30th Penny Pinching Party - Yard Sale Tips

Spring is in the air and that means planting gardens, outdoor walks with the family, BBQs and YARD SALES! I just had a yard sale on Saturday and really appreciated the advice that Mary the Kay the Blog linked up last week. I have had many yard sales and thought I knew all of the tricks, but she had a few new ones for me that I tried. She says not to waste time on 25, 50 and 75 cent price tags which I have always done. I put a dollar price tag on many things that I would have normally sold for 25 or 50 cents and they actually sold for $1! If you or someone you know is planning a Yard Sale this year, you must go and check out her blog post. I just want to know the story behind all of these Christmas tree stands in her picture.??

You can also check out my post I did last year on My Love-Hate Relationship with Yard Sales

I have also found that every Yard Sale is different and I had a whole new experience this year since I held the Yard Sale at my Grandmother's house. I advertised that the sale would start at 8:00 am so I could have some time to haul out an entire house of stuff (my Grandmother has recently moved to a rest home). When I got there at 6:20 am with the key my mother had given me, it didn't work. Someone had locked the bottom lock and I only had the key to the top lock. I had to wait 20 minutes for someone to bring me the key, so I didn't get started until about 7:00 am. No problem right? I had advertised the sale to start at 8:00 am and put "NO EARLY BIRDS" on the add. No posters were around the neighborhood yet, so I should have been fine right? Wrong. I had TONS of people show up at 7:00 am. Can't people read??? At my next Yard Sale I will advertise that it starts at 9:00 am and plan on starting at 8:00 am. Everything else went great and I had a successful yard sale.

I would love to hear any yard sale stories or tips you have. Just leave me a comment.

And now for the Party!!!

30th Penny Pinching Party!

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