Hi, I'm a newbie so I hope I have put this in the right place. What do you charge for items at a yard sale? I have never had one, but I have collected alot of things that I need to get rid of and I could really use the money. I have kids clothes, household knick-knacks, christmas ornaments and decor., and other misc items. I haven't been to a yard sale in a long time and I don't know what are good prices to ask. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Virginia

Well, if I just want to get rid of it and not have to haul it the goodwill....Everything is a quarter. Yes, I know that sounds crazy, but last spring I had a garage sale and did this. I got rid of SO MUCH stuff. If your wanting to raise money...I have read that you should price things at 1/3 what you paid. I personally think that is too high. Most of the time I am told I price things too low.

It really depends on your area. You should go to a few yard sales to get an idea of what others charge. I know in my mom's area things go for more than double what they would sell for here.

I usually price things pretty cheap because obviously I'm wanting to get rid of things so I don't want to price them too high and have them not sell. You still make some money this way too.

I always put up a sign saying prices negotiable or make me an offer. That way if I did price things too high there is still a good chance of them selling. You can always say no if you don't like the offer.

Good Luck!

I agree that is way too high. I do about 1/10 of retail. So if I bought jeans for $25.00, I would price them at $2.50 or probably even less. There is no way I would use the 1/3 formula and put them at $8.00. I mostly do it to get rid of things and have some fun, four of us have a sale together every spring to clear crap out. We still end up making money though. Even with pricing cheap we made almost $3,000 last year.

I look at the item and think- if i were at a yard sale what would i pay for this- seems silly and simple but i have found that since i am frugal- i would know how high to price something- plus if you are having a yardsale- you don't want the item anymore- and people who normally frequesnt yardsales - at least around here are looking for a deal...
hope that helps

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I'd say anywhere from 10% to 25% of the original price, or 75-90% off. Some in-demand items in good condition (ie Little Tikes, name-brand kids' clothing) you can get away with pricing higher than the 90% off rule. I do best when I price to sell - don't get too greedy or sentimentally attached to your "stuff". Most of my kids' clothes I price from $.25 - $3.00. Books a quarter, VHS tapes a dollar, toys around a dollar, etc. You want to get rid of it!

I agree with Kim. I usually price most clothes and shoes - kids and adults at $.50 - $1. Little more for coats. Books $.25-50 and toys I usually price really cheap because I definately want to get rid of those! The last time I had a sale I really wanted to GET RID of stuff so I also put up a sign that said "Don't like the price - make me an offer". On the bigger, more expensive stuff I didn't haggle too much at the beginning of the sale but was certainly willing to bargain by the end.

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Better to give your kids the values you have
than the valuables you can't afford.

One thing we did at our garage sale was...Thursday full price ,Friday is 2 for 1 day, Saturday is fill a bag for a buck.