jenbobblehead Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Congratulations! caliber was telling me about this the other day, but I wasn't sure if I was allowed to say anything.I figured once he talked about it at work, it would be out of the bag, so to speak... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bethanydear Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 And does Jude SERIOUSLY have a cleaning lady he 'sends out' to get him things?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'm so never getting married again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bethanydear Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'm so never getting married again. Duh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Oh hi Bethanydear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'm getting one of those cleaning ladies though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bethanydear Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Oh hi mamadear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Is there SERIOUSLY a bobblehead baby???? I'm guessing not.And does Jude SERIOUSLY have a cleaning lady he 'sends out' to get him things??No. It's a bit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Oh hi mamadear.Is Joshua still going to NYC for his birthday this weekend? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bethanydear Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'm guessing not. No. It's a bit. Ok! Is Joshua still going to NYC for his birthday this weekend? Well, leaving Sept 2nd. So next week. But for his bday, yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Sean, what records are you getting rid of? P.S. I've been on a Descendents bender lately, so I'll take those two records off your hands. You're welcome. Oh, and my advice is to say "NO EARLYBIRDS" in your ads. People will show up 2 hours early as you're dragging your first box out to the yard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Oh, and my advice is to say "NO EARLYBIRDS" in your ads. People will show up 2 hours early as you're dragging your first box out to the yard. Good advice - but don't assume they'll listen. We had people showing up at 5am for a 7am yard sale once. It was San Diego and they were Mexicans, but still. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 Good advice - but don't assume they'll listen. We had people showing up at 5am for a 7am yard sale once. It was San Diego and they were Mexicans, but still. Could you please photoshop me up a movie premier-esque marquee that says "Thanks for another racist, hate-filled post!"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 Sean, what records are you getting rid of? Good question. I need to make a list. I just kinda realized I'd rather sell records that sit in a box, unplayed and use the money to buy a new guitar that I can't play for shit. Or something. The Descendents records, btw, are crap. Two 7"s from the first reunion album (I'm the One, When I Get Old). There is no reason they should be selling for that crazy amount. Although they both are colored vinyl*. * cue the marquee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 It's shocking that the ones from a later album are selling for so much. I love that record though, that's what I've been listening to a lot lately. That and Inquisition's "Revolution, I Think It's Called Inspiration". I listen to it in the car on the way to work and by the time I get here I want to smash things and start a riot. Good advice - but don't assume they'll listen. We had people showing up at 5am for a 7am yard sale once. It was San Diego and they were Mexicans, but still. I've told people to come back at 8 when the sale starts. I won't sell to anyone before the time stated on the signs and ads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I think part of the problem was we had "no early monkeys" in our newspaper ad (this was pre-craigslist). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alison the wilca Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I've run a lot of yard sales and done pretty well. Make big bins or tables were everything on the table is a certain price and/or buy x # of items for $x. That way, you can get rid of a bunch of stuff in groups. I have never labeled my stuff with prices, things seem to go faster when they just ask or just offer. If they see something with a labeled price, it may turn them off from asking. That being said, make sure everyone working the sale knows your lowest threshhold for important items. Remember that you don't want any of this stuff and that some dollars, however meager, are better than no dollars and having to drive everything over to Salvation Army. Give good deals to small children whose parents have given them money to spend at the sale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Alison, those are really great ideas! My sister is planning to have a yard sale (we call them "garage sales" here; no front yards!) in the next month or so, all of that will be really helpful. I especially like the idea about grouping stuff, that makes so much sense. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted August 27, 2008 Author Share Posted August 27, 2008 That's my wife's idea...a big box of paperback books, all $whatever, a bin of toy cars, all $whatever, etc. Sounds good to me, 'cause I don't want to label 50 stuffed animals, 150 plastic little people things... My oldest son helped my parents out with their yard sale last summer - he entertained all the kids that showed up with their parents and got them to buy crap. He's got that job this time as well. Of course, that was a neighborhood yard sale, so he also ended up buying a picture of a boat and some ugly wooden witch/Halloween decoration thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Give good deals to small children whose parents have given them money to spend at the sale. this is such a great little suggestion. as a kid, one of my favorite things about summer was all the garage sales. i amassed a large chunk of my earlier books, comics, LP's and toys from digging into my piggy bank and hitting them up. i still stop at them every so often for the hope of finding the odd treasure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'm with Alison. I always do boxes of paperbacks, a quarter each, and boxes of hardcovers, a dollar each. CDs $1 each. Anything that seems to fall into the same category can be grouped together on a table with one price and one big sign. It's a nice time saver. However, I do like to have everything represented with either a price sticker or in those groups, because I know that if I'm at a tag sale and I don't see a price on something I generally assume they think it's worth more than it is and I don't even ask about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 FWIW, I'm keeping the third box. Although I'm debating the merits of selling records at a yard sale vs. selling them on eBay. Specifically, if I created a separate listing on craigslist advertising hundreds of cheap musics, would people show up? Good question. I need to make a list. I just kinda realized I'd rather sell records that sit in a box, unplayed and use the money to buy a new guitar that I can't play for shit. Or something. The Descendents records, btw, are crap. Two 7"s from the first reunion album (I'm the One, When I Get Old). There is no reason they should be selling for that crazy amount. Although they both are colored vinyl*. * cue the marquee If you want to PM me a list with details (dates/labels/condition), I'd give you a fair price. PS I have references Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Party @ the Moontower Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 My mom puts a big box marked free @ the end of the drive with junk in it to get the drive-bys to stop.I'm big into the drive-by, hate to stop if I don't see something off the bat that catches my eye. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sweetheart-mine Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 if you advertise, people will show up early no matter what you say. my advice: sell to them! i've had tons of yard sales and gone to tons of yard sales, for years. there are serious yard-salers out there, they're on a mission, and they've mapped out a route. if you turn them away you'll never see them again, and you'll literally have fewer buyers because of it & more stuff left at the end. p.s. have a blast. yard sales are a riot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Put up an "All Sales Final" sign. Otherwise, you'll end up with people knocking on your door Monday morning trying to return crap. The nerve of some people!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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