In an attempt to make a little extra cash, Oreggano and I have decided to hold another yard sale. We have had pretty good success with these events and have determined that location, location, location, and display are essential to success. In addition to location and display, we once attempted to include food. The Mealbarrow was an idea backed with passion. Sadly, it was not backed food handlers permits and customers.
Thus, we decided to stick to what we do best: selling other people’s stuff. One of our most successful yard sales was two years ago when we queried friends for unwanted goods. We had only one rule: if you drop it and leave it, we keep it – the items and the profit. If they stayed with the product and sold it, they got to keep the proceeds.
This year, we had some leftovers from Wanted’s yard sale (the proceeds from this sale bought us a burger – which we split, and a pitcher of beer – also split) and The Leaver planned to bring her rack of clothing and a few other items.
Knowing we needed a draw, Oreggano and I cruised the neighborhood streets for unwanted items that we could spruce up, or not, and sell. Unfortunately, we only found one coffee table. In the meantime, however, we saw a lot of shiny objects. Houses we would like to live in, paint colors that were pleasing to the eye, and a ton of patio furniture that, if taken, might result in us doing time.
Not having time to do time, we decided to take our chances with our one and only freebie. Oh, and the door. Yes, that door I bought out of the back of that man’s truck the one night when I was tooling around downtown – turns out it is like most of my pants right now and will not fit my frame. Between the table, the door and my pants, we should have yard salers knockin’ down our door.