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July 25, 2007 at
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Flugette, I SO needed to hear that as I want to tend to want to price things too low (I don't wanna look greedy, etc.) But you are SO right....all the time it takes is worth something. Your $20+ 'rule' for haggling made me think that maybe offering a $/$$ purchase or something like that might be a fun way to get people to buy more. We all like those, right
tn_native, LOVED the freebie idea too, and your sign ideas made me
twistrman, I think I might just incorporate your idea with letting my dd sell something...maybe we'll do the pop, that would be simple. Anything else might be too complicated I'm afraid
Well... I'm off to bed. I did really well today with managing to not get too much heartburn - until now. GRRR... crept up on me. I think I ate too much at dinner, then DH dragging out the pretzel M&M's didn't help. He said they are like crack... Now I have to wonder how he knows what crack is like.
My motivation was that we are replacing half of the windows in our home and they aren't cheap
Advertise like no tomorrow. Craigslist until you are sure you are going to be flagged. Post in the garage sales area, baby, household, furniture, general.. all over.
Don't type out everything you have and/or price lists. Ignore emails that ask specifically for that. Nothing irritates me more than people that want to know the exact count, the exact size, etc. I just tell them it would be impossible for me to do that but they are more than welcome to come out.
You don't have to stay open all day long to rake in the money. My friend only opens from 8-12 saturday and pulls in just as much (if not more) than I can in an entire day in the exhausting heat. She lives one street over from me so I know it isn't a difference in area.
Like someone else said, organize. Invest in a cheap pricing gun on ebay if you plan to really stock up and sell. It will pay for itself 10x over. Don't order from the jackass in NY though because I did and didn't get my pricing gun for WEEKS.
Don't sell yourself short. Your time, your time away from your family, your money, your thinking and logic, your gas, car maintenance, etc. All of that has to be figured in. Even if the items you sell were a moneymaker, you still paid in some way or another. For instance, the aveeno that was mistakingly TPC for 1.25 I got for pennies on the dollar with coupons. I price it at 2.50. All that people know is that in the store, they would pay more than double that amount.
Watch your hot items and plan to restock on those as quickly as possible. My garage is for nothing but my stockpile and I have about 10 shelves lining the walls. (bought them at Target, plastic and sturdy) I offer people the chance of coming back and privately shopping if they are busy on saturday, it's too hot..etc. Those people are awesome because 1. they become regular 2. they spend good money 3. they bring family & friends. Open your door to them and they will open their wallet to you.
Have fun! I love money.
So when I was an undergrad, I was walking through campus on my way to the library. I felt a "snout" sniffing/nuzzling near my tooshie and figured it was a friendly dog. I turned around to pet it and it was the most ginormous pig I've ever seen! It was someone's pet and they were just taking it on a walk through campus. I jumped nearly a mile and almost
Or even dependently wealthy.
My motivation was that we are replacing half of the windows in our home and they aren't cheap
Also, many of the ones around here are set up in a caged in area and even have a trailer that sometimes has someone sitting inside or they have surveillance cameras. Very weird and skeery. I wonder why they lock/surveil some dumpsters. Is it to keep the garbage in, or to keep people out??
Yes they lock them up here as well! WEIRD!
1). Early sales are 3 times the price (kills the early birds that want to wake you at 6am)
2). My prices are roughly half that of (name your store). If you can buy it cheaper somewhere else, please do (ie, don't haggle).
Freebies help with sales. Get a free _____ when you buy $20 worth, etc.
M2C had a great idea with her DS... I think he sold Water in a color (with ice) and he was SO PROUD of the $$ he made.
IMHO, part of the reason for the whole "no call" rule is that you'll often get some uneducated cashier who pulls some crap out of his/her ass rather than actually give you correct information. The same could very well be true here.
Just to be clear, the principle of "abandoned property" referred to above does *not* apply to any trash can, dumpster or any other such container that is locked, fenced off or otherwise purposefully made inaccessible. The reasoning is that, in those cases, extraordinary care has been exercised to prevent third-parties from accessing that abandoned property and to maintain an increased level of privacy surrounding that property.
But if the previous owners of the abandoned property don't bother taking such extraordinary care to ensure the privacy of their trash, then it's up for grabs for anyone who wants to claim it.
But like you said, the damages for that owner aren't the value of the inserts, but merely the value of the weight of the paper. Toss them $1 to cover their "losses" and clear your conscience, and I doubt you'd ever be hassled about it.
You are right... I shouldn't just assume someone knows what they are talking about!
We don't really have many folks who do recycling containers around here. They either take it to the recycling center or one of the recycling dumpsters - but I may need to start keeping my eyes open and see if I'm just not overlooking some opportunities. The dumpsters in the parking lots are typically set up for certain items - i.e. there's one designated as "newspapers only", etc...
This has been an informative discussion. I'm learning some interesting things.
On another note... I'm thinking I should've bought a car seat yesterday. I forgot to take the car seat out of DH's car before he left for work!! GRRR....
Oh, and if anyone wants some coffee... I've got a pot on.
