This past Saturday (Memorial Day weekend) I had a garage sale as a fundraiser. I asked all of my friends to donate things they wanted to get rid of and my folks donated a lot. We put up an ad on Facebook and Craigslist and had lots of signs up on the street.
Almost all items were for sale for donations...if someone asked how much something was I would name a price (usually 50 cents or $1). We had a couple of larger items that we did price...a stove sold for $20 and a dining table sold for $40. I had bought some bracelets from Angel of Grace they are beautiful and I was trying to sell them for $15 (I didn't sell any of them). Then I made some bracelets which I sold for $10 and my mom made some which we sold for $5. Of the 10 I made 7 sold and I have 3 people that are suppose to call to order more (I better get to making some bracelets) and of the 10 my mom made 3 sold.
As you can see my signs were simple (I used a half sheet of poster board some white and some bright green) then cut a pink ribbon from the neon pink poster board. Several people said they stopped because of the pink ribbon on the signs.
We organized everything as best we could with 3 rows of tables. I think being organized is key so if someone is just looking for kids clothes they know right were to look. This can also help lead someone from one section to the next like toys to clothes to little girl hair things and play jewelry.
Anyway, in the end after a 1 day sale I made a grand total of $800!!!! After that garage sale I have offically hit the $2,300 minium I need to walk. I set a goal for myself of $3,000 so I'm still hoping to make another $700.
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