Garage sailing
Sun, 2005-06-19 10:22
#1
Garage sailing
Sun, 2005-06-19 10:22
#2
Encompassing bazaars, community fairs, sales and such. Any recent or memorable garage sale experiences? Held one? Best thing you've bought? Silliest?
Sun, 2005-06-19 10:33
#3
I found a World War I field medical chest about ten years ago. I grabbed it (of course) and took it to an expert in these matters and apparently it had been designed to be carried by horse, which was kind of obvious once it was pointed out. It's woven cane, covered in canvas with leather corners and strapping. Price? [b]FIVE BUCKS!![/b]
I've lent it to a museum, by the way.
Sun, 2005-06-19 10:40
#4
If anyone can think of a good socialized use for a large wooden picnic table with benches attached, and can pick up in Toronto, I would be happy to donate it. [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img]
Sun, 2005-06-19 18:52
#5
Maybe the city would be interested for one of their parks? Worth a call, at least. If they're interested, they'll probably come and pick it up themselves.
Sun, 2005-06-19 22:06
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radiorahim
I last did one about ten years ago. Its gettng to be time to do one again.
Mon, 2007-08-13 05:40
#7
Bump!
I was just about to post a thread about how funny I find it that people use garage sale as a verb, after I heard it dozens of time this weekend, when my family and I emptied out our storage closets, and held our first garage sale in a decade.
"Hi, how are you?"
"Oh good, just spending the morning 'Garage Saling.'
I don't know why, but it brought a smile to my face every time. [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img]
Mon, 2007-08-13 08:38
#8
This topic caught my eye after participating in some yard sailing myself at the 75 mile yard sale in East Hants, Nova Scotia this weekend. It's a series county-wide sales, stretching, you guessed it, 75 miles. [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img] Sailing is a good way to put it, because it felt like the day was spent sailing through the countryside, checking out people's sales, socializing, and partaking in homemade goodies that were also being sold. Good times!
How was your sale, jrose? Did you clear out a lot of stuff?
Mon, 2007-08-13 09:21
#9
It is (almost) entirely possible to stock a used book store by hitting enough garage sales. Of course, a well placed estate sale does wonders for bulk acquisitions as well. [img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img]
We could spin this off into a discussion of why going to garage sales can be loads of fun, actually holding a garage sale is most often a pain in the arse.
First, let's start with the people who call/come the day before the sale begins. . .
Mon, 2007-08-13 09:31
#10
N.Beltov
Winnipegers are the masters of garage sales. The rest of humans on planet earth pale in comparison.
I just don't know for sure if that's a good thing or not. Heh.
Mon, 2007-08-13 09:55
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How was your sale, jrose? Did you clear out a lot of stuff?
It was great fun! I made about $150.00, so it wasn't too shabby for an impromptu, unadvertised garage sale! A sign or two at the end of the street did the trick! And it didn't last long either, we packed up by noon, so it was great! (Expect some facebook photos of it soon M.Gregus...I made sure to document it) [img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img]
I'm a huge fan of "Garage Sailing" though I try to avoid them as much as I can to avoid some clutter as much as I can, at least until I've moved out on my own again. But, one of the great parts of having my own garage sale is that a lot of the stuff that wasn't sold, will soon have a home at a local [url=http://www.burlingtonhumane.ca/attic.htm]charity shop, [/url] where it will hopefully raise some money for a good cause.
Mon, 2007-08-13 18:26
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Originally posted by jrose:
[b]It was great fun! I made about $150.00, so it wasn't too shabby for an impromptu, unadvertised garage sale! A sign or two at the end of the street did the trick! And it didn't last long either, we packed up by noon, so it was great! (Expect some facebook photos of it soon M.Gregus...I made sure to document it) [img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img]
I'm a huge fan of "Garage Sailing" though I try to avoid them as much as I can to avoid some clutter as much as I can, at least until I've moved out on my own again. But, one of the great parts of having my own garage sale is that a lot of the stuff that wasn't sold, will soon have a home at a local [url=http://www.burlingtonhumane.ca/attic.htm]charity shop, [/url] where it will hopefully raise some money for a good cause.[/b]
Sounds like it was a resounding success! Can't go wrong with a little cash in hand, a good de-cluttering and a contribution to a good cause. [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img]
All in all, you can't go wrong with a good garage sale, although this comes from someone who has only ever stood on the "buyer" side of the table, and not had to deal with grunt work or "early birds." [img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img]
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It is (almost) entirely possible to stock a used book store by hitting enough garage sales.
Definitely, Amйricain Йgalitaire. Garage sales are one of my favorite places to get good books from interesting people, for cheap. The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro is a favorite, recent acquisition -- for 25 cents (!).
Tue, 2007-08-14 13:00
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Originally posted by M.Gregus:
[b]The Unconsoled by Kazuo Ishiguro is a favorite, recent acquisition -- for 25 cents (!).[/b]
You poor bastard. Buying that book is the easy part. Now you have to [i]read[/i] the damn thing.
Let me know what happens after page 60 (as far as I made it on any of my three attempts).
Tue, 2007-08-14 13:31
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Originally posted by arborman:
[b]You poor bastard. Buying that book is the easy part. Now you have to [i]read[/i] the damn thing.
Let me know what happens after page 60 (as far as I made it on any of my three attempts).[/b]
My partner just burst out laughing uncontrollably when I read her your post. She said (paraphrased):
quote:
Kindred spirit! There are very few books I can't read. This one still gives me nightmares!
Please understand the context, that both of us are huge Ishiguro fans and have devoured all his other books... But [i]The Unconsoled[/i]... sheesh!
Tue, 2007-08-14 13:57
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[img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img] [img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img] [img]biggrin.gif" border="0[/img] Yes, I've heard as much from many deeply frustrated Ishiguro fans. Or, make that fans of his other books, I guess. It's almost to the point where I've started thinking of this particular book as cursed, being virtually unreadable. I think I will let it "sit" for a while before cracking it open, the length of time depending on how scared I get from accounts like yours. [img]smile.gif" border="0[/img] Maybe there's a reason it was 25 cents!
Wed, 2007-08-15 09:10
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Originally posted by M.Gregus:
[b] Maybe there's a reason it was 25 cents![/b]
No doubt. I'd bet another 25 cents that there are no creases in the spine beyond the first couple of chapters.
I loved, [i]LOVED[/i] his other books, but just could not persevere with this one. No doubt I will someday, maybe if I sail across an ocean and don't bring any other books with me or something. Possibly an Antarctic research station would do it.