garage sale

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Chin began skating at age 8 after her mother, Marjorie, bought her a pair of skates at a garage sale.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 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

As he dressed, I scanned the classifieds in the local papers and circled the garage sale ads.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini