[Jared at Pelican Parts]

Originally Posted by jyl

Whew, today was neighborhood garage sale day, so we joined in and had a sale, trying to get the basement cleared out so's I can build it out.

I haven't had a garage sale in 20 years. It was fun with the kids, and for the kids. They sold lemonade, brownies, etc. Of the $379 we made, 1/3 of it was probably their little refreshments concession. So they earned $90 toward their toy fund, after the parent tax.

I was underwhelmed by the total haul, but we didn't have anything significant to sell - it was almost all $1 and $0.50 items. Old jeans, kids books, videos, old toys, mugs, - junk, basically.

Does anyone do garage sales much, either as a seller or as a shopper? Do you consider it a waste of time to have them, think its better to simply haul the stuff to Goodwill? Do you like shopping them, finding good stuff, or do you think that is a waste of time too?

jyl, you live in Laurelhurst as well?