What to price clothes at a yard sale?
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 at
1:05 pm
I am having a yard sale and have tons of very nice clothes to sell. Toddlers and womens all like new. I want them to sell but want to make as much as I can. What prices are most people willing to pay for clothes especially nice clothes, no stains, tears, etc, and these are very up to date trendy clothes.
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You are basically asking us to tell you what your market will bear. It is not that easy. I would find out what prices are being asked for similar things at local thrift and second hand stores. Then, I would find out what prices are being asked at yard sales in your area. In part, this will depend upon how much money people in your area have to spend and for what types of clothing they are spending money on. (There for a few months in our area, nicer work clothes were cheaper at yard sales than the jeans and at home clothes.) Like in any retail clothing market, clothing related to the current season sells better and for higher prices than off-season clothing.
There are a couple of other things that affect the prices you can expect to receive at a yard sale. Location, location, location affects yard sales also. Your actual neighborhood affects what types of people will come to your yard sale; this affects what they have to spend and what use they will have for your offerings. It affects how easy it is to advertise, find, and park around. Timing in terms of day(s) of the week, times of the day, and in relation to when people in your area have money to spend are important too. Weather affects yard sales in our area. They don’t go out when it is too hot, too cold, too wet, or snowing.
How you present your product affects revenues. Having items protected from the elements helps. If you have a lot of clothing, plan for impromptu racks and/or folding area protected from the elements. If it is hot, having chilled water available goes a long way. If it is cold, having a cozy area whether that includes some heat, rain/snow protection, or wind protection helps. Being able to see that you have an active sale going on from the street helps. Warmly engaging customers in small talk helps. If you are selling nicer clothing at higher prices, having some type of a changing area helps.
Dirt cheap
Start at 20% of the original price… at least that’s what I have heard is a good rule for yard sales. We did a big yard sale this past spring and that seemed to work for us.
People who go to yard sales are looking to buy things for DIRT cheap, i’m talking like $1 for a shirt. I would try going to a resale shop first and saleing the upscale items, then i would have the yard sale. You will get ripped off if you sale the trendy clothes in a yard sale don’t do it! Just to name a few resale shops; Platos Closet, Once upon a child, etc. and if you don’t know any in your area google some!
Good luck!
If they are expensive clothes don’t sell them at a yard sale. take them to a consignment/second hand store.
At yard sales I have I don’t price any of my clothing over 50 cents-1 dollar.
My mother put on a few pounds and sold pretty much her entire wardrobe to someone for 20 bucks.
$2.50 – $4.00 each
Yard sales are just a way to get rid of stuff without hauling it to the dump. If you want to make (save) as much money as you can, bring them to the Salvation Army and have them write out a receipt for you to deduct from your taxes.
you may only get few bucks for the clothes. you can put them online for exchange with others for things you like. I’ve put some of my baby clothes online and swapped with other thing I need for my house. it worked good for me. maybe you can give it a shot
http://www.exchange4green.com
Very,very cheap.