Yard sales are one of my favorite things about the summer and I believe in all sincerity that I am the reigning queen. Here are a few of my recent finds and the summer has only just begun!
This chandelier is from Restoration Hardware, and is on sale on there website right now for 360.00 (425.00 normally.) I paid 30.00 dollars for it at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago, and I also got three panels of pottery barn curtains ( lined and 12 feet long, now I wish I had the high ceilings to go with the curtains,) and I paid 2.00. She was asking 3.00 and I had to talk her down a little. Yesterday I bought this darling gap kids winter coat. It will fit Ella next year perfectly and it is mint condition, any guesses? You'll never guess. 25 cents!!! Now you are ready to come with me, aren't you. Then I stoped an estate sale and these darling little bird figurines caught my eye. They are both pink, a much nicer shade than this one in the picture that I found on ebay. The asking price for this one on ebay is 36.00 dollars, gasp. I bought two of them for four dollars. Four dollars is actually really a lot for me to fork out at a yard sale, but this was an estate sale and I just couldn't resist. Now I am glad I did, I think I will put them on ebay and make myself 60.00 bucks.
Here are a few tips for those of you just getting your yard saling feet wet:
1. Be patient, there is a lot of crap out there. ( don't buy the crap!)
2. Start early, get yourself some hot chocolate, and have fun!
3. Be friendly, it goes a long ways, and I have met some really nice people at yard sales.
4. Always negotiate, I never pay the full asking price, start low and try to meet in the middle.
5. Don't be afraid to walk away if they are unwilling to negotiate. I find the negotiating the funnest part actually and if you do it with a sense of humor it goes over better. Some people do not have a sense of humor and I choose not to buy there stuff.
6. Don't look for exact addresses, it is frustrating and a waste of time to find adds online and try to find those exact yard sales. Just go to a neighborhood you like and drive around and see where the wind blow ya!
7. Carry small currency like quarters and dollar bills. You don't want to talk someone down on their price and then hand them a twenty. That's just rude.
8. Every yard saler needs to have at least one yard sale a year of there own, clear out all the junk to get ready for next year. ( this one is my husbands rule, but I still like it.)
