tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post5610824438401022355..comments2024-03-01T07:24:14.288+10:00Comments on Jeanie in Paradise: The Great Garage Sale Postjeaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-76916163402604419882008-06-18T17:45:00.000+10:002008-06-18T17:45:00.000+10:00Oh man. I feel rather exhausted after reading tha...Oh man. I feel rather exhausted after reading that!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681227038111050561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-14033886980975463372008-06-18T12:49:00.000+10:002008-06-18T12:49:00.000+10:00glad you made a profit and had a little fun.WE wa...glad you made a profit and had a little fun.<BR/>WE want to have a garage sale to de- clutter but I am so unmotivated ... on the idea of a whole day.<BR/>Great tips to keep in short and make them wait till 8am by no Number.<BR/><BR/>Yay on finding the lost book -♥.Trish.♥ Drumboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482654455512269065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-49908547826507031912008-06-18T12:33:00.000+10:002008-06-18T12:33:00.000+10:00Thank you David, Bettina, Tiff, Mama Zen & Jayne. ...Thank you David, Bettina, Tiff, Mama Zen & Jayne. I am glad that it is over and I came out aheaderer than I thought!<BR/><BR/>bush babe - you exagerate on the couple of semis. I can assure you certain family members would drag about a semi-load back from the pile and not want to part! I speak from experience.<BR/><BR/>Ree - I think without some furniture and a vacuum cleaner going, I would have had a much more dismal day.<BR/><BR/>Debby - I felt the same way when a few of the offerings were being sniffed at...<BR/><BR/>Jen - lessons I too have (now) learned!<BR/><BR/>Crazed Mom - I think it is very much a lifestyle thing that I don't get either.<BR/><BR/>Alison - a local carboot sale would be great.<BR/><BR/>Pencil Writer - it can be quite eggshell-y when you are dealing with family goods.jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-51164320682474628682008-06-18T12:22:00.000+10:002008-06-18T12:22:00.000+10:00Good Job :) Now you can start stashing stuff away ...Good Job :) Now you can start stashing stuff away for the next one! I myself like to take mine to the Swap Meet, and drop whatever doesn't sell off at the op shop on the way home. Mind you that requires an early start to get a good spot!<BR/><BR/>By the way I've tagged you for a meme! Courtesy of AlisonMissyBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718948252357141272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-52678849428235622482008-06-18T09:56:00.000+10:002008-06-18T09:56:00.000+10:00Well done :)And an extra well done on finding the ...Well done :)<BR/>And an extra well done on finding the book and the TAB ticket lol, bonus!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-49752208715018867492008-06-17T23:52:00.000+10:002008-06-17T23:52:00.000+10:00I'm glad you made a profit! I have never made eno...I'm glad you made a profit! I have never made enough money to justify the suffering. But, then, I'm a wimp!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-11396661995018031062008-06-17T22:32:00.000+10:002008-06-17T22:32:00.000+10:00Bravo! You're so right about the timing of the sa...Bravo! You're so right about the timing of the sale! Congrats on the profit, too! I've been personally involved in 2 garage sales in my life. Once back in 1985 and once was it this spring or last fall? Hmmmmmm? Oh, I think this spring. I personally avoid garage sales--I have enough of my own (junk) stuff that I don't need to import.<BR/><BR/>My in-laws died (mil in 2002, fil 2005) and my husband and bil are still going through their things to "settle the estate". Their parents collected things. Some of them quite worth collecting. (Some of those items have been selling on ebay, thankfully; some at antique bottle shows. Others will probably go the ebay route, too.) At any rate, these two brothers had a garage sale. The first either of them had produced, conducted, suffered through as proprietors of the sale.<BR/><BR/>As you mentioned, when you post the whereabouts and a specific time for such a sale--and in a small town where everyone knows everyone and in several other small towns around who knew your parents--well just be warned! It wasn't a pretty picture!<BR/><BR/>People came the evening before the posted sale was to begin. Then when one aunt showed up, she proceeded to give them the scalding of their lives! Why was she not personally invited? Why, if they'd advertized a Saturday Sale, were people there purchasing items the Friday evening previously, etc., etc. She was very incensed. She let them both have it with both barrels--and I might add, she's very capable of doing that well. On top of everything else, after I cautioned VERY strongly against it, these two novice garage sale men allowed people into the house to browse, and then opened up all the out-buildings to their browsing as well. I can't tell you how glad I am that I was not present! I would have had to pack up myself and depart for more sane endeavors.