Thread: Big Score at a Yard Sale

Everyplace I've been in Europe and North America people try to downsize their pile of crap and make a little money by arranging the stuff too good to discard in their yard and inviting the public to come and pay for the priviledge of hauling the junk away. In Connecticut we call them "tag sales". I know people call them by as many different names as there are places. What do you call them where you live?

Yesterday I found the dream sale! The guy was selling his antique tools at tool prices (as opposed to antique prices. Here's what I picked up:

Three razors in useable condition for $2.00 each! A xylophone, a mitersaw, a Ross Evans Brinton Compass(any knowledge about this beautiful instrument will be appreciated), a recorder (flute type thing) and a very cool gimlet

We call them garage sales here.My wife scored some sweet deals to.For instance: a mint ball end tech with clothing brush a tobe of barbasol cream comb and nail file It was all part of a kit for 50 cents,also a flawless gillett slim adjustable for 25 cents.The lady even tried to give her the quarter back.I was a very happy hubby.

We call them yard/garage sales depending on if there is a garage involved or not, and I've never found anything worth anything (wetshaving specific) at any of them

We call them "Temporary Grass Malls" here.

Actually, I'm kidding. I just made that up. Yard Sales or Garage Sales.

Unfortunately we don't really have such custom around here, or at least I haven't see it happen. Maybe I would call the yard sales if we had. Bah.

"The master throws away perfectly good bones and then hauls off and buys this lot" Your doggie isn't impressed, isn't it? Must be opposable thumb thing.

I congratulate you for making off like a pirate, literally. That compass is a stunner. Razors don't look half bad either.

Score! Does the dog play the xylophone?

well firstly, that's a glockenspiel, not a xylophone (the difference is whether the keys are metal or wood)
secondly, nice!! i'm mega impressed

glad you found such a bargain

and in australia it's a garage sale

Originally Posted by steve12

well firstly, that's a glockenspiel, not a xylophone (the difference is whether the keys are metal or wood)
secondly, nice!! i'm mega impressed

glad you found such a bargain

and in australia it's a garage sale

Steve,

Thanks! You taght me today's first lesson. It is a glockenspiel:
YouTube - Cory Arcangel Recital of Born to Run Glockenspiel Addendum