Craigslist Clearwater Garage Sales (2024)

FAQs

What season are there the most garage sales? ›

It's usually the spring and summer because of favorable weather conditions. Although, because spring and summer are such popular garage sale seasons, some sources claim that fall is actually the best time to have a garage sale.

What is the length of the 127 Yard Sale route? It currently spans 690-miles, beginning 5 miles north of Addison, Michigan and ending in Gadsen, Alabama.

Post your garage sale flyers around the neighborhood a few days before the yard sale. Make sure to place them in high-traffic areas like marts, parks, office elevators, and churches so people will see them. You can also ask your friends and family to help out.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings are usually the best time to hold a successful garage sale. Consider scheduling your sale on the first weekend of the month—when people have just gotten paid and haven't spent all their fun money yet.

Garage sales usually start early in the morning, around 7 a.m., and end mid-afternoon. The busiest hours of a garage sale are often between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m., before temperatures get too high. Depending on how many items you plan to sell, you may want to spread the sale out over multiple days.

The right items bought at garage sales are often resold for an average profit of 462% each. As long as you know what to look out for, and who to sell it to, flipping garage sales (and yard sales, and flea markets!) is a clever and easy way to really line your pockets.

Label your items by price

Then, simply mark each item with the appropriate color, make signs with Post-it® Super Sticky Big Notes, and hang them on your tables to tell your customers what the colors mean.

The 127 Yard Sale is an annual event which takes place the first Thursday-Sunday in August each year. It's literally, The World's Longest Yard Sale! The route spans 6 states (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama) and is nearly 700 miles long.

What are the dates for flea across Florida in 2024? ›

Fall Into 2024 with Some Flea-Finds

The Washington County segment of "Flea Across Florida" will be taking over Historic Highway 90 in Chipley at T&B Hidden Treasures on September 13-14, 2024 from 6-5pm daily.

This makes it the World's Longest Yard Sale! The route goes from Addison, MI to Gadsden, Al. In Chattanooga, TN, Highway 127 ends, and the route continues onto Lookout Mountain Parkway (named by Reader's Digest as one of America's most scenic drives) through Georgia and Alabama.

Along with clothing and household goods you've grown tired of, include things like leftover craft supplies, cans of paint, spare auto parts, tools, books & magazines, kids' toys & games, and sports equipment. You never know what someone might be looking for and be thrilled to find.

Start posting online ads and hanging flyers, and a few days before the sale, tell everyone you know about it in person and on your social media. Call it something catchy but simple, such as "Shannon's Huge Sale!" or "Friends' Ultimate Group Sale!" so your sale stands out.

Step one: put up tables. Step two, place everything that's to be for sale on the tables. Step three, price everything, if possible. Step four, put out signs that say yard sale, including at the mail box.

What time do most garage sales start? Garage sales usually start early in the morning, around 7 a.m., and end mid-afternoon. The busiest hours of a garage sale are often between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m., before temperatures get too high.

Winter is ideal for sellers; summer spells magic for buyers

To illustrate, a lot of homeowners hold yard and garage sales in summer because they tend to clean their attics, basem*nt, and garage during the warmer months. Moreover, agreeable weather gets them more traffic and makes selling their belongings easier.

Both Saturdays and Sundays are good options. If you schedule it on a Saturday, you have the option to extend it to Sunday if things don't sell as quickly as you expect. As for the time of day, it's always best to start early.

History of Garage and Yard Sales

In 1950s and 1960s America, increased affluence led many consumers to accumulate household goods in excess; concurrently, increased home-ownership created the venue from which to sell these goods.