[jeffrey]

Hoping to earn some extra money to pay her mounting bills, Francesca Nichols posted an ad on Craigslist: "Giant Yard Sale -- Everything Must Go!"

So at 5:30 a.m. last Saturday morning, she and her husband filled their Valencia driveway with purchases made during better times: a wooden dresser, top-of-the-line child car seats, a hand-painted mirror and piles of expensive clothes.

Two hours later, Nichols waved a wad of bills and smiled. "Wow, honey," she said to her husband...

Garage sales are a win-win in this economy - Los Angeles Times