Garage Sale Pricing Guide

This guide will help price items for a garage sale or yard sale. Most items should be priced 10%-30% of the original price. Of course, when pricing an item, you should take into account its condition, popularity and any other important factors. This is just a general guide to help approximate garage sale pricing.

Garage sale tip: if you have any expensive items (over $100), it is always a good idea to put the price slightly higher than what you expect someone to buy it for; that way, if you face a bargain, you will most likely stay satisfied after the item is sold. Do not push the price too high for the customer might get scared away. Also, you can put the item up on a silent auction. Collect the names and numbers of bidders throughout your sale. Call the top bidder when the sale is over.

(Note: all prices are in US dollars.)

Various Media
Books: $0.50 - $1.50
Paperbacks: 10¢ - 50¢
Videos: $1 - $3
DVDs: $5 - $15
Music CDs: $1 - $3
Software CDs: $1 - $20
LPs: 50¢ - $2

Children's Clothing
Shirts: 25¢ - $1
Pants: $1 - $2
Jackets: $1 - $3

Clothes
Jeans: $2 - $5 (In good condition)
T-shirts: 50¢
Shirts: $1 - $2
Sweatshirts: $1
Leggings: 50¢ - $2
Sweaters: $3
Dresses: $2 - $5
Shoes: $2 - $5
Jewelry: 50¢ to $2

Toys and Games
Table games: $1 - $3
Action figures, dolls: 10¢ - $1.50
Stuffed animals: $1 - $7
Electronic and video games: $1 - $20

Kitchen stuff
Plate: $1 each, (add few bucks to a total if you have a full set)
Pots and pans: $1 - $4
Glasses, cups: 30¢ - $1
Microwaves: 30% of the original price

Electronics
Color TV: $10 - $30
Black and white TV: $5 - $15
VCR: $10 - $25
DVD Player: $20-$40
Radio: $5 - $10

Good Luck At Your Sale!

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