Don't just put everything out randomly. Ideally, you don't want people moving things around on their own; you don’t want people left to their own devices making a mess of your system. If you can keep people from rummaging about, in, and underneath your carefully organized displays, you will save yourself many reorganizing headaches later.
• Beg, borrow, or ‘steal’ trestle tables so you can display items carefully and in full sight of prospective buyers.
• Use old Hills Hoist and coat hangers to display clothes.
• Group items by price. Again, check out free online classifieds to see how different items are normally priced according to model, integrity, slightly-used ness, rarity, etc.
• When pricing, give yourself some leeway of a few dollars. That way, hagglers will feel they got a bargain.
• Display books with their front covers or spines showing for easy recognition.
• Divide tables into areas for different price ranges and put signs up letting people know what and where the items are.
• The arrangement should make it easier for your customers to find what they need, and what they want. Be sure to put like things together and give people enough space to move around freely.
• Let your kids be entrepreneurs too and have them sell their own stuff. Set up a separate table for them. You’ll probably find they will do a lot better than you will.
• At the end of the tables, prior to walking out with the goods, have a vigilant cashier who'll bag the items and take the cash. This will prevent items from being shoplifted.
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