We took in a grand total of $76.56 - neighbors reported totals of several hundreds of dollars. Of course, one of those neighbors confessed to having "really good stuff, antiques" to offer. Another, I noticed, had things like compressors and other big-ticket items.
Truth be told, almost everything we had, this time around, was very low-ticket, so I count us lucky. There have been times when I had only low-ticket items, in the past, and we didn't even make enough over two days to pick up Taco Bell for dinner.
Bod is very sore this week. Didn't realize how much older I have become and that includes the knees and they are not happy with all the bending and lifting we did. Still I am happy to report that I did, indeed, DO all that bending and lifting.
I will probably do this again in the Fall, and I will be sure to have a wider, bigger variety at that time. We had a lot of people stop, but I didn't have enough to hold their interest.
As always, I am amazed at the items that did sell (unexpectedly) versus the ones that did not sell (but which I was really sure would be the first things to go).
Bottom line - there is no way to accurately predict the outcome of any yard sale. Personally, I'm okay with what we took in, considering the types of things we had to offer.
2 comments:
TO ME, YOU DID GREAT. I HAVE NEVER MADE THAT MUCH AT A GARAGE SALE. EVELYN, THE AMOUNT YOU MADE UNDER YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES IS A PRETTY GOOD BLESSING. IT HELPED TO PUT FOOD ON YOUR TABLE.
Wow, that really makes me feel better, Sandy. Out here in Las Vegas, folks seem to think they do poorly if they make less than $100 a day. I guess it's because it's a resort/tourist area and lots of people moving in and moving out, so yard sales are a common thing and a very popular way of selling and also of finding things you need. You helped me put it into perspective. Thanks a bunch! And you are right, that is how we looked at it - it definitely put food on our table!
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