Brain Grease PO Box 285 Salem, NY 12865Valuble Free Garage Sale ScoopAttics Have Produced Untold Treasures for Garage Sales!
Drum Roll . . . The Attic – There’s duplicate wedding gifts… (it’s okay now to “re-gift,” after all, we saw it done on Seinfeld! (Yes, I keep using the term “re-gift. I am hooked on Seinfeld because his show came up with a name for something we have all been doing for years!)
TIP The cellar is gold mine #2.
Cellars – Cellars and attics are like the home of unwanted toys from Christmas lore. However, instead of toys, you will find a treasure trove of garage sale gold. Where do we start? · Shop Vac, shovels, pitch forks, paint brushes, lumber, humidifier, car battery, bottles, green insulators, copper pipe and still counting.
· Homeowners save certain things until the day they need them. Since that day may never come, why not sell these space stealers? After all, there are other places that keep an inventory for all your future needs. One of them is called K-Mart!
· Our old motto: Save it-Save it-Save it Now we have a change of attitude. Get rid of it, Get rid of it, Get rid of it!
Closets – Who knows what skeletons or treasures you will find! They will be in there: Tennis rackets, leather jackets, blankets, bed coverings, towels – Let’s move them out! ( Hire a bulldozer!)
TIP: Sometimes it’s better to keep "duplicate" items out of sight at your sale. People are motivated to grab a singular item before it’s gone. Once the particular item is purchased; you can replace it with another one!
TIP: When looking for garage sale items remember this. There are collectors for just about anything, especially old things. If you see any interesting old looking “thing” at another garage sale at a low price, buy it for your next sale! Some of these items will be treasures to someone.
On the "Antique Road Show," one of the experts said, "The things people want to throw away are often the most valuable." At one garage sale a miniature basket, which sold for $2.00, was later appraised for over $2,000!
Ugly Candlestick Story
Then there is the story about a dumpster diver fetching an ugly looking candlestick holder outside of a museum which was doing some “cleaning up.” The ugly candle stick holder was identified by a Massachusett’s auctioneer and valued at $10,000!
Lesson: Never underestimate what people will be interested in or what they will buy. Don’t be in a hurry to toss out an item because you think it looks…ugly!
TIP: If you pick up some old interesting item for your garage sale, you may wish to have it appraised before you price it at $2! If you happen upon a real gem of an item, consider placing it on the Internet at one of the auction sites like www.ebay.com. |
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