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Hot Tips for a successful sale:
1. Start a pile in the garage or spare bedroom now and price
your items before the day of the sale.
2. Be ready to negotiate. Buyers love a good deal. And do you
really want to carry that treadmill back into the house?
3. Master the art of the bundle: Price small items by the box
or make mystery grab bags for 50 cents.
4. Have plenty of change on hand so you can break those ATM
$20s
5. Use a PayPal or Square account so you can accept credit
cards.
6. Decide ahead of time if you’re going to offer deep discounts
at the end of the day.
Napa Citywide Community Yard Sale
It’s Bargain Shopping: The Green Way!
When Dr. Seuss wrote “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”, we’d like to
think one of the those places was a good community yard
sale. Why? Because community yard sales are the best.
Each year The City of Napa, the Parks and Recreation
Department, the Recycling Division, and Napa Recycling
and Waste Services (NRWS) designates a date for families
who want to participate and hold their own garage sales or
yard sales. This year’s Citywide Community Yard Sale will
be held at homes throughout Napa on Saturday, September
8, 2018, with many homes open on Sunday, too.
Whether you’re a buyer, a seller, or both, the Napa Citywide
Community Yard Sale is a fun, community event that
brings neighbors together for a purpose and reduces Napa’s
environmental impact. Here are the top 5 benefits of
participating in the Napa Citywide Community Yard Sale:
1. l Think Global, Act Local
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By participating in this year’s upcoming Community Yard
Sale, you will think global, by acting local! The United
States of America represents only 5% of the world’s
population, but we generate about 30% of the world’s
garbage. On average, that is 4.4 pounds of trash generated
per person every day, which equals about 254 million tons
generated in a year! The United States of America alone
has over 2,000 active landfills in the country, with thousands
already inactive.
By acting locally and thinking globally, you can reduce
Napa’s environmental impact. You are reducing your
environmental impact being a seller, buyer, or just
supporting the community. By selling your gently used items
instead of throwing them away, you are providing them
another life and ensuring they are not heading to the landfill.
That’s true for those purchasing the gently-used items as
well, not only are you giving the item a second life, you are
not buying something new, which is a win-win because no
new natural resources are being used in the production of a
new item!
2. It’s Bargain Shopping - The Green Way!
You’re sure to find a bargain at the Napa Citywide Yard
Sale! Shopping this event gives people the opportunity
to buy hard-to-find collectibles and discounted items.
You can find items such as kitchenware, baby items, kids
clothing, jackets, bicycles, jewelry, antique furniture, sports
gear, artwork, collectibles, exercise equipment, and other
unexpected treasures in good condition at low prices.
3. Find Treasures
Remember, as a kid, playing hide and seek? Treasure hunt?
No need to outgrow that heart-pounding, foot-tingling,
exciting feeling of “GOTCHA!” You can find treasures at
yard sales. There is nothing more fun, for some, than to find
the proverbial needle in a haystack at a yard sale. Where