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Organization is key to successful garage sale

Roadside signs have sprung like springtime bulbs, meaning just one thing: It's garage-sale season. We're assuming you know how to find and shop them, but here are some tips for holding your own:

Roadside signs have sprung like springtime bulbs, meaning just one thing: It's garage-sale season. We're assuming you know how to find and shop them, but here are some tips for holding your own:

• Prepare. Pick a date (weekends are best); rummage through the house, attic and basement for items that are in reasonably good shape; and decide on a fair price for each item by searching auction Web sites for similar items. Use bright, clearly marked price tags on each item.

• Advertise. Hang fliers at your local supermarket, Laundromat and church; e-mail friends and family; and post ads in the local newspaper.

Organize. Sort and display items according to categories to make browsing easier — hang clothes on a line, separating women's, men's and kids' clothing. Keep toys in bins.

• Decorate. Hang balloons and streamers to draw traffic. Plus, it's festive!

• Save your props! Use tables, shelves and other props to display items better and get them off the ground (it makes everything look more important!). Be sure to mark them as "not for sale."

• Create visual displays. Set up a table with dinnerware and flatware, or arrange a desk with office supplies — the more visible the products, the better the sales.

• Sales staff. Enlist your family to assist shoppers — kids can demonstrate how toys are used, and someone in your family might just remember how to work that old stationary bike.

• Today's special. Offer discounts throughout the day to motivate shoppers and amuse yourself.

Customer service. Offer shoppers a bag with handles if they are buying a bunch of stuff, or designate an area where they can put intended purchases on hold. Mark larger items with signs that say "price includes delivery" for shoppers who didn't bring a big-enough car.

• Point of sale. Create a check-out area in a visible, central location where customers can be greeted and thanked. Use old newspapers to wrap delicate objects, and use plastic grocery bags for other purchases.