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    The Ultimate Yard Sale Guide
    The Ultimate Yard Sale Guide
    The Ultimate Yard Sale Guide
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    The Ultimate Yard Sale Guide

    By Tracy Wasem

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    Yard sale enthusiasts learn how to host a big money yard sale. Organization and advertising of your sale and why it is important.
    Pad your sale with new items from wholesale merchandisers that offer quality products and service.
    Acquire collectibles and antiques for resale from yard, garage, estate sales and auctions. Which items to look for and information on one of the most profitable collectible item commonly found available to resell at high profits.
    Create a kid zone. Strategies and tips to keep the children of your buyers busy and the parents shopping till they drop at your sale.
    Pricing tips and best practices to earn the most money at the end of the day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTracy Wasem
    Release dateMay 11, 2011
    ISBN9781452488554
    The Ultimate Yard Sale Guide
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    Tracy Wasem

    I am a retired school teacher for the PVUSD in Phoenix, Arizona. I have my MA in Education Curriculum and Instruction from Chapman University and an undergraduate degree, BA in English from Arizona State University. I enjoy traveling, spending time with my family , reading and writing. Candy Crush on Facebook has me hooked and I try to play at least once a day.

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      The Ultimate Yard Sale Guide - Tracy Wasem

      The Ultimate Yard Sale Guide

      Tracey Wasem

      Copyright 2011 Tracy Wasem

      Smashwords Edition

      Contents

      1. Preface and Preplanning Top of the Document

      2. Stocking Your Sale stockingyouryardsale

      3. Kids Zone Kidszone

      4. Picking for Profits Pickingforprofits

      5. Hummel figurines Hummelfigurines

      6. Collectible Glass Collectibleglass

      7. Picking for Profits Misc. Pickingforprofitmiscellaneous

      8. Items to Skip at Sales Itemstoskipatyardsales

      9. Organization and Day of Your sale Organizationofyoursale

      Will you take a quarter for this? is something you might hear often at a yard sale. Utilizing tips and suggestions in this book will increase your profits by as much as 400% and minimize the pressure to accept a paltry quarter for your item.

      After spending the last 35 years assisting my father fill his antique and collectible store via yard sales , auctions, and estate sales these tips and sources are here to guide you to the ultimate yard sale. One that is fun to shop at and highly profitable.

      Preplanning your sale takes a bit of time but the results are worth it. Schedule your sale on a weekend that doesn't fall on a holiday. People headed out of town on three- day weekends lessen the number of potential customers.

      Essential list of items needed for your sale.

      -pricing tags either preprinted or blank

      -extension cord for testing electrical items.

      -bright colored poster board for signs and large black marker. White just doesn't stand out enough while bright color commands attention.

      -clear storage bins for organizing

      -calculator

      -bags from the grocery store, newspaper for fragile items and boxes for heavy items.

      -Masking,

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