Any Ideas On How To Sell All My Daycare Stuff?

[MamaBear]

Since I'm closing down my daycare, I'm going to be selling all of my daycare things. I have some really nice stuff. All of it is like brand new because I'm a total OCD clean lady haha.

I put it all on Craigslist and might do a garage sale in a couple weeks too. I just don't like getting lowball offers so I'm kinda unsure about the garage sale thing. Do you guys have any other ideas on how to sell A LOT of daycare stuff?

[cheerfuldom]

Posting on Craigslist would do the trick around here.

[Blackcat31]

One of the daycares in my area closed down recently. She e-mailed all our local providers and set up an "open house" for them to come look at all her stuff. She put everything in groups or "lots" and sold everything within 2 days! She also offered stuff to her daycare parents.

[itlw8]

Ebay brings a high dollar on some preschool stuff.

you could do an auction ??

Yes the letter to other providers works wonders. set up appointments tell them to bring a truck

[Childminder]

Repocast.com

[MamaBear]

Thanks guys. Craigslist is getting some calls. I do Ebay too so maybe I'll post on there as well. I don't want to ship anything though because most of it is big... it would all have to be local pick up.

I like the idea of asking the parents too. Thanks!

[daycare]

One of the daycares in my area closed down recently. She e-mailed all our local providers and set up an "open house" for them to come look at all her stuff. She put everything in groups or "lots" and sold everything within 2 days! She also offered stuff to her daycare parents.

thats a great Idea..

Craigs list is too.....

[mrsp'slilpeeps]

One of the daycares in my area closed down recently. She e-mailed all our local providers and set up an "open house" for them to come look at all her stuff. She put everything in groups or "lots" and sold everything within 2 days! She also offered stuff to her daycare parents.

The lady up the street from me closed her's down too and that is what she did.

Too bad I was on holidays but she did save her new car seats and 2 dck's for me to take on.::

[MarinaVanessa]

Keep using craigslist to advertise specific items that are more big ticket price items. Just make sure that you name the price you want and make it clear that you are "firm on the price". Then use cragslist to go to the section where other daycare providers advertise for their openings and put an add in there about your daycare closing and hold private viewings during the week and also add that you're holding a sale on whichever date on the weekend.

If you put your phone number on your other adds you can tell people on your add in the child care provider section to search for your phone number and all of your other ads with your items will be listed. This way they can see everythig that you will be selling. The key to craigslist is listing big items seperately and then adding a list to it with "other" items that you also have. And don't forget to add good photos of the item. Most people won't be interested in an ad unless they can see the item, they automatically assume that the item isn't is as good a condition as they say it's in.

Then you can also put an add in Craigslist under the garage sale section and do the same as the provider section. Don't worry about people asking you to lower your prices during the yard sale. If you don't want to all you have to do is say no. If you don't sell everything, just re-list the leftover items on CL again and hold another yardsale (if you have enough to make it worthwhile).

A provider friend of mine went back to school and closed down her daycare and we did everything above and she sold a lot of her big ticket items during the week before her yard sale. Most of whatever was left she sold the following weekend during her yard sale. She did have a few things left over like paint, paper, craft leftovers etc. but nothing really worth taking the time to sell so she donated everything to kinder classrooms.

Just make sure that you advertise at least one week in advance to give yard sale shoppers and other DC providers a chance to plan ahead. You can also use Vflyer.com to create a really nice flyer for your yard sale so that you stand out.

[MrsB]

I get emails from my licensing specialist of open house sales for closing daycares every so often. One time I went and ended up gabbing to the provider shutting down. She even asked for my business card and sent a few families my way.

Is that something that you could do?

[MamaBear]

Great ideas! Thank you guys! I've got a lot of CL right now. I have a few people coming tonight to buy some things I don't really need right now.

[PitterPatter]

Where are you MamaBear? Maybe if not too far I will take a few things.

[MamaBear]

I'm in southern San Diego (Chula Vista). Are you near there?

[PitterPatter]

I'm in southern San Diego (Chula Vista). Are you near there?

Wow nooo I'm way across the US, East coast

I'll watch for you on Ebay! ::

[nannyde]

Maybe post a list of what you have here. I'm ALWAYS in the business for excellent used baby toys (no batteries or stuffed animals). If you had a big lot I would love to see them.

these are the things I collect:

Fisher Price loving family dolls
duplo primo blocks (not the singles)
lincoln logs (11.5 inch sticks I will pay dearly for)
thomas the tank non battery trains
Melisa and doug puzzles both wooden and boxed
Melisa and doug fake food

and stuff like that there. You can call me if you have any great collections you are selling.

I pay cash