New York Renovator

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.

Now that hot and steamy July and August are gone, people are once again breaking out the boxes of stuff for yard sales, and putting their homes up for sale. I used to do flea markets with my step-dad when I was a kid. We traveled all around the county, selling goods (he was a trader in the 70s, before the rise of WalMart and Jamesway). After he got a little too old to travel, we held the “yard sale” on our front lawn. It was quite the experience for me! I am a a terrific haggler now, and I handle all the bargaining in the family. hehe. Do you know what the best thing you can do to get people to visit and buy your stuff at your yard sale? Make quality, professional-looking yard signs, and have everything organized on nice, neat tables. Believe me, it works!

However, the cost of printing up paper yard signs at your local print shop can quickly overshadow any profit you’d make. So I suggest you check out VistaPrint for your printing needs. I have used VistaPrint and can account for their speedy service, excellent quality, and great prices! And I have a goodie for you– a promo code you can use to get 25% off your customized yard sign! Use the code: YardSigns25. These sign are also great if you are selling your own home, have a business, support a candidate or a cause, or just feel like telling your neighbors to have a nice day! Signs start at $11.99, which is very affordable. I love VistaPrint! I know you will love them, too!