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  Garage sale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A garage sale (also known as a yard sale, rummage sale or jumble sale) is an informal, irregularly scheduled marketplace of used household goods, typically sold by one or at most a few families.
Yard Sale in Spring 2005 in CA Typically the goods in a garage sale will be unwanted items from the household conducting the sale, offered for the purpose of minimizing their possessions while raising funds.
The sales venue is usually a garage, driveway, front yard, porch or combination of the above.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yard_sale   (221 words)

  
 Yard Sale Addict
Her ongoing sale set up in the yard of my friend David’s home uses the superb retail location that is at an important neighborhood crossroads and also across the street from where idle brunch seekers are waiting for tables.
Among the items found in her yard and porch was a bag of prayer clothes and other items sent to her by faith healers, a bowl of Xmas balls that she had painted, VHS tapes of films such as Bird, The Cooler and House of Sand and Fog.
The sale was in the yard of a large colonial revival mansion that sits high at the end of a long steep drive way.
yardsaleaddict.blogspot.com   (6057 words)

  
 Yard Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Community Yard Sales are from dawn to dusk.
The 1st yard sale in a calendar year is $10.00 and the 2nd yard sale in the same calendar year is $25.00.
Note: These 2 yard sales are in addition to the FREE community yard sales.
www.stewartstown.org /yardsale.htm   (167 words)

  
 A Coast to Coast Yard Sale
Also, given the nature of yard sales (and the history of last year), it is probable that many individual households will not decide to participate until just a day or two before the sale dates.
The National Coordinator for the U.S. 50 Yard Sale is Tom Taylor of North Vernon, Indiana.
Many sales will be held by individual families in their own yards and they do not need permission of the organizers to participate.
www.route50.com /yardsale.html   (1896 words)

  
 Having a Successful Yard Sale Confessions of a Yard Sale Fanatic
The day of your yard sale may be the day that your friendly dog, unaccustomed to the excitment of all the people, may decide to take a chunk out of the toddler that pulls on his tail.
At one of my yard sales, a customer was adamant about wanting to buy a table which was not for sale (I was using the table to display the junk).
I went to one yard sale that had a "fill a bag of clothes for $2" and another one that had "fill a lunchbag of small toys" for a nickel (very cheap!) If you do something like this, just make sure you have enough bags available.
www.yardsalequeen.com /yardsale.htm   (5424 words)

  
 On A Budget - Having A Successful Yard Sale
At one yard sale I went to, the woman had cut the signs in the shape of arrows - it was very easy to find her yard sale considering there were many turns involved.
Your yard sale will be more successful if you take the time and make sure everything is clean and shiny and displayed nicely.
I went to one yard sale that had a "fill a bag of clothes for $2" and another one that had "fill a lunchbag of small toys" for a nickel.
www.thefunplace.com /house/budget/successfulsale.html   (1980 words)

  
 Yard Sale tips
Post a sign the day before a garage sale stating, "Garage Sale Tomorrow." Many commented that it was the reason they came to my last garage sale because it was on their mind.
Have plenty of room for your yard sale as well as for the people to move around.
Join together with some neighbors for your yard sale if possible and split the cost of advertising it in the paper.
www.tipztime.com /area/outdoortipz/yardsales.html   (1092 words)

  
 Home & Away Magazine - The AAA Magazine of the Midwest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Every year in August, thousands of yard sale aficionados make a pilgrimage to the mid-South to find as many as 5,000 vendors set up along a 450-mile stretch of backroads, front yards and fields.
The brainchild of Fentress County, Tenn., executive Mike Walker, the sale's goal was to lure people away from the interstates and to the scenic back roads, plus provide residents an opportunity to sell crafts and antiques.
Last year the sale was expanded from four days to nine in order to accommodate the crowds.
www.homeandawaymagazine.com /Index_whale_of_a_sale.cfm   (964 words)

  
 Code Enforcement - Garage & Yard Sale Signs
However, there are guidelines for placing yard or garage sale signs to advertise your sale.
You may place signs in yards, but please remember to ask permission of the property owner or occupant if you want to place your sign in their yard.
Garage and yard sale signs may be posted from 7:00 am to 5:00 PM the day of the sale.
www.ci.louisville.co.us /police/grgesalesigns.html   (366 words)

  
 How To Operate A Successful Garage Sale
Garage sales are work - a lot of hard work, but the returns more than justify the effort.
Keep all the tags and at the end of the sale, divide the tags according to code and total the sales.
If your sale runs through Saturday, your sale is about over before the paper hits the street on Saturday.
www.ifg-inc.com /Consumer_Reports/GarageSale.shtml   (1076 words)

