The list I mentioned a couple posts ago has been made, though it continues to grow almost daily. And we are really working hard to get it all done. However, I am having some issues deciding just how to accomplish one thing on my list. Clean/Reorganize the garage. We really want the garage to be clean and straightened up enough that we can actually park a car in there. I hate putting a baby in a boiling hot car and since we have no shade... well, the garage it is. Of course part of getting this done will be actually cleaning the garage again, but the biggest issue is that it is out only storage area and we have tons of stuff in there that we have been meaning to sell in a garage sale for about 4 years. Each year the sale gets put off due to people suddenly coming in from out of town, illness, last minute party invitations, etc. and the pile gets larger and larger. We really need to get the stuff out of there.
So the question keeps coming up- how to get rid of it without giving it away. We have a few options there and they are all kind of scaring me. So here they are and why they worry me... any input on which you think we should go for is appreciated.
1. Yard Sale- This takes away a whole weekend of time before Will gets here and still only knocks one thing off the list where we usually knock 7 or 8 things off in a weekend. Additionally, due to the weather, we can't do this until right before my due date which worries me.
2. Consignment Sale- One of the largest sales in our area is taking items in starting this week. I would have to jump NOW to get things all ready for the sale. I like how big the sale is because it means that it is THE sale that people go to, but the cost of selling there seems pretty steep. You get 70% of your price minus a $14 fee for selling things there. It scares me that if we don't sell alot of stuff there then we won't get any money at all. The money, should we get any, comes in a check a month after the sale is over. Oh- and the sale is 45 minutes away from here. Basically, if I can bust my behind and get this done like right now I can knock that off the list now, but I will be getting a lot less money and going way out of my way to do it.
3. Craigslist- My worry with craigslist is the time it consumes with meeting people to sell things. It is no longer safe to give people your address so we have to arrange a meeting place and then it seems that we are always just sitting there for an hour waiting on people to show up. Do that a few times and you have hit just as much time as it takes to have a yard sale! Crazy! Things do tend to sell for a little more money on craigslist though...
*special note to other craigslist sellers* Just because you paid $200 for a crib 5 years ago doesn't mean it is worth $190 now. Seriously people, this is resale. Your prices should be better than a sale price for something new at a real store!
So everybody- give me some input here because I am having some issues weighing the options and I am sure my poor hubby is tired of me changing my mind!
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