The New York Times bestseller by the host of HGTV’s Flea Market Flip, packed with expert tips for bargain-hunting home decorators. Former Good Morning America and Antiques Roadshow host Lara Spencer is a self-confessed frugalista with a passion for shopping at yard sales, thrift shops, and estate sales, and for decorating her home—and friends’ homes—with her fabulous finds. In I Brake for Yard Sales, Lara shares her secrets for bargain hunting and tells you where to shop, what to look for, how to pay for it, how to restore it, and finally, where to put it in your house. Peppered with wisdom from world-renowned appraisers as well as contributions from well-known designers, this book also features the house of comedienne and good friend Kathy Griffin, which Spencer herself refurbished and decorated.

For the buyers and the sellers, the adventurous and the frugal, the professionals and the beginners, this is the concise guide to yard sale success. Readers will learn € when, where, and how to set up sales € how to separate the goodies from the garbage € tips on preparation, regulations, spotting bargains, and negotiating prices € how to attract customers € and more

Everything You Need to Know about Garage & Yard Sales: Be Better Organized, Have Fun, and Sell More provides you with the information you should consider when deciding to have a garage or yard sale, as well as easy step-by-step guidance on organization and management. The useful tips and strategies in Everything You Need to Know about Garage & Yard Sales is the only reference you need to get started and accomplish your desired level of success. Author Jon Fulghum provides ideas for advertising, promotion, and display to help attract potential shoppers. He also explains: - Reasons for having a garage or yard sale - Types of garage or yard sales - When to have a sale - Types of shoppers - What items shoppers look for - How to price items - Appropriate conduct during the sale - How to handle awkward situations Because most garage and yard-sale organizers are also buyers, Fulghum provides basic guidelines for fruitful negotiation. Whether you're a shopper or a seller, Everything You Need to Know about Garage & Yard Sales is an essential resource for your success.

One of the main reasons people organize yard sales is so they can sell enough items to pay the bills. But at the end of many events, most sellers have not accomplished their goal. Before you even hold a yard sale, be sure to steer clear of violating any ordinances. Go to your town or city hall, and check if you need a license. This will be an operating expense just like advertising and promotional costs. But once you take care of it, the selling can begin! In this step-by-step guidebook, you will learn the sales techniques that will make people buy; the appropriate pricing to help your items sell; the importance of having stoppers that will generate a crowd; the strategies to beat your yard sale competitors and maximize profits. Written by Enock Lynn Norrbom, who has been generating revenue from yard sales for decades, this guide offers a better understanding of how selling at yard sales can be a serious home-based business that generates income. Move closer to your customers and achieve your objectives as you discover How to Yard Sale.

One person's trash is another person's treasure. Sometimes people want to get rid of things from their home but don't want those things to be thrown away or wasted. However, they also don't want the work of planning and executing a yard sale. With this volume, readers will learn how to plan a yard sale for their own unwanted possessions, and how to plan a friend or neighbor's yard sales. A complete list of supplies, such as price stickers and folding tables, aids readers in taking the first step toward entrepreneurship.

From the New York Times–bestselling author of I Brake for Yard Sales: An inspiring step-by-step guide to reinventing your space with secondhand finds. Focusing on nine different rooms (including her own recently purchased Manhattan apartment), Lara Spencer, host of HGTV’s Flea Market Flip, shows that all it takes is planning, shopping know-how, and a little imagination to create a beautiful and comfortable home that reflects your personal style. She walks through the step-by-step process of overcoming the challenges of the room, offering helpful tips and lessons along the way. She identifies the design dilemma; comes up with a decorating plan; makes a mood board for inspiration; compiles a shopping list; scours flea markets for furniture and accessories that fit the bill; restores, repurposes, and reinvents the pieces she finds, giving them new life; and brings all the elements together in the gorgeous, finished space. With illuminating before, during, and after photographs of her DIY projects and the room installations, Lara demystifies the decorating process and allows you to envision endless possibilities for what you can do in your own home. “Lara Spencer has a secret superpower: making homes look like a million bucks using only bargain finds and easy D.I.Y. projects.” —Redbook