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  1. 09-20-2009, 09:51 PM #1
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    Default 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

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    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.
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    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
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    We call them "Temporary Grass Malls" here.

    Actually, I'm kidding. I just made that up. Yard Sales or Garage Sales.
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    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.
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  6. 09-21-2009, 05:27 AM #6
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    Score! Does the dog play the xylophone?
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