We thought you would love and support this too… A very interesting letter to the Editor at the NY Times from September 1995, read on:
To the Editor:
Yes, sometimes there are abuses of garage sales (“The Garage Sale: Loud and Tacky, or Suburban Impera…
American Pickers – Antique Archaeology
You’ve probably seen us mention “One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure” about a dozen or more times around our site, on Twitter and Facebook, but for American Pickers, this is what they do for a living, and it’s a sweet gig!
Mike Wolfe and Frank F…
Yard Sale Lingo
Haggle – Verb
1. To bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentions manner.
The buyer’s haggled over the price of the patio furniture set needing refinishing at the garage sale and walked away with a great deal!
Consignment – Noun
1. To send or ad…
The Simmons Celebrity Garage Sale
Upon another celebrity divorce, this time Russell Simmons and wife Kimora Lee Simmons, comes another must-see and must-shop tag sale.
The hip-hop mogul and his reality-TV star ex-wife opened up their recently sold New Jersey mansion yesterday for a ma…
10 Top 10 Lists for Going Green
About the Book:
10 Top 10 Lists for Going Green is a fascinating new e-book on everything “Green.” You’ll read about all kinds of interesting, useful information, ideas and contacts that will open up a whole new world for those interested in living a g…
What is a Pawn Shop?
Pawn shops have grown tremendously in the past century across the United States. During the Great Depression era, pawn shops were among the only institutions offering cash as banks failed and people were forced to give up cherished items to make ends m…