Yard Sale Tips

You just never know what kind of a steal of a deal you’ll find at a garage or yard sale. Saturday mornings are prime time in Owen Sound these days. On any given weekend from late spring to fall, a good handful of neighbours are set up outside selling their wares within a few short blocks of our house.

I hear from passionate yard sale enthusiasts that getting up early is the key to landing the best deals. If that’s the case, we must have lucked out recently when we waited until late morning to go for a stroll. Our neighbours down the street were having a sale and I just happened to be looking for a second TV. Sure enough, a not-too-ancient Zenith was proudly displayed at the forefront of their merchandise items. Remote in tact too! The ‘name your price’ approach is a wonderful thing in the world of yard saling, and I walked away with a TV for $10! Actually, we used our daughter’s stroller to transport our new baby and looked pretty funny in doing so.

But never underestimate the power of making an offer, or in the case above, getting the seller to offer up a deal. In most cases, they just want rid of the stuff.