Category: yard sale

Turn Your Junk to Cash in a Weekend

It’s spring and I can’t think of a better time to clean out the drawers, closets and disaster areas that your family members are always complaining about. You need to turn that clutter into cash. The first thing you need to do is choose the dates. Check all kinds of calendars to make sure your…


Tips for Your Next Successful Yard Sale

A successful yard sale involves hours of preparation and plenty of hard work. So does an unsuccessful sale. I’ve had both kinds and can confidently say the version that makes money is better. If you’re ready to take advantage of warmer weather and the opportunity to declutter, consider these tips culled from experts (and bitter…


Clean out Your House by Hosting the Best Yard Sale Ever

With a few simple strategies, you can turn your pile of unused, unwanted items into cash by planning a big garage sale. Clean up the items you’re selling, price them to go and throw in any items you don’t want to put back in your house or garage for free to be sure they’re gone…


8 Secrets of a Successful Garage Sale

Whether your goal is to purge your home of stuff you no longer need or raise some cash — or both — you have options. You can sell your items on an auction website like eBay, list them in classifieds on Craigslist or give the stuff away. Or, you can create a killer garage sale…


Yard Sale Shopper Pays $35 for China Bowl That Turns Out to Be Artifact Worth up to $500,000

Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare 15th century Chinese artifact worth between $300,000 and $500,000 that is about to go up for auction at Sotheby’s. The white bowl adorned with cobalt blue paintings of flowers and other…