Having Your Own Sale Part 8: An Easy Checklist

Do	Don’t
Prepare a list of items you want to sell at your next sale	Choose a date that coincides with a major holiday
Choose a date that works with friends/neighbors	Let people come look at your items before your sale
Create signs legible from a distance	Include unnecessary text on your signs
Advertise your sale on Craigslist	Mark prices on items
Start setting up half an hour before your advertised start time	Excessively organize your items or place them on tables
Know your minimum prices for your items	Accept bills larger than $20
Attempt to sell sell broken or incomplete items -- as long as you are upfront about their condition -- because people will buy these items if they are cheap	Sell an item for a pittance at the end of the day -- unless it's imperative the item is gone -- as you can always sell it on Craigslist
Have an idea of what items sell for an eBay and Craigslist and be willing to quote it during negotiations	Be too specific about your quantity of items on your Craigslist ad; make it sound like you have more than you do
Start bargaining at unfairly high prices, far higher than you or I would ever pay	Immediately accept a buyer's offered price; always negotiate up
Have a lot of change
Have an extension cord plugged in to prove items work