Looking For A Bargain This Weekend?

Looking for a bargain this weekend? Celebrate National Garage Sale Day by hitting up the sales going on around town, especially the fundraiser sale taking place Friday and Saturday on Saint Pauls Crescent to help defray medical costs for resident Jessica Stevens, who suffers from a debilitating disease called reflex sympathetic dystrophy.

Garage/Moving/Tag Sales in the Garden City Area This Weekend:

• Friday, Aug, 13, and Saturday, Aug. 14 at 10 Saint Pauls Crescent, Garden City between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Items for sale include furniture, housewares, collectibles, brand new toys, games, sports equipment and much more! Sale is a fundraiser to help defray medical costs for resident Jessica Stevens, who is suffering from a debilitating disease called reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Medical costs for the family have been out-of-pocket and bills are staggering.
• Friday, Aug. 13 and Saturday, Aug. 14, at 106 Euston Road between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Items for sale include antiques, a Grand piano, collectibles, DR set, crystal, china, paintings, linens, records, office equipment.
• Friday, Aug. 13 at 112/113 Ninth Street between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Items for sale include antiques, fishing items, musical instruments and more.
• Saturday, Aug. 14, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at 130 Meadow Street, Garden City. No previews! Items for sale include antiques, collectibles, china, crystal, linens, toys, TV, computers software, books, bedding. Rain or shine! 
• Sunday, Aug. 15 at 159 Kilburn Road S, Garden City between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Items for sale include furniture, figurines, china and crystal. Everything goes! 

Planning a sale? The New York City-Long Island Chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) offers these decluttering and organizing tips to have a successful sale:

• Pre-sale, plan with neighbors to generate more traffic and awareness. Post signs off the nearest main street (make sure you are in compliance with local laws).
• If possible, move everything out of the garage that's not for sale or hang a blanket, tarp, or other covering over those items so customers stay focused on what is for sale.
• Clean your goods. Spray clean small appliances and knickknacks, wash dishes and clothes, and hang the clothes using racks, ropes, or chains. Plastic food storage bags can hold children's game pieces or puzzle parts as well as jewelry or other small items. Display books spine side up in shallow boxes.
• Keep everything at easy access such as clothes on racks or a clothesline, and other goods on tables. People are less likely to bend over to check things out if they on the ground.
• Put like items together, separating tools from toys from dishes. Further separate as needed, such as toy action figures from puzzles pieces, earrings from bracelets, etc. Make it as easy as possible for your customers to browse your sale so they will be more inclined to buy.
• Placing like items together also reduces your time placing individual price stickers. It's simpler to have all paperback books or all children's clothing one price, for example. But do make pricing clear. Buyers don't want to have to ask you what everything costs and may decide to leave rather than bother with questions.
• Offer packages, or bundle things together such as a lamp, chair, and table. Especially with parents looking to outfit students' college housing, they may be likely to take the entire vignette off your hands, rather than piece by piece.
• Price realistically. Shoppers are looking for bargains and your objective is to get rid of your unwanted stuff.
• If you are altruistic and donating some or all of the proceeds to a charity, put a sign out promoting that. People will be less likely to haggle over prices and may be more motivated to buy.
• Have enough small change and dollar bills to last throughout the time of the sale.
• Have fun with it. It's a chance to meet friends and neighbors and do something out of the ordinary.

Having a garage/moving/tag sale? Post it on our calendar of events or send information to carisa@patch.com.