8 a.m. to noon both days. If you live in a community which has no local paper or shopper, you will need to post flyers with permission, of course, in supermarkets, coffee shops, churches, laundromats-any place with a bulletin board in your community. On the day of the sale put up signs, too, pointing toward your house from main streets in town. Make the signs colorful, and put your address on them in big letters and numbers. Radio stations will sometimes run a public service announcement the day of your sale.
Word of mouth helps, too.
Announce your sale to friends and if permissible, at meetings of organizations to which you belong. Many people love garage sales and will be eager to come to yours. Don't neglect to tell them about it. Prepare Yourself Sale items won't organize themselves into categories. You can expect to spend several days preparing for the sale.