How This Works
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Sale At My Location – Online
Step 1. Agree to terms
You and the RMS Affiliate will agree to terms. That means the affiliate will clarify exactly how the process works since each affiliate does things a bit differently. It will be clear as for whether or not the affiliate will let you put a minimum price on items and it will be clear the way the affiliate will charge.
Step 2. CATALOG ITEMS
Your affiliate will need to know what you’d like to sell and get rid of. You will be able to input this information directly through the RunMySale app. Depending on your agreement, the affiliate will either come to your location (home, storage unit, business, etc.) to take pictures of your items and write descriptions and/or they will ask you to send those pictures and descriptions.
Step 3. RESEARCH + POST ITEMS
Your affiliate will research items to figure out how much to price them for in order to generate the most revenue for your sale. Note that one of the strategies affiliates will use for certain items is bulking items together. The goal is to sell your items and make the most amount realistically possible. Sometimes that means selling certain items for a lower amount to make the sale (something better than $0). Depending on the affiliate you choose, you may be able to put a minimum price on items so the affiliate won’t be able to sell them unless they get that price. After figuring out what to price items at, the affiliate will post your items on sites which offer the best chance for a sale for a particular item type or price range. Those sites being Amazon, Craigslist, eBay, Facebook MarketPlace and more. The affiliate may also sell the items via other methods such as email lists and direct outreach amongst others.
Step 4. NEGOTIATE + SELL ITEMS
Negotiating with people takes time and energy. Frankly, it’s frustrating. Especially when people try to low ball you. Good news. Your affiliate will do the negotiating for you via messages and calls with prospective buyers for your items. Depending on your agreement, the affiliate will either come to your location to meet buyer(s) for you and/or come to your location to package and ship or deliver items to buyer(s) and/or you will package and ship out items once affiliate confirms with you that they’ve been sold.
Step 5. REMOVE ITEMS
What happens to all of the items that don’t sell, you ask. Again, each agreement between you and your affiliate is custom. However, the majority of RMS affiliates offer to remove items for you that don’t sell. There are different options depending on your agreement as for what happens to your items that don’t sell. For example, one option is for your affiliate to bring all items to a tax donation center for you to donate items in exchange for a tax write-off. Another option is for your affiliate to bring your items to their location to try to continue selling them for you. To reiterate, there are a few ways this works and you will be able to see the exact process and terms offered by each affiliate once you’ve placed a request in the RunMySale app..
Step 6. GET PAID!
Once the sale is over and items are removed, your affiliate will provide you with a breakdown of the Total Sale Revenue, charges and most importantly – the money you made. You will be paid via cash (with a receipt) or check or money transfer online (Venmo, Chase QuickPay, etc.). *
* Each affiliate is able to offer different terms. For example the affiliate may charge upfront or may not charge anything upfront and they only get their charge from the revenue generated from the sale (in other words you never come out of pocket). You can see before moving forward how payment works in the terms offered to you by each affiliate. Or they may charge a mix of upfront and money generated from the sale.
Affiliate Charge Options
Flat Fee:
The affiliate will charge a flat fee for the entire job, no matter what. (i.e. – $450 for the entire job).
Commission:
The affiliate will charge a commission for the entire job, no matter what (i.e. – 50% commission of total sale revenue).
Flat Fee + Commission:
The affiliate will charge a flat fee + commission (i.e. – $350 + 40% commission of total sale revenue).
Flat Fee (Sliding Scale):
The affiliate will charge a flat fee based on how much revenue the sale generates (i.e. $250 if the sale generates up to $500, $450 if the sale generates $501 to $1k, $550 if the sale generates $1,001 to $2k, $750 if the sale generates $2k+, etc.).
Commission (Sliding Scale):
The affiliate will charge a commission based on how much revenue the sale generates (i.e. 50% if the sale generates up to $1,000, 45% if the sale generates $1,001 to $1,500, 35% if sale generates $1,501 to $2,500, etc.).
Typically the affiliates will charge via one of the methods noted above. Some affiliates may charge differently. As note above, this may be upfront payment and/or may be taken from the revenue generated from the sale.
Sale At My Location – Traditional
Step 1. Agree to terms
You and the RMS Affiliate will agree to terms. That means the affiliate will clarify exactly how the process works since each affiliate does things a bit differently. It will be clear as for whether or not the affiliate will let you put a minimum price on items and it will be clear the way the affiliate will charge.
Step 2. CATALOG ITEMS
Your affiliate will need to know what you’d like to sell and get rid of. You will be able to input this information directly through the RunMySale app. Depending on your agreement, the affiliate will either come to your location (home, storage unit, business, etc.) to take pictures of your items and write descriptions and/or they will ask you to send those pictures and descriptions. Note: Often for traditional garage sales, the affiliate won’t catalog every single item as they aren’t being posted online so the cataloging is more so for the purpose of advertising the sale for people to come check out in person.
