Wow! What an amazing weekend at the Gaithersburg sale! It was SO busy, especially during the presale! In the end I didn't make my goal of having 1500 items for sale, but I came close with about 1400 :-) If I'm doing my math correctly, it looks like I sold about 58% of what I brought (or about 809 items). Of course, I bought quite a bit too, but that doesn't count :-)
By far, one of the biggest perks to volunteering is getting to shop early. I really like the staggered entry that Robyn did this season. 8 hour/8 hour+ volunteers get in at 4:30, 4 hour volunteers get in at 5, consignors get in at 6, and new moms at 7. If you haven't volunteered before, you should really consider it. Tasks aren't difficult and there is always someone to ask if you have a question. If you can't fit exactly into one of the shifts on line, go ahead and send Denise (the volunteer coordinator) an email and tell her what you are proposing and she'll work with you to sort it out. You will be amazed to see how much sells in just that first hour before the consignors get to shop!
Now I'm getting geared up for Timonium! Transferring items over in the system is easy and takes almost no time so hopefully I'll fine a few minutes to do it this weekend. Sure it is a bit further for me to drive to Timonium, but it is worth it because historically I've sold even more at Timonium than I have in Gaithersburg! This weekend I'll scour the house to find more things to sell (have I mentioned that I have a shopping problem? (LOL) I figure I can come up with another 100 items between the toys, puzzles and books we have around the house...
And what doesn't sell in Timonium will head on to Howard County!
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