Well, I had no idea how much work having a yard sale is.
After hours of prep, hanging signs, setting up tables and then sitting outside, I only made $100. After you deduct lunch and what I paid to put an ad in the local paper,(in addition to my free craigslist ads) I only made $40. How depressing.
The only positive is that I managed to get rid of some bulky items to clear room for the new Bean. The bad news is that I have a giant pile of stuff to still get rid of in the garage.
I am torn about what to do. Do I pull the stuff out again later in the summer and have another sale? Call the thrift store for pick up? start freecycling it one item at a time?
I'm feeling like a prisoner of stuff. I don't want clutter and I don't want stuff!!
yard sale was a mixed bag
June 22nd, 2009 at 03:51 pm
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June 22nd, 2009 at 04:33 pm 1245688381
We sell everything we can get $10-$20+ for on craigslist and ebay (depending on our mood - I just donated some things since it had taken so long to get to it).
The rest gets donated - they pick up in our neighborhood almost every other week though, which makes it simple.
I'd either make a thrift store run or just freccycle it in bulk. You don't know how many times I have seen a mish mash of stuff listed on freecycle that said, "Must be gone by today" and usually the stuff will get picked up. OR people with more time and energy will pick it all up and try to sell it, etc. It is not hard to unload unwanted items. Which is what I would do if I felt a prisoner of my stuff. (Getting rid of things one at a time is not very practical).
June 22nd, 2009 at 05:45 pm 1245692719
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:43 am 1245717823
The best thing I ever did was post on Craigs list - yard sale leftovers must take everything. You can list as free or maybe put $20.00 takes it all.
Good luck
June 23rd, 2009 at 01:06 am 1245719208
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