garage sale

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“They’re painting the whole sector with the same brush, and I think that’s been the opportunity to buy some of the winners at garage sale prices,” Ives says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Families and couples of a certain age might even haul out grandma’s treasured china and give it a good dusting — that is, if you didn’t offload it at a garage sale or eBay.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Rant to those who do not take their signs down when the garage sale is over.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2023

Alas, Mom unloaded my mint-condition Barbie treasures, and Patty’s, at a garage sale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2023

But I remember once when I was doing yard work, there was a lady getting ready for a garage sale the next day.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson