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Yard Sales

Because pop-ups are considered to be a relatively recent phenomenon, it doesn’t come naturally to think of yard sales as falling under the pop-up umbrella. After all, yard sales have been around for decades.

But by all definitions, yard sales are quintessential pop-ups. They tend to be one-off events, planned only weeks in advance, lasting but a few hours on a weekend, and without the benefit of the tools of the trade of advertising and marketing. And to be considered a pop-up, there has to be a physical presence of proprietors and participants. So a yard sale is certainly a pop-up.

One of the real advantages of a yard sale relates to their venues. The most traditional places at which to host yard sales are driveways and front stoops of personal residences and multi-family dwellings. No need to find a vacant storefront, and no expense associated with renting a booth at a fair or marketplace. Even logistical issues are reduced, such as how to take the merchandise that will be offered from where it is being kept, such as your attic or garage, to the end of the driveway. A good dolly can usually handle even the heaviest merchandise when it comes to bringing product to market. Despite some of the easier elements associated with executing effective yard sales, there are some very important steps you must undertake to make a yard sale a success.

The first thing to consider is that yard sales are more than informal home-based events—they are a national culture. Yard sale ...