Did you know the second Saturday of every August is designated National Garage Sale Day?
It started in 2001, when C. Daniel Rhodes of Alabama came up with the idea after seeing neighbors having sales on different weekends. He thought it would be more convenient if they all had them on the same weekend.
SOME INTERESTING GARAGE SALE STATISTICS courtesy of statisticsbrain.com:
• TOTAL US WEEKLY REVENUE FROM GARAGE SALES = $4,222,375 •
• Average number of garage sales per week, US = 165,000 •
• Average number of folks who buy things at garage sales = 690,000 •
• Average number of items sold in garage sales listed on Craigslist each week = 95,000 •
• Average profit margin when items purchased are sold on eBay = 462% •
• Best day to hold a garage sale = Saturday
• Best time to start a garage sale = 7:00 am •
Research Date: December 2nd, 2014
