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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 2546473, member: 51"]Sadly our local garage sales have dwindled to just a few a weekend (down from they heyday of sometimes 100!) and this even before Covid. Yes, [USER=11100]@Grateful[/USER] I remember the land of the dinosaurs fondly.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reasons for decline (even pre-Covid) are complicated. People have more money than time... an out of state daughter or son is more likely just to hire an estate company if a mom or dad is downsizing and needs help. Easier to sell pieces on CL, consignment stores, etc. Everyone can look things up, so less likely to stumble onto a treasure. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as what makes a "good one" if I've made it all the way to a sale, I still take a quick look around. You just never know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 2546473, member: 51"]Sadly our local garage sales have dwindled to just a few a weekend (down from they heyday of sometimes 100!) and this even before Covid. Yes, [USER=11100]@Grateful[/USER] I remember the land of the dinosaurs fondly. The reasons for decline (even pre-Covid) are complicated. People have more money than time... an out of state daughter or son is more likely just to hire an estate company if a mom or dad is downsizing and needs help. Easier to sell pieces on CL, consignment stores, etc. Everyone can look things up, so less likely to stumble onto a treasure. As far as what makes a "good one" if I've made it all the way to a sale, I still take a quick look around. You just never know.[/QUOTE]
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