Garage Sale Pricing Strategy That Actually Works

The number one garage sale mistake is pricing with your heart instead of the market. ## The golden rule Shoppers expect to pay 10-30 percent of retail for most used items. You are selling convenience and clearance, not running a store. ## Use simple price points Stick to 25 cents, 50 cents, and whole dollars. It speeds up transactions and makes change easy. ## Price everything Unpriced items do not sell. Many shoppers will not ask — they just put it down and walk away. ## Build in haggle room Expect negotiation. If you want 4 dollars, price at 5. Decide your lowest price in advance and write it on your inventory sheet. ## Half-price hour In the last hour of your final day, announce everything is half price. Moving items beats packing them back up.