Made a list this week of several things that had recently went kaput at my house and a couple of items that we needed. Then we set out early to some garage sales.

Found:
Lawn Mower- 15$
Microwave- 5$
Small Dresser- 10$
Few other assorted jeans and school items - 10$
OSU winter hat and gloves - 2$

Still need:
Indoor dog crate

Not bad for a few hours!

Do you mind using second hand? I saved a lot of money today!

i like garage sales, too, haven't been to one in a while.

Now way

I do
yard sales
Thrift stores
eBay
Auctions


Love it!! And I got some beautiful things!

We do thrift stores and consignment shops too. Thank goodness my kids don't mind. I think they see the value in getting more of what they want for less money.

i have (had) so much junk of my own, that i'd never go out and buy someone else's junk, haha.

i do leave my stuff at the curb a few days before garbage pick up so someone else has a chance to reuse it before it goes in a dump.

i DID laugh, however, at couches that i tossed out. they were in BAD shape, pieces of wood sticking out of the upholstery and stuffing from the cushions. they were so comfy, though, i hated to part with them. someone DID take them though, so i guess their junk was worse than my junk.

i tried to have a garage sale once, but it was just too much work. i'd rather just donate as much of my old stuff as i can first, then resort to tossing.

(i had an indoor dog crate but gave that away too, sorry heather)

Having a garage sale is a lot of work. I usually price stuff way low so that it sells. Otherwise it's still sitting there taking up space. I have to laugh at people wanting their kids designer shirts to each get 5 or 10 bucks. They will never sell. At the end of the day, they load it all up and take it to the goodwill where they sell it for 1.99$.

I did see a Coach purse I really liked today too, but I'm not paying 40$ for someone's used purse.

I could never understand why someone would sell a perfectly good garage...or yard for that matter!

Yes Ill put that right next to the leggos, and my clown collection, inbetween my pepper shaker knick naks, and my putor wizard figuines.

HA! Reminds me of my own sale sign........it says.........

SALE IN REAR


BadaBing!

Hoarder Alert!

is that some food i see, up front, in a plastic container?

haha

i love yard sales, estate sales
even go to the goodill bins
my sister found a depression glass pitcher she paid 50cents for it and i looked on ebay and its worth $18

my dad gave me some stuff for my last yard sale and he gave me this old potato peller thing.. its in the origanl box its freaken old
i priced it on ebay and its worth $26

i started collecting pepershakers a few months back
i have a metal indian one and a wooden one they both have a good price value
i also have a chinese one
im looking for a wolf which i found on ebay but not wanting to pay there price unless i can find it cheaper
i have alot of knick nacks, my mom calls me a pack rat.LOL
i have a wizard i found at goodwill holding a crystalball, i couldnt pass it up...


my sister knows her jewerly for she makes them for a living
she bought this braclet for 50cents and she looked online and to find out it was worth $200

my mom has a friend that is worse than me when it comes to being a pack rat... she bought a neckless as where the stones were loose, she paid i think a quarter if i recall, and she had it restrung it was priced for about $100

Give me all your embarrassing garage sale purchases HERE!

Ever notice how garage sale and garbage sell are one letter off??

I tried that once, but nobody wanted to buy my garage without me selling my house too...hey we are in a recession, don't judge!