Did you realize that hosting a great garage sale is an art? Yes, indeed! Some people make a LOT of money from their garage sales, enough for them to consider it a part-time job! The buying and selling of used stuff can be a very lucrative business– IF you know how to market it and present it right. Nobody likes shopping at a shoddy garage sale site. And nobody can shop at your garage sale if they don’t know that you are HAVING a garage sale.
Here’s a little tip for your next garage or yard sale: GarageSaleTracker.com. It’s a website dedicated to the garage and yard sale, for buyers and sellers. It’s loaded with tips and advice, like how to barter a good price, how to run a successful garage sale, and how to advertise your sale on the Internet. Actually, you can list your garage or yard sale at GarageSaleTracker.com free right now, for a limited time!
Listing your garage sale on the Internet is a good idea. For one, it’s less expensive than having the local newspaper print out your ad; two, it reaches more people, especially those people who don’t get the newspaper; three, it’s more interactive than the paper– for example, at GarageSaleTracker.com, you can embed driving directions to your sale! And GarageSaleTracker.com allows unlimited word count– so you can list all the gory details of Aunt Bertha’s old flat iron or list every title to all the books you’re trying to sell. Nice! GarageSaleTracker.com also has a search engine where you can search for sales near you. Check out the website- this is DEFINITELY a site to bookmark.
Tue, May 12, 2009
the economy