Venice Florida Real Estate

September News

A Different Kind of Garage Sale

When you’re thinking about moving, the first step is getting rid of any unwanted items that may have accumulated around your home. However, organizing a traditional garage sale can be a hassle, between gathering all your unwanted items, tagging inventory, posting neighborhood signs and haggling prices all weekend long. If you don’t have the time to do all that, perhaps you should consider putting your garage sale online.

Swap boards, donation directories and even online auction sites make it easy to do. eBay estimates the average household has $2,000 worth of unused goods waiting to be sold. Here’s how to hold a successful online garage sale:

Planning.
The beauty of an online garage sale is that you don’t need to gather all your unwanted belongings at once. Instead you can post them online as soon as you decide to get rid of them.

Pricing.
Search online to learn prices of comparable items. Remember: if you don’t want to lug that item to your next home, it may worth selling at any price. But if you’re still attached to it, you can set the price a little higher.

Marketing.
Photos are extremely important—they draw attention to your item over similar ones. Provide detailed written descriptions.

Shipping.
You can add a flat shipping fee to the price, or allow buyers to compute and pay for shipping costs.

By getting rid of unwanted items through an online garage sale, you’ll have fewer items to pack when you decide to make a move!

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