Yard sale price question

[katfco]

I'm getting all of our baby things ready for a yard sale. I have an old wooden cradle that was handmade in the 1950s. It's heavy wood and large. If this was something you were interested in, how much would you pay for it at a yard sale?

A note: this is in a somewhat low cost of living area.

[imimahoney]

I assume that is meets all safety requirements? Maybe start at $20 and go as low as $5 depending on how bad you want it out of the house.

[jaime183]

I've found that people at yardsales don't want to spend more than $20 and that's on the high end. They want you to give everything away

[katfco]

Jul 30, 2013 11:43:36 GMT -5 imimahoney said:

I assume that is meets all safety requirements? Maybe start at $20 and go as low as $5 depending on how bad you want it out of the house.

I honestly have no idea if it meets safety requirements. I don't know what those are for cradles.

No way am I selling this for $5, though. I'm honestly hesitant to sell it for less than 30 and even that's pushing it.

[imimahoney]

I just doubt it would go for that much at a yard sale, at least in my area yard sales are for cheaper things that have a lot of wiggle room. Maybe try craigslist first?

[Regina Philange]

We just had a neighborhood garage sale this past Saturday. Our neighbors sold something similar for ten dollars.

[jaime183]

Jul 30, 2013 12:04:37 GMT -5 imimahoney said:

I just doubt it would go for that much at a yard sale, at least in my area yard sales are for cheaper things that have a lot of wiggle room. Maybe try craigslist first?

yeah i think you'd have better luck on craigslist or a consignment shop. Yardsales people want a deal

[katfco]

Hm, maybe I will try craiglist if it doesn't sell this weekend. I'm selling everything else for really low prices--most clothing items I'm selling for 50 cents, but this I'm not willing to just give away.

[SteelCity44]

Hmm. I was going to say to mark it at $50, prepared to have someone talk you down, but either I'm completely misunderstanding what it is you have or am completely clueless to this. I live on our local Buy/Sell/Trade FB sites, and I could see it being posted for $50 but going for $30, but again, I'm probably way off here.

[SteelCity44]

www.facebook.com/groups/1388116594736569/
You could try joining that group and posting it on there.

[katfco]

Jul 30, 2013 12:13:59 GMT -5 SteelCity44 said:

Hmm. I was going to say to mark it at $50, prepared to have someone talk you down, but either I'm completely misunderstanding what it is you have or am completely clueless to this. I live on our local Buy/Sell/Trade FB sites, and I could see it being posted for $50 but going for $30, but again, I'm probably way off here.

Yeah, my initial thought was mark it at 50 and then maybe go down to 40. Thirty would be my absolute minimum. Thanks for the link! I'll have to check it out.

[Regina Philange]

I was also going to suggest a Facebook group.

[robinsparkles430]

I use Craigslist to sell bigger items. I just sold Jason's swing and jumperoo for $180 together. I tried a yard sale and consignment store but people were only willing to spend $10-$40 for both.

[mumegs]

I would def try to sell it individually on a fb group or craigslist. You might find someone there that is specifically looking for a similar item and willing to pay more.

[melis74]

We had a solid wood cradle that my Mom sold at a yard sale many, many moons ago. I believe she asked $75 and got $50. Of course people offered less, but she said no.

[joyhart02]

I just saw an old wooden high chair in a shop in Michigan for $70. Just to give you some perspective.