Need some tips for a garage sale. We don't want to give this stuff away.?

I buy clothes at yard sales all the time. The average I pay for stuff is about a buck. The most I have ever paid for anything is around 5 bucks and that is only because it was brand new with a price tag of over a hundred bucks(pure leather motorcycle pants)still on it. I even get major brand stuff like Baby Gap, Abercrombie, Tommy Hilfigere stuff for around 1 to 2 bucks. But it also probably depends on where you live to how much you can sell it for. Im from Arkansas and that seems to be about the pricing in the 3 different cities i go to yard sales in. Some other place people might pay more. If you can go visit a few yard sales before you have yours and youll get a good idea of how you should price. People go to yard sales to find bargains If they want to pay a lot theyll just go to the store and buy it brand new.

Depends on your location and how much traffic your sale will get too...

For my garage sale we went cheap. We wanted to sell more for cheaper in the hope we wouldn't have to (as you said) give stuff away.

Shirts went for like $1, sweaters $2-$5 (depending on quality, wool was more). Toddler clothing can be grouped by outfit or by piece. You can do the $1 thing to make life easy. An outfit could be $2-$3. My suggestion would be to not really vary prices much. If you can just say "all adult shirts are X amount" you'll save yourself a lot of time and energy. Best of luck.

Garage sale pricing must be priced to sell....and that means you are almost giving it away. People shop these sales looking for bargains so be prepared to barter as well. Price clothing items $5 or under and do bundle similar items together for one price. Electronics, vacuums, furniture items can be priced higher depending on what shape they are in and whether they function. I purchased a one year old TV for $25 recently at a sale. Anything that doesn't sell should be donated to the Salvation Army or Goodwill. List everything, get a receipt and you have a tax write off.

My mom always said to mark it 75% of what the retail price would be... ex. Tee shirt Original price $10.00... garage sale price $2.50- now that is if the items are in great shape!

And one more tip, have a friend help to keep clothes neat and organized during the day, plus sort clothes by sizes and items!

Good Luck and happy selling!

Here's the deal with garage sales: whatever price you mark the items, they will sell for less than that. People bargain at garage sales. So, price low if you want to get rid of a bunch of old stuff you don't want or need anymore. If you're looking to make money from your stuff (and remember, it's stuff YOU don't want any longer...what are you going to do with it if it doesn't sell?), price higher and bargain harder.

Save yourself the hassle.

Donate the useable items to charity and take the tax deduction.

Then use the day to enjoy yourself doing something with your friends and family.

You have already spent the money...if you think you need a monetary return, then review the stuff you are planning to put in the garage sale and why you purchased it in the first place. Then don't repeat the experience.

(I recommend reading "The Overspent American").