by Martie Lownsberry

Created on: May 03, 2009

With summer just around the corner, we will soon be seeing signs and advertisements for yard sales. Having a yard or rummage sale is a great way to get rid of the things we no longer need and make money doing it.

But to have a successful rummage sale you need to know a few tricks of the trade.

Know what sells
Knowing what bargain hunters are looking for gives you a step up. If you have any of these items for sale display them predominately so that your customers notice them first.

Bedroom dressers: for some reason these always seem to be in high demand. Depending on the quality this can be a big ticket item for you. Dressers in average to good condition can sell from 20.00 to 50.00 depending on your location and availability.

Books: with the rising price of books these days, bargain hunters who like to read always head first to the book box or table.

Good quality and condition clothes. Especially children's clothing. But with so many resale shops now a days, the clothes need to be in almost new condition.

Sports equipment: here it depends on what you have as well as the equipment. While volley and basket balls may gain you a dollar or two, skate boards and snowboards can bring in some nice change.

Jewelry: woman are always interested in jewelry and if something catches their eye and is a bargain as well, they are likely to purchase it.

Small toys for children: A lot of shoppers to your rummage sale bring along their children, while small toys won't make you rich having several of them will certain help your income.

Make sure everything you are selling looks as good as possible

Any clothes you have should have no rips or stains and be wrinkle free.

Toys for sale should be cleaned throughly and if necessary disinfected.

Jewelry should be cleaned and with no missing parts.

Books should be without torn covers or missing pages

Group things together in a package

Sell books by the same author in sets: even if someone already has one or two of the books in the set they are more likely to buy the set, than to buy each book separately especially if they get a good deal.

Sell a variety of sports equipment in a package
If you have a great piece of sports equipment and several not so good ones, sell them as one package. i.e. a skateboard can be put in a package with a set of badminton racquet's, a couple of birdies and a Frisbee. That way you can get rid of the less sought after items and make a few extra pennies or dollars.

Give them Bargains
People attend rummage sale in the hopes of finding

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