Seven Steps to a Great Garage Sale
1. Advertise. Put an ad in the newspaper and post notices on free websites like
Craigslist and Kijiji at least a week before your sale. On the night before or
morning of your yard sale place large, clear signs throughout the neighbourhood.
Make sure your signs are legible- use large block letters in dark ink.
2. Get cash. Get rolls of quarters, loonies, toonies and a few $5 bills from the
bank.
3. Plan, plan, plan. Gather the items you are going to sell in advance and start
grouping it together. This will help you when it comes time to display your items
and let you know what you’ll need in the way of tables, boxes and clothes
hangers.
Make a game plan to so that you know what needs to be done when. This will
make the day go a whole lot smoother.
4. Display it nicely. Decides how you want to display your items so that your
sale is visually pleasing. Group similar items together and be sure to place your
most alluring items near the front of your yard to attract more people.
5. Pricing. In general, you want to keep most items under $5 or a third of their
original price, but use your best judgment- a scratched CD may go for less than
1/3 of the original price, but your vintage Ray Bans might go for over 1/3.
Use masking tape as a price tag for individual items or make signs stating the
price of similar items.
6. Let people know proceeds are going to CPAWS. Let your customers
know they are contributing to a good cause by displaying this sign Display this
sign [LINK TO SIGN PDF] and by telling them that all earnings will be donated to
CPAWS-BC. Everyone likes to know they are making a difference and are usually
a lot more willing to give.
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Yard Sale
Clean out your closets and raise money for CPAWS-BC! Join wilderness lovers across the
province who are hosting yard sales and donating the proceeds to CPAWS-BC. This is
the perfect way to support wilderness protection in British Columbia and get rid of all
that stuff accumulating in your basement at the same time! In just one day, you will
raise a generous donation that will go towards conserving our beloved wilderness and
oceans.
We are there for you to make sure that your yard sale is a success. Check out helpful
yard sale tips, print off our signs and send us an email so we can promote your yard sale
with other members!
Then at the end of the day, write a cheque for CPAWS for the amount raised and
celebrate having made a difference- to our wilderness and to the state of your closest!
If you plan on hosting a yard sale on behalf of CPAWS, please contact
[email protected] so that we can further assist you.