  
 My Junk, Your Treasure
Yard sales, or in some parts of the country 'tag' or 'garage' sales, can be a lot of fun whether you're the buyer or the seller.
But, a successful sale is more than taking stuff out of your garage and putting up a few signs.
But if you don't mind a little effort, a yard sale can make you a few bucks and provide some fun at the same time.
www.thelaboroflove.com /forum/dollar/33.html   (840 words)

  
 World's Longest 450 Mile Hwy 127 Corridor Sale!
We have official Hwy 127 Sale T-Shirts at the Chamber for sale for $13.00.
The sale booths are usually open in the morning, starting at around 7 or 8 a.m., and usually close around 5 or 6 p.m.
The Yard Sale runs from Covington, Kentucky to Gadsden, Alabama along HWY 127.
www.127sale.com   (1068 words)

  
 On A Budget - Yard Sale Savvy
But because fund-raising yard sales mostly have donated items only, the quality may not be as good as yard sales at individual houses.
This is probably common sense, but the yard sales that are held in better neighborhoods normally have the nicer stuff.
Be creative when you browse yard sales, when you look at an item, not only look at it for its primary use, but look at it for its POTENTIAL use.
www.thefunplace.com /house/budget/savvy.html   (1169 words)

  
 Trailer Life: WORLD'S LONGEST Yard Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
WHEN THE TOWN FATHERS OF JAMESTOWN, Tennessee (population 1,800), created the Route 127 Corridor Yard Sale in 1986, the intent was to lure people off the interstates and onto the forgotten back roads of the Blue Ridge.
Miller had patronized the yard sale for years before deeiding to try her hand at selling.
Traffic slows painfully in some towns; the yard sale is not an event for the impatient.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3707/is_200408/ai_n9455426   (1667 words)

  
 TN52 Yard Sale
The yard sale has been promoted by the Macon County Chamber of Commerce since 2000 as a way to draw visitors to the area.
The Chambers of Commerce are promoting the yard sale to bring tourists and visitors to the area to enjoy our beautiful cities, towns and counties.
The Chambers are not official sponsors of the yard sale and therefore have no control over anything that might happen during the sale.
www.tn52.com /tn52_yard_sale.htm   (731 words)

  
 World's Longest Yard Sale, 127 Garage Sale and Antique Alley Yard Sale 888-805-4740
Continue with the yard sale, following the U.S. Corridor from Chattanooga, TN to Covington, KY for another 350 miles of yard sale bargains.
When combined, the Lookout Mountain Parkway and the 127 Corridor have had as many as 5,000 vendors lined along the 450-mile scenic yard sale route in past years and the year 2005 promises to be even bigger.
Although the Yard Sale officially goes from Gadsden to Covington, feel free to jump on board anywhere in between.
www.tourdekalb.com /yardsale.htm   (896 words)

  
 Yard Sale
One of the best-reviewed movies of 2005, Murderball is a gripping and uplifting documentary about a group of paraplegics who risk further injury to play a bone-jarring sport.
Harley (David Lipper) and Renee (Andrea Robinson) are about to divorce and their last act of togetherness is a yard sale held on a warm summer's day in Southern California.
"Yard Sale" was born out of frustration at a major film studio's rule by committee and inspired by filmmaker Bobby Logan's own crumbling marriage and his wife's yard sale.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/yard_sale   (376 words)

  
 Yard Sale (2004)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Yard Sale is a unique film which uses humor to soften the heartbreak of separation.
Yard Sale is a refreshing approach to "love turned sour" with a wonderful cast of interfering and intrusive characters who help Harley and Rene face their future.
The uncertainty of the outcome of their day is mirrored by the people who they encounter.
us.imdb.com /title/tt0408351   (294 words)

  
 Dictionary definition of yard sale from Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary
Dictionary definition for “yard sale” yard sale n.
But boarders and skiers agreed that wearing a helmet is essential for making your average yard sale nothing more than a goofy tale to tell your friends.
Special attention is paid to the lending and borrowing of words between the various Englishes and other languages, even where a word is not a fully naturalized citizen in its new language.
www.doubletongued.org /index.php/dictionary/yard_sale   (407 words)

  
 Resources : Yard Sale
After the teacher reads Yard Sale, the class discusses spending decision of the animals in the story.
As students listen to the story, they should circle each good that is brought to the yard sale.
Read Yard Sale to the class, pausing after each item is named so that students can locate it on their activity sheets.
www.moneymanagement.org /Education/Resources/YardSale/index.asp   (1743 words)

