Yard sale or garage sales..
By Rosekitty
@Rosekitty (19368)
San Marcos, Texas
September 19, 2015 2:05pm CST
I've been waiting to have a yard sale or garage sale for months now because it is just way to hot to have one.
I have many vintage items,incense, herbs,books, boxes of costume jewelry and just an idea of what i have.
I even thought maybe i can do these online sales that are for each town..you know Yard sale or barter groups.
Seems the ones who are interested live farther away and will either have to mail or wait till i find another buyer interested.
Have any of you ever done well selling online?..not through ebay or etsy, just only how i mentioned.
I don't want to sell where i have to pay fees..to me it defeats the purpose of selling cheap for the buyer and me.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
19 Sep 15
With the Offers around the corner at Mylot, things can become easy for this.
Btw, don't sell off that cupboard. Remember the discussion where dear @TexanTornado has offered to adopt you and I in the cupboard go in the package deal
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
19 Sep 15
@thesids I wouldn't sell your cupboard cause how else could you live? hahahh
@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
19 Sep 15
@thebusysids What if I bought the cupboard from her? Then that way you won't have to worry about being left behind or simply pushed off on someone else.
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
19 Sep 15
No, I have never done that. I am not big in having to wait on someone else. I like doing things in my own time and way.
However, you mentioned books? What genre? Authors? You could send me those.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
19 Sep 15
@TexanTornado..i have all sorts of books..what kind do you like..maybe message me..
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@TexanTornado (5573)
• United States
19 Sep 15
@Rosekitty Oh how cool. I like most all books. Minus DIY, and types like that.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
19 Sep 15
No i tried selling online and had no luck. I have better luck doing yardsales instead.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
19 Sep 15
@Blondie2222 ..i might just wait for yardsales cooler time..
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
19 Sep 15
Is craigslist any good for you Rosekitty?
When I had to move and had to sell, that is what I did.
ebay is too much fees for me too.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
19 Sep 15
@TiarasOceanView..I forgot about craigslist..thanks
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
19 Sep 15
@Rosekitty Yes altho of course one has to be ever so careful..
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
19 Sep 15
I joined many Facebook Yard Sale Groups - some are in my county and others in surrounding counties. We had a big yard sale a year go and the items that didn't sell I put on those groups and little by little we have sold all but one item. I even sold a Orek vac. cleaner sight unseen and that's a high end item. Just join a few, read the rules and take good photos!
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
19 Sep 15
@AbbyGreenhill..sounds like you did pretty good on them..i guess people here expect things for free..
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
19 Sep 15
@Rosekitty People all over expect things for free , but you eventually find those willing to pay.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Sep 15
Wow, I kinda want to go to your garage sale! lol. you got me at "vintage items,incense, herbs,books, boxes of costume jewelry"
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
19 Sep 15
@Jessicalynnt..might have to talk message me...I live in Texas..where are you
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@dawnald (85130)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 Sep 15
@Rosekitty A hundred what? 
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
22 Sep 15
@dawnald hahah..i meant i could sell YOU for $ 100.00
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@dawnald ..oh come on..i'm sure i could get a hundred for you..
@jerzgirl (9226)
• United States
21 Sep 15
@Rosekitty I know - if I wasn't getting the books for free, it would really be a problem.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
21 Sep 15
@SIMPLYD..i plan on waiting till its cooler and then do actual yard sales
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
22 Sep 15
@Rosekitty Can you please take a picture of it so we can also see what are those that you are selling , for curiosity's sake .
@taramarie39 (667)
• Williamsburg, Virginia
24 Sep 15
I have not had any luck selling online. Try to go to Facebook and set up a trash and treasure page for your area. That works here. Good luck.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
26 Sep 15
@taramarie39 there are plenty of those places in my area..
@kayshope (1670)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Sep 15
I tried selling online, didnt work for me. I love having yard sales. I had many when I lived in las vegas. Cant wait for the cool weather here in calif. to start them here. I have really done well with them in the past $$$ .. Also love going to them, and buying goodies.
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@kayshope yes going to wait till Texas is cooler..still in the 90's and then do yard sales
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@kayshope hahah..but we have the yucky slimy humidity that makes it feel worse..Palm Springs has dryer heat..
@kayshope (1670)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Sep 15
@Rosekitty 90 would feel like winter here hahahahhaah
going to be 105-106 here today..... hot....
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
20 Sep 15
no ma'am, i've ne'er done such. the momma 'n aunt put some schtuff up in a local online 'garage sale' thingy. some folks came through 'n others didn't 'n they 'd to keep relistin' some schtuff. i'd love to come 'n pilfer through yer vintage schtuff though!
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@crazyhorseladycx..i wish all of you could see my vintage stuff..some really nice goods..maybe one day i will be a traveling warehouse..hahaha
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@crazyhorseladycx I wish i could and who knows maybe i will be there with all my wares..
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
20 Sep 15
@Rosekitty i'd prolly get into lots 'f troubles,ms. @Rosekitty! but, if'n ya e'er get'cher wheels under, hope yer kind 'nough to stop by. we can visit 'n i can shop through yer treasures 'n learn'f their history.
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@foxii2000 (32)
• Midland, Michigan
20 Sep 15
i have done well via Facebook groups.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@foxii2000 ..i get many who like but no buyers yet..
@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
21 Sep 15
@foxii2000 I've been doing that all day today and then when its cooler i will do home yard sales
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@foxii2000 (32)
• Midland, Michigan
21 Sep 15
@Rosekitty I usually just keep reposting. I don't like eBay or Craigs list because then I have to go too far...
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@GardenGerty (157494)
• United States
20 Sep 15
I have not done this. I will say that I have noticed that many people choose not to have people come to their home, but arrange a public meeting place.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@GardenGerty..yes i'm sure people don't others to know where they live..but if i do yard sales they will know so i'm not going to worry about it
@patgalca (18174)
• Orangeville, Ontario
20 Sep 15
I posted 10 books on Amazon and haven't sold any of them. I have been holding off on the garage sale because a) it means getting up so dang early; b) it's a lot of work; and c) the weather has been unpredictable. I have to de-clutter this house though.I wish some magic fairy would come in, clear out the clutter and leave some money behind.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@patgalca oh i feel for you..so easy to buy the stuff but when it is time to get rid of them..where did everybody go?..hahah..magic money works for me!!
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
20 Sep 15
A yard sale is a fun thing, and you can sell things cheaper and even lower prices just to get rid of them. Maybe you can do a neighborhood yard sale, having it larger attracts more people and you can get things sold more quickly. The Autumn is the most active yard sale season here.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@Rollo1 yes i plan on it as soon as it cools down from our heat..still in the 90's in Texas..
@besweet (9867)
• Ireland
20 Sep 15
No I've never done a yard sale, when I was living abroad and had to move back I donated most of my belongings to charity. Currently, I don't have much to give on a sale because I am still trying to decorate my apartment and buy furniture. I would be interested to go on a yard sale though, it's a shame that they are not popular in my area.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@besweet ..yes it is a shame no yard sales.. i would love to swap some stuff with yours
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
21 Sep 15
@DWDavis i plan on doing yard sales when its cooler for now will try online year sales and see if any takers..
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@Marilynda1225 (79592)
• United States
20 Sep 15
We have a local yard sale group where people list stuff on the Facebook page and it seems quite successful. Sounds like a great way to sell stuff and I've seen that people meet in a secure location to exchange their stuff
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
20 Sep 15
@Marilynda1225 i don't care if people come to my house but for some reason they want my vintage items real cheap..if i go to a vintage site no one sells anything..so weird..
