Yard Sale Success: What Has Worked for You?

[mpkegley]

I am having a yard sale next weekend and was just wondering. Has anyone tried putting out a table, etc to help get bookings/sales? Can you tell me what worked for you? Thanks!

 

[pamperedmom24]

I have not had any success with the yard sale thing. If it is a huge yard sale (like a community, or church) I could see getting some traffic but a single family yard sale is alot harder. The most I got was 2 catty shows from one yard sale but they both fell through. I got alot of people mentioning to each other how they get all their PC stuff from other yard sales and they would never pay outright for them ! If you do one I would suggest making a simple reciepe to draw people to the table. Don't mean to sound like a pessimist, just because I didn't have success doesn't mean you won't !

Good Luck

Jennifer

 

[Chef_2_Four]

I never have.

 

[mpkegley]

That is what I was wondering, if anyone had any success. I hate to go to a bunch of trouble trying to set up a table and have no luck. But at the same time, I am thinking if it gets me one show that it might be worth it. I was thinking of setting up a door prize so that people would fill out a door prize slip.

 

[ivykeep]

I did a local big yard sale and booked two shows out of it. Wasn't fabulous but I did get a lot of leads and two shows. I had lots and lots of mini catalogs to hand out, plus a number of full size catalogs (for upon request only) and a bunch of outside order forms. I also had guest slips for a drawing for a free trifle bowl.

A yard sale in your yard would give you the advantage of meeting local people who may not know you are a consultant, so I'd definitely do it.

If I were to do it again, I would probably do a booking incentive (free catalog added to the order of anyone who booked a show right then -- have calendar with your available dates sitting there). If you want close-in bookings you could do something like the unlimited 50% off show for the host for shows booked within the next 3 weeks (only for shows over $400 in guest sales -- you lost the commission on the hosts order, but get it on the guests sales AND get in front of lots of new people at their show. A $400 show the host already has 2 half price and 20% off so you are giving them and extra 30% off of only those items not received with the FPV and not part of the shows 1/2 price items. Definitely make sure that the two most expensive 1/2 price items are the checked 1/2 price items).