tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post6715546303235782425..comments2024-01-14T01:02:51.354-07:00Comments on 320 * Sycamore: Yard Sale 101Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11998834833645862095noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-10053748236517381612014-01-16T20:22:36.830-07:002014-01-16T20:22:36.830-07:00I grew up going to garage sales and brought my dau...I grew up going to garage sales and brought my daughter up going to garage sales. When she was around 4 years old we were at a garage sale and she was looking at the books and toys, I watched her picked up a couple of items, turn them over saw the price and put them back down. I didn't find anything I wanted (I thought they were way overpriced) asked her if she was ready to leave. She said yes and we walked towards the car. I told her I saw her looking at a couple of things and wondered why she didn't buy them (she had her own money from her allowance). She said, matter of factly, "Oh mom, they were just too 'pensive." It warmed my heart. She is 27 today and shops at Goodwill, garage sales and thrift stores. We both love the recycle life!Myrallautnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-6744159266663015912014-01-08T18:13:02.628-07:002014-01-08T18:13:02.628-07:00Great yard sale tips. I wish I'd had this guid...Great yard sale tips. I wish I'd had this guide when I started several years ago. Now that I'm a veteran garage saler (both as a shopper and seller) I decided to create a site that MAPS garage sales. Just type in your zip code the the site will show you a map of your area with all the garage sales marked (it even designates by color whether they are single, multi-family, neighborhood-wide, estate sales or group events). We've got an iApp coming out next month with an android version soon to follow. Check it out at http://garagesalefinder.comValerie Cudniknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-39052978909798470582014-01-08T17:58:03.920-07:002014-01-08T17:58:03.920-07:00Great post! I and a friend of mine just had a yard...Great post! I and a friend of mine just had a yardsale ourselves--it was one you probably should have come to! (We're in the Richmond/Colonial Heights/Petersburg area of VA) We worked hard, but had a blast and sold a ton of stuff! We had it Friday and Saturday of Easter Weekend, took a week off, restocked items, and ran it Friday and Saturday of Mothers' Day week-end! We made around $4,000.00 (yes, four thousand dollars) between the two of us over the two sales! We plan to have another before summer is over!<br />~Mikey @ Shabby French Cottage<br />www.shabbyfrenchcottage.comMikey Fullerhttp://profiles.google.com/shabbyfrenchantiquesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-49951613769596997082014-01-08T17:42:30.243-07:002014-01-08T17:42:30.243-07:00Too 'pensive...LOVE it! You have brought her u...Too 'pensive...LOVE it! You have brought her up right! :)melissa*320 sycamorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-25374265690434355202014-01-08T14:55:51.571-07:002014-01-08T14:55:51.571-07:00sometimes -- okay, almost always(!) -- when I brou...sometimes -- okay, almost always(!) -- when I brought the toddler along people gave her free toys! She'd be playing with something and I'd tell her, sorry not today and they'd throw it in for free. She has WAY too much already (partly because of this)!!<br /><br />LOVE this post! .. the part about sneaking it in/hiding it from the hubby! I seriously LOL'd! :DAshleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-33829116296051015762010-05-01T07:09:41.386-06:002010-05-01T07:09:41.386-06:00Love "respect the piles"
Attended a cra...Love "respect the piles"<br /><br />Attended a crazy garage sale yesterday (elderly so forgivable) but they had nothing unpacked! Just cardboard boxes full of wrapped items setting all over the garage and salers had to simply unpack their boxes for them - often unwrapping the items. This led to chaos and in one of the boxes/baskets I found the cutest little wooden bird. <br /><br />Until a fellow saler said (nicely) "that's my bird - it was in my basket/pile"<br /><br />By the rules of yard sale ethos I had to hand it over but I still miss that bird ;) <br /><br />Of course getting the bed of my dreams (featherbed,down comforter, kind sized shams, gorgeous cocoa sheet set - for under $20 TOTAL took the sting out ;)Kymberly Foster Seabolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354382649584069679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-20652120312799037442010-04-28T18:28:56.092-06:002010-04-28T18:28:56.092-06:00Wow such great tips....I've recently discovere...Wow such great tips....I've recently discovered a love of thrift stores and yard sales. I actually can not wait for the yard sales to start around here (there haven't been any yet, but I'm looking for them). I'm going to have to remember these tips when I go. Thanks for sharing your tips!Charlene Julianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158666031249993821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-80083223058565167672010-04-27T10:57:27.971-06:002010-04-27T10:57:27.971-06:00Id like to add that many people DO NOT LIKE early ...Id like to add that many people DO NOT LIKE early birds. They are busy setting up and frankly I find that people who do that are rude. Its really not fair to others who wait till the proper time to go. I saw it happen here around my own area and folks where getting mad. You post a time because thats the time you will be ready to handle people. I wish more folks did that.seanymphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396429978477892522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-32973826665368098382010-04-26T13:22:08.167-06:002010-04-26T13:22:08.167-06:00Great post and your tips are right on! Do you eve...Great post and your tips are right on! Do you ever host a yard sale? There are some great tips for that too...all about staging items for better sales, including manuals & paperwork for electronics, etc. Looking forward to the G-Sale season! Thanks for sharing.Petie@inspirednesting.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05544386615905677679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-15594585654142365882010-04-25T05:53:20.530-06:002010-04-25T05:53:20.530-06:00Melissa, thank you for sharing your great ideas. ...Melissa, thank you for sharing your great ideas. I'm so intimidated by the whole yard sale/garage sale process! I can't negotiate! Love your ideas, and will have to put them to good use.Lisa @ Shine Your Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07301618725406172528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-3268751001235801782010-04-24T11:04:34.349-06:002010-04-24T11:04:34.349-06:00Okay, you crazy funny girl, this WAS the longest b...Okay, you crazy funny girl, this WAS the longest blog post in history:)<br /><br />Good advice. Don't you just love Peter Walsh?Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212454004456092488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-79667737933287449832010-04-24T09:09:01.070-06:002010-04-24T09:09:01.070-06:00Hello sweet Melissa - best post on garage sales! S...Hello sweet Melissa - best post on garage sales! So many great tips. Some I hadn't even thought of before. In the past I've been kind of willy nilly about my sales, but now I'm loaded with ideas to be successful. I love to go to garage sales to find that diamond in the rough! <br /><br />Blessings,<br />Marie<br />http://emmacallsmemama.comMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04189542891027262056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-64010244167278344672010-04-23T21:42:17.991-06:002010-04-23T21:42:17.991-06:00Love your tips! I tend to buy things I don't ...Love your tips! I tend to buy things I don't need and won't use so I have to take my daughter along to reason with me.lightinghttp://www.lightingtheweb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-78560651035863560682010-04-23T21:33:50.424-06:002010-04-23T21:33:50.424-06:00Perfection. I have to take my girls with me b/c my...Perfection. I have to take my girls with me b/c my husband usually works on Saturdays. That can get interesting. But I have been known to get a better price b/c my kids are cute and especially if they are behaving. Sometimes, the homeowner will give them a little toy, which makes their morning.<br /><br />I promise each girl a donut hole from Dunkin Donuts if they are good. I get a mocha. :)Amanda @ Serenity Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16483017563206007698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-19430932391161623422010-04-23T16:23:09.702-06:002010-04-23T16:23:09.702-06:00Thank you so much!!! Brilliant post...I'm hopi...Thank you so much!!! Brilliant post...I'm hoping to squeeze in a little garage saling soon!<br />Happy Weekend!<br />RamseyRamseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470768481507722126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-36482798744342214072010-04-23T14:33:25.572-06:002010-04-23T14:33:25.572-06:00Asking the husband for the price - great idea! In ...Asking the husband for the price - great idea! In our own garage sale my husband sold a box of books to a well known local book seller for pennies... I was so mad! :) She turned them around for a pretty profit I"m sure - hahaMolly {Eeny Meeny & Moe}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09063730735064865748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-28381761894981777832010-04-23T13:21:42.730-06:002010-04-23T13:21:42.730-06:00Thanks for the tips. I've still pretty new to...Thanks for the tips. I've still pretty new to the yard sale scene but I'm an addict now. Especially as a young mom who is married to a student. Thanks for sharing!Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689468977353647372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-5305469955038856962010-04-23T12:53:27.261-06:002010-04-23T12:53:27.261-06:00Great Post!!! My husband and I love to have a yard...Great Post!!! My husband and I love to have a yard sale and we love to go to them. You never know what you might find. Last year I found a coffee table I really wanted, but it was being sold with an end table I didn't want. $40 for the set my husband said to just get both and we could always sell the end table. I wanted to paint the coffee table and was taking the handles off the drawer and noticed it had Eddy West labels attached inside. I never heard of them but decided before I painted it to contact them. After a few emails and pictures sent back and forth they let me know I got a great deal. They retail the coffee table at $1507.00 and the end table at $1227.00 We were shocked at our find that we only paid $40 for and we kept both pieces and decided not to paint them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-72881464067447204482010-04-23T09:42:25.904-06:002010-04-23T09:42:25.904-06:00Thank you so much! I'm a pretty newbie yard sa...Thank you so much! I'm a pretty newbie yard sale-er so I'm always looking for tips. These are amazing tips I will definitely use! Thanks so much!Sarah Sarniakhttp://www.queenofdiy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-49819720244624303582010-04-23T07:52:21.210-06:002010-04-23T07:52:21.210-06:00I'm on timeout too.I'm on timeout too.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891286252371715191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-65082853548114300272010-04-23T07:20:56.385-06:002010-04-23T07:20:56.385-06:00What great advice and perfect timing for all the s...What great advice and perfect timing for all the sales tomorrow (Saturday)!<br /><br />My favorites are: Exchange phone numbers and ask the husband - true you'll get a better deal.<br /><br />Some people are afraid to go to yard sales and don't even think you can haggle with teh price. Of course you can, this is what you do!Jessica @ Decor Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047945749880025063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-66163087693711956482010-04-23T07:01:39.663-06:002010-04-23T07:01:39.663-06:00Love this post! We don't have yard sales here ...Love this post! We don't have yard sales here in the UK..I SO WISH WE DID!! I think it's a great way to spend saturday morning..: )<br /><br />Love all the tips!<br /><br />Gemma XMusings Of A Gemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162526259773050472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-49087339963061984622010-04-23T06:21:34.916-06:002010-04-23T06:21:34.916-06:00Love this post! I went out yesterday for the first...Love this post! I went out yesterday for the first time this season and I was going to post a similar post to yours today. Well, kind of more like a "garage sale etiquette" post. People aren't the smartest! hahaCarmen @ Life with Sprinkles on Tophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311495846073017864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-1447972847850713572010-04-23T05:19:01.833-06:002010-04-23T05:19:01.833-06:00Great ideas...I am having a yard sale tomorrow wit...Great ideas...I am having a yard sale tomorrow with friends, but now I wanna go shop instead of sell!Roxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136657060215312161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094626877865766804.post-37375100861118861232010-04-23T05:12:46.905-06:002010-04-23T05:12:46.905-06:00Great post, very informative! You got me ready to...Great post, very informative! You got me ready to run out the door to the nearest garage sale! It's 4 in the morning and a Friday morning so I won't find much out there! Ha!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936347065663772216noreply@blogger.com