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Garage sale pricing question


Posted: May 4, 2017

Looking at holding a garage sale, but have no idea what to price our stuff for.  Does anyone have suggestions.  All of our stuff is old.  Things like old wood tables (from the 1960s/70s), old furniture, really old TVs that still work, but are about 15 years old, so part of the picture is fading away, books, dishes, clothes, etc.  An oak bed (queen) about 15 years old, dressers from the 50s and 60s, etc.  How do you decide how to price things?

Any help is appreciated.

 

Tx,

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Never mind - found a guide on the i-net. - Sorry - OP

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Sounds like you may want to accept offers rather - than make firm pricing.

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Not sure if you have antiques or just old used furniture so I would leave it up to buyers to make an offer.

I understand eBay is a good reference. nm - Good luck!

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According to what I've seen on - MT

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According to a long running TV show which specializes in antiques, the value of antique furniture has declined in the last 20 years, but local people may not be aware of that, and value is always somewhat subjective, whatever a buyer thinks it is worth.

If using ebay for pricing - frequent ebay buyer

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there seem to be 2 tiers, one is a buy it now price which is usually very high, and no one buys, and there are sellers who start the bidding very high, and no one buys. when doing a search for your pricing your items, use the lowest first search and then look at the items which have active bidding on them, then add those items to your watch list to see what they actually sell for. Use that price as the pricing guide. I have an item I am collecting and I know about what I can get them for, I check ebay just about everyday for new listings for the item I am collecting, and I am amazed at the incredibly high prices some people charge, which of course do not sell!

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