Dream cash hobby. Idea to make fast money from home in your own backyard.

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Simplify. Simplify. Simplify. Get instant cash by getting rid of every single item you don't need with backyard or garage sales.

During hard times I've found, by experience, that one of the basics of survival is to convert everything you possibly can to CASH! Garage sales offer the perfect way to do it. With little or no outlay. You'd be amazed at what people will buy and willingly offer you their money for it. At my first garage sale I decided at the last minute to pick some apples from a few apple trees in the garden and included them in my display. Out of all the stuff I had out for sale what do you think it was that sold like hot cakes? Bags of fresh apples! So don't dismiss any opportunity to convert ANYTHING to instant cash in your first garage sale or backyard sale. It may be a one off exercise - or you may wish to have fun with holding your sales on a regular basis (in which case you'll need a steady supply of extra items, which should be no problem if you plan your activities well). That's what I hope to do with this lens - to outline some of the basics which make a huge difference between just an average garage sale or yard sale or one that you approach professionally in order to make BIG BUCKS. Instantly.

 

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"We have become a world of bargain hunters & coupon clippers - deal-hungry mongers, shopping for that ultimate discount." Chris Harold Stevenson, 'Garage Sale Mania'

Before I show you how to MAKE money in your own backyard let's look at some dead easy ways to SAVE money every day 

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How to hold a successful garage sale 

WHERE TO FIND ITEMS TO SELL

- Your own stuff, go through cupboards, drawers, storage boxes, nothing is excluded from garage sale material. Once my bestselling item was unused photo frames, who would have thought.
- Ask family, friends & neighbours to donate anything they don't need.
- Visit other garage sales in your area, pick out the bargains to resell at a profit.
- Visit charity or used clothing shops, again pick out the bargains.
- Local outdoor or flea markets.
- Buy lots on eBay.
- Make your own, eg, bags of cookies, home-made cakes, sweets, popcorn.
- Crafts that you (or friends) can make during the weeks prior to your sale. A friend makes cement frogs in a plastic mould, hand paints them in football team colours, they sell at Sunday markets and are a winner.
- Plants you've grown in plastic pots from seed or cuttings. Vegetable and herb seedlings in individual pots are very cheap to grow from seed. Herbs are especially popular.

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GOOD PROMOTION IS ALL IMPORTANT

- Run classified ads in your local paper(s).
- Prepare banners for outside your home.
- Signs directing visitors from a main street or crossroads nearby.
- Posters for your local community or supermarket notice board.
- Word of mouth, ask your friends and neighbours to spread the word.
- Letterbox drop with a simple leaflet in your immediate vicinity.
- Advertise an Early Bird pre-sale one hour before official opening time. Offer an incentive, eg, 10% discount, free coffee, free something else.

ARRANGING YOUR GARAGE OR BACK YARD

- Create a positive buying attitude.
- Neatness is important.
- Make sure the area is clean and free from any distractions from your sale.
- Remove cobwebs, dust, unsightly junk.
- Hang colourful streamers or balloons.
- Put the real bargains out front.
- Arrange tables or displays to invite customers to work towards the back displays.
- Consider offering tea, coffee and home-made cookies at the rear, free balloons for the kids.

HOW TO PRICE YOUR ITEMS

- As a rough guide prices should be around one-quarter of original new price.
- Newer items, higher price.
- Collectables or treasures, higher price.
- New or as new, higher price. (Say so on your price ticket.)
- Be prepared to bargain, set your lowest bargaining price in advance.

FINAL TIPS

- Start planning 3 weeks ahead.
- Be in attendance at all times, arrange for a relief guard when you need to leave.
- Keep your house locked at all times.
- Have plenty of change.
- Be prepared for Early Birds looking for the pick of the sale.
- Consider marking down your stock near the end of the day.
- Be friendly, co-operative, helpful.
- Keep records of every sale.
- If you have the space away from the road make a sand pit, throw in some buckets and spades, keep the kids occupied while parents browse longer and without distraction.
- Check with your accountant about the tax rules in your country.

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