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10 Items to Sell at a Yard Sale (and Make the Most Money)

Penny Pinchin' Mom

In this scenario, however, there’s no guarantee that your garage sale will make you good money. Thankfully, I know a way to achieve both ends: declutter your home and make money at your next garage sale. What Is a Garage Sale? It all depends on your luck and how good you are at finding the right garage sales in your area.

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Learn to Negotiate Better Prices

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Americans historically have not haggled for better prices on most items. One reason most of us hate to go to a car dealer to buy a car is because it is one of the few places where negotiation is expected, and we aren’t good at it. We need to practice haggling. Dad never made a counter offer on a car purchase.

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7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

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A community yard sale is an attraction for people, because they can park the car and hit a number of sales at once with not a lot of driving time. There are tons of garage sale ads placed on Craigslist, so the more descriptive you are of your location, the better chance that the reader will head to your sale first. Be Ready to Haggle.