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Do you have a ton old stuff cluttering up your house? The summertime is the perfect time to clean it out. But, who says you have to throw out useful things? Follow these garage sale tips to turn the items you’ve accumulated throughout the years into cash! Garage Sale Tips Pre-Sale Preparation Promotion If nobody knows about your garage sale, nobody’s going to show up. You need to channel your inner Don Draper and get some advertisements around the neighborhood. No, you don’t need billboards and taxi-top ads to have an effective garage sale. Instead, put up some flyers around town, get it listed in your local newspaper, make a Facebook event and put it on Craigslist. Pricing Our advice about pricing is one of our most important garage sale tips. Be reasonable when pricing items. A garage sale is your last effort to sell a bunch of stuff you would otherwise donate or throw away. People attend garage sales in search of bargains. Chances are, nobody’s going to garage sales looking to spend $500 on furniture. If you have something you’re not willing to part with for a small sum of money, it’s probably best not to include it in your sale. Also, make sure there’s a price...