Step 3. RESEARCH + SET-UP SALE
Your affiliate will research items to figure out how much to price them for in order to generate the most revenue for your sale. Note that one of the strategies affiliates will use for certain items is bulking items together. The goal is to sell your items and make the most amount realistically possible. Sometimes that means selling certain items for a lower amount to make the sale (something better than $0). Depending on the affiliate you choose, you may be able to put a minimum price on items so the affiliate won’t be able to sell them unless they get that price. After figuring out what to price items at, the affiliate along with team (usually 1 to 4 people depending on amount of items you have) will set up your sale. Set up means putting up tables, organizing items on tables and on areas of the ground (usually in garage) and in some cases putting price tags on items (although not all affiliates use the strategy of physically price tagging items).
Typically, set-up occurs the day before the garage sale (usually that means Friday), although it can occur prior to the day before as well. This will be clarified with the affiliate you choose to hire. Your affiliate will do the final set-up before the sale the morning of the sale. Final set-up means taking the items out onto your driveway so that they’re ready to sell. Additionally, your affiliate/team will go put out signs to further advertise the sale. Some affiliates put out signs day(s) before the sale and some affiliates even provide a sign holder (live person holding a sign to bring more shoppers to your garage sale). There are several ways your affiliate will advertise your sale. Again, the details will be confirmed with your affiliate before you officially hire.
Step 4. NEGOTIATE + SELL ITEMS
Negotiating with people takes time and energy. Frankly, it’s frustrating. Especially when people try to low ball you. Good news. Your affiliate will do the negotiating for you. This is typically 1 to 4 people from your affiliate’s team who will be on-the-ground negotiating with shoppers at your garage sale and helping sell items.
Step 5. REMOVE ITEMS
What happens to all of the items that don’t sell, you ask. Again, each agreement between you and your affiliate is custom. However, the majority of RMS affiliates offer to remove items for you that don’t sell. There are different options depending on your agreement as for what happens to your items that don’t sell. For example, one option is for your affiliate to bring all items to a tax donation center for you to donate items in exchange for a tax write-off. Another option is for your affiliate to bring your items to their location to try to continue selling them for you. To reiterate, there are a few ways this works and you will be able to see the exact process and terms offered by each affiliate once you’ve placed a request in the RunMySale app.
Step 6. GET PAID!
Once the sale is over and items are removed, your affiliate will provide you with a breakdown of the Total Sale Revenue, charges and most importantly – the money you made. You will be paid via cash (with a receipt) or check or money transfer online (Venmo, Chase QuickPay, etc.).
*Each affiliate is able to offer different terms. For example the affiliate may charge upfront or may not charge anything upfront and they only get their charge from the revenue generated from the sale (in other words you never come out of pocket). You can see before moving forward how payment works in the terms offered to you by each affiliate. Or they may charge a mix of upfront and money generated from the sale.
Affiliate Charge Options
Flat Fee:
The affiliate will charge a flat fee for the entire job, no matter what. (i.e. – $450 for the entire job).
Commission:
The affiliate will charge a commission for the entire job, no matter what (i.e. – 50% commission of total sale revenue).
Flat Fee + Commission:
The affiliate will charge a flat fee + commission (i.e. – $350 + 40% commission of total sale revenue).
Flat Fee (Sliding Scale):
The affiliate will charge a flat fee based on how much revenue the sale generates (i.e. $250 if the sale generates up to $500, $450 if the sale generates $501 to $1k, $550 if the sale generates $1,001 to $2k, $750 if the sale generates $2k+, etc.).
Commission (Sliding Scale):
The affiliate will charge a commission based on how much revenue the sale generates (i.e. 50% if the sale generates up to $1,000, 45% if the sale generates $1,001 to $1,500, 35% if sale generates $1,501 to $2,500, etc.).
Typically the affiliates will charge via one of the methods noted above. Some affiliates may charge differently. As note above, this may be upfront payment and/or may be taken from the revenue generated from the sale.
Pick Up From My Location to Sell Items
Step 1. Agree to terms
You and the RMS Affiliate will agree to terms. That means the affiliate will clarify exactly how the process works since each affiliate does things a bit differently. It will be clear as for whether or not the affiliate will let you put a minimum price on items and it will be clear the way the affiliate will charge.
Step 2. CATALOG ITEMS
Your affiliate will need to know what you’d like to sell and get rid of. You will be able to input this information directly through the RunMySale app. Depending on your agreement, the affiliate will either do all of the cataloging once the items are picked up or you will do the catalogin before the affiliate comes to pick up your items and the affiliate would then just confirm the cataloging is accurate. Cataloging refers to taking pictures of your items and writing descriptions.
