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Thread Number: 8873
Yard Sale Treasure but Seller Blinded by Delusion |
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Post# 98410 , Reply# 2 5/16/2010 at 06:44 (5,087 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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I have a ton of things
to dispose of, I feel a little weird doing it, things belonging to my late freind Lana, furniture, a car, personal things, but I will NOT be doing yard sales. She tried it during an unsuccessful residence in Vero Beach for four months before coming back here. When she left Boynton Beach in '04, she got scalped, and of course the one element who haunts yard sales and thrift shops were there en masse.
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| Post# 98415 , Reply# 3 5/16/2010 at 08:54 (5,087 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
Hey Charlie: I've had several yard sales. The simple way to deal with the early birds is to tell them "If they want first pick they have to put the stuff out on the tables for you" Gives me alot of extra hands to get things set up and the idea is to sell anyway so their money is as good as any other. Also some people go to sales just for the thrill of bargaining. They dont really care if they get the item as long as they can dicker on it. Most are fairly reasonable but there is always the one who you would like to throw out bodily because they are so obnoxious. As to the sellers that think they have goldmines. I tend to just walk away. They are in it as a business, not to get rid of extra junk, and arent worth dealing with. | ||
| Post# 98464 , Reply# 7 5/17/2010 at 15:04 (5,085 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
I don't blame you Charles!
Some years ago, whilst I was a student back in '91' I took a selection of vacuum cleaners, which I had refurbished, along to car boot sales (or Yard Sales, as you call them). I survived the first boot sale and managed to make a few pounds but realised that the mark-up I could expect was very small. Fortunately, at the time I had a good source of old machines albeit requiring attention but I had to put in considerable effort for not very much return. On one occasion, a lady even brought back a machine, which I didn't sell her in the first place! I don't know if she was trying it on or whether she had confused me with somebody else! Strangely enough, the items which seemed to do best also seemed to cost the least. I had a look round to see what I could put in to boost overall sales..and I hit on the idea of digging up a few carpetting plants out of the garden and splitting them - sold them! My experiences in dealing with the public was mixed, both at the car boot sales and in the shop, when I had one...but I'd agree that there's some real chisellers out there! It's true that a lot of folk go to these sales in order to pick up bargains for nothing from sellers having a clear-out..so perhaps Ebay is a better bet if you're intending to make a profit on items. | ||
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