Posted ads for my garage sale online

[debodun]

I just wonder how many actually read through because I am getting questions if I have items that I've listed as NOT having:


May 1, 2 & 3, 9 AM to 4 PM each day, weather permitting.
In conjunction with Stillwater's community-wide garage sale weekend. A list of other address having sales can be found on the village web page and their Facebook page a few days beforehand.

PARTIAL LIST OF ITEMS
art prints
baskets (many styles & sizes)
old bottles
china & art pottery, collector & souvenir plates
flatware (assorted knives, forks and spoons)
vintage furniture (platform rocker, antique pressback chair, pedestal table)
glassware (Depression glass, Carnival, EAPG and other vintage glass)
house plants (snake plants, spider plants, Callisia, Dracaena, assorted cacti)
household items
jewelry (costume – mainly earrings and necklaces)
knick-knacks & figurines
lamps
metalware
picture frames (assorted sizes)
purses, handbags and totes
Pyrex and Corning bakeware
radios
salt & pepper shakers
teacup & saucer sets
vases

Many other assorted unique items,collectibles, curios, doodads, geegaws, kitsch, trinkets and tchotchke.

FROM A PET AND SMOKE FREE HOME

I only accept cash. Please bring small bills and change. If you purchase glassware, china or houseplants, it's advisable to bring packing materials (newspapers and boxes) to safely transport.

No price discounts until after 2 pm on Sunday when there will be 10% on total purchases of $20 or more.

I DO NOT HAVE:
baby and children's clothing and accessories
military items
precious metals
power tools
musical instruments
sports memorabilia
hunting or fishing gear
electronics (except for radios), including gaming software and entertainment systems

 

[jujube]

Garage sales are pretty dead in my area. I went to TWO community-wide garage sales today on my way to and from an art festival. One community had only three sales going on, the other had two. There was absolutely nothing interesting to me at any of them.

I can remember when community-wide garage sales were quite the event. You tried to find a parking spot and you walked around. There were always lots and lots of things to buy.

Even when there IS what looks like a great sale, sometimes there's something wrong. Last year, I stopped at one and I could smell the Eau de Feline all the way from the street. As I neared the garage, it got stronger and stronger. I was a good 20 feet from the garage when I turned back; my eyes were starting to water. I can't imagine buying anything that was in that garage. You'd never get the smell off.

And then you get the sales where the sellers have a very skewed view of what people will pay. Ridiculous prices on items. I seldom "bargain" at garage sales. If there's a price that I think is reasonable, I'll pay it. I won't bargain. Having had garage sales of my own in the past, I know how frustrating it is to be selling something for a quarter and they want to bargain it down to a nickel. If it seems too expensive for what it is, I either just don't go for it or I offer what I think is a reasonable price, never a low-ball.

I have met some really lovely people at garage sales. I've been offered a water, tea, soft drink and sat down and yapped with people for quite a while. We've laughed and talked.

 

[oscash]

I've given up having Garage Sales. Some people turn up about an hour before it will start, looking for the best deals. And sometimes I can wait all day without any sales. I've decided to put all my stuff into boxes and am having Red Nose call to donate everything. Red Nose raises awareness and funds to support families affected by stillbirth, miscarriage, SIDS and other
early childhood losses. I know it will be doing some good.

 

[IrishEyes]

I just wonder how many actually read through because I am getting questions if I have items that I've listed as NOT having:


May 1, 2 & 3, 9 AM to 4 PM each day, weather permitting.
In conjunction with Stillwater's community-wide garage sale weekend. A list of other address having sales can be found on the village web page and their Facebook page a few days beforehand.

PARTIAL LIST OF ITEMS
art prints
baskets (many styles & sizes)
old bottles
china & art pottery, collector & souvenir plates
flatware (assorted knives, forks and spoons)
vintage furniture (platform rocker, antique pressback chair, pedestal table)
glassware (Depression glass, Carnival, EAPG and other vintage glass)
house plants (snake plants, spider plants, Callisia, Dracaena, assorted cacti)
household items
jewelry (costume – mainly earrings and necklaces)
knick-knacks & figurines
lamps
metalware
picture frames (assorted sizes)
purses, handbags and totes
Pyrex and Corning bakeware
radios
salt & pepper shakers
teacup & saucer sets
vases

Many other assorted unique items,collectibles, curios, doodads, geegaws, kitsch, trinkets and tchotchke.

FROM A PET AND SMOKE FREE HOME

I only accept cash. Please bring small bills and change. If you purchase glassware, china or houseplants, it's advisable to bring packing materials (newspapers and boxes) to safely transport.

No price discounts until after 2 pm on Sunday when there will be 10% on total purchases of $20 or more.

I DO NOT HAVE:
baby and children's clothing and accessories
military items
precious metals
power tools
musical instruments
sports memorabilia
hunting or fishing gear
electronics (except for radios), including gaming software and entertainment systems

Maybe if you used emoji's instead of making them read?

 

[C50]

I would never list what you don't have. Why discourage someone from coming? The more people that show the better sales you will have.

 

[debodun]

Garage sales are pretty dead in my area.

I think garage sale are a dying custom. My sales have taken a geometric progression downward in the last 3 years. With online sale sites like Amazon or eBay, people can order what they want without leaving their homes. Added to the fact people are uncertain about the economy and are holding onto their money. Also, with gas prices well overt $4 a gallon here, they may not be as willing to drive willy-nilly around on the outside chance they might find something.

But I never know if I don't try.

 

[debodun]

The local convenience store won't let me put a notice on their bulletin board. They say it's only for non-profit or charity events. I tried to persuade them by saying it was a community event. Not swayed. Yes, a community event, but it's people selling for their own profit.