Not saying I would do this personally, but I have known others to take urns to flea markets and dump the contents on the ground under the tables and use an old rag to wipe the inside out and put it on the table for sale.

That's not good. I'm not saying I wouldn't sell the urn, but I would treat the deceased with more dignity.

I feel for those of you that have to pay to dump. I have never paid a dime to dump. We can unload a flat pickup load every day at a convienence center with no cost. We also can dump up to a ton for free per year at the landfill 5 miles away. Took 2 mattress/box spring sets and old couch yesterday and chucked it right in the dumpster. I love Tennessee...no income tax and free dumping. 

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I'm sure theft happens, but we do a couple things that I believe helps minimize it. First is to always have at least 2 people working the sale. My wife runs the checkout and we put jewelry and more valuable items close to her to watch. I walk around straightening stuff, talking to people and keeping an eye on things.

Second is our setup. We set up our garage with tables in a horseshoe shape and tables in the middle. This creates a walkway that takes people past all our stuff. The garage holds all misc. items like electronics, dishes etc. Outside the garage we have tables in the driveway in a big rectangle that hold clothes and shoes. Two big hanging racks sit in the middle of the rectangle. There is one opening allowing people to walk up driveway and enter the sale.

This allows only one way in and out as well as making sure people move past everything for sale. I keep a couple tubs of toys outside the setup to occupy the kids. These toys are marked 25cents but I give alot away to folks who buy stuff.

If you are having theft problems maybe this can help.

Alloro is right on, using USPS boxes without using the service is theft. The cost of those products is embedded in the price of shipping. Ebay shippers are infamous for shorting us on postage all the time, so it is not surprising that some think stealing postal products is fine.

I have an item on craigslist for $75.00 and put in my ad no email with instructions to call my cell. Took Moviemans advice early on, only deal with phone callers and I finish nearly every sale this way. Once in awhile I'll respond to an email if things are a little slow, which brings me to today. Email response (edited): ok with price, ready to make instant purchase, paying via US Certified Cashiers Check, will arrange for pickup after payment clears, I promise everthing will go smoothly, I really wish I could be there but am a very busy person, will overnight payment upon receipt of mailing info.

Any thoughts from craigslist veterans would be greatly appreciated.

I only do this on the side Teacher, but the excitement of the unexpected find is so great. My wife and I were digging out the last large box from our most recent unit and pulled a beautifull wedding dress and 3 brand new formal dresses with tags. A great unit got even better! Congrats on the bling!!

We price everything. When you have hundreds of items and a lot of traffic (100+ a day for us), haggling over everything is not feasible. We put good yardsale prices on everything and haggle very little. We yardsale every other month and sell 70% - 80% of our stuff each time. Clothes are our biggest draw which has started to build a nice base of return customers. We sell clothes like this; 50 cents per item for shirts, shorts, pants, etc. from infant to adult stuff. Sorted by size on tables, our customers buy bagfuls of these clothes. $2.00 for used jeans, pants, shirts, dresses, skirts and any item worth more than 50 cents are on hanging racks. All other items worth more than $2.00 are individually tagged. This system for selling clothes is easy and you don't have to spend time pricing hundreds of clothes. Sell seasonally, don't sell winter gear when it's 105 degrees. Hope this helps someone.

Also: We sell ice cold water for 25 cents a bottle when it's hot. Costs 10 cents/bottle. Sold over a hundred bottles last sale. Not a lot of profit but customers were very appreciative.