Keep track of multi-family garage sale totals with TallySheet (2024)

FAQs

How to keep track of sales at a multi-family garage sale? ›

Use stickers and have each family put their price for the items along with their initials on the stickers, so you can keep track of who is selling what items. What is this? Another of my favorite garage sale tips is to color code your stickers. You can assign a color to each family, or a color to each price point.

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What is the best way to track sales? While most small business owners start with tracking sales using an Excel spreadsheet, it's best to implement a CRM system after a while. CRM software not only helps to keep track of sales but also helps small business owners with sales pipeline management.

Like we mentioned, you can try to sell lots of things at a garage sale, but that doesn't mean they'll actually sell. It's important to keep in mind some things are in higher demand than others. Selecting in-demand sale items like books, dishes, and tools helps you have a more successful yard sale.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings are usually the best time to hold a successful garage sale. Consider scheduling your sale on the first weekend of the month—when people have just gotten paid and haven't spent all their fun money yet.

Ditch the clunky, heavy cash box that can be easily stolen, and just wear a fanny pack. If you're only dealing in bills, your fanny pack is guaranteed to be light, and not watching a cash box frees you up to assist any potential customers.

Label your items by price

Then, simply mark each item with the appropriate color, make signs with Post-it® Super Sticky Big Notes, and hang them on your tables to tell your customers what the colors mean.

Get two rolls of quarters, a stack of 50 $1 bills, 10 $5 bills, and 5 $10 bills. Do it two days before the sale so that, if you forget, you can still get the change on the day before.

How much cash should I have for a garage sale? ›

Choose a date, gather items to sell, and organize them in a way that makes browsing easy for buyers. Sometimes I've started with only $30 but always make sure and have the 10 $1 bills because a lot of people will buy a one or two dollar item and give you a five.

As a rule of thumb, price clothing for no more than 50% of what a new, comparable item would go for. Most used clothing sells for around 25% to 40% of what it would be new. Do your research to look at competitors' prices if you need more guidance.