Yard Sale

What could be more simple then throwing all your clutter and unwanted "stuff" out into the yard and making a few dollars? Clearing out space and getting rid of things we accumulate so easily feels great. This weekend, the family was all back at the house to help out with such an event.

If you have not done a yard sale because you think it will be too much work, you are mistaken. The hardest part is sorting all the clutter and getting all the items you want for the sale. Then, bring it out to the front yard early in the morning (and by early, I mean by 7 am). Place items on tables, or the ground, and drag out furniture. Don't price anything, but have figures in your mind for any big ticket items.

When people come, they will ask you for a price, and then you can start off with a figure, and barter from there.

Really, the whole point of a yard sale is to get rid of all those things you don't want or need anymore. So, if a customer is trying to knock down your prices several dollars less than what you were hoping, remember that it is better to have a few bucks and that item gone (because you don't want it anyway) than to be stuck with it or to give it away for nothing.

Our yard sale was successful. The weather was chilly and stayed that way all day until we cleaned up at 1:30. While I sat monitoring the sale I had a crocheted shawl covering my legs because it was chilly. We took a bunch of stuff to Goodwill and counted our earnings. We did well for the smaller items we had this time.

I was glad to help, and we had fun. The people you meet and talk to is really entertaining. You never know what interesting people and conversations you will have. 

Keeping warm by stealing a crochet shawl from the clothes table. I decided that it was too pretty to sell.

We sold LOTS of this stuff, including the annoying parrot (oh there's a story behind that one)! P.S. The white BMW is for sale.