50 Garage Sale Tips - Part 2

26. Drive past your signs and see how well they are viewed and adjust, if necessary.

27. Make flyers and post on area bulletin boards at grocery stores and laundry mats.

28. Advertise in your local newspaper checking for any specials they might run for garages sales.

29. The night before your sale, place all your signs up so there is less rushing in the morning.

30. If possible, set up the tables in your garage and start arranging a couple days earlier.

31. Sweep out the garage, cover things you do not want to sell with sheets or tarps.

32. When setting up the tables, keep in mind traffic-flow.

33. Arrange items on tables and areas according to theme or categories. Put all tools together, toys, books, electronics and so on.

34. Decide where you and your helpers will park. You want to make it convenient for your customers.

35. Keep any small items such as jewelry in a display case or very close to you or another adult running the sale.

36. Decide what large items or extra tables can be brought out into the driveway for attention.

37. Make sure you have been to the bank for change a day or two earlier.

38. Make sure when a customer pays you, you leave the bill out on the table and then count change back to your customers, so there are no mistakes.

39. Have a tape measure or yardstick available for those needing one to see if something fits before they buy.

40. Don't let anyone in the house for any reason.

41. Make sure each person helping with the sale knows what their job is. Is it taking money, watching tables, getting lunch, running bills in the house, or greeting customers?

42. Please do not talk on your phone and ignore your customers. Make yourself available to them.

43. Discuss ahead of time if everyone is willing to negotiate their prices and when.

44. Invite your older children to join in! Children can help by setting up a little snack area and sell cans of pop or bottles of water from an ice-filled cooler.

45. Expect early birds to show up but don't be pressured to open early if you don't want to.

46. Open your garage door, smile and greet your customers!

47. Pay attention and be helpful but do not pressure people or follow them around.

48. As items sell, rearrange to make tables look full.

49. Jump on offers at the end of the 2^nd or last day so you won't have as many leftovers to pack up.

50. Make sure you thank customers for coming whether they buy anything or not.