing, and the fact that there was so much there was a big draw.

I wish you great luck as you continue to downsize. Please continue to post on this subject because my wife and I are headed into this same situation and anything we can learn from your experience will be very useful. Good luck my friend.
 
Looks like I am not too early. Already a $#@%load of Christmas things on FB Marketplace.

I did finally get a nibble on a wrought iron candle holder. I responded that it was still available, but did not hear back, so the next day I sent a PM and asked if she was still interested. Then she responded, "No, I don't think so, but thanks." What could have possibly changed her mind?

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