What does "Up For Sale" mean?

[Zeke]

I see this all the time on CL and feeBay. It usually starts out saying, "Up for sale is this [place adjective(s) here][place noun here][and run on sentence remainder here].

Is this just some form of illiterate speech?

[trekkor]

Could it be like when they bring an item "up" for bid at a live auction?
Many times the item could be physically "up" off the ground for all to see prior to the sale.

Just a thought.


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[Zeke]

I know it's a really stupid question. It just irritates me. I don't go around telling people I have something "up" for sale. It's like well now it's that item's turn. You're up!

I guess I can see someone saying, "I have something coming up for sale."

Nevermind. Silly me.

[aigel]

Putting something up for sale is a very common phrase. All these people do is leave out the putting something.

put something up for sale - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

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[BE911SC]

Thanks for posting this up.

[widebody911]

We be gettin' all grammatical up in this b!tch.

[A930Rocket]

I can't believe the stuff I put up with here....

[RWebb]

I agree - in fact, I'm up to here with that sort of thing. Maybe they are just uppity people.

[John Rogers]

Well Milt, sort of like Darrel sayin' he sure is comin' "up out of the corner fast" or "he got down into the corner late"........

[Embraer]

probably comes from "putting something up for auction." literally taking it to the front and holding it front of others.

i hate the phrase "put that up" when referring to telling somebody to put something away. completely hillbilly.

[Zeke]

Well, I don't mean to be gettin up in ya'lls bidness.

[rattlsnak]

No different than the "fixing to" phrase in the south.

ex. When are you going to work?, "I'm fixing to."

What are you doing? "Fixing a sandwich."

"I'm fixing to go to the store, do you need anything?"

and yes, i say it ALL the time... cant help it...

[Bob Kontak]

Put up or shut up.

[wdfifteen]

I believe its origin comes from putting an item up on the auction block, because at one time items for auction were literally put up on a block or stage.

[herr_oberst]

It's like saying "up for grabs" except money will need to exchange hands.

[GH85Carrera]

Well up yours!

[pete3799]

Your all pretty upitty if you ask me.

[mikeesik]

My bit of a rant is a sign in a car saying-for sale. Why is that term used?

Why not just -selling-

[Bill Douglas]

Up fixin der porsche.

In our local dialect we say "Fixing the farcon car."

[john70t]

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