Summary:
While most families use yard, garage, or tag sales to recoup some of the money they spent on household items, there are a few ways to make a true profit on certain yard sale items. This post, which uses a few personal examples that can apply to anyone holding a sale, discusses five ways to make money on a yard sale.

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As I price items for our community’s annual yard sale, I try not to think of the difference between the original price and the price I’m writing on the sticker. My primary goal with the yard sale is to get rid of some clutter, but the extra cash is nice, too. While most of what I make each year is simply getting back a small portion of money I already spent, I do make a true profit on some of the things I sell. Here are five ways you can actually make money at a yard/garage/tag sale:

Sell things whose value has appreciated since you bought them.
A typical yard sale at my house brings in about $100. My parents generally make much more at their yard sales. What’s the difference? They have a lot of great old stuff that’s been sitting around their house for decades – you might call these things “antiques” – and they can put higher prices on them than what they originally paid.

Look for deals throughout the year.
Buy personal hygiene products and other small items that are free or very cheap because of coupons, rebates, and store clearances. Usually by the time yard sale season rolls around, your storage closets will be overflowing. Keep what you expect to use in the next year and sell the rest for . . .

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