[Amanda]

We are getting ready to have a yard sale. Our finances are very tight at the moment so I want to get rid of anything we don’t use, especially stuff that’s sitting around collecting dust.

Can anyone give me advice on if I’m wasting my time selling DVDs, VHS tapes, books, baseball cards…

I just don’t want to take the time to carry them all outside and price everything if they aren’t going to sell.

[Allison]

I am only speaking for myself, but I would definitely buy books at a yard sale.

[Tracy]

I just had a yard sale in May and cleared $1200. I didn’t sell any dvds or vhs, but there were plenty of resellers that came by and bought from me.

Make sure you have a good ad that you run on marketplace several days before your sale.

Create the hype.

List everything you can think of you are selling and make sure to put the dates of your sale.

I did 2 days for mine. Use key words resellers like in the ad….

vintage, collectors items, rare…etc.

List brands available…keurig, pioneer woman, etc.

Also, make sure everything is priced or at least have a large sign stating what you are selling things for price wise.

Those are my pro tips.

I will leave a sale that doesn’t have things priced.

I’m not asking or bartering at 7 am.

[Norma]

My son downloaded all my VHS and DVD to a PLEX server. We now can access this server and all the movies accross multi family households.

Then we sold or donated all the hard copies.

[Gemma]

Put them all into boxes and sell it per box that way you don’t have to price everything individually, but if you have an old game console like an Xbox look that up because some of those are worth money

[JoAnn]

Try to sell anything & everything, & what doesn’t sell never goes back in your house!

[Sherry]

You won’t know unless you try. If you don’t use them and want to get rid of them, sell them as a bundle

[Arrow]

I ran estate sales for years….first day of sale put a sign out with a price example $1 each at noon if no interest or once the better tittles are picked over change to a box bundle price…

[Letty]

I know I hit yard sales and I’m always looking for dvds and books.

[Wendy]

All I know is that people wants things for nothing. Better to make prices at the time, based on how much you are prepared to accept

[Sue]

Make sure everything is clean and dust . They sell better that way.

[Trixie]

DVDs and VHS are kinda hard to sell. Your best bet is to put them in a box and sell the whole thing.

Or, if there’s a whole lot, put grocery bags next to them and a sign saying something like $5 a bag full.

As a reseller, they’re the hardest next to beany babies to get rid of.

I usually just pass them over unless I can put it in my personal collection.

[Lilyth]

I didn’t even price stuff. I had a make an offer sale and made more than at any yard sale I’ve ever had.

Price and have an area for anything you’re firm on as far as price.

[Laurie]

Sometimes I think you can do better selling things on FB market place. I am always disappointed when I have a yard sale.

[Jacky]

I would put them for sale. I always look at books. If they don’t sell, load them up in the car to donate.

Wishing you the best for a successful sale!!!

[Ruth]

I would just try to sell them for cheap like 1.00 each or 6 for 5 dollars.

If you want to take the time to look up how much some of the sets might go for on ebay I would ask a few dollars less.

[Joe]

DVD’s sell for a dollar each. Give the VHS away unless they are Disney. Price books cheap and find someone who knows baseball cards and have them evaluate first before pricing ….

[Christine]

I believe I had ten garage sales last yr. VHS did not sale, I put all into free box towards the end of the summer.

DVD’s were limited, I tried selling them between 50¢ and $2 depending on the dvd, but not many sold, books are hit or miss, I never had baseball cards.

But one never knows what will sale! I have so far had one sale this summer.

It was weird, things that I had out at all ten sales last year that didn’t sell, sold first day at this sale.

Difference people shop for different things. Last year, my small kitchen appliances didn’t sale, this time they did! We were having a fundraiser all last summer as my teenagers wanted to go on an international trip for their high school.

School didn’t do any fundraising and it was $5000 per student. We gave up our summer to have sales and they made exactly enough to go.

We collected items from over 40 families.

We received many compliments on it being a clean sale (we washed everything before we set out), organized, signs, and variety.

See if you can have a neighbor next door do one also, they helps bring more costumers.

Often times people would try to deal or make offers.

That drove me up the wall as I knew what the cost was, how much time I put in (we would drive up to 45 minutes to pick stuff up) and that it was a fundraiser for my children (said so on all our signs).

When I said no I wouldn’t go lower or maybe come back at the end of the summer and ask, usually they would still buy at the price I was asking.

If it helps send your children to a camp, or something like that, let people know.

More questions, just ask!

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