COUDERSPORT — The annual Coudersport town wide yard sales are slated to begin at 9 a.m. Sept. 1, and are sponsored by Coudersport Area Chamber of Commerce.
Bargain hunters and shoppers can plan to visit sales at the Potter County Courthouse square, and at residences around the area, guided by their choice of a Google Map available via www.coudersport.us or a printed map available several days before the sales at the Chamber Office & Potter County Artisan Center at 227 N. Main St. in Coudersport.
The chamber charges small fees to cover the costs of sponsoring this popular event.
For $5, participants receive a laminated, fluorescent yard sale sign, a presence on the printed map, the same on the online, mobile-friendly map which was viewed approximately 2,000 times by the end of the 2017 sales.
Spaces on the courthouse square are 10 by 10 feet each. One space is $10; two spaces are $15; each additional space is $10.
The chamber will sponsor food and drink on the square this year. As in past years, the square will also be equipped with an accessible portable toilet and hand wash station.
Former chamber office manager Zachary Williams is coordinating this year’s sales. Contact him at 647-1899 or email chamber@coudersport.org to get on the map. As the aim of the maps is to draw as many prospective buyers to your sales as possible, Williams needs a description of your sale (e.g., any unique items) as well as your address, full name, phone number, and email. Email addresses and phone numbers kept confidential as they’re for administrative use only in case there is any question about a listing. Last names, descriptions, and addresses will go on the maps.
Fees for sales on the courthouse square will be collected the day of the sale. With regard to residential sales, drop off payments and pick up signs, or mail fees to: Coudersport Chamber, PO Box 261, Coudersport, PA 16915. In charging nominal fees to cover the costs of hosting the event and providing amenities, the chamber works on an honor system with regard to payments.
