How To Make Some Serious Cash at a Garage Sale

Texarkana's Largest Indoor Garage Sale is quickly approaching, and we have some tips from someone who just experienced their first garage sale (and made more than $2,000!) on how to make the most of it, or any garage sale, for you!

1.  Have your merchandise organized.  Keep all the baby stuff together, the books together, shoes, etc.  This is what took me the most time to do but it was worth it.  When someone asked if I had teddy bear stuff, I could point the table in the back and tell them it was all on that one table.

2.  Make sure everything is priced.  Don't make people search for a price or have to ask for prices.  I used really colorful stickers so if I had to put a sticker on the bottom of something, it would not be hard to see.

3.  Be willing to negotiate on price but you don't have to give the stuff away.  If you don't want to go lower than a certain price, say so.  I had one lady offer my a buck on a Pooh figurine that was priced at 4 dollars.  I told her I'd sell if for $1.50 and she left in a huff.  Shortly after that, someone else bought it for two bucks.

4.  Don't try to do it alone.  What happens if you have to go to the bathroom or it gets really busy?  I had three people helping me and there were times all of us were busy helping someone.

5.  Clean your merchandise.  Wash the clothes.  Dust of the glasses and collectibles.  The better it looks, the more likely someone is to buy it.

6.  Use boxes and bags for people to put stuff in to take it home.  I had so many, I have enough for my next garage sale.

7.  Just like a store has change, you should too.  I had plenty of coins and lots of 5 and 10 dollar bills.  So many people would give me a twenty for something that cost 2 dollars.  I was prepared and it wasn't an issue.