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Today So, your house has gone through the spring cleaning gauntlet: you've given the place a good scrub down, emptied out jam-packed closets and stored your winter gear. And now I bet you're stuck with a huge pile of stuff and wondering exactly where it all came from and how you ever managed to shove it into an already full closet! Fear not, my friends—there's a way to get rid of all of your unused stuff and make some dough while you're at it: by having a yard sale! Gathering Your Merchandise I know it can be really difficult to part with your beloved stuff—especially anything sentimental—but prepping for a yard sale is the time to be honest with yourself: are you really going to wear that polyester playsuit ever again? Are Zubaz pants going to come back into style? Will you ever try jazzercise again? Probably not. Take a good, hard look at your belongings and edit, edit, edit. Your closet and storage spaces will be more spacious and easier to organize, and you'll never be reminded that you once wore a fanny pack. 25 Smart, Easy Closet Organizers Everything You Need to Organize Your Closet 19 Photos to Inspire Your Shoe Organization Search Related Topics:  organizing  productivity  join the challenge Setting Up Your Yard Sale Between choosing the date, acquiring the proper permits (if your town requires them!), advertising your sale and setting up your merchandise, organizing a yard sale can be a lot of work! Recruit some helpers—using the promise of pizza and beer for friends and good, old fashioned guilt-tripping for family—and get to it! You might even want to ask a few neighbors if they'd like to get in on the action and have a big, neighborhood-wide sale. 5 Ways to Find Yard Sales The Best Places to Sell Your Stuff How to Display Your Yard Sale Merchandise Search Related Topics:  yard sale tools  yard sale pricing  yard sale advertising Interacting with Your Customers Any kind of buying/selling situation has the potential to be a little awkward. If an item has sentimental value, you might think it's worth more than it actually is and if you have an aggressive shopper—or someone who hasn't brushed up on their yard sale etiquette lately—they may try to push the price too far down. Be sure to price your merchandise realistically and fairly, and don't be offended when a customer tries to haggle. Remember: you don't have to accept any offers that are too low. How to Interact with Yard Sale Customers The Do's and Don'ts for Yard Sale Shoppers 10 Yard Sale Shopping Tips Search Related Topics:  yard sale display  having a yard sale  yard sale tips What to Do with the Dough Of course, you can always use the profits from your yard sale to purchase necessities or put it into savings. Or, if you'd like, you can use a little bit of moolah to refresh your home for the spring and summer. There are so many simple ways to update your home for little—or no—money! Try building your own gorgeous, earthy coffee table, paint a dramatic feature wall or swap your heavy winter bedding for newer, lighter options to give your home some easy and super affordable updates. 10 Spring-Inspired Home Updates 5 Affordable Living Room Updates 10 Genius IKEA Hacks Related Searches Yard Sale Garage Sale Closet Shoe Storage Closet Organizer College Dorm Room Featured Articles Follow About.com on Pinterest! Easy DIY: Make a Sunburst Mirror 10 Tasty Iced Tea Recipes 4 Natural Treatments for High Blood Pressure How to Get Super Soft, Shiny Hair 10 Tips for Dealing with Terrible Coworkers   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest!   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement