garage sales

[crosses]

I love garage sales and I have started out this spring system in full force. I find that the following things are especially cheap at garage sales:

children's clothes
game board toys
dishes and cups
exercise equipment

I try to hit garage sales for people who are about to move as they are very motivated to get rid of everything.

[skipper]

I buy all my home interior at garage sales some kids clothes we found our medicine cabniets brand new in the box for $50 each they were 119 each at lowes my friend got a hot tub for 150 at a yard sale last year and it was in perfect condition hooked it up and it worked

[acezz4e_tish]

ive stated before, but with lots of posts it may of been missed. keep a yard sale kit in your car. batteries of all sizes, a screwdriver a plug for in the car too, i also keep a mini book of everything about our house, size of windows and how many, size of rooms, doors, everything. divided by rooms, i know if theres new carpet at a sale, ill peek in my book and know if it would fit. princess like curtains, my daughters room has one large window, i have the size in the book, ill know if its worht it, if its a good size. i dont like to buy puzzles at yard sales, never know if its missing a piece. however if its a kids puzzle, 24 pieces, i will count those and got four diff walt disney ones at a yard sale for 25 cents each. knowing the dimensions of your doorways too, will save you buying something you cant get into your house to start wtih.lol

[wodaking]

Wow! love the garage sale book/kit idea.

I love garagle sales for buying children's books. Often I make an offer on all the books at a sale (like $3-5 for a whole box) and sort them out later. New books cost that much a piece! You can even turn around and sell them on ebay for a profit. -L

[nanamom]

You mean it's garage sale season somewhere? We still have LOTS of snow and bitter cold . I love garage sales and plan on hitting several for summer clothes for DS2. Some of his favorite toys came form garage sales and I will resell them when he is done (unless we get another little one to play) I went to one last year where they actually limited the number of people allowed in at one time!! That was way to "professional" for me!

[PrincessPerky]

I hate going! I do not have the 'bargin hunter gene'.

But hey if you like it, awesome.

[Ima saver]

I hate going too princess perky. I am going to have one this spring, but it bugs me that people show up so early. I don't want people out there at 6 or 7 when the sale does not start until 10 am. Last time I blocked off my driveway so they could not park and would not let anyone in early. I mean, I put, no early sales in the newspaper.
They especailly like to come to a really nice neighborhood.

[Lostsoul33]

Our area is very popular for yard sales. We had a sale last year and I'm currently getting things together to have another sale this year. I enjoy them.
I also plan on hitting the sales very heavy this year so that I can resell a few things on ebay. I have two small girls so I always look for clothes for them as well. I can't wait for yard sales to start up again.

[Firefly]

I like them but a lot of them have nothing but junk.

[acezz4e_tish]

lol one mans junk is another mans treasure, ive even gotten dave to appreciate a sale or two.

[Firefly]

true.

[mom-from-missouri]

I am kind of doing one now, in a way. Since I am selling my house, I am listing everything I need to sell from the house on our local on line classified ads. So far I have made $197 since last Friday by selling clothes, toys, exercise bike and outgrown outside toys. What I like about listing them online is, I can control the price, I can put CASH FIRM in my listing, I give my address only to the people I want to give it too, and I tell them when to come over. I remove the ad as soon as they show up and get the item.

[smfoskin]

I love garage sales! in fact, I'm quite addicted to them. I scrapbook and have found some great stuff at garage sales for scrapbooking...a lot cheaper than I would get in the store.

[acezz4e_tish]

i have a tool box just for garage sales, screwdrivers, batteries, plug for lighter, im ready to test anything and my lil book has all that i have at home and sizes. such as the dimensions of the windows, how many, which rooms, etc. light switches doors and all.

[lrjohnson]

I really dislike regular shopping, like in a Mall or Traget or somesuch, but I get a kick out of garage sales. Two or three in a row will have nothing, then one will have a super find. Such as: Huge bottle of glycerin (good for bath supplies) for a quarter, beautiful marble pepper shaker (I'd been looking for a decent priced one for months) for a quarter, canning jars for $1 a box, cast iron skillets for $2, etc. I see alot of kids stuff-If I was a parent I would clothe my kid 90% from garale sales-the stuff looks so unworn, like the kids grew out of it before they wear it out.

[jodi]

lrjohnson, I get so many kids clothes at garage sales - I rarely pay more than $.50 for an item of clothing. I nearly fall over when I go in a "real" store and see what people pay for kids clothes! They grow out of them or get them stained so fast that I can't imagine buying new.

Love, love, love those garage sales. I can spend half a day having a ball for usually $5 or less. Tell me where else I can get that kind of entertainment

[CJsoccerchic]

well, bylooking at this post - I'll know that I should neverhaveto buy kids clothes at the malls cause I can go to a garage sale and get it for 95% less then the cost!! Yay!!

[more freedom]

garage sales, I am thinking about this.. That I can buy something cheap and resell the items on ebay at the higher price.

What do you think of this idea?

[PrincessPerky]

Others have done it.. be careful what you will pay..some things that you are SURE will sell...wont.

[more freedom]

Has anyone done this before... You shop at the garage sales, you buy something.. and sell the items on ebay with a margin..

It could be profitable.

What do you think?