Have you had a garage sale and what stuffs did you sell?

Wow. I wish we can do that. We only have a small space in front of our house and people do not notice whatever we're selling immediately so we always put a sign board outside our gate. But lately it's been raining hard so people don't come by much. I've also thought of selling old shoes. But most of my shoes are so worn out I'm embarrassed to even give them out.

Yeah, it's not a good idea to have a garage sale when it's the rainy season. So make sure to hold yours during the summer, or dry season. Putting a sign board outside your gate is good. But what would be even better is if you put a sign or poster at the end of the street, on a light or street post for example. Get a poster out also some 2 more blocks. Find out if you have bulletin boards in your area where it's free to post things too. Post also near your village gate. Don't be embarrassed about selling your old shoes. I'm telling you, my mother brought out her worn out, dusty and tattered working shoes and someone still bought them for 10 pesos! 10 pesos may not be much, but it's a lot better than giving that shoe away for free or throwing it in the garbage can.

I forgot...I even sold old magazines, books, pocketbooks, and other reading materials. Toys too. :) I think, as long as you make sure to get the word out ahead of time (like 2 weeks before) via pamphlets or posters, and even hand out some to people at nearby establishments like stores, buildings, churches, etc., you'll be fine. And pretty soon, your garage sale will get known by word-of-mouth.

I used to have a lot of anime magazines. I couldn't part with them but it was piling up and occupying to much space in my room so I didn't have a choice but to sold a few them.

You should sell those you don't like the most! That's what I did, just to make some space. Sometimes I think of selling the rest but whenever I see them and touch them, I always change my mind.

Oh, for me no one could ever dare to touch them without my permission. I love collecting those books but I stopped when I finish my high school and only bought some of them. We have a few big boxes containing them. Now my sister is continue the habit of collecting them. But like you said its piling up..and I have no idea where to put the books in to~(^^)

Thanks for the comment. It seems most people sell old books, toys and clothes. I wish I can find my old romance novel books.

That's very nice of you drannhh. Please buy from my garage sale, too.

Well because you're too lazy to sell them at ebay.

Not really, len. I had them on ebay for a month, but nobody wants to buy it or even bid for it.. lol :D IN the end, i gave all to charity.. haha I even had the old japanese pop group, "speed" albums on ebay, but nobody wants it either.. haha

I think you don't really need a garage to have a garage sale? It's just called like that because it's usually done in a garage? But you can always do it in front of your house or somewhere that people can see. Trunk sale sounds interesting. That would be very convenient! You just put your stuffs in the trunk, open it and sell it and when you're done, you just close the trunk and that's it! Nice.

Yes, of course! You will totally get a cheaper stool from a garage sale. Maybe you can start a garage sale of your own. Sell all of your old stuffs that you don't use. Then maybe your neighbors will follow your example.

Thanks Jill!

That's great. I hope that if I put out some of my stuffs, my sister would be encouraged to sell some of her children's toys. I remembered all the pocketbooks I collected back in high school. I just let it go to waste. I wished I had sold them before.

Don't be scared. If it will not be successful then it's okay. That's business. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. And in this case, you wouldn't even lose anything.

That's very nice Gemma! I think most people have less money during the month of August. At least that's true here. So I think having a garage sale with very low prices of goods will attract many people.

I also give old clothes to my relatives but now, I don't think my clothes would fit any of my relatives so I'm just selling them away.

I also want our house to have only a few decorations but the decision to sell those old stuffs are not mine but my mother's.

Hi santhur! I have never tried selling stuffs thru Ebay. Maybe in the future I will.

That's nice! And thanks for mentioning bags. I've got a few that I need to sell. Just wondering, do you like Anne of Green Gables?

Wow, three times??? That's a lot. I have never sold anything on Ebay but I have bought something from there though. I'm also thinking of selling my old CDs.

Hi chiwasaki! Maybe you should give me all your old stuffs so I can sell them. Thanks! I really hope I can earn some extra money.