Step 3. RESEARCH + POST ITEMS
Your affiliate will research items to figure out how much to price them for in order to generate the most revenue for your sale. Note that one of the strategies affiliates will use for certain items is bulking items together. The goal is to sell your items and make the most amount realistically possible. Sometimes that means selling certain items for a lower amount to make the sale (something better than $0). Depending on the affiliate you choose, you may be able to put a minimum price on items so the affiliate won’t be able to sell them unless they get that price. After figuring out what to price items at, the affiliate will post your items on sites which offer the best chance for a sale for a particular item type or price range. Those sites being Amazon, Craigslist, eBay, Facebook MarketPlace and more. The affiliate may also sell the items via other methods such as email lists and direct outreach amongst others.
Step 4. NEGOTIATE + SELL ITEMS
Negotiating with people takes time and energy. Frankly, it’s frustrating. Especially when people try to low ball you. Good news. Your affiliate will do the negotiating for you via messages and calls with prospective buyers for your items. Depending on your agreement, the affiliate will either come to your location to meet buyer(s) for you and/or come to your location to package and ship or deliver items to buyer(s) and/or you will package and ship out items once affiliate confirms with you that they’ve been sold.
Step 5. REMOVE ITEMS
What happens to all of the items that don’t sell, you ask. Again, each agreement between you and your affiliate is custom. However, the majority of RMS affiliates offer to remove items for you that don’t sell. (Keep in mind, the items would be at the affiliates location if you chose the ‘Pick Up From My Location’ option originally.) There are different options depending on your agreement as for what happens to your items that don’t sell. For example, one option is for your affiliate to bring all items to a tax donation center for you to donate items in exchange for a tax write-off. Another option is for your affiliate to continue to store your items to try to continue selling them for you. To reiterate, there are a few ways this works and you will be able to see the exact process and terms offered by each affiliate once you’ve placed a request in the RunMySale app.
Step 6. GET PAID!
Once the sale is over and items are removed, your affiliate will provide you with a breakdown of the Total Sale Revenue, charges and most importantly – the money you made. You will be paid via cash (with a receipt) or check or money transfer online (Venmo, Chase QuickPay, etc.).
*Each affiliate is able to offer different terms. For example the affiliate may charge upfront or may not charge anything upfront and they only get their charge from the revenue generated from the sale (in other words you never come out of pocket). You can see before moving forward how payment works in the terms offered to you by each affiliate. Or they may charge a mix of upfront and money generated from the sale.
Affiliate Charge Options
Flat Fee:
The affiliate will charge a flat fee for the entire job, no matter what. (i.e. – $450 for the entire job).
Commission:
The affiliate will charge a commission for the entire job, no matter what (i.e. – 50% commission of total sale revenue).
Flat Fee + Commission:
The affiliate will charge a flat fee + commission (i.e. – $350 + 40% commission of total sale revenue).
Flat Fee (Sliding Scale):
The affiliate will charge a flat fee based on how much revenue the sale generates (i.e. $250 if the sale generates up to $500, $450 if the sale generates $501 to $1k, $550 if the sale generates $1,001 to $2k, $750 if the sale generates $2k+, etc.).
Commission (Sliding Scale):
The affiliate will charge a commission based on how much revenue the sale generates (i.e. 50% if the sale generates up to $1,000, 45% if the sale generates $1,001 to $1,500, 35% if sale generates $1,501 to $2,500, etc.).
Typically the affiliates will charge via one of the methods noted above. Some affiliates may charge differently. As note above, this may be upfront payment and/or may be taken from the revenue generated from the sale.
Removing Items
Step 1. Agree to terms
You and the RMS Affiliate will agree to terms. That means the affiliate will clarify exactly how the process works since each affiliate does things a bit differently. A removal job is typical if you have items that are in very bad shape or unsellable that you still want to get rid of but can’t sell or you aren’t interested in making any money from your items and would rather donate them for a tax write-off. Additionally, there may be a situation in which you have lots of items an affiliate can help you sell, but there’s also items which are deemed unsellable (trash, very bad shape, etc.) in which case your affiliate can work a deal with you to sell items and remove items for you that aren’t sellable.
Step 2. PICK UP/REMOVE ITEMS
Your affiliate (typically team of 1 to 4 people, sometimes more) will come pick up your items. There are different options depending on your agreement as for what happens to your items. For example, one option is for your affiliate to bring all items to a tax donation center for you to donate items in exchange for a tax write-off. Another option is for your affiliate to trash the items at trash and recycling centers. To reiterate, there are a few ways this works and you will be able to see the exact process and terms offered by each affiliate once you’ve placed a request in the RunMySale app.
Step 3. SETTLE UP
The charge will either be a fixed rate, hourly or a mix between fixed rate and hourly. That will be clarified before you decide to hire the affiliate. Your affiliate will either require payment upfront, payment after the job is complete, or a mix between upfront and upon completion. Again, this will be clarified before you decide to hire affiliate. If your items are donated somewhere where they provide a donation receipt, your affiliate will either give you that donation receipt in person or mail it to you.
