What to do With Items Left Over from Your Garage Sale

 What to do With Items Left Over from Your Garage Sale

 It’s a rare garage sale that is left with no items, so you’ll probably have a few things left over from yours. You’ll need to decide what you want to do with these.

There are several options. If the stuff left is something you had hoped never to see again, you could leave it out on the front lawn or near your gate overnight in the hopes that someone will steal it. Or you could place a Free Stuff notice with it.

You could pack it away in your shed ready to offer at the next garage sale you have or offer it to someone else to sell at their garage sale. But if you really want the money from it, only do this if you trust the person. If you don’t care, simply donate it to them - if they want it.

If the items are worth a reasonable amount, you could try selling them through the Internet on places like eBay. Don’t forget that you have to pay a certain amount for the privilege, so make sure it’s worth it. Or you could advertise it in the local paper. Again, this will cost you, so it’s up to you to decide if you’ll get enough to recoup the cost of the ad. Your local community noticeboard may be the way to go for advertising - at least that is free.

Depending on what the items were, you could give it to Great-Aunt Emma for her birthday. Hey, it might be soap or powder! Maybe it would be better to simply bag it all up and take it to the nearest opportunity shop, or give the Salvation Army a call. If the stuff is too big and heavy for you to move, they might come and pick it up.

Many churches run sale days using goods donated, so you could call up a church in your area and offer them your stuff. If you are really desperate, you could simply dump it in the nearest dumpster, or leave it out for the garbage man to collect.

The best way to prevent stuff being left over is to reduce the price on it towards the end of the day. You could even offer it free just to get rid of it. This plan of action may not do for more valuable items, of course, just the stuff that’s not worth much. Some people simply don’t want the hassle of bringing it all back inside again, so they think it’s worthwhile giving it away.

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