<BR/><BR/>I think they learned great lessons, however. They did beg for my help in the following garage sale, however--this past spring. It was almost non-existent. Mostly near neighbors stopped by and it was mostly a nostalgia visit, though I think $10 or $20 might have filled the coffer that day.<BR/><BR/>Hope you're rested now and can enjoy a fresher look at home as a result of all your labors.Pencil Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754663050624125557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-87774424286894393382008-06-17T18:48:00.000+10:002008-06-17T18:48:00.000+10:00Oh my gosh - 1am from the MORNING SIDE! No wonder ...Oh my gosh - 1am from the MORNING SIDE! No wonder it took you days to recover.<BR/>I am very impressed with you advertising smarts - excluding the house number and tell tale sign was very clever!<BR/>Our house isn't garage sale friendly, but our town holds car boot sales about once a year. I've stopped going because I seem to come home with more of junk than I left with, and the girls spend all of the profits on pony rides and the big slides.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960199428417526306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-82575215024337131392008-06-17T15:18:00.000+10:002008-06-17T15:18:00.000+10:00Garage sales must be a world wide obsession! I ca...Garage sales must be a world wide obsession! I can't be bothered but I know some folks who get up at 6a.m. every Saturday and go. They park illegally, which does annoy me. I think you are right just go 8-12 in the am cuz the bargain pros are already back at home by then.Crazed Nitwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433413927453925851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-87767123939644036012008-06-17T12:56:00.000+10:002008-06-17T12:56:00.000+10:00Any profit is a good profit, I say.Also, I can't b...Any profit is a good profit, I say.<BR/>Also, I can't bring myself to have a garage sale. I'd be too scared that no one would comeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-68214423941073016532008-06-17T12:51:00.000+10:002008-06-17T12:51:00.000+10:00I had a garage sale about 18 months ago. Our custo...I had a garage sale about 18 months ago. Our customers really trickled off about midday. Bric-a-brac won't sell. The books were popular but I think bigger ticket items are the go. I didn't have any of those so my profit of about $20 was all I got. The rest of the stuff I didn't sell, I gave away. Oh, and adult clothes aren't very popular either.Jen at Semantically drivenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643066498784270991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-57175144363240561562008-06-17T10:55:00.000+10:002008-06-17T10:55:00.000+10:00I once had a yard sale. I had a pile of little boy...I once had a yard sale. I had a pile of little boy's jeans for 25 cents a pair. So you see how I was pricing stuff...it was priced to move,sister. Anyways, this lady came in and picked through stuff and began to argue prices on EVERYTHING. Really aggravating, because I had other people there (lots of children's things are guaranteed big draws here). Anyways, at one point, she was arguing that a pair of jeans had worn knees and she was NOT going to pay a quarter for THOSE. I said, 'I have a cute pair of little boy's shorts for a quarter.' She said she was interested so I took the jeans and cut them off at the knee and handed them too her. She got mad and left. Some garage sale people are just ruthless.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-85984037764420701482008-06-17T09:41:00.000+10:002008-06-17T09:41:00.000+10:00Well, Darlin', you made more than me. After our a...Well, Darlin', you made more than me. After our ad ($23) and signs ($10), we netted about $97. <BR/><BR/>And ours was 2 days worth! <BR/><BR/>I loved your recounting of finding the library book...sounds like something I would do. I did find enough yarn to make a friend's new baby a sweater. <BR/><BR/>Nice to meet you, by the way...thanks for stopping by. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-2609210658217821022008-06-17T09:28:00.000+10:002008-06-17T09:28:00.000+10:00you did do well!!!you did do well!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-89095631470559409492008-06-17T09:02:00.000+10:002008-06-17T09:02:00.000+10:00I loved this post! I was swept into the yard sale ...I loved this post! I was swept into the yard sale mentality as I read it.<BR/>Great advise. Afternoons are a waste. Shut down at noon and enjoy your profits.<BR/>Well done!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02250044610162724765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37871177.post-41478382349278559892008-06-17T08:48:00.000+10:002008-06-17T08:48:00.000+10:00Ah hah!!! I knew that book wasn't here... thank go...Ah hah!!! I knew that book wasn't here... thank goodness! Wonder how many people we'd get at a garage sale at Granite Glen? Cause I reckon we could fill a couple of semis...<BR/><BR/>Totally agree with the whole 'keep it short and sweet' line of thought. <BR/><BR/>Glad you finally got there (didn't we plan one of these about 3 years ago?)<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/>BBBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985371070644061676noreply@blogger.com