Otherwise, if any new customers were to arrive and see what a good buy you got on an item they wanted, they could make a sarcastic remark about what a steal you just got, and thus alienate the seller, who would then think they had underpriced the item. In some cases, even when you re polite and friendly on arriving early, the seller will not agree to let you on their property or look at their merchandise before the official start time. When this hap-pens, simply go to the next sale on your list and go back to that one at the appropriate time. There will be many times when you can spend an entire day or weekend going to as many as 10 or even 20 sales and end up finding nothing that interests you. When this happens, don t be discouraged.
Persistence is the key to success.
Based on the experience of the garage sale pro I interviewed, If you re patient and persevere, you ll be guaranteed to hit pay dirt sooner or later.