{"id":589,"date":"2021-10-28T03:47:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T03:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/?p=589"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:10:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:10:13","slug":"5-tips-for-displaying-yard-sale-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/5-tips-for-displaying-yard-sale-items\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips For Displaying Yard Sale Items"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"589\" class=\"elementor elementor-589\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61d44b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61d44b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ef02e2\" data-id=\"9ef02e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e799f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e799f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/yss-podcast\/embed\/episodes\/5-Tips-For-Displaying-Yard-Sale-Items--Yard-Sale-Search-Podcast-e1t278v\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc082c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cc082c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For both visitors and sellers, a yard sale is a magical place where everybody\u2019s day gets a little bit better! Unfortunately, not all yard sales are treated equally. If you\u2019re planning on setting up a yard sale of your own and you\u2019re nervous that people won\u2019t come to browse your inventory, just remember: it\u2019s all in the display.<\/p><p>Nobody wants their yard sale to flop, and we certainly want you to have the best experience possible, so here are a few tried and tested tips to make sure your yard sale is as inviting and friendly as possible!<\/p><h2>1. Window shopping<\/h2><p>Taking a stroll through the mall, you\u2019re probably going to stop and explore a store if something catches your eye in the display\u2014the same is true about your yard sale. If all of your things are hidden in boxes or tucked away in your garage, nobody is going to go out of their way to investigate what looks like a hoarder intervention meeting.<\/p><p>Instead, to draw visitors into your sale, make sure to clearly display items so that, at least some of them, are clearly visible to people passing by. One great way to do this is to set up furniture further out, since furniture at a yard sale is a notoriously good deal for both parties, and is big and flashy enough to grab somebody\u2019s attention from meters away.<\/p><h2>2. Eyes on the valuables<\/h2><p>Another reason that makes furniture a great display item is that nobody\u2019s going to run up and steal a couch\u2026probably. Do set up flashy and welcoming items where they\u2019re visible, but keep the more valuable and easier to lose items closer to you. We\u2019d like to think that everyone visiting a wonderful community event like the yard sale would be strictly following the code of ethics, but you can\u2019t be too safe!<\/p><p>If you\u2019re selling small and valuable items like expensive watches and jewelry, try to keep those where you can see them. If they\u2019re far away from your register, you might not be able to keep an eye on them if you get busy with sales. On the other hand, if someone is able to steal a couch from you without you noticing, we\u2019re honestly more impressed than anything else.<\/p><h2>3. Organize, organize, organize<\/h2><p>Do you remember going straight to the toy section at the supermarket? The candy aisle? Believe it or not, this organizational technique isn\u2019t just more convenient, it might help you sell more items!<\/p><p>It might be that someone visiting your yard sale stumbles upon one specific item that caught their eye, but chances are, if somebody is interested in one cooking utensil, they\u2019re going to be interested in a few others. The same goes for clothes, for appliances, for books, for CDs\u2026you get the picture. Group-like items alike. During pandemic times, this also helps keep different types of items separated from each other. There\u2019s no reason the video games need to be next to the fishing rods\u2014keep them at least 6 feet apart!<\/p><h2>4. Prices clearly marked<\/h2><p>Speaking of grouping items together, this is also a great way to easily mark prices! One of the most stressful things that can happen at your yard sale is being overwhelmed by people constantly asking for price clarifications, especially if you\u2019re busy finishing up other sales. The obvious solution: mark prices clearly!<\/p><p>For individually priced items, marking the price with a sticker and a sharpie works wonders. Do be careful, though, about putting stickers on things like books and vinyl covers. Finding your favorite album for a few bucks is fantastic, having the $5 sticker tear off some of the design\u2026not so much. Grouping items together (like books and vinyl) can also make pricing really quick and easy. You can put up a sign pricing all books at a couple of bucks, all shirts at the same price, all hugs for $1, etc.<\/p><h2>5. Keep it tidy<\/h2><p>Setting up a clean operation is one thing, but as visitors come to browse, things are inevitably going to get shuffled around. Soon enough, your opening tidiness isn\u2019t going to mean much to guests later in the day if you haven\u2019t put everything back in order every once in a while. Remember, you\u2019re trying to attract new visitors all day long, not just at the beginning!<\/p><p>Tidying up also gives you a chance to sanitize regularly, something that\u2019s important but easy to forget. Especially during COVID times, having a bunch of people sift through the same items all day long can quickly turn one of the greatest events known to humanity, the yard sale, to an unfortunate few weeks in quarantine.<\/p><p>At the end of the day, your yard sale should be an enjoyable event for you to get rid of some things you don\u2019t need anymore, for guests to stumble upon some new treasures, and for the whole community to spend a little bit of time together. 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Unfortunately, not all yard sales are treated equally. If you\u2019re planning on setting up a yard sale of your own and you\u2019re nervous that people won\u2019t come to browse your inventory, just remember: it\u2019s all &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/5-tips-for-displaying-yard-sale-items\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Tips For Displaying Yard Sale Items<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,39],"tags":[99,13,15,97,11],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1485,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589\/revisions\/1485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yardsalesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}