Comments on: sigh we need to have a yard sale…

By: Ree

Ree — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:29:30 +0000

It’s not that bad, honestly. The worst part is figuring out what to get rid of and then DOING it. And telling yourself that if it doesn’t sell, then it’s NOT going with you – it’s going to the Salvation Army or something. And MEAN IT!

I wonder though – those quotes that you’re getting…are these people actually coming to your home to quote prices/truck sizes? If not, then pay no attention to the quotes. Unless someone sees what you have, the quote really does mean nothing.

Now, when we moved, 2.5 years ago, the movers came over and looked at what we had. (We were in a three bedroom rental – had a basement FULL of stuff, AND a shed with bikes, etc.) We ended up with a SEMI-truck FULL. Seriously, full. We had even been moving things ourselves for a while because we closed on the house two months before our move date.

AND we bought new some new furniture, so our old loveseat didn’t make the trip.

Now, we were only moving 70 miles (one way), but it cost around $2200. We packed. They loaded, hauled, and unloaded (although we helped…just to get them done faster).

Does that scare you more or less?

Sorry.

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By: Hyphen Mama

Hyphen Mama — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:21:30 +0000

I LOVE garage sales. I’m an absolute social phobe and I LOVE having garage sales. I owe these people nothing. They own me money (and a margarita or large iced coffee takes the edge off). I would come do this for you if I could. WE did ours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and made $680 in those 3 days. People commented that Thursdays are great because nobody else is doing it. Start early in the morning. It was so addictive. Do tons of signs, and helium balloons. Put signs on the back window of your car(s) with arrows and park them at your street, along with signs at your major intersections and GO FOR IT. Your area is like ours and full of Hispanics who love a deal and aren’t too snobish to get a bargain. They are the BEST. You’ll make a killing. DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! You’ll be glad you did.
Sending you Garage Sale Energy!

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By: mp

mp — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:59:55 +0000

We need to move..we just do. Same basic town but a different house. To begin this we need to organize..fix stuff and sell stuff. THEN we can start to get serious about putting the house on the market and THEN we can start seriously looking. Taking that first step is difficult. mps last blog post..Pretend this is a witty title leading up to a post about stuff.

By: Donna B.

Donna B. — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:55:28 +0000

Since I just got rid of three useless to me, but major “spacetakeruppers” on Craigslist in less than two days, I highly recommend that route.

As for packing it yourself and doing the U-Haul thing, you seem to be young and energetic enough to do so. Me… no way. I’m old! If you can afford it, hire professionals. If not, you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. (Even I could, if I could find the energy to set my mind to something

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By: Sandy (Momisodes)

Sandy (Momisodes) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:07:23 +0000

Ugh, I hate this part of moving. We had to do this with our last move. We had 3 weeks to pack up our 3 bedroom house, get it on the market to be sold as well as all of the stuff we couldn’t move with I ended up selling most of my stuff on Craigslist, garage sales, and what I couldn’t sell went to charity. Wish I were closer so I could help! Hang in there

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By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:42:37 +0000

When we bought our house, my rule was that NO junk was to follow us. Good thing I made that rule, because within the first month, we had accumulated a massive amount of new junk!! I have no idea where it all comes from! Good luck trying to organize a yard sale and with the major cleaning:) Beckys last blog post..Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting….

By: Talina

Talina — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:10:16 +0000

I just blew through the shed outside, YAY! Now I need to do the spare room… *sigh*

By: witchypoo

witchypoo — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:37:52 +0000

You could always rent a UHaul and pack it yourself. Saves much money. Hire some younguns to help. witchypoos last blog post..More June Peeps

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