Garage Sale Pricing Calculator: What Should I Charge?
Choose a category and item from our price guide—or enter retail for something else—then pick the condition. You get a typical sticker range to plan your sale, not a formal appraisal.
Price an item in three steps
Choose a category and item, set condition to see a range.
How this estimate works
Guide items. When you pick a listed item, we start from the low and high prices in our garage sale price guide. Like-new condition uses the top half of that band, good condition uses the full band, and worn condition uses the bottom half—then we round to sticker-friendly amounts.
Other items. If your item is not on the list, enter what it cost new at retail. We apply the same 10–30% rule of thumb used across the site (25–30% like new, 15–25% good, 5–15% worn) and round to quarters under a dollar, whole dollars under $20, and $5 steps above that.
Print tags with the price sticker maker, carry the full list on paper from the printable price guide, or estimate your whole sale with the garage sale profit calculator.
Common pricing questions
How do I price items for a garage sale?
Start with a realistic range, not what you paid. Pick the item in our price guide when you can, choose the condition, and use the suggested range as your sticker starting point. Leave a little room to negotiate in the last hour.
What percentage of retail should I charge?
A common rule of thumb is about 10–30% of original retail for used goods in good shape, with like-new items toward the top and worn items toward the bottom. The calculator uses 25–30% for like new, 15–25% for good, and 5–15% for worn when you enter retail for an unlisted item.
Should I price antiques with this?
Use this tool for everyday household goods. For antiques, collectibles, vintage jewelry and similar items, check sold listings before you tag them—many guide rows include that reminder because rarity can be worth far more than a generic range.
Is this range an official appraisal?
No. The result is a typical garage sale range for planning stickers, not a formal appraisal or guarantee of what you will receive. Local demand, timing and how you display an item all change what sells.