Yard Sales: Sell (and shop) with themes
One of the great things about being a yard sale shopper is that you can time your purchases with the season or an event that’s coming up in your life.
Make sure to advertise your collections in your yard sale advertisement to draw in the right customers.
If you’re planning a flamingo-themed birthday party, for example, you can go yard-sale shopping and “think pink” as you browse. That’s when you’re snatching up everything flamingo-friendly that you come across.
On the flip side, yard sale hosts should always organize their wares in such a way that your shoppers can immediately detect a theme. If you’re selling your collection of Rolling Stones merchandise, put it all together and list it in your classified advertising. If you’ve got a lot of Corvette items, then make it known in your ad and display them on the same table.
Sellers should consider the same advice when you know a major holiday is approaching. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are on their way soon enough, so weed through your decorations now and put them in your fall yard sale today.
It’s easy to use yard sales to gather items to decorate for a party or celebrate a holiday.
