Sarah’s Yard/Garage/Lawn Sale Pet Peeves

Memorial Day weekend usually kicks off yard sale season.  That's how I spent my 3 days off.  Going from yard sale to lawn sale to garage sale.  I always find great deals, and I did, but it never fails that I find myself irritated about some people and their etiquette when it comes to yard sales.  

SIGNS:  If you are having a yard/garage/lawn sale and you post signs around the area

• Make your signs legible!  Big!  Point arrows in the right direction!
• When sale is over...TAKE THE SIGNS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!  This means...when the sale is OVER....take down your signs so that a week later people aren't showing up at your house to find out your sale is OVER.  (Yea, this really chaps my cheeks)

PRICES:  When I go to yard/garage/lawn, I'm looking for great deals.  If someone has sentimental value to you...it's still worth squat to me.

• Your stuff is used goods...I'm willing to pay "used goods" price.  Just because you spent $50 for a pair of jeans you wore 5 times and now want to sell them for $30.  Does this look like Ebay?
• Don't individually price your clothing.  Make it simple.  $1/piece  .50 cents a piece.  Don't tell me to pick a bunch of stuff and then you'll give me a price for the bunch.  Then you give me some ridiculous price and I just say "No thank you" and I've just wasted my time and yours.
• Price your stuff!  PERIOD!  I don't want to keep asking you what your prices are.  If I have to do that, chances are I'm going to avoid hassle and just leave.

TCHOTCHKE:  Chachki, trinkets, knick-knacks, JUNK!  This is very simple...You don't want it....and neither does anyone else.

There...I feel much better now.