garage sales

Buying a bargain at a yard sale is not just a matter of happenstance. If you want to get that deal home, you have to be ready for it. Jason Cochran traveled to the famous World's Longest Yard Sale in rural Tennessee, where he shows you the tips and tricks for scoring the best treasures at yard...

Spring cleaning season is upon us, and once again, we've got the urge to purge our stuff. Don't just junk it, though. Economize and make money fast by selling it in a yard sale. Bruce Littlefield, author of Garage Sale America, has some solid advice for making sure your garage sale makes space in...

With yard-sale season coming to an end in many parts of the country, thousands of bargain hunters will be experiencing symptoms of withdrawal. Luckily, there is help. While yard sales still present the best opportunity for bargains on household items and valuable collectibles that can be resold on...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is having a garage sale, so if you're in need of a 2002 Crown Victoria with 97,349 miles on it and signed by the governor, you may want to get to Sacramento.Or bid on EBay soon. The top bid for the car was $3,051.01 on Wednesday morning. If it's not sold...

Garage sales are a popular way for people to earn some quick cash while getting rid of stuff they no longer want. But some towns are hiking their fees for holding yard sales, cutting into residents' profits. Bloomfield, N.J., more than doubled its garage sale permit fee this year to $25 from $10....

When I was a kid in the 1970s, my younger brother and I used to travel across the countryside with my grandmother, an aunt and an uncle, looking for yard sales. I don't think they bought much, and I'm very sure they were never looking for anything in particular. It was just a way to pass time.Flash...

One of my mom's favorite memories of my childhood is the essay I wrote about my summer vacation in third grade -- It was all about "yardsailing."My spelling's a little better now, but the after-effects of having spent every spring and summer weekend of my life from age four through 13 rummaging...

More so than tulips or rosebuds, spring brings a multicolored sprout that makes my budget-loving heart leap up: poster-board signs of pink, yellow and green announcing yet another garage sale.Yes, garage sale season has arrived, and if you toured the Carlozo abode, you'd see evidence of yard sale...

I can't remember the last clothing I bought for any of my three little boys from a regular retail store. I (and my wallet) prefer to stock their closets with a funky variety of clothes picked up at thrift stores, garage sales, and the Goodwill outlet. Same with the majority of our toys and kids'...

As consumers search attics for fast cash, resale shops are seeing a glut of merchandise. For-sale listings on Craigslist are also way up. We can be sure that there will be more sellers and less buyer money around as the yard sale season begins. I've been a yard sale addict for more than 25 years....