General Discussion & Chat: Yard Sale, 0 by squeaky

squeaky wrote:
When I was a kid my mother would DRAG me and my sister along on the great america yard sale hunt EVERY Saturday monring... I absolutely hated it when I was young. Now as I look back it is one of my fondest memories. My mom was a nut and we always had a good time finding treasures.

I know once I start having yard sales - I may not stop. The extra money would be very helpful right now.
Thanks for the tips and I look forward to 'giving away' certain things. For example I have this Teddy Bear - I found him at GoodWill for $10. Now mind you I was 35+ when Ibought him - but I could not resist. He probably cost $100 brand new - and when I bought him he looked brand new. It would give me more joy to hand this over to a little kid than sell it for a profit. Of course the stepkids might not agree.. LOL

Did you advertise in the newspaper? I plan not to - because I hear that people will show up 2 hours before the start of the sale and knock on your door. I live close enough to a well traveled street - that one or two well placed signs will get people coming.

Did you sell evertything you wanted to sell? And did you sell that old school desk? What's the history behind it?