Does anyone here go to Garage/Yard Sales?  

I used to go all the time when I lived on an Air Force base. It's very convinient since people like to get rid of unwanted stuff. I've found brand new CD's for 50 cents, DVD's for $1, games for $1-$5 (original price around $50) and many others. I don't go anymore though. :(

yes i do and in fact i have experienced to actually sell stuffs in a garage/yard sales. its nice to sell old/unused stuffs instead of just putting them in your attic or basement. i have fun buying in a garag/yard sale coz you get nice stuffs in a cheaper price...some stuffs are also unique or also come in handy.

I'm an absolute garage/moving sale Psycho! ;), I also treasure hunt on trash day and have found so many incredible things, from computers to works of art and more...

I'm lucky to live near 4 universities and colleges and wehen these kids and teachers throw stuff out... it's all good! :)

I have many good stories about what I've found... from vaccume cleaners, to pots and pans, clothing and shoes... on and on, but I would love to see what other people have found...

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I don't go to garage sales very often, but one time I ended up driving past one and deciding to stop. I looked around and saw this signed baseball; I couldn't really tell who's autograph was on it, and the person who was doing the selling didn't know, it was her son's and he had told her to go ahead and sell all of his belongings, too, because he was grown and not living there anymore.

She wanted $5 bucks for it, which I thought was a bit steep not knowing who signed it. But on a hunch, I bought it and took it to a Sports Memorabilia shop. The owner was so amazed; it was an autographed Roberto Clemente baseball. He told me the baseball was worth close to $300 dollars.

I still have that baseball, seeing as how I am a big baseball fan and love these kinds of things. Although if the value goes up some more, I could do something good with that money.

When I was a teen I used to hold garage sales for extra cash. My relatives would give me stuff to sell for a commission. What I didn't sell at home one weekend I would take out to the swap and shop at the speedway. It was a great way to make money. My dad remodeled the bathroom one year and I sold the used toilet! It is weird what some people will buy. I love going to them on Saturday mornings when I get up early enough. I look through the paper and make a list of the interesting ones then navigate. My hubby end up going in circles. Lucky he has a good sense of humor.

I have been wanting to go to one of those since I know that sometimes you can really get great stuffs at bargain prices. There are a few of this things going on near the place where I live. May be it is time to make a point to visit them and look for those little things that I may not get at the hypermarkets or the malls.

Well,garage sales,yard sales and one more place is swap meet that we have here.I love to visit these places,cause sometimes you get so good deals,and you feel so proud of yourself that"I AM A GOOD SHOPPER".:)
Yes I like to go to garage sales and swap meet,Once we had some guest coming over,we have 2 bedrooms in over apartment,so we need a bed for other room,we already bought a mattress,all we needed was bed frame and all accessories.So,we were just searching,we saw d=some furniture stores and furniture outlets and penny saver to see if we could get any good deal but " NO ".Then it was a weekend and we went to one garage sale where we found a brand new,without any scratch,solid wood bed frame with dresser mirror,two night stands and 3 crystal table lamps,all new packed,and they worth actually about 1100 or 1200$,and she sold us only for $300.I felt so happy,I do not usually like to buy furniture or mattress from such places because it might be old and used,but it was brand new,it has plastic all wrapped around and we liked its design too.So that was my story.

We love yard & garage sales too. My husband just might be worse than me, if that's possible! We have slowed down as we end up with too much if we don't watch it.
I do a lot of crafts & sew and make quilts. I have found lots of bargains in this area. For example, I bought a new quilters ruler for .50 cents, they sell for $14.95!
Some people either don't know what they have, or go all out to do a project then get discouraged or don't have time, then get rid of it.

I also enjoy going to yard sales. Here in Southern California you can find them all year round. On any given weekend there are dozens of yard sales in my neighborhood alone.

Here's my best yard sale story: After announcing that it was my birthday at a yard sale, I was able to buy a brand new letterman's jacket (it was a movie production promo jacket) for $8.00. But wait, it gets better! The attractive woman who sold it to my insisted on giving me a kiss as well. I said sure. So I went in for a little peck on the cheek and she smooched me on the lips! Then she gave me a second kiss for good luck or whatever. That really made my day!

Oh I love garage sales. I just bought a ab lounge for like $15.00 and ive already lost some weight it was well worth it. I love to get books at sales also. Someones junk is my treasure.