Are You a Garage Saler?
Tuesday May 23, 2006
| A local newsletter recently bemoaned the fact of lost revenues to the city as garage sale permits have fallen approximately 25% over last year. Online auctions were mentioned as part of the reason, perhaps so. Although I'm not always sure it's worth the extra time and effort to put items up for sale at Internet auctions.
I decided to do a little research the past two weekends and see what kind of treasures I can find. And I think I did pretty good on a few toys, books and a DVD for a buck, but I was really pleased at some other items that were more treasure than trash. |
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