CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 55 Follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/cityviewnc), Twitter #cityviewnc, and Instagram @cityviewnc CityView ( 910 ) 615-7539 :: www.healthplexonline.com awesomeness cape fear valley sweat On Selling As one might imagine, Lexi is also a seasoned seller. roughout the year, she collects items for a personal sale and "when the pile gets too big, it's time to look at the calendar and pick a Satur- day." She doesn't strategically choose a date or even a time of year, as she lives in a heavily-traveled area. Even on chilly days, her sales are well-attended. "I don't get attached to items. Clothes, especially. If I haven't worn something in a year, it goes," she said as she named items that always sell quickly at her sale. "Plus-sized clothes have a crazy follow- ing. If you have them, advertise them." In addition, she noted that stereos, baby clothes, baby toys, electronics and larger, substantive home items, like art- work, go quickly. Lexi limits advertising so that she can easily manage the deletion of posts aer a sale. She always advertises on Fay- etteville Observer Marketplace, Varage Sale, her personal Facebook page and virtual yard sale groups on Facebook for Fort Bragg, Fayetteville and Hope Mills. Of the latter, a simple Facebook search will reveal more than ten active groups whose memberships range from 100 members to groups of over 15,000 people. "is last time I had a sale, I posted some pictures online on yard sales sites and people were buying things from there. I probably won't do that, again. It becomes too complicated when 14 people show up in your driveway at 6:00 a.m." As for organization, Lexi recom- mends that a seller structure their yard like a retail environment. Create dis- tinct sections for housewares, clothes, electronics and children's items. "Put things out there that you'd purchase. Don't try to sell miss-matched socks and chewed-up dog toys. Get organ- ized," she said. Of planning with curb appeal in mind, she hinted, "Don't just throw some clothes out on a tarp and expect people to come. I drive right by those." To catch the eyes of passersby, Lexi makes bright signs. "I always put up funny signs that say things like 'Best Yard Sale Ever.' I don't know if they