How to price items in garage sale?
Rebecca W asked:
I am on maternity leave right now and am looking around the house at all the space I don't have and all the junk I do. I would like to have a garage sale but am unsure of how to price everything. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I do have big items like a wedding dress, a tv, computer monitors etc. How do you price those too?
I am on maternity leave right now and am looking around the house at all the space I don't have and all the junk I do. I would like to have a garage sale but am unsure of how to price everything. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I do have big items like a wedding dress, a tv, computer monitors etc. How do you price those too?
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Unfortunately you have to price them cheaply!!!! People come to garage sales looking for a good deal – they don’t like to pay more than a couple of bucks.
If you have larger items that you want to sell for a good price check out your local classifieds or a site like ebay, Craig’s List or Kijiji. You’ll probably get a better return on your stuff!!!
I don’t buy anything anymore without asking myself, “How much will I someday sell this for in a garage sale?”
don’t put prices on them, when someone asks how much something costs say it costs 10$ but I’ll sell it to you for $5. It works really well because people think they’re getting a bargain and they feel special even if what you’re selling is really worth 25 cents. Another good thing to do is have big box with a price tag of like $1 and throw in a bunch of junk for people to go through. Make sure you don’t over price anything, prices under 5 dollars are the best and keep furniture under $25.
Price the items low enough to sell but not high enough where if they put a couple of dollars with it they can buy new.
jean/slacks/pants=$1.00 a pair
socks=10cents a pr
shirts/blouses/tops=.50 cents each
knick knacks=.50-$1.00 each and depending on size
Shoes=.50cents a pair depending on condition
books=depending on size, thickness an condition .25 cents-$1.00
Or you could have a dollar sale where everything is $1.00 and it doesn’t matter what it is.
Last year I had a very successful yard sale. You are best off pricing things a bit higher than the price you want, because people will always ask you for a better price. Here are some things I did:
With clothing, I had luck with pricing things in pairs, for example I priced women’s jackets at $15 a piece, or two for $25. I did the same with women’s tops; $7 each or 2 for $10. When you do that, they see that they are already getting a “deal”. Most of them flew out the door. But they were nice tops, fairly new and in excellent condition.
With things like household, small kitchen items, it helps to put them all together and have a set price, say coffee mugs for $1 each. I had a “handbag” table at a set price of $15 on all of them. People went crazy over them.
As for your TV, it will help if you can keep it plugged in to show it’s in good working condition. Put a big sign on it because people may walk by and not know it’s for sale. Same with the computer monitor. As for prices, even if it’s in great working condition, if it’s not a flatscreen, you’ll have to go low on price. Most people now want a flatscreen, so basically you’re paying them to haul off your old “fossil” TV. You should have the wedding dress in a see-through plastic bag, and a place set up for women to try it on; most wedding dresses you can price between $100-$250, depending on the dress, how much embellishment it has, if it’s excellent condition with no stains. Again, if people are interested they will bargain with you on those.
It also might help for you to go to another yard sale, or two before you have your own, that way you can see what others are charging for what. Good luck!!