Have you ever told someone their prices are too high at a garage sale?

The only time I would tell someone that would be if they were to ask why I was not purchasing something that I was obviously interested in.Often if it is near the end of the sale, they will take whatever I say is a good price.

no, I don't. But I offer them my price.If they agree, we have a deal. If not, I walk away.Lots of times they do agree.I paid attention that lots of owners don't really know what to charge and just make up a price. So with my offer, I help them to see the prices for real.

I don't understand why some people think just because its a garage sale it has to be priced low. Some garage sales actually have some really nice things for awesome deals. I think shoes priced at $3 is pretty good if the shoes don't look warn that is. As for clothes, new baby clothes at that, $3 is a good price, but if someone was to make that price higher, it still be good as long as it's always cheaper then the store price. I think a garage sale that is selling stuff cheaper then the next people is the best one to choose. But remember, a lot of people are hurting these days with money, so people will price things higher.

Not directly but indirectly. I would just ask them if they would take a lower price and if they said no then maybe I would tell them why they should take a lower price because of the condition or the worth or what ever. I wouldn't just walk up to them and tell them their prices were too high. I would just bring up something I am interested in and try to get a better price.

Where i live we don't have garage sales..but he didn't forced you to buy them, you can always make a choise: buy or walk away :). This is what i do..if i don't agree with the price i look until i find something convenient..if i dont find then i have to make compromises: settle for less when i wanted more.

I think it depends on which product you're looking at, at the garage sale. If it's used shoes, really used, you should say, hey, thats too much. BUT, 3$ i mean, that's not so expensive again is it? Anyway, you should always tell them if the prices are too high.

I think that most people price their garage sale items a bit higher than they expect to sell them for... because it allows for negotiating with someone that is interested to buy. If I go to a garage sale and everything seems overpriced, I will usually just leave. Sometimes, it's clear that the people don't want to bargain with anyone and their prices are pretty firm. I don't bother with sales like that unless they have a particular item that I really, really want. I never tell anyone their prices are too high... I figure they can try to sell their stuff for whatever price they want... but they might not sell much if they are overpriced. Good luck to them all the same though :)

When I see something too high priced, I try to negotiate them down and if they don't budge, then I won't buy..:)

I typically wouldn't buy used running shoes either, but I sold a pair that was worn TWICE at a yard sale this summer. I actually was asking $5 for them but I let them go for $3 because they really hadn't been worn. I don't know about you but I don't think $3-5 is unreasonable for something that is either barely worn or NOT worn, when you consider a new pair of Nikes can cost $135. The pair I sold was a size 5 womens' Nike Shox and I couldn't wear them because the toebox is too small, I typically wear a 5.5 but this pair I bought online so I couldn't return it to the store. For clothes I tend to think $1 per item is reasonable... unless it's a set and then maybe $1 for a set - for nice name brand childrens' clothing. Little kids' shoes tend to barely be worn either, so I think $1 for a pair of kids shoes is reasonable as well. If you go to a consignment shop or second hand store, many of the clothing items I sold were nicer, but I wasn't asking $4-10 each for them. I also had a baby swing that was used a HANDFUL of times. There was still plastic on the bottom part of it, and I thought asking $12 to begin with was REASONABLE. These things cost what.... $60 new? You can't tell me it's not new when you put your baby in it less than 5 times. I dropped it down to $8 after a couple hours.... that's still SO cheap! I ended up letting someone buy it for $4 and she got a STEAL. Nobody EVER sells a new baby swing for four dollars. At a garage or yard sale, people expect to pay SOMETHING for the items, or they should. If you want free, a yard sale is not free. It's a lot of work to set one up and then sit there and haggle with people over prices of things. I think I made more selling bottled water for 50 cents a bottle than I actually did off baby items because nobody had a fit about paying $2 for four bottles of water but they sure had a cow over paying $1 for a baby outfit or $2 for a stroller.

Where I live, there are not a whole lot of garage sales, and whenever there are any, I never go because it just seems really cheap and the stuff is used. I just don't really like the idea of garage sales. Punjab911

I have actually told someone that their prices were too high as one time I saw something that was too used and way high priced. My thinking with a garage sale is to try not only to make a few bucks but to also be rid of access. But some people have the notion that if they can charge a lot they will make some really big bucks. So wrong really that someone feels that they should over-charge as figuratively if their sales are a bargain not only will they gain a repeated buyer they would also gain some really friendly people.

Na, I never go to garage sales to begin with. Why in the world would I seek to purchase crap that people have used up, or worse, trying to get rid of?

yes, here in the Philippines, filipinos in a right way are very out loud in saying to the seller how high the marked price is. And these sellers would just give you a lower price, and you would end up having met the price at a more affordable amount. You just have to say it in the nicest way, and the sellers would just respond nicely too.