Comments on: Use Garage Sales to Source eBay Inventory

By: marlene

marlene — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:38:52 +0000

though i’d love to jump the queue for a garage sale, there would be nothing more annoying,
i think the garage sale seller would be annoyed and wouldn’t be gracious in offering any negotation on things you might find.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:48:27 +0000

It is not within the bounds of garage sales to show up 30-45 minutes early. It is plain rude and should not be done. There are several websites that have proper etiquette for shopping garage sales and those “rules” should be followed. A little haggling is fine but don’t get an attitude if your “offer” is rejected and most certainly do not tell the seller you are paying them a certain price much lower than the marked price then start rummaging through the goods and bagging them up. Also realize that one person may not have a say in the price another person is willing to take for an item.

By: Rich K.

Rich K. — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:01:52 +0000

Although such sales CAN produce some good eBay items, it seems these days that folks are trying to get rich at garage sales, so at times you must go through several in a day to find someone who IS actually just trying to get rid of stuff. The flea markets also used to be a viable option when hunting for items for re-sale, but unfortunately, these days most are just full of absolute junk that comes off of containers from China. For example, most flea markets will have at least several vendors selling sunglasses for anywhere from 4 to 10 dollars - the same ones you can get at a dollar store for, well, a dollar. So the flea markets are best avoided - a waste of time in most cases. Another option would be the second-hand stores, such as the Salvation Army, Goodwill, and the ‘mom and pop’ stores. I’ve picked up quite a few ‘treasures’ in such places myself that have sold well on eBay. Some of the Goodwills, for example, will have sales on their items. One that I have been to has a book sale about once a month - they get so many in there that they don’t have room for them all, so they’ll put them on sale at 10 for a dollar - inclusing hardbacks. A friend recently picked up a painting at a Salvation Army store that he sold on eBay for over $1100. Such stores always get new inventory, so it’s a good idea to go back often and see what’s new.

By: Proimpulse eBay Design

Proimpulse eBay Design — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:04:26 +0000

This is excellent information and I think a lot of people over look garage sales not realizing the full potential of what you can find there.

We have hit several garage and yard sales in our area and have found items that we were able to pick up for pennies that brought good money on eBay.

I also have a friend that was able to make over $27,000 in 6 months of just selling garage sale items on ebay.