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When you’re out doing your shopping, you can save money by purchasing at garage sales and avoiding thrift stores that may seem, at first sight, to supply the most competitive prices. Thrift stores will mark up their products to cover overhead costs and incomes, but you can frequently secure better prices by shopping the garage sales. What’s more, you can maximize your purchasing power by utilizing a few garage sale shopping techniques. And if you have got a bit of entrepreneurial spirit in you, you might even make some fast track cash.

Garage sale shopping is best either first thing in the morning or towards the end of the day. Which time is the best for you depends upon what your aim might be. If you’re attempting to find something particular that’s reasonably popular and will sell quickly – for instance, a baby crib or antiques – then you will want to shop garage sales first thing in the morning. Nevertheless if you’re attempting to find a deal, you definitely want to shop garage sales in the afternoon when the sellers are beat and ready for somebody to take their stuff off their hands. The worst part of holding a garage sale is cleaning up after and having to bring all the “junk ” back inside, so many times, folks are willing to almost give things away.

Wear your poker face while you’re shopping. If you see something that you like, don’t screech in delight and go on and on about how you have been looking for the time forever and have to have it. When you show your interest, it diminishes your capacity to haggle. Acting like you’ve got to have an item also draws people over like vultures; nobody wants something till some other person wants it. The more folks interested in the same item, the less sure you will be ready to get the seller to come down on the price .

Don’t feel bad about asking if you can buy that game at $1 instead of $5. At garage sales, the sellers expect you to haggle and consider negotiating part of selling. It does not hurt to ask to bring the price down, and the worst the salesperson can say is no. Typically, offer lower than you’re ready to pay because sellers will generally agree to somewhere in-between the price you suggest and what they are asking. For instance, if you want to pay $5 for an item and they’re asking $10, start by offering to give them $3 or $4 for the item, then work your way up to $7 or $8. If there’s something you want for a cheaper price, the seller will not move, and you don’t mind if you do not get the item, come back later on in the day. If the item is still for sale, the seller will probably offer a price less expensive than what you were asking, simply to dump it.

Keep your poker face nice and unreadable while you do your shopping. If a seller knows you want an item, you will lose potential negotiating power and he will not drop his price as much. Also, other folks generally end up wanting what some other person wants, which can attract unwelcome attention. A seller who sees 2 interested buyers will choose the one that’s's willing to pay more. Finally, be bold and offer a decent price for the item. Don’t simply ask the seller to drop his price, as you may only save a dollar or 2. Offering a low price leaves both you and the seller room to arrange, which is part of garage sales and expected. You will also end up spending less on the item than you thinking.