Advertise it for free on Nextdoor and it will be gone in a heartbeat. Or bring it to UCC at The Villages in March for our Spring Yard Sale

Post on brownwood or Rolling Acres Woodshop. You will get plenty of takers I believe.

I had a similar situation with my parents home. I hired an auction company who cleaned out everything. They sold everything and gave us the money after their commission.

Just one thought, we have had several friends pass and leave wife to clear out garage. Have helped them all to determine what was worth selling and donating. One thing I have done is take old tools and bags to TV high school for kids in the construction program. Explain that some tools are reeeeal old but they are grateful and they say old is better than none that some kids have. Just a thought.

I agree. Chances are, you might make ten cents on the dollar and be left with lots of stuff. Why not just give it away? Now, do you want it to be acquired by people in The Villages who are perhaps more trustworthy or by people who can’t afford it and will use it or by people who will immediately resell it or by drug users who will take your tools to pawn shops and try to get a few bucks for another fix? Do you want a few people at a time stopping by? Do you want cars parked all down your street and around the block? Things you need to decide.

If what you have is mainly woodworking tools, you might try going to the big Villages woodworking shop on Rolling Acres road next to the driving range. That club has lots of members, and they know their way around tools. Ask some of the members for advice. Maybe they’d like an opportunity to come get free tools. Like a couple hours one day. Or maybe they’d come pick up everything and see that it is distributed for you to good homes.

Or, find out where the Villages grounds workers park and go. There and offer them free tools. I’m sure plenty of them know how to use tools but can’t afford good ones. They would be really grateful and happy.

Or, you can find a company that picks up things like this all day all over and resells them. What is it worth to save yourself the aggravation and let one truck come and get it all at once and not have to worry about what they do with it?

You could stop by Habitat for Humanity and ask the people there for advice. They know the handymen who fix things and build things for people who don’t have much. Your free tools could be a real blessing for them.

Check with the kids...
 

I would ask your kids if they want anything, first. My grandson has already laid claim to my tools, and everything else in the garage,... and the granddaughters
have picked out stuff in the house that they would like to "remember me by"...lol

yI have had numerous garage sales and never advertised. Why give the Sun the money? Just put out signs, preferably on Thurs, Fri or Sat. Best if you can coordinate with others. I find the best time is in October when snowbirds are coming and before the holidays.

The easiest way to get rid of things in a hurry is to put them out by the road and label them 'FREE'—no need to do it all at once. Every Friday, you can put things out, and they will vanish quickly. Unless you think the effort to label everything with a price tag is worthwhile, this is something that has worked for me. I had anticipated a bulk pickup of garbage at the roadside, but everything seems to have a value to someone.

Check with Animal rescue groups. They conserve money and yet need simple things like tools. There is one in Webster Cat Meow Sanctuary. Sheltering Hands and Quality of Life Rehab and Foster in Ocala. Donations highly accepted and appreciated.

If you don't want bunches of people then good luck. Hope you have success

As others have mentioned, the "best way" to sell or get rid of the stuff in your garage depends on what's most important to you.

You wrote "I'd prefer others to have them in new hands and make use. NOT looking to make big $$$, but want new users of this stuff"

Another user suggested Craigslist. In my opinion that's not a good suggestion--Facebook Marketplace has completely replaced Craigslist in terms where most people go to buy / sell used items.

Assuming you've got some items of real value that you'd like to sell, take a half dozen pics of each item & post them on Facebook Marketplace. Before posting them I'd suggest searching on FB marketplace first and see what others are pricing similar items for. But be aware that for every 10 people that contact you, probably only one person is really interested. If you've got a a lot of stuff it will be a somewhat time consuming project.

Alternatively, some non-profits will send out a couple of guys in a van and pick up all the stuff in one go if you're willing to donate it.

Or as others have mentioned, just leave stuff at the end of your driveway...someone will stop and pick it up.

Kudos for proactively trying to take care of this & not leaving it as a task for your kids to do!

Please consider donating your items to a Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Habitat ReStores are not ordinary thrift stores. They accept donations of most tools and construction materials so that they can be reused instead of going into a landfill. You can find more info at habitat.org/restores . I believe there are several ReStores in our area in Leesburg, Ocala, and Eustis. Your generosisty can be a blessing to others.

Yes, this. Do not forget that selling to someone even a low price might make someone’s day. Saw that a lot with our yard sale up north.

We had our last garage sale about 15 years ago in TV. I said never again. Two miserable days in my book for the few dollars we took in. Now we give it to Bargains and Blessings or set it outside and put a free sign on it. But to each their own…

I came to the Villages with a full woodshop of tools. Just recently decided to move on. First thing I did was to post on Nextdoor all of the big equipment (table saws, drill press etc.) sold all of it in one day to people mostly out of TV. Secondly, I grouped thinks together like claps, screw drivers, chisels etc. Have a table of free stuff. Price things low. Good luck