Are Garage Sales a Hidden Gold Mine?

Your Trash is Another Man's Treasure Surprising Garage Šale Facts & Figures Whether you call it a garage sale, yard sale or rummage sale, getting rid of unwanted items is a great way for families to make some extra money on the side. Not convinced that a garage sale is worth your time? These fun facts may help change your mind! 2011 67% of garage sale holders made over $100 12% made $500 – $799 6% made > $800 23% 11% of men made at least $500 from their garage sales of women made at least $500 1 People with young kids (18 or younger) are 36% more likely to have a garage sale than those without young kids People under 30 have garage sales 67% more frequently than people age 60 and up %24 People who make less than $30,000/year are 55% more likely to have a garage sale than those earning more than $75,000/year Average Number of.. Items sold at a garage sale: 30 Garage sales held in the U.S. each day: 2,500 Garage sales listed on Ctaigslist each day: 1,500 People who buy at a garage sale each day: 10,000 Best day to hold a garage sale: Saturday Best time to hold 07 00 a garage sale: AM The World's Longest Yard Sale covers 690 127 from Addison, Mich, to Gadsden, Ala. miles on Highway The four-day sale has been running since 1987 and opens the first Thursday of every August Garage sales can pay better than minimum wage Example: Your sale lasts 8 hrs You earn $100 Your rate is $12.50/hr 2$ 1234 5678 123409 CashNetUSA EMoney's on the way References LaCapria, K. (2012, August 2). World's longest yard sale kicks off across several states. The Inquisitr. Retrieved from http://www.inquisitr.com/291767/worlds-longest-yard-sale-kicks-off-across-several-states/ Statistic Brain. (2012, June 13). Garage sale statistics. Retrieved from http://www.statisticbrain.com/garage-sale-statistics/ TNS Omnibus study sponsored by CashNetUSA. (2012, February). List of U.S. minimum wages. (n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved September 11, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.s._minimum_wages