Prepping for a Garage Sale

Today we are pricing and organizing stuff we plan to get rid of along with stuff brought over from our friends’s old house they just moved out of. What fun.

Garage sales are, well, annoying in my world. While I like going to a few of them every year, actually having one is a whole different matter. Then again, this was all before both of us were unemployed and could afford to simply donate our unwanted stuff to Goodwill. The goal this time is to hopefully make a little money, which means a little more work.

Cleaning up items for sale seems like a no-brainer to most, but we’ve never done it. Usually we would just put a price sticker on it in all its glorious grunginess and wonder why nobody would buy it. Of course, some items really should just be thrown away if they are too far gone or at least put into a free bin for stuff that might need a little work.

Personally I can only think of a handful of items I’ve got in the garage now that I can sell and most of those are bagged up for a trip to Goodwill that never came to pass. Oh sure, we have a couple furniture pieces to get rid of, but seriously I think a majority of our stuff is sci-fi collectables. And by collectables, I mean action figures. Anyone interested in a Mulder and a Scully action figure? Perhaps Han Solo or Yoda? Star Trek comic books? The joke is on you if you think I’m kidding.

But alas, this morning our friends are coming over to get their stuff all priced and set up and we’ll do the same with ours. All this in hopes that we not only empty out our garage, but add some funds to the checking account.