How can i persude my parents to let me have a garage sale??

Question

im going into high school this fall, and i need at least half of a new wardrobe.

how do i get me parents to let me have a garage sale??

Answer 1

Show them facts.  List the stuff you want to sell, any stuff your siblings, friend, or cousin wants to sell, stuff you suggest they can sell, how you will make signs, when you will get the stuff ready, and what time you plan to get up to move the stuff outside and begin the sale.  Then on the bottom line, list the advantages:  more room in the house, they get some money for their unused stuff, and the total you expect to bring in to buy some more clothes, thus saving them from the nagging and money to buy the clothes for you.  You might explain your pricing strategy and how much change you will have on hand.  All that will show that you have thought this thing through and some of those tips will also touch their buttons for neatness and money saving.

You might ask if some of your stuff does not sell and you donate it and some time to a charity, will they give you an allowance equal to what you expected to sell the unused stuff for.

Now for a few notes in case you have never done a garage sale before, put the stuff out very early (between 6 and 8 a.m.) and be willing to negotiate lower prices.  The more signs and stuff you can put in the garage sale, the more potential buyers you will attract.  You can label some things to show the shoppers you do have some good prices, but labelling everything is unnecessary.  Also, try not to sort and price too many categories, like having $1 bins, $3 bins, and $5 bins because sure as shootin, the people will claim your $5 stuff was found in the $1 and $3 bins.  Instead, say all movies this price, all books this price, all CD's this price, etc.

Answer 2

I agree with Frank. ^^^

Even tell your parents that you will even sell some of their stuff for them if they'd like. Tell them it's like they are making money without even trying!

Make sure to put an ad in the local papers and on craigslist.

Also make sure there is an older male adult around inside the house or whatever for whatever weirdos could/may show up.

Answer 3

explain to them that you want to make money to buy new clothes...also say that you and a friend will clean and set everything up! it worked for me when i had a yard sale.