- Don't sell yourself short. Just because you spent pennies (or less!) on it doesn't mean you have to mark it for .50. Your time and effort make your items valuable, so price them accordingly. The prices in the GS thread are a great starting point.
- Don't haggle with people, unless they're buying a significant amount from you (for me, its $20+). If you've priced well, then they are getting a deal anyway.
- Make sure its set up neatly. This goes a long way in establishing credibility. Keep like items together, keep them orderly throughout the sale.
Those are just a few tips that have worked well for me. Mainly, have fun doing it, and earning the money!!
I have a question. Not sure if you know or not, but if recycling dumpsters are set up as a fundraising effort (for a high school in this instance), is it considered stealing from them to take the inserts? I always bring my newspapers there, so I am contributing, not just taking, I just don't want to get in trouble if someone should try and question me. There are about 7 dumpsters set up, none of them locked, and as far as I know, there's no security cameras. And there are no signs prohibiting dumpster diving or anything, so I am assuming its ok. Its just the aspect of the fundraiser thing that stumps me.
2nd) I thought the shiny paper coupon inserts and sale flyer were not recycleable, so arnt you just helping clean out the trash?
Advertise like no tomorrow. Craigslist until you are sure you are going to be flagged. Post in the garage sales area, baby, household, furniture, general.. all over.
Don't type out everything you have and/or price lists. Ignore emails that ask specifically for that. Nothing irritates me more than people that want to know the exact count, the exact size, etc. I just tell them it would be impossible for me to do that but they are more than welcome to come out.
You don't have to stay open all day long to rake in the money. My friend only opens from 8-12 saturday and pulls in just as much (if not more) than I can in an entire day in the exhausting heat. She lives one street over from me so I know it isn't a difference in area.
Like someone else said, organize. Invest in a cheap pricing gun on ebay if you plan to really stock up and sell. It will pay for itself 10x over. Don't order from the jackass in NY though because I did and didn't get my pricing gun for WEEKS.
Don't sell yourself short. Your time, your time away from your family, your money, your thinking and logic, your gas, car maintenance, etc. All of that has to be figured in. Even if the items you sell were a moneymaker, you still paid in some way or another. For instance, the aveeno that was mistakingly TPC for 1.25 I got for pennies on the dollar with coupons. I price it at 2.50. All that people know is that in the store, they would pay more than double that amount.
Watch your hot items and plan to restock on those as quickly as possible. My garage is for nothing but my stockpile and I have about 10 shelves lining the walls. (bought them at Target, plastic and sturdy) I offer people the chance of coming back and privately shopping if they are busy on saturday, it's too hot..etc. Those people are awesome because 1. they become regular 2. they spend good money 3. they bring family & friends. Open your door to them and they will open their wallet to you.
Have fun! I love money.
2) I did one sale at my house and regretted it! I now go to the local YS spot or do it on the main road just in front of my MIL apt. -- I dont like peeps knowing where I live. I had neighbors and there kids come to my house DURING dinner time and while I was giving baths to 5 kids. All my shit is stored in free cardboard boxes so its not like a store in my shed for them but all my stuff is and they were all up in my biznit - Did you used to own a store, where did you get all this stuff, are you going to use it all- not worth the $10 they would haggle me down to - jmo
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1). Early sales are 3 times the price (kills the early birds that want to wake you at 6am)
2). My prices are roughly half that of (name your store). If you can buy it cheaper somewhere else, please do (ie, don't haggle).
Freebies help with sales. Get a free _____ when you buy $20 worth, etc.
M2C had a great idea with her DS... I think he sold Water in a color (with ice) and he was SO PROUD of the $$ he made.
This is the same way it is here, but when I found out they were getting less than 10 cents for 50 lbs (literally), I didn't worry about it. If they stop me, I'll hand them 50 cents for what little I took (knowing that I left them over 100 lbs of papers to start with).
Ank220
1234 My Street
K-Town TN
I'll take it off your hands...
Good luck! I hope you get to have a sale soon.
Your coupons are in the mail! And Uhm Uhm Sorry I went overboard many many good expired!
BOGO SB Starter kit when you buy Toilet Gel
$5 GC when you buy 2 Gillette Razors
so on so forth
Oreo and Snuggle as well
Have a good day everyone
2nd) I thought the shiny paper coupon inserts and sale flyer were not recycleable, so arnt you just helping clean out the trash?
1) Totally agree, I do 7a to noon and do just fine!
2) I did one sale at my house and regretted it! I now go to the local YS spot or do it on the main road just in front of my MIL apt. -- I dont like peeps knowing where I live. I had neighbors and there kids come to my house DURING dinner time and while I was giving baths to 5 kids. All my shit is stored in free cardboard boxes so its not like a store in my shed for them but all my stuff is and they were all up in my biznit - Did you used to own a store, where did you get all this stuff, are you going to use it all- not worth the $10 they would haggle me down to - jmo
They do, they just don't have the motivation to learn and I'm not going to teach.
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Wow!! Thank you so much! I have to spread the love a bit before I can rep you again.