On Saturday November 20th the Imperial Point Home Owners Association is planning to have a neighborhood wide YARD SALE from 7AM to 3PM. The neighborhood encompasses the area bordered by East McNab Road to the north, Federal Highway to the east, 56th Street to the south and Cypress Road to the west.
Check out photos from our past events here and here.
The Association will be putting up signs on all the major roadways and advertising the event.
You do not have to register to be a part of this event. All you have to do is set up your front yard, driveway, garage or carport and get prepared to sell all your unwanted items. You will need to mark your property indicating that you are participating in this event. You can post a sign, put up balloons or invent other creative ways to draw attention to your participation.
Encourage your neighbors to join in. The more of us that participate the more successful this event will be.
Here are some tips for having a successful Yard Sale:
• Yard Sales are hard work…don’t get discouraged and don’t give up.
• Start collecting and sorting items by category. The more organized you are the easier it will be to set up and get going the day of the sale.
• Price your items. Use masking tape or labels. Mark each item where the price is visible, on the top or on the front. Remember when pricing items that you don’t want this stuff any more and even if the item is sentimental it may not be worth what you think it is. Most items will bring 1/3 of their original value at best.
• Clothing will sell better if it is hung (if you don’t have a hanging rack you can use a section of pvc pipe with rope through the center attached to two trees or poles), other items will do best
on tables. If you don’t have tables try to borrow some. If all else fails, use boxes...you can turn them over and use the bottoms like tables or put like items inside.
• Put your most attractive items closest to the street where they will draw the drive-bys in to your sale.
• Be willing to bargain but less flexible at the start.
• If you have items you know won’t sell, set up a FREE box…if items are broken mark them broken but good for parts.
• If you are selling anything electrical have an outlet or an extension cord that things can be plugged into so that your customers know they work. If battery operated have batteries
available for testing.
• Don’t leave expensive items unattended. Keep them the closest to the house and to you.
• Post an ALL SALES FINAL sign…that way you won’t be surprised by an unhappy customer or one that has changed their mind.
• Keep your money in a fanny pack not in a cash box. Make sure to have enough change. If you have a lot of small items 80 or 100 should be enough. (Two $10, Four $5, Twenty-five $1, one roll of quarters and $5 in nickels and dimes if you have items under a quarter). If you have a lot of expensive items, you will need more change.
• Keep your pets in the house.
• Keep your blinds closed and your doors locked, don’t encourage strangers to view your possessions.
• MOST IMPORTANTLY HAVE FUN AND SELL ALL YOUR STUFF!!!
Now that your yard sale is complete, you may have some items left over that you still want to sell. Please take advantage of the new low price classified ads ($5.00 per 140 characters in print) that will run in the newsletter and on the website (the online version will have unlimited text and can include photos and will be active for one month) at http://imperialpoint.multiply.com.
Please submit ads to classifieds@imperialpoint.org.
If you haven't yet heard about the growing problem with walk-in pain management clinics (affectionately referred to as "Pill Mills") this recent article from Time seems to sum it up well, including quotes from all the major local players. At the last home owners general meeting, Vice Mayor Bruce Roberts noted that the mills were a growing concern for the city and that efforts were being made, legislatively, to curtail their growth. There are a half dozen or so pill mills within a few miles of Imperial Point, might be worth mapping them out in a future post.
