The yard-sale desk

Yard sale guides

Everything we've learned about holding, pricing and finding yard sales and garage sales.

• How to have a yard sale: the complete checklist

  Plan, price, advertise and run a yard or garage sale that actually sells out. A week-by-week checklist, plus what to do with the leftovers.

• Yard sale pricing guide: what to charge for everything

  How to price yard sale and garage sale items so they sell: clothes, furniture, toys, tools, books, kitchen and electronics, with typical prices.

• How to find the best yard sales near you this weekend

  Find yard sales, garage sales and estate sales near you this weekend, search them for the items you want, and plan one route that hits the best ones first.

• Garage sale, yard sale, estate sale: what's the difference?

  Yard sales, garage sales, moving sales, estate sales, rummage sales and street sales explained — what you'll find at each and when to go.

• How to organize a street sale or community yard sale

  Get your street or neighborhood to hold a yard sale on the same day: how many homes you need, choosing a date, splitting the cost and getting the word out.

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