How to Price a Garage Sale

Having a garage sale isn't easy, it's hard work.  But it pays off, if you do it right, and the first thing you need to do right is price your items. A good place to start is to sort everything into basic categories.  Some ideas for categories (depending on what you plan to sell) are children's clothes; women's clothes; men's clothes; books; household goods, technology; toys and games; collectibles; and furniture.

From there you need to decide what type of sale is this? Are you just trying to get rid of everything, or would you rather donate it if you can't turn a decent profit?  We find it's easiest to make board with all the prices on it. The key is the **Unless Otherwise Marked** notation. 

We usually go the we want to get rid of stuff, make a little coin but we aren't giving crap away for free unless we want to donate it in the end route. OR if you piss us off with your nickel and diming, I'd rather donate than sell to you...

Books tend to go for around 25-50¢.  It's often easiest to place books in cardboard boxes with their prices written on the box, to avoid having to put a sticker on every single one.

Clothes are a pain. The best advice is to price relatively; if your nicest, most expensive item is only $3, it wouldn't make sense to make the baby clothes $1 each.

The key in all this is - Start high, you can always lower the price!