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Message:: [QUOTE="Deb D., post: 10432756, member: 91560"]Maybe garage sales are getting too old-fashioned a way to shop. With so many Internet sites to get things and the cost of gas to drive someplace where you may not find anything of interest it putting a damper on them. Years ago, you couldn't stand out in your driveway with the garage door up when someone wouldn't pull up and ask if you were having a sale. I know attendance seemed to be down this year from other years and those that did stop didn't buy as much. My mom probably thought she was making a good investment buying Noritake, Limoges and Wedgwood china along with Depression, EAPG and Carnival glass, but back then they were popular and pricey collectibles. She didn't know that in the early 2000s, the bottom would fall out of the antique market. Now I'm left with a houseful of things no one wants. I've been told a few times that some of my items aren't "garage sale" material and should be sent to auction. Unfortunately, around here there aren't that many auction houses and the ones that didn't go OOB during COVID are now only taking very high-end things. Also I've been told more than once to just donate my items to a charity shop. Same goes for those, also. Even the Salvation Army has a sign outside, "We are not accepting donations at this time." Can't sell things or give them away.[/QUOTE]