*Note: If you have some items you want to sell and some items you want to remove (unsellable/trash), the process will look similar to the sales process except your affiliate will simply remove the items that aren’t sellable after the sales process (or before) for an additional fee. Each affiliate does this differently and you can make sure terms are clear before hiring.
Moving Items
Step 1. Agree to terms
You and the RMS Affiliate will agree to terms. That means the affiliate will clarify exactly how the process works since each affiliate does things a bit differently.
Step 2. PICK UP/MOVE ITEMS
Your affiliate (typically team of 2 to 4 people, sometimes more) will come pick up your items. There are different options depending on your agreement as for what exactly is included. Some affiliates offer to help pack your items as well day(s) before your move. The team will safely move your items to your new location (wherever you’d like them moved to per your agreement).
Step 3. SETTLE UP
The charge will either be a fixed rate, hourly or a mix between fixed rate and hourly. That will be clarified before you decide to hire the affiliate. Your affiliate will either require payment upfront, payment after the job is complete, or a mix between upfront and upon completion. Again, this will be clarified before you decide to hire affiliate.
* Note: If you have some items you want to sell and some items you want to move, the process will look similar to the sales process except your affiliate will simply move the items that aren’t sellable after the sales process (or before) for an additional fee. Each affiliate does this differently and you can make sure terms are clear before hiring.
Realtor
Step 1. Agree to terms
You and the RMS Affiliate will agree to terms. That means the affiliate will clarify exactly how the process works since each affiliate does things a bit differently. The RMS Affiliate, who is a realtor, will be able to help you buy, sell or find a property. Nothing more to it, the specific terms will be clarified between you both. 🙂
Step 2. SETTLE UP
The charge will most likely be a commission, but each affiliate charges differently. This will be clarified before you decide to hire affiliate.
Pressure Washing
Step 1. Agree to terms
You and the RMS Affiliate will agree to terms. That means the affiliate will clarify exactly how the process works since each affiliate does things a bit differently.
Step 2. PRESSURE WASH
Your affiliate (typically team of 1 to 2 people, sometimes more) will come pressure wash the areas you want pressure washed. To reiterate, there are a few ways this works and you will be able to see the exact process and terms offered by each affiliate once you’ve placed a request in the RunMySale app.
Step 3. SETTLE UP
The charge will either be a fixed rate, hourly or a mix between fixed rate and hourly. That will be clarified before you decide to hire the affiliate. Your affiliate will either require payment upfront, payment after the job is complete, or a mix between upfront and upon completion. Again, this will be clarified before you decide to hire affiliate.
Garage Organizing
Step 1. Agree to terms
You and the RMS Affiliate will agree to terms. That means the affiliate will clarify exactly how the process works since each affiliate does things a bit differently.
Step 2. ORGANIZE REQUESTED AREA(S)
Your affiliate (typically team of 1 to 2 people, sometimes more) will come organize the areas you want organized. Organizing can mean creating proper places for items, moving items to proper places, labeling, trashing items, etc. Your affiliate can help organize your garage and/or other areas of your home, business or storage unit. To reiterate, there are a few ways this works and you will be able to see the exact process and terms offered by each affiliate once you’ve placed a request in the RunMySale app.
Step 3. SETTLE UP
The charge will either be a fixed rate, hourly or a mix between fixed rate and hourly. That will be clarified before you decide to hire the affiliate. Your affiliate will either require payment upfront, payment after the job is complete, or a mix between upfront and upon completion. Again, this will be clarified before you decide to hire affiliate.
* Note: If you have some items you want to sell and some items you want to remove, the process will look similar to the sales process and removal process except your affiliate will simply execute those jobs before or after the garage organizing (or organizing of whichever area(s) you request). Each affiliate does this differently and you can make sure terms are clear before hiring.
Other
Step 1. Agree to terms
You and the RMS Affiliate will agree to terms. That means the affiliate will clarify exactly how the process works since each affiliate does things a bit differently.
Step 2. HELP COMPLETE TASK(S)
Your affiliate (typically team of 1 to 2 people, sometimes more) will help you with a random type of job you need help with. To reiterate, there are a few ways this works and you will be able to see the exact process and terms offered by each affiliate once you’ve placed a request in the RunMySale app.
Step 3. SETTLE UP
The charge will either be a fixed rate, hourly or a mix between fixed rate and hourly. That will be clarified before you decide to hire the affiliate. Your affiliate will either require payment upfront, payment after the job is complete, or a mix between upfront and upon completion. Again, this will be clarified before you decide to hire affiliate.
* You’ll be able to see status updates on your job and be in communication with your affiliate all within the app.
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