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Originally Posted by cicy33
I love to yard sale but have noticed in my area the past couple of years that the prices are rising steadily and not reasonably. Does anyone else notice the price increase?
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Absolutely. That is the ebay effect. Ebay turned everyone into a dealer and gave everyone an easy way to look up what their stuff is "worth". So now people price their yard sale items based on prices they see on ebay. The problem is price is not just based on what the item is. It is also based on the venue. I expect to pay more for a vintage doo-dad at an antique store, where they have rent, utilties, insurance and salaries to pay than at a yard sale where they might have spent $20 for an ad and a couple of signs on the telephone poles. On ebay, sellers spend time photographing and listing their items, managing their auctions, pay ebay and paypal fees, pack and ship the items. They deserve a higher price than someone selling at a yard sale. I used to buy tons of stuff at yard sales and resell it on ebay. That has gotten harder and harder as yard sale prices have steadily risen to match ebay prices.