By Holly E. Thomas
Pssst . . . there’s money hidden in your house.
But don’t tear up the floorboards and rip up the mattresses yet. We’re talking about money hidden in plain sight — in boxes of knickknacks, stacks of books and bins of forgotten toys. Whether you deem it trash or treasure, the current craze for all things secondhand and salvaged means someone might give you cold, hard cash for it. And while hosting an old-fashioned yard sale isn’t rocket science, there are a few formulas for success. I put them into practice on a recent Saturday, combining treasures from three houses for a sale that ran from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. After seven hours of selling castoff DVDs, books, furniture, clothing, toys and housewares, I had pocketed $500 and gotten rid of 75 percent of what I wanted to sell. Read on to see how a yard-sale rookie did it.
1. Combine forces. Collect extra sale items from family members to boost your offerings and created variety and visual impact. If your neighbors need to de-clutter, consider collaborating on a multi-family sale. If “yard sale” is music to frugal ears, then “neighborhood-wide yard sale” is akin to a symphony.
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