Garage / Yard Sales! Ever Had One?

[KingsX]

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While I was out and about today, I saw an "estate sale" sign on the main highway.
I drove around looking for it... but I saw no other signs. But when I turned to go back
to the main road, I saw older people having what looked like a yard sale with a sign
so small you could hardly see it. Since I couldn't find the estate sale, I stopped for that
yard sale to discover it was the estate sale! As I walked into the house the first [and only]
thing that interested me was a man's large leather wallet. I looked it over for damage.
It was old, but hardly ever used. So I bought it for the asking price, one dollar. I went
on to do other errands. When I got home I discovered another compartment in the wallet
that had a 2012 book of Forever stamps.

Something odd about the sale... They were selling family pictures, large framed ones.
One was of three children which was obviously 1950s era. So sad.

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[bingo]

we have and i prefer cooler weather...more people will come. ..good luck

 

[jujube]

The only time I've seen the "yard sale" thing really work is when we were stationed in Germany. Because of weight restrictions on household goods we could ship over there and back without paying "overweight" costs, most people came with only the very basic necessities and left a large part of their household stuff back in the states. When people were being shipped back home, they'd have a house sale and sell off stuff to new arrivals. That worked out great for both parties, because the leavers got rid of stuff they couldn't afford to ship home and the arrivers could get stuff they weren't able to ship over. Big sellers were voltage transformers you could use to make US things like hairdryers, etc., work on the European current and European appliances -- I got a freezer and a dishwasher at one of those sales, and dishes and Corningware stuff to replace what I didn't ship, among other things. That all worked out great, but that was a unique circumstance. And we didn't tote stuff out into the yard, we'd just have people come in after the Army had packed up all the stuff we were shipping, and whatever was left over (very little usually) after the sale we'd just donate to the military thrift shop place. It was a win-win.

In Turkey, we had the "benami" law that said anything American that came into the country (furniture, appliances, electronics) had to either leave the country with the owner or be sold to another American. So you'd find entire apartments full of stuff that would pass from American to American for years.

 

[GeorgiaXplant]

I haven't seen it mentioned yet, but if you're going to sell any small appliances, make sure they work. Have an extension cord available so that they can be plugged in. Another thing is that the things you're selling need to be clean.

Don't try to get ready for your sale in just a couple of days. If you have a lot of stuff, even a week is optimistic! Have a place (in your garage, maybe) that you can clear out where you can put things that you mean to offer for sale and that you can add to as you decide to sell them.

 

[Lara]

In Turkey, we had the "benami" law that said anything American that came into the country (furniture, appliances, electronics) had to either leave the country with the owner or be sold to another American. So you'd find entire apartments full of stuff that would pass from American to American for years.

Why?

 

[Keesha]

In Turkey, we had the "benami" law that said anything American that came into the country (furniture, appliances, electronics) had to either leave the country with the owner or be sold to another American. So you'd find entire apartments full of stuff that would pass from American to American for years.

Yes! Why?

I haven't seen it mentioned yet, but if you're going to sell any small appliances, make sure they work. Have an extension cord available so that they can be plugged in. Another thing is that the things you're selling need to be clean.

Don't try to get ready for your sale in just a couple of days. If you have a lot of stuff, even a week is optimistic! Have a place (in your garage, maybe) that you can clear out where you can put things that you mean to offer for sale and that you can add to as you decide to sell them.

Thats what I was going to do but since I posted this thread earlier I’ve decided not to go through with it. Everything is very clean since I have been planning this sale for years. Now I’ve decided to sell stuff off kijiji. I’m not sure if I could have a garage sale on an emotional level. It probably would be too much for me. Thanks all the same. They are good suggestions

 

[RadishRose]

Yes! Why?


Thats what I was going to do but since I posted this thread earlier I’ve decided not to go through with it. Everything is very clean since I have been planning this sale for years. Now I’ve decided to sell stuff off kijiji. I’m not sure if I could have a garage sake on an emotional level. It probably would be too much for me. Thanks all the same. They are good suggestions

Keesha, I never heard of kijiji before. Looked it up. Appears it's doing wonderfully as a clasified a center in in Canada but failed here in the US maybe due to Craigslist.

Good luck with your sale and I hope you don't feel badly. :love_heart:

 

[Keesha]

Keesha, I never heard of kijiji before. Looked it up. Appears it's doing wonderfully as a clasified a center in in Canada but failed here in the US maybe due to Craigslist.

Good luck with your sale and I hope you don't feel badly. :love_heart:

Yes kijiji is a free classified ad that’s used to be only available as a paid newspaper but now that it’s free online, it’s really taken off big time. Its actually a smart way to sell stuff because you’ll get far more money selling stuff. It will take longer but I won’t feel as overwhelmed.

Craigslist is popular so that makes a lot of sense RaddishRose.

 

[jujube]

Why?

Well, the workings of the Turkish government is about as convoluted as they come. I would think they'd love to have American goods left behind, but noooooooo. When you'd give up an apartment to either move in to the base or to go home, another American would rent it and buy all the furnishings from you.