If you were to hold a garage sale to fundraise for a cause, would you list prices for each item or ask people to pay whatever they felt they could/wanted to while explaining what the garage sale was being held for?
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I would let the buyer decide. Not exactly the same, but I'm on the "giving committee" at work and we have held both kinds of bake sales, and we make WAY more $$ when we don't list prices.
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Tough call...voted let them decide. Seems from my experience you get more money this way, especially if it's known it's for a good cause
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Definitely let them decide. I helped with a political fundraiser bakesale once, and people were paying like $100 for a pie. They'll donate a lot more than the item is worth since it's for a cause.
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Interesting that more people voted to price the items while the commenters all vote to keep prices open. If any of the price per item voters would like to share why they voted that way, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts as well!
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@serenity207: so, I voted price the item. You said "garage sale" so I'm assuming it's on your driveway like any old garage sale. In that scenario I would expect things to be priced and people not really caring that it's a fundraiser.
If it was a listed fundraiser event that people came to because it was a fundraiser? Then in that scenario I would probably let people decide. Because then they're coming for a sole purpose of supporting your cause.If I'm out garage saling, I'm looking for a good deal.
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Price each item. Let people have a way to offer additional donations too.
I wouldn't purchase from a garage sale because it's a fundraiser. I'm purchasing because I like something you offer at a reasonable price. I wouldn't mind giving extra at the end of my purchase.
Based on other posters it sounds like the fundraising events were well known. On a casual Saturday morning bargain shopping name-your-own-price shopping is a turn off.
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I also voted to price each item since you called it a garage sale. People go to garage sales to get bargains so name-your-own price in that situation I think would get you low-ball prices (people trying to get a good deal).
If it is more like a formal fundraiser that people are only attending because they want to support the cause, then name-your-own pricing might be fine.
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We had a garage sale/lemonade stand to benefit a particular cause, and even though we said $1 for a cup of lemonade, most people paid way more than that. We also had the option to simply donate money, if they didn't want lemonade or stuff.
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I guess it depends. If it's just a regular garage sale where the proceeds are going to a certain cause, I'd price the items. But if it's an event type thing (for example, the church in our town does a large garage sale a few times of year for specific charities - it's well advertised that all proceeds are for X), then I'd let people choose.
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I'd price each item still, but make sure people know this is for a cause and that they're welcome to pay more than what's listed
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Instead of price you could list the "suggested donation" or something...
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Great suggestions and feedback, ladies! Thanks so much. I think I'll do a combo like some suggested and price the items (@MrsTiger - I like the phrasing of "suggested donation") but also explain that this is to fundraise for a cause. Thanks again everyone!
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