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Garage Sale Trail is Australia’s biggest secondhand treasure hunt. But why should you participate? And if you do, how can you make the most of your efforts? We are here to answer all your questions.

What’s so big about this event?

400,000 Australians sold or shopped at more than 12,500 garage sales over two big weekends in 2024. With so many people comes lots of impact, and each year over 4 million kilograms of stuff is sold and saved from landfill.

The trail attracts lots of media coverage and is promoted by more than 80 councils around Australia. This directs a lot of people to the website to help promote and share your sale. It's a normal garage sale, but with heaps more support and hundreds and thousands of Australians doing it along with you.

How can I make my sale red hot?

Like anything, a great name and injecting lots of character are fantastic ways to make sure your sale stands out. Think of it like a dating app, but for garage sales...

Get creative and make sure your buyers will be swiping right on your sale by sharing what you’ve got going on - think special guests, music, entertainment and free giveaways. Yep, that’s the sort of milkshake that will bring ALL the people to the yard.

And if your milkshake sells out before the sale or things change, you can edit your sale at any time. Most garage sales run from 9am – 2pm, so we recommend adopting those golden hours. Boom, that's a match.

For more tips on making your listing a standout, you can check out our post on stellar sale listing tricks.

Ok, what are you going to give me for it?

Well, we’ll make it easy by providing tools and tips. You’ll get:

🎩 Tips, tricks and free promo materials - once you've signed up you'll get a step-by-step guide for hosting a garage sale as well as a bunch of free promo materials, from posters to bunting, letterbox slips and more.

🤝 Access to support via email, seller tip videos and an invite to a free garage sale masterclass hosted on Zoom.

📣 Promotions by Garage Sale Trail and your local council to get more people shopping garage sales over the two big weekends.

♻️ Tips & exclusive offers to help you sell, donate or recycle your pre-loved things 365 days a year, including from our resale partner eBay, the go-to marketplace for selling your pre-loved clothing gems and accessories.

Setting up your garage sale listing takes less than five minutes, but a good garage sale will live on in the memories of your neighbours for like, forever. So, in the immortal words of Gwen Stefani, what you waiting for?

Garage Sale Trail, Australia's biggest secondhand treasure hunt, is next on 8-9 & 15-16 November 2025. Join the wait list to be the first to know when registrations open.