Marking Items For Garage Sale

10 tips for putting the correct price tag on your items by lauren todd last updated january 7 2017 this post may contain affiliate links one of the toughest parts of holding a garage sale is deciding how to price everything.

Marking items for garage sale.

Any newer books can be priced slightly higher. If you re looking to make some extra cash or get rid of all. Books are best kept together and priced by hardback or paperback. I mark clothes for size and price but do not attach tape to the outside of the garment.

On pricey pieces and large items such as furniture build some negotiating room 15 to 20 percent above your minimum into the sticker price. Not too many people will bend over or kneel down to dig through it. Mark the price tags on pricey pieces as firm if you re not willing to haggle at all. To get ready for your sale gather up your labels and quickly go through your items one by one.

Avoid putting items in boxes on the ground. Having a garage sale is a great way to make extra cash and clean your house. Use color coded stickers or mark the price tags with the sellers initials if you re having a multi family sale. Slacks shorts and skirts are taped on the rear inside of waistband.

Without over thinking pick a price stick it on and keep moving. Don t hide items up against the back wall of your garage or behind heavy barriers. Find great deals in your area from garage sale and yard sales near you featured on facebook marketplace. Electronics and computers are really tough to sell at garage sales and you re better off selling them online or recycling them.

Most of the items at our sale are a bargain to begin with when pricing for garage sale which is one of my garage sale hacks. Use brand or color initials to id item fashion bug fb lc liz c rd pnt red pant. At our last garage sale i had everything priced in about 20 minutes. Hardcover books can be marked 1 to 2 and paperbacks 25 to 50.

Blouses shirts coats jackets vests and pjs are priced inside just below the collar. Hang clothing like dresses suits skirts blazers coats and jackets. Garage sale hunters like to feel like there are a lot of nice items for them to choose from so take the time to think about how and where you will place things. Keep items for sale in areas that are easily accessible if people can t get to your items for sale then they re not going to buy them.