Had a yard sale yesterday, it was kind of quick. For me I did not agonize days over the set up or pricing each individual item, normally I do. It was a make an offer day. We actually did really well, sold a lot of things I seriously thought I would have to take to the county dump. My son helped me, he stayed up all night playing video games, and had went outside before 5:30 a.m. to set the outside stuff up. He did a great job. We moved a few things and sat and waited on the sale to begin. He went in the house after about an hour and suddenly it was like Wal-Mart out in the front yard, cars lined both sides of the road, for whatever reason not one single person parked in our really long driveway. Didn't matter they all left with something which is the point. I believe in very cheap yard sales, if you ask about something you are taking it home with you pretty much, I wish other people priced their USED crap the same way when I go yard selling!
The funniest thing about the yard sale is I had a serious headache on Friday, had a lot of things to do, took a nap woke up really late, thinking I had to get the signs up and the old love seat out of the house. I woke up to find my kids had taken care of it all, they told me where they put up the signs. I wondered at the time if they were in good spots, but the next morning when people came all at once, I realized they must have nailed it! I also do not believe in advertising...LOL signs on the road and down when it is over is all we do!
In the midst of the cleaning of cabinets, attic, shed and closets, we have shown the house three times. Three times to the same people, they are stuck on this house and another. I hope they decide tomorrow that they NEED and WANT this house. If we could sell our house that will end a lot of issues. I am also going through a private party car sale at this very moment as well. We are selling one of our cars because we refuse to pay the $3,000 it cost to ship a second vehicle to Alaska. I am also selling things from the house that really have no business at a yard sale. I have sold the area rug, plants and thought I had the big screen sold. After waiting on someone for two weeks, I got stood up today. NOTHING Makes me madder then to be stood up for an appointment.
My daughter and I did our first special order for a photo shoot tonight, I hope the photographer loves the items we made. We actually bond over these things, we did a craft show Saturday night, right after the yard sale. I am telling you I have been BUSY! We have one more before we leave this state and that will put us at 4 for the year. I hope this year we find great success in our business and start to make money back on all the supplies we have bought and turn a fun/bonding time into a serious cash intake business.
Back to real life tomorrow as I finish up the car sale, find out if they want our house and I have a dreaded dentist appointment this week. Hopefully all three will turn out in my favor..haha! On that..have a good one!
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