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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 240913, member: 36"]The best sales I've found have been moving/cleanout sales of people who've lived in the same house for at least 40 years. People often also unload their parents' stuff at those sales too, and that's when the fun really starts. I went to one of those hoarder sales once. Once was enough; one man's treasure was everyone else's junk, and the sellers overpriced anything actually worth buying...which wasn't much. </p><p>You can do well at the professionally run sales here if you know what you're doing. Some of the dealers here are experts at some things buy have no clue about others. Know which dealer is doing which sale and tailor your buying accordingly. One group I know does well with the furniture and et ceteras, but doesn't know jewelry. I've scored big at their sales. </p><p><br /></p><p>The best of course are church rummage sales. The synagogue sales here can be great too, but prices tend to be higher. Again, know what you're doing and you can score. Last week's rummage sale cost me $25; I already almost doubled that scrapping out the gold bits. Everything else is gravy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 240913, member: 36"]The best sales I've found have been moving/cleanout sales of people who've lived in the same house for at least 40 years. People often also unload their parents' stuff at those sales too, and that's when the fun really starts. I went to one of those hoarder sales once. Once was enough; one man's treasure was everyone else's junk, and the sellers overpriced anything actually worth buying...which wasn't much. You can do well at the professionally run sales here if you know what you're doing. Some of the dealers here are experts at some things buy have no clue about others. Know which dealer is doing which sale and tailor your buying accordingly. One group I know does well with the furniture and et ceteras, but doesn't know jewelry. I've scored big at their sales. The best of course are church rummage sales. The synagogue sales here can be great too, but prices tend to be higher. Again, know what you're doing and you can score. Last week's rummage sale cost me $25; I already almost doubled that scrapping out the gold bits. Everything else is gravy.[/QUOTE]
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