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What should you call your sale?
"Garage Sale" says you have lots of unusable junk you've been storing in the garage and want to get rid of. "Yard Sale" says the junk in the garage (if there is one) has now spilled out into the yard. "Moving Sale" says I'm moving my better stuff, but these things are pretty good. Make me an offer. "Estate Sale" says I hate to get rid of this fine stuff, but I'm moving on. Make me an offer. Moving Sale has a little more desperation to it than Estate Sale, but either name is better than Garage or Yard Sale. Publicize your moving sale like crazy! A community newspaper may have a classified section for moving, garage, and estate sales. Include the days, hours, and location of the sale. Call it a moving sale to create extra interest. List a few of the major items you have to sell. In smaller communities, a local radio station may have a call- or write-in program with announcements of personal items for sale. Signs are good, too. In fact, they may be your best source of impulse buyers. Post signs wherever you can, at church, work, restaurants, laundromats, grocery stores, and other businesses. Be sure that any signs you post along the street are easily readable. Use large letters and dark waterproof ink. And don't forget to tell neighbors, relatives, and friends about your moving sale. The pricing issue is often one that keeps otherwise sane folks from having moving sales. How much should I charge? The best way to price your stuff is to know the pricing used by successful moving sales in your area. To get a feel for pricing, drive around a week or two before your sale, visiting sales and making notes. You will also have a better idea of how to price if you know what the item would cost new. You can then use a formula for pricing, depending on your desperation to sell:
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