Garage Sales, are they worth the time and effort?

I knew a woman who's garage was a continuous garage sale. I would love to do this if I had a place to store what I was going to sell in the mean time. I sell and get rid of stuff on a regular basis. When I get a call from (put fundrasing org. here) are having a truck coming through my neighborhood next week I will gladly put out a couple of boxes or bags. I like the tax deduction, no work involved method myself.

Hello Kainalu. We don't have garage sales where I live but we have car boot sales. People set up little stalls to sell their unwanted household stuff or just sell straight from the car boot. My friend does them regularly, she sells anything and even looks in charity shops for stuff to sell and she always seems to make a good profit...above all she likes doing it and who wouldn't enjoy making a profit from a hobby?

Yes, I believe garage sales are worth the effort that you put into them. I plan on having one in two weeks and my goal is to earn at least $200.00. I don't have a lot of big ticket items, so it will be close! And besides, I am home anyways, so I will be using my time wisely.

Hi kainalu, Yes, I think garage sales are worthwhile events. I live in a gated community which allow a once a year huge community garage sell, I wish we could do it more times than that, but I will take what I can get. We have Saturday and Sunday, the first week in November. I have lots of good items that I would rather make a few dollar on than to give them to goodwill. However, if thing are left over I will donate. My financial situation is not the greatest and I need every penny I can get. So, having a garage sell is a great tax-free way to make a few hundred dollars in one weekend.

I personally do not like to visit garage sales, funny thing though when I had my house I did a few of them and they were quite profitable. It is amazing how what we think is unwanted junk becomes someone else treasures. My very first one I made $650 the very first day and I was so very excited as the items I sold I was planning on being rid of them anyways. So I think a garage sale is a wonderful idea for anyone to do for extra money, it certainly earns and clearing of unwanted items.

As a kid I disliked them because you had to wake up early and sometimes mom would put up a toy I hadn't played with in years but as soon as it was gone I would miss it.

i think so. it depends on when you have it and what you sell. we had one in early may and made well over a hundred dollars each (there was two of us).

I enjoy both having and going to garage sales. Every summer i look forward to this. you just never know what bargain or treasure you will find there.

My mom used to be in the garage sale business she would go out to other yard sales buy stuff up real cheap and then resell it, of course some of the laws have changed now, and make it so that a garage sale can only last up to 3 days, and can only be for 1 weekend a month, I guess that the States didn't like losing money from taxes. But to me a garage sale even once a year is worth it, that way you can get rid of what you don't want, yet make cash from it, otherwise you would be just putting it in the trash, and make no cash.

Oh yes, I love them, even though they don't have them where I live, but I have seen them abroad. I definitely think they are great for seller and buyer alike!

I don't know what a garage sale is, but in England we have car boot sales, which are held all over the country mainly in farmers fields. The farmer charges each car booter so much for a space to put the stuff they want to sell, most put there items on a wall paper table. Some car boots are huge with hundreds of stalls selling everything. I have not sold at a car boot but often been to have a look & to find a bargain.

Yes, we are also doing that once in awhile, it helps . i love doing it with my kids.

I like them but I wouldn't set one up unless I had absolutely salable stuff that people were willing to spend money on. Garage sales can be great if you sell stuff on ebay. Sometimes you can pick up great and eve rare items for which there is a demand on auction sites.

i love garage sales, help me make a lot of money

It depends on what they sell in the garage sale. If they are selling really good books then its going to be worth my day. My sister and I always looked for good books if our neighbors are selling anything good.

hello kaina, Yes it's 100 % worth the time & effort..Aside from profiting from old things that you have,the things you don't used anymore..You also get the chance to clean up your house..I'm planning to have one soon..juts organizing all the things..

Hi Kainalu55, I also love going to garage sales but haven't tried it before myself. But I believe that it is really worth the time and effort to organize a garage sale not only because of the extra money you'll get from it but you also get rid of the clutter/unused items and free up some storage spaces. ^_^