Year Round Garage Sales
Garage saleing is entertainment for our family. We love talking with and getting to know people. It's amazing what fun you can have as a family with a few dollars to spend. It's like a scavenger hunt in the car. My kids and I love to go garage saleing.
We also enjoy hosting our own garage sales in the spring, summer and fall. It is a lot of work to organize and set up. It is also a cleansing experience to go through toys, clothes, books and household items and to see the smiles on those who find these new treasures.
The kids learn to make change, barter, and spend money wisely. More importantly, they are developing people skills as well as entrepreneurial skills. The kids even sell ice cold soda in a cooler as well as home made baked goods or candy for the little ones.
We usually do very well at our garage sales. We have made anywhere from $200- $800. Not bad for 2 days work.
When holding a garage sale you have to get in the mood. Play some oldies music, talk to your customers and don't push but let them know you are there to help them if they have any questions.
We hang signs that say "No reasonable offer refused". Too many times I have gone to a garage sale and the owner seems put out by the customers, or hides behind a book reading, or there's no wiggle room to barter. That's the fun of it.
Have FUN! It's an adventure. You don't know what you will find or who you will meet as you are saving money on items you will enjoy...until you sell them at your garage sale!
Excited to be on this garage saleing adventure with you!
Kelly Wissink
Garage Sales on Twitter Search
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- RyanLabadens
- baby clothes + garage sale = moolah
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- RT @tweetmeme Pink Tourmaline Carousel Waterglobe (Musical) in WaterMusicAndMore's Garage Sale Seattle, WA http://bit.ly/UMHgq
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- Garagesaleguy
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- Unnatural Resources garage sale encourages recycling http://bit.ly/JM9Ic
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- von_culz
- RT @AdaDiskon: Bazaar Pondok Indah & Branded Garage Sale Up to 80% off at Parking area Futsal Pondok Indah (next to PIM), 4-5 Dec'09 htt ...
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- britanyjudd
- @kgsr86 Got it for $60 at a garage sale. Pretty much perfect condition. Just needed a new needle. My exact one sells online for almost $200!
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- Lovely_Hera
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- Unnatural Resources garage sale encourages recycling http://bit.ly/3fPyi5
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- JefferyAYoung
- Getting ready for a garage sale this week end
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- HoustonYardSale
- Houston Garage SALE: Toys, Baby Items, Clothes, etc. (Wortham Falls, Houston, 77065) http://bit.ly/3ckxCB
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- ninandut
- RT @AdaDiskon: Bazaar Pd Indah & Branded Garage Sale Up to 80% at Parking area Futsal Pd Indah (next to PIM), 4-5 Dec http://bit.ly/2GY9Vj
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- RT @AdaDiskon: Bazaar Pondok Indah & Branded Garage Sale Up to 80% off at Parking area Futsal Pondok Indah (next to PIM), 4-5 Dec'09 htt ...
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- IndieGarageSale
- @taurusstar08 are you palnning on coming to the Indie Garage Sale on Dec 12?
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- pikachuparadise
- http://www.j4ua.com is a serious selling site. We are an upscale site, not a garage sale. The media has noticed us, hoorrrayyyy. Congrats
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- ingridananths
- RT @AdaDiskon Bazaar PI&Branded Garage Sale Up to 80% off @ Parking area Futsal Pondok Indah (next to PIM), 4-5 Dec'09 http://bit.ly/2GY9Vj
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- AdaDiskon
- Bazaar Pondok Indah & Branded Garage Sale Up to 80% off at Parking area Futsal Pondok Indah (next to PIM), 4-5 Dec'09 http://bit.ly/2GY9Vj
Garage Sale Tips and Ideas
- Having a Successful Yard Sale Confessions of a Yard Sale Fanatic
- Tips and info on becoming yard sale savvy and holding a successful yard sale or garage sale.
- Garage sale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- A garage sale, also called a yard sale or tag sale, is an informal, irregularly scheduled marketplace of new or used household goods, typically sold by one or at most a few families.
- Yardsales Garage Sales tips Yardsale Rummage - free tips
- Free yardsale garage sale tips will show you how to have a successful garage sale and make lots of money and have fun while doing it. Learn how to be a smart yardsale shopper at the yardsales and avoid the garage sale scams.
- How To Operate A Successful Garage Sale
- How To Operate A Successful Garage Sale is a free consumer report that includes suggestions about all aspects of holding garage sales.
- ZipGarage-The coolest site to find your neighborhood Garage and Yard Sales!
- ZipGarage-The coolest site to find your neighborhood Garage and Yard Sales!
Blog Posts from Google
- Oregon Brewers Guild » Blog Archive » Deschutes Brewery Garage Sale
- Deschutes Brewery Annual Garage Sale 11/21/09. Deschutes Brewery 901 SW Simpson Ave Bend 541-385-8606 10-1pm. This entry was posted on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 10:58 am and is filed under Events. You can follow any responses to ...
- Photos of Celebrities at the Selfridges Garage Sale | Selfridges ...
- Selfridges got in to the festive spirit early this weekend as they hosted a charity garage sale to raise money for Mothers4Children. Plenty of celebrities lend a hand sorting through the clothes and getting involved in the event. ...
- Connect with Donna St. Cyr: On garage sales, helping others, and ...
- I helped run a garage sale this weekend. I'm a big believer in garage sales and recycling your stuff. When my kids were young I loved to shop garage sales to find good toys and baby items at a fraction of the cost I would have to pay in ...
- Rosebud, Texas All City Garage Sale 2009 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
- An annual event that everyone looks forward to. I spent a small fortune this year. I bought 2 ice trays, and a big box of Phaltzgraf dishes, that match my set--all for $10.25! I don't know what I'm going to do with all these dishes ...
Garage Sale Books
Garage Sale & Flea Market Annual (Garage Sale and Flea Market Annual)
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The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Garage and Yard Sales
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Garage Sale Magic!: How to Turn Your 'Trash' into Cash
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Garage Sale Fever! Hot Ideas For Holding Your Own Sale Plus Tips for Discovering Treasure at Local Sales
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Garage Saleing is Fun!
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- AppalachianCountry AppalachianCountry Jul 28, 2009 @ 9:33 am
- Great lens. We do a sale about every two years. Thank-you for the tip links, we needed it.
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- jaye3000 jaye3000 Apr 21, 2009 @ 7:26 am
- Nice lens...I love garage sales too, always find some great stuff :)
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- Nice lens, I enjoyed reading. Just one more idea - garage sale online. Sounds exiting!
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