Profit division for garage sale. What do you think?

[suziebee20]

Our neighborhood garage sale is June 8th... I've been cleaning and finding items for over a month now! Every year, me and my sister get all the profits, and split them 50/50, when I end up doing most of the cleaning, preping, set-up, clean-up... This year, I'm not taking her crap. She is almost 14, and she has the idea that she gets half the profit again. My mom says, like every year, if she sits for the sale, we split the money. If one of us leaves, the other gets whatever money is made while the person is gone. IT'S NOT FAIR! Me and my boyfriend have been working our butts off to clear out our 40-50 box messy garage, going through dusty boxes so much, I have never sneezed so much. UGHH... and right now, in her sweet voice "Suzie, tomorrow let's clean the garage." I said "Katie... listen to me", and she plugs her ears, closes her eyes, and hums... real mature huh :rolleyes: :rolleyes:. I don't want to tick my mom off with this whole ordeal, but it really isn't fair, and it happens every year. Last year I was up at 5 AM hauling off the last of the boxes to the garage and setting things up. She slept till 7 when the sale started, and ended up with $40 for doing absolutly jack besides sitting and playing computer in the garage! To top it off, people ask how much something is, and she looks at me, she has no idea what she is doing!!!! AHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! MAD MAD MAD MAD MAD!!!!

What do you guys think? I don't know how to address the problem, without making my mom mad. She knows Kati is not responsible- she just learned how to use the washing machine a few months ago... and has been using fabric softener as soap for weeks, because she can't tell the difference! Now I'm just going on, I know... but I'm sick of my little sister. When it comes down to it, I love her to death, but she really makes me angry! She's so greedy and money hungry, I gave my b/f one of her Nintendo games because we don't have one anymore, and she gets all mad because "She could have made money off it, instead of just giving it away" :rolleyes: :mad: :mad: :mad:

I need sleep! I guess I'll go to bed, and deal with it in the morning. Any suggestions are appriciated, because I'm at the end of my rather short rope! If anyone wants her, I'll pay ya to take her, and ship for free :eek:.

[Gitty]

Put a price tag on her for the garage sale. Make sure it ain't too much, so you can get rid of her and not have to share the profits!

[Ladytiger]

What we did, is put on the price tags, an intial of who's it was. We had a notebook, would take off the prices of the item as we were adding them, then at the end of the day add the pages up-and that was the amount for OUR own stuff that we got. If you are doing this for your mom, and it's her stuff, maybe just tell sis that you will give her X amount for the day, determined by how much help she gives (determined by you), maybe she will help you out more. Also, when it was just a family sale,we always would use the money for something for the family, usually a day long trip to Six Flags or something. Good luck!!

[ahippiechic]

Like Zitra said, I guess it depends on whose stuff it is, but either way, it doesn't seem fair! I would be mad as well.

[suziebee20]

The stuff we are planning on selling is old stuff, like childrens clothes, books, old toys... it really belongs to both of us- but she swears it's "hers", or "she's gonna miss it" when they have been in boxes in the garage for years. Same stuff we keep trying to sell every year, and she never had a problem losing it till now :rolleyes:. I got Kool-Aid that I was planning on offering my boyfriend brothers to sell, and let them keep half the profits, however Katie is so greedy she wants 1/4 when she didn't even buy the stuff, I did! She will be home from school in 20 min. and I told her we would clean, but I have a feeling she isn't gonna be much help!

lol Gitty- I try every year, and it doesn't work, mom won't let me!!!

[mlayton1994]

I agree with FishmansBetrHalf. Since she didn't help I would tell her no. As for the Kool Aid put your foot down and flat out tell her no. That she didn't buy it therefor she isn't getting any of the money. Let her pout and whine. She can get over it. I can't believe she was that greedy with the Nintendo gave. I guess if that had been me. I would have rang her little neck. Boy I am glad I was the baby child but, to be honest she acts like my brother who is in the middle of me and my big brother.

[girlwithsoul]

So what ended up happening here?

[Mami2Cute]

It does seem most of it is your mothers items but maybe talk toy our mother about your sister and not helping, tell your sister either help this year or its canceled and if she doesn't want to help then you'll be happy to do most of the set up and such BUT for a price, tell her you want 60-70% and she gets the rest. Maybe you two can work something out. GOOD LUCK

[mlayton1994]

I am sorry for misunderstanding.