  
 FREE Garage Sales and Classified Ads listing and searching.
This is not so with Garage Sale Daily, instead we offer a completely searchable database of garage sales, yard sales, barn sales, rummage sales and classified ads that allows visitors to find you quicker and easier.
As Garage Sale Daily.com grows we will also provide the users with up-coming events such as Art and Craft Shows, Festivals, Rummage Sales, Yard Sales, Auctions and Antique Shows.
In order to provide you with the best garage sales and classified ads web site, we need your thoughts and ideas so please contact us.
www.garagesaledaily.com   (291 words)

  
 Yard Sale Searh - Post a New Ad
Here's the place to submit your free ads for yard sales, garage sales, church sales, local thrift stores, and flea markets.
This database is for promoting in-person yard sales, flea markets, and thrift stores only, and other ads will be promptly DELETED.
All other ads must be for a specific sale date or they will be DELETED.
www.yardsalesearch.com /ads/newad.shtml   (366 words)

  
 VV Yard Sale
Each year since 1995, the sale has hosted at least 35 separate yard sales within the small five-block neighborhood.
The area of the sale is bounded by Hancock Avenue on the west, Templeton Gap Road on the east, Columbine Boulevard on the south and Hollyhock Drive on the north.
The 2000 neighborhood yard sale began on Friday and the gown had been forgotten in the basement.
www.kassj.com /yardsale   (1677 words)

  
 Yard Sale by James Stevenson
As the title suggests, the animals are holding a yard sale and, in short chapters, we zero in on the action.
Simsbury bustles up to his junk-laden attic to get things for the sale but becomes so engrossed in the treasures up there that he never does make it to the sale.
Readers wanting to take it further could get into a study of advertising and sales techniques, propaganda and its uses and abuses, or even organize their own fund-raising yard sale.
www.carolhurst.com /titles/yardsale.html   (383 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: yard sale
The evidence or remains of a catatrophic accident or wipeout, in which the victim's belongings are scattered or spread out across a large area (resembling a traditional yard sale).
A lacrosse term used when a player of the opposing team is stick checked hard enough that he drops his stick, causing him to sometimes fall, keep running, or grab his head in disgust before being laid out by a longpole.
One person's trash is another person's treasure, which accounts for the popularity of yard sales.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=yard+sale   (453 words)

  
 Grandma's Yard Sale!
Begin gathering stuff a year ahead in a designated yard-sale carton or area in your cellar.
Plan your sale on the same weekend as a neighbor's.
From "Tightwad Gazette" by Amy Dacyczyn; "The Garage Sale Handbook" by Peggy Hitchcock (1986, Pilot Industries); "How to Have High Dollar Garage $ale$" by Jean Hines (1989, Vista Mark Publications).
www.grandmaspantry.com /yardsale.html   (115 words)

  
 Garage Sales! Find and advertise garage sales for free!!
Begin advertising early; we recommend at least one to two weeks before the first day of the sale.
Organization is very important to a garage sale hunter.
Also, since garage sale hunters are notorious bargain hunters, always keep the price of the item marked a little higher than the price you are looking for.
www.garagesalehunter.com /TIPS/TIPS.ASP   (556 words)

  
 Shoppers Seek Bargains at Tenn. Yard Sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
As fast as Tom and Lavenia Holly could unload their van full of glassware, shoppers at the World's Longest Yard Sale were snapping up homemade lamps and delicate knickknacks.
The yard sale started in 1987 as a way to lure travelers away from interstates 40 and 75 to rural communities.
Although it's tough to tell what people are spending, the sale has had a major impact on local economies along the route, Huling said.
sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/04/national/a004239D15.DTL   (321 words)

  
 14 Tips to Help You Find Great Deals at Garage Sales
I personally believe garage sales are the best thing since triple coupons for the *cost effective spender.* Others might call us tightwads, penny pinchers, cheapskates, frugal....but I just think we are making smart choices with the money we have to spend!
Now he is in Sales Management and does very well in his profession.
Garage sales are great for finding *specialty* gifts that might fit a particular person’s hobby or tastes.
www.betterbudgeting.com /articles/frugal/14tips.htm   (1351 words)

  
 Garage Sales! Organizing Your Yard Sale for SUCCESS!!
Garage sales, yard sales, rummage sales, tag sales, moving sales, fundraising sales - all kinds of making money sales...
After going to other people's garage sales and yard sales, and observing how they did things, I couldn't believe it...
The vast majority of yard sales and garage sales I have gone to are poorly put together.
win-edge.com /GarageSale.shtml   (3883 words)

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