So, I went to a dollar store and bought some boards along with a marker and made some "garage sale" signs. Then, by Friday night, I went through the items in my garage and grabbed the stuff that we didn't need anymore. I got up early morning on Saturday and put the items out on the driveway. Then, I put the signs strategically on the streets in our neighborhood.
People started to come. Most of them got out of their cars and checked out the items, but some just drove by. People already knew what they were looking for so, they didn't bother getting off their cars if they didn't see the items that they were looking for.
To the folks that bought the items, I gave them a good deal. Instead of me putting the stuff back in my garage I might as well give them away.
We were done around 2pm. I brought and donated the unsold items to Goodwill.
I think we made $125 that day.
Flashback, to when I first came here to the U.S. some years ago. I have friends who came here ahead of me. We worked together back in the Philippines. So, I heard their stories about buying their stuff from yard sales. It's understandable that when you come here, you don't practically have anything. You start from scratch. You have little pocket money but you need things for everyday life. So, every weekend I always go around and look for signs on the streets that say "Yard Sale" or "Garage Sale". After a few hours, you'll find your car full of things. Some of these are really needed and some are just bought by mistake. It's funny because I had a 2-door car and I was able to put some big stuff in it. I sometimes bumped into friends and we were looking at each other's stuff that we bought and sharing information about where we got our stuff.
Life when you're FOB! :)
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