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wyldwolf

(43,891 posts)
Sun Apr 27, 2014, 10:06 AM Apr 2014

My first GREAT morning of this Spring/Summer season - Saturday

Because I waited too long for a 'Mirage Sale,' (an advertised garage sale that never opens up), I was late for a neighborhood sale. When I got there NO ONE else was moving from house to house. The residents were a little bewildered and a lot pissed - seems the person who was suppose to put up signs on the main road didn't.

Second house in had a table full of boxed set TV shows in near perfect condition - $1. each. I cleaned them out. Problem is, though, HBO and Showtime has put a prohibition of some sort on Amazon - resellers can no longer list their weekly series. So I had to list the bulk of them on Barnes and Noble's reseller platform. They don't move nearly as fast there.

Otherwise, at an early sale I found some Harley Davidson motorcycle toys. I also found a cache of Radio Shack cords and plugs new in original packaging that list on Amazon for $25. and above. Picked a box of those up for $4.

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My first GREAT morning of this Spring/Summer season - Saturday (Original Post) wyldwolf Apr 2014 OP
"Mirage" sales - that's a good one. Vinca Apr 2014 #1
hooray! grasswire Apr 2014 #2
not many people do, which is why sales are slow wyldwolf Apr 2014 #3

Vinca

(54,330 posts)
1. "Mirage" sales - that's a good one.
Mon Apr 28, 2014, 07:58 AM
Apr 2014

A few weeks ago I drove about 15 miles to one and I wasn't happy. Great finds!

wyldwolf

(43,891 posts)
3. not many people do, which is why sales are slow
Mon Apr 28, 2014, 04:08 PM
Apr 2014
http://mp.barnesandnoble.com/

Modeled after the Amazon Marketplace (and NOT ebay, thank Darwin!)

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