Village-wide garage sale

Out of curiosity, how much do you charge for a teacup/saucer. Likely bone china?

50 cents to $1 is too low. Even the thrift stores charge more than that for real china.

Ebay & online searches may not be accurate either. Many want you to pay lots to fill in a missing piece of your set or want you to bid, expecting it to be less than asking.

Take a trip to a couple of antique stores and see their pricing. Remember, they price with the plan of negotiating downwards. And you’re not paying rent & taxes on a store.
 

Seems like you’ve priced them fairly.

Do you have a sign that says “Always Open to Reasonable Offers.” Some people won’t even try.
 
I found that doesn't work. Who can say what reasonable is? I had that happen to me when I stopped once at someone's driveway sale. She had a sign "NO REASONABLE OFFERS REFUSED". She had some Avon bottles and I offerd her $1 for one. She got huffy and said "You should KNOW that those are worth at LEAST $5 apiece!"

So there you go.
 
"Collectibles" are a lost cause, anymore....especially among younger buyers. If it's not something that can be put to immediate and practical use, most people might just "admire" it...then move on....especially while this Virus is a concern, and a lot of people are living from paycheck to paycheck, and not knowing if they will even have a paycheck weeks/months from now.
 
Don M. said:
"Collectibles" are a lost cause, anymore....especially among younger buyers. If it's not something that can be put to immediate and practical use, most people might just "admire" it...then move on.
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Exactly. We have been going to a local auction barn nearly every week for some years. He buys up estates and what we've been seeing is the older folks are getting to be fewer and fewer in the crowd, and the younger folks have zero interest is old glassware and assorted gee-gaws. Antiques? pfft, now if you have the latest greatest stupid game cd's, or maybe a clean appliance or two... gone, to the highest bidder.
You should always keep in mind that there is "book value", and then there is "street value".
I loved the line Robin Williams used in the movie "Cadillac Man" when he's in an antique store and his girlfriend is looking at something. He takes the salesman aside and say's... you know what I see here? a lot of dust... you got to move inventory to make any money. I'm paraphrasing since I haven't watched it lately. :)
 
If nothing else you get a lot of exercise putting all those miscellaneous pieces out & hauling them back in.

As an example when we had a summer home outside of vineland N J I bought a wine press for $25.00 & two gallons of wine for $5.00. More than reasonable pricing.
 
Knight said:
If nothing else you get a lot of exercise putting all those miscellaneous pieces out & hauling them back in.

As an example when we had a summer home outside of vineland N J I bought a wine press for $25.00 & two gallons of wine for $5.00. More than reasonable pricing.
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Hmm, I saw on tv that you get a big wooden planter type container and put a spigot on it. Then put the wine grapes in it, take off shoes and socks, and crush the grapes with your feet by stomping on them.

Then you drain the juice out and, somehow, it magically turns into wine. You could have save 30 bucks. 🤪
 
Aneeda72 said:
Hmm, I saw on tv that you get a big wooden planter type container and put a spigot on it. Then put the wine grapes in it, take off shoes and socks, and crush the grapes with your feet by stomping on them.

Then you drain the juice out and, somehow, it magically turns into wine. You could have save 30 bucks. 🤪
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Wash feet first? Or does it add to the "bouquet" if you don't bother?;)
 
Aneeda72 said:
Hmm, I saw on tv that you get a big wooden planter type container and put a spigot on it. Then put the wine grapes in it, take off shoes and socks, and crush the grapes with your feet by stomping on them.

Then you drain the juice out and, somehow, it magically turns into wine. You could have save 30 bucks. 🤪
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I think I made a better deal.
Devault Enterprises 23" x 17" x 17" Whiskey Barrel Planter, Large
by DeVault Enterprises.
Price: $77.49 & FREE Shipping

average price
WADEO Brass Rain Barrel Quarter Turn Ball Valve Spigot with Bulkhead Fitting
$14.99

Add in soap to wash feet before & after, unless as GXP suggests the bouquet from toe jam is preferred.
 
Now I am considering whether to have a sale on Labor Day weekend (Sept 5 - 7) since the village sale would only be two weeks later. I used to do pretty well having a sale on Labor Day weekend because of the extra traffic heading for a local county fair that was happening then, too, but it's been cancelled. Having two sales so close together would be exhausing for me. A lot will depend on the weather - it may rain Labor day weekend; it may rain Sept 19th. If that happens, I can kiss off this year's garage sale season. I know from experience that hardly anyone stops at garage sale after Labor Day. I think it's because people get their school tax bills and they are also starting to think about saving for the holidays.
 

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