Despite some dreary weather, Belmont’s community sale day appears to have been a big success.

Last week, I shared my background in yard sales with readers who follow this column. I also mentioned that I would be hosting a yard sale as part of the community day on May 8.

My husband, Mike, and I had been collecting items for months, setting them aside in a special place earmarked for a future yard sale. When they were all laid out, we had quite an eclectic pile of stuff.

In addition to boxes of men’s and women’s clothing in a variety of sizes, we had puzzles, games, holiday decor, mirrors, lawn games, hand-carved figurines, electronics, tools and all sorts of other miscellaneous things.

To our surprise, one couple showed up the evening before the sale, eager to look around. The following morning, another couple had piled up several things they wanted to buy even before we opened our sale at 8 a.m.

Rainy skies didn’t keep people away, though they probably did reduce the number of shoppers who turned out overall. But the weather was warm enough that the showers didn’t matter all that much, especially for sellers who had their stock in a garage or under roof like we did.

People came from near and far, though there were only a few visitors who I actually knew well. Some mentioned that they had seen our sale advertised in the newspaper and said they had driven out from Wheeling, Bellaire and other communities several miles away.

We kept our prices low — probably too low on many items we had for sale — yet we still earned more money than we had expected. My brother and sister-in-law and a nearby neighbor said the same was true for them.

But, that wasn’t the best part. The greatest result of the sale is that we got rid of a significant amount of stuff. From a 1960s or ’70s blow mold Nativity set to a disc golf target for the lawn, we saw several large items that we had no use for go to people who will be able to enjoy them.

The experience was so satisfying that I am already contemplating a sale in the fall.