5 Shoppers who Might Come to Your Garage Sale

You’ve cleaned out the closets – and you’ve cleaned out the garage.  You’ve got everything sorted and ready.  Today is garage sale day.  Here are 5 people you can expect to come plus some good advice on keeping your garage safe during and after the sale.

1. The early bird.  If you advertised your sale on the Internet or in a yard sale publication, expect this person to arrive before you even put the signs out.  It’s up to you.  You can see if you can make an early sale or you can ask them to come back after you have everything out and the signs up.
2. The bargain hunter. This shopper isn’t looking for anything in particular, but you’ll know when he or she arrives.  The bargain hunter will know not only the price of the item in the store but how it was priced at another yard sale. “I could buy this at the store for $20.  Saw it at last week’s yard sale for $5.”  You have the item priced for $5.50.  Be prepared to give a little if you want to make the sale with this shopper.
3. The professional. Get out of the way.  This shopper has a map of every yard sale in the area.  They’re in and they’re out.  Their questions will be very direct – and they want a quick answer.  They’ll scoop up the things they want and check out without bargaining to any great degree.  If you don’t have something on their list, they gone before you can even say hello.  Answer their questions.  You can try directing them to a similar item or something you think is special.  Good luck!
4. The complainer. “Oh my, this dress would be perfect if it had shorter sleeves.”  The lawn mower looks nice but they really wanted electric.  By the time, they’ve made their selections, you feel less than positive about your own taste in things.  Ignore!  Just let them complain and then be surprised at how much they actually buy.
5. The frazzled mom. While her husband tries to corral their kids, she looks for the things they need.  She’ll snap up all the children’s clothes in size 4 and love the toys your children have outgrown.  You actually want to help her and may end up throwing a couple of extra toys in her bag, but when this family catches all their kids and loads up the car, you’re a little relieved.

When you get ready for your garage sale, spend some time thinking about your garage.  First, make sure you have something that divides what is for sale and what isn’t.  You don’t want to sell your wife’s favorite Christmas decoration or your husband’s favorite all-purpose tool by mistake.  Make sure that the garage door is working properly.  You want to open up and, more importantly, you want to secure the garage and everything that’s yours when the sale is over.  If you haven’t had your yearly garage door maintenance, it’s a good idea to call your Garage Door Service Phoenix company and get LiftMaster Garage Door Opener Phoenix done before the sale.