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It’s Garage Sale Season!

April 24th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
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 It’s Garage sale season!  Right now, in Omaha, it is 80 degrees.  It finally feels like summer is coming.  What is more fun that leaving the kids with Dad and going bargain hunting through the neighborhood?!  One thing with Garage sales though, it’s usually a hit or miss.  The newspaper’s don’t really give you a sense of what is at the Garage sale .  I’ll let you know of a tool that can help you navigate through the Garage Sales in your area - GarageSalesTracker.com.  Through this website you can:

  • Advertise a Garage Sale - for FREE
  • Browse Garage Sales in your area
  • Check what is exactly at a garage sale.  
  • People can even post photos!
  • Get maps and directions.

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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, right?  There are so many bargains that you can find at garage sales.  According to getrichslowly.com you should never have to buy any of these items new, because they are sitting at garage sales in neighborhoods near you!

  • Exercise equipment and sporting goods. Baseball bats and gloves, bicycles, golf clubs, ski machines - all this and more
  • Blenders.
  • Bread machines.
  • Microwave ovens.
  • Sewing machines. There are fantastic bargains to be had on sewing machines of all sorts.
  • Small televisions. If you want a small set, you can pick one up for just a few bucks from nearly any garage sale.
  • Miscellaneous glassware. 
  • Kids books, toys, and clothes.
  • Typewriters.

    • Garage Sale shopping is great if you do crafts, re-sell items online, collect antiques, have children, are redecorating, or are just looking for a few items for yourself.  I would love to hear what bargains you find this Garage Sale Season!

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    There Are 7 Responses So Far. »

    1. Comment by Naddez on 26 April 2009:

      I been going to Garage Sales for years, and I definitely found some nice, quality items at the sales. I’m going to visit GarageSalesTracker.com site right now. Thanks for the info!

    2. Comment by angela on 29 April 2009:

      love garage saling great way to save and make money

    3. Comment by Terri on 7 May 2009:

      We had a gargae sale last weekend and had very few people, we weren’t the only ones complaining about lack of buyers.

    4. Comment by Milk & Honey Mommy on 27 May 2009:

      I am caught between having a garage sale and just donating the items to someone who can actually used them. Even though I’m leaning more towards donation, I still have to pull my neck back into place when I see stuff for sale while driving through neighborhoods. Who doesn’t like a bargain?

    5. Comment by Tamara B. on 22 June 2009:

      I really need to have a garage sale before school starts back up again so I will have some money for school clothes but it is so extremly hot here.

    6. Comment by JoeyfromSC on 23 June 2009:

      I love garage sales but haven’t been in a long time! I actually had one a couple weekends ago. They are ALOT of work but it’s a good way to get rid of clutter and make some extra cash!

    7. Comment by georgie on 24 June 2009:

      That GarageSalesTracker.com is a real handy thing to help with garage saling. I so love garage sales but my limitations keep me away from most of them but the few Ive gone to in the past were nice and I enjoyed it immensley.

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