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[sal_amanda]

I love garage sales.  They're an addiction.  But I hate when people overprice their shit.  I saw the worst case of this today.  This woman is moving and had TONS of toys she was selling.  Most in fairly good shape.  But I'm sorry, I'm not paying $15 for your used Little People toys.  Or games for $10.  Not gonna happen.  She had kids' books for $3.  We did pick out a bunch of those and I was going to try to cut a deal with her, but then she gave them all to me for $10, which was reasonable.  

The kicker, though, was the Power Wheels Hummer.  I picked up a Power Wheels VW Beetle for $3 last week.  Granted, it needs a new battery which will probably set me back 20 bucks, but that's a pretty pricey toy even without the batteries.  This woman had the Hummer priced at $130.  I shit you not.  

They are also doing it tomorrow.  If I get a chance, I may stop by in the afternoon to see if she's marked anything down, but I won't get my hopes up.

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[busybusymama.livejournal.com]

when I had a garage sale, I had books (adult novels) for $1. People were grumbling to each other that they should be only a quarter. To be honest, I'd rather donate them to the library booksale than sell them for a quarter. I'm all for good deals, but if I am going to practically give my stuff away, I'd rather donate and save myself the time (and the $18 advertising cost!).

I do think that her prices were high. Around here she wouldn't have sold a thing.

[sal_amanda]

I suspect she didn't sell much around here either. Even if she priced them to negotiate, it was still too high.

I think $1-$2 is reasonable for adult books, depending on what they are, and is pretty standard, I think. Your neighbors in Bennington would have found something to complain about if you'd marked them for a quarter.

[busybusymama.livejournal.com]

I suspect you are right...