A few years ago I started stockpiling stuff – all sorts of stuff. If it helped me earn Register Rewards at Walgreens, roll my Extra Care Bucks at CVS, or was a freebie and helped me reach a $/$$ amount at Rite Aid I bought it. My intentions in the beginning were noble. I was going to donate all the stuff I bought. Then I realized that I have to drive pretty far to an area that I am not familiar with to donate my goods. I kept piling and piling stuff and one day last summer I decided that it need to go!
When I envisioned a stockpile yard sale I thought that the time required to tag every little item I had accumulated would not be worth it in the end. Then I realized there was one concept I totally missed – TOTES!!! Yes, you put your stuff in totes with the price tag on the outside of the tote/box. How easy is that?
A few weeks ago our neighborhood had a neighborhood wide sale. I woke up at 6:00 am to thunder and lightening. At 7:00 I grumpily climbed out of bed to determine if I was indeed going to have a yard sale that day. I did not intend for it to be in my garage. As I was still deciding at 7:30 the first people showed up. I didn’t have time to close my garage door after that – people kept coming despite the pouring rain! I sold some baby stuff, some clothes, and a few household items. Most of the money at my sale was from stockpiled goods though. I made $355 for 5.5 hours worth of garage saling.
I am including photos which a friend requested I take. Note: they are horrible! I was NOT planning on having a yard sale out of my garage and it was raining when I took them. You can see from the photos that I really didn’t have that much stuff to sell! Stockpile items really do add up!
Leandrea is a married mom of two girls, ages 13 and 12, living in Atlanta, GA. She is passionate about helping people save money one coupon at a time. Read more
It's so great to see this post! I am preparing for a "Community Garage Sale" that I organize every other year. I started "stockpiling" a year ago and also had intensions of donating more than I have. I can't beleive how much money makers that I had squirreled away from the past year. I am almost embarassed to say that I have already priced 17 boxes (copy paper boxes) of brand new items from my stockpile that we do not use or have way too much excess of. I am really hoping that this stuff does sell, otherwise I will have to figure out what to do with it. It's great to hear that you were able to sell your stuff – it gives me hope! Thanks for posting! 🙂