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  • Yard sale on a time-crunch: How to prep a yard sale in seven days May 15, 2013 Putting on a yard sale can be a tremendous task. Some people take weeks, even months, to get prepared for a yard sale event. But let's say you aren't interested in doing that. You don't have the time to plan, organize and execute a yard sale -- or at least you don't have much time…
  • Sammy Kershaw and the country music yard sale May 1, 2013   You have to love YouTube. We were clicking through our regular loop of videos when something "new" popped up in the window -- a song called "Yard Sale" by country crooner Sammy Kershaw. Go on, give it a listen. http://youtu.be/kF1CYC6L-2E This is one we've never heard before. Must be that Mr. Kershaw wasn't a…
  • Perfect example of a themed yard sale March 15, 2013 YTI Career Institute here in York, Pa., recently held a special kind of yard sale, they created a "professional" yard sale. By that, they meant shoppers could browse through a large selection of items for use in their professional development -- namely business attire. We love the idea of a themed yard sale, and even…
  • 4 things to do in February to prepare for your yard sale February 14, 2013 Last month, the Yard Sale Secrets team offered you "4 things to do in January to prepare for your yard sale." We're already half-way through February, so we figured we ought to keep you working hard to make the most out of your upcoming retail extravaganza. So, now that you have all those January items…
  • 4 things to do in January to prepare for your yard sale January 10, 2013 Yard sales take a lot of time to pull off, so getting started now will help you be organized as the big sale approaches. 1) START A BIN: Buy a big storage tub, dedicate a room or otherwise create a space to put all the items you plan on selling at the yard sale. Now…
  • Tips from a yard sale expert January 7, 2013 The new year is upon us, and we've already started to think about yard sales for the upcoming season. In particular, we found this article fairly interesting. The interviewee, Aaron LaPedis, says he's earned more than a million on the garage sale circuit, and wrote a book on the subject. We tend to agree with…