Every spring, driveways across Grand Rapids, Holland, and Hudsonville fill up with folding tables and price stickers. A yard sale is a great way to clear clutter and make a little cash — if you do it right. Here's what actually works.
Price to sell, not to sit
The #1 yard sale mistake is pricing like it's a retail store. If you haven't used it in two years, price it to move — a dollar or two for small stuff, 10 to 20 for furniture. Whatever's left at 2 PM, mark half off. Your goal is an empty driveway, not maximum revenue.
What sells and what doesn't
Sells fast: tools, bikes, kids' gear, small furniture, kitchen gadgets, lawn equipment.
Sits forever: old electronics, mattresses, anything broken, anything that smells like a basement. Don't even put these out — they make the good stuff look bad.
Advertise where West Michiganders look
Post on Facebook Marketplace and local buy/sell groups a few days ahead, put up signs at the nearest major intersection (check your township's sign rules), and list it on yard sale apps. Saturday mornings are prime time — serious buyers show up early.
When the sale ends, call us
Here's the part nobody plans for: the pile of stuff that didn't sell. The broken lamp, the stained couch, the box of mystery cables. Instead of dragging it all back inside, let Westshore Junk Removal finish the job. We'll haul the leftovers the same day — and we'll donate anything still usable to local charities first.
One call, empty garage. 616-888-1790 — serving Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Wyoming, Holland, Hudsonville, Grand Haven, Byron Center, Cascade, Plainfield, and all of West Michigan.
