There are several types of sales that are generally used interchangeably throughout the United States. You’ve probably heard of a rummage sale, a tag sale, an estate sale, and while they are similar because they involve selling used goods, there are some subtle differences. Below we will identify and differentiate the differences between all of…
What Should you Look for to Resell? 9 Professional Flippers Reveal their Top Items to Flip!
Top Items to Flip We asked some of our favorite professional resellers: “What’s the one item that you are always looking for” Margaret from Live Like No One Else offered three suggestions: She likes to look for Microwave Glass plates, Starbucks mugs (She had one that sold for $265!) & men’s ties. Margaret is usually able…
19 supplies you’d be crazy not to use at your next yard sale
Yard Sale Supplies Any experienced yard sale host will tell you that organization is the key to having a successful yard sale. There are a few tools that experienced yard sales always use to make the process a whole lot easier. Before the Sale: Sharpie The Sharpie marker is a yard saler’s best friend. It’s the…
Find it Friday: Dark Tower Board Game
Dark Tower Board Game How often to you see a board games at yard sales and overlook them? I don’t know about you..but I rarely buy board games at a yard sale unless they are sealed. I just don’t want to deal with missing pieces, etc. BUT, I just came across this completed Ebay auction for…
How to shop Yard Sales like a Pro: 5 Tips you need to know
Yard Sale Tips The warmer months are about to hit and that means we are likely to start seeing those ever recognizable garage sale signs popping up! Garage sales can be a great place to find awesome deals on everything from clothes to books to housewares and furniture. If you are a garage sale shopper,…
10 Things No One is Ever Going to Buy at your Yard Sale
Ever go to a garage sale and been completely grossed out by what the owners were selling? Us too! We polled our Instagram, Twitter & Facebook audience to find out what items they would NEVER buy at a yard sale and they came up with some pretty good (albeit cringe-worthy) answers! Check out this list of items most…
Find it Friday: Vintage Lego Sets
It’s time for Find it Friday, a bi-monthly blog series where we give you insider tips on valuable items to add to your yard sale shopping watch list. This week we are taking a look at lego sets. Yes, those darn plastic bricks that hurt like crazy when you step on them, turns out..they are worth…
The 4 Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before Selling Your Items at a Yard Sale
What should you sell at a yard sale? When it comes to determining what to sell at your yard sale, you should first think about the reason you are having a yard sale in the first place. Do you need to de-clutter? Are you down-sizing? Are you hoping to make some money? Once you determine WHY you…
Find it Friday – My Neighbor Totoro VHS Tape
Image Source: cdevers on Flickr It’s Time for another Find it Friday! Each Friday we share a potentially valuable item that you can add to your thrifting watchlist! This week, we’re going to take a look at a beloved and rare VHS tape. Now I know what you are thinking? VHS tapes? We see these priced…
27 Delicious Winter Recipes to Warm your Soul
I don’t know about you, but the colder it gets the more I just want to stay inside wrapped up with a warm blanket and a hot bowl of soup, I’m all about Winter Recipes right now and I thought it might be a good idea to partner up with some of our favorite bloggers…
How to have a Yard Sale when you live in an apartment
When you live in an apartment building, you’ve got to get pretty creative when it comes to hosting a yard sale. Lack of space is your biggest issue, but the good news is that there are several ways you can still have a yard sale…even without a yard of your own. Below you will find…
10 Yard Sale Tips You’ve Probably Never Heard Before
If you’ve been reading our blog for a while, you know that we love to give you tips on how to have the best yard sale and different pricing strategies. However, today we are switching it up a bit and giving a few new tips that you’ve probably never heard before. Thanks to new technologies…
Find it Friday – Vintage Levi’s Denim Jeans Buying Guide
It’s Find it Friday and today we are taking a look at everyone’s favorite piece of clothing…JEANS! We couldn’t help but be completely denim crazy when we saw this pair of Vintage Levi’s jeans sell for over $2,000 on Ebay. I’m sure you’ve seen hundreds of pairs of jeans during your yard sales travels, but after…
Find it Friday – This Christmas Tree is worth big money!
It’s that time again! Each Friday we highlight a valuable item that you just might be lucky enough to find during your yard sale-ing adventures. This week we are on a Christmas kick and decided to see what was selling in the Vintage Christmas realm. This Vintage mother of pearl ceramic Christmas tree caught our…
Save over $1300 Next Year with the 52 Week Money Challenge
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a holiday free of financial worry? Wouldn’t it be nice to open up your bank account in early December and see a cool thirteen hundred dollars in there? Saving money continues to be one of the hardest things to do despite our best intentions. But that’s about to change…ladies…
10 Mason Jar Christmas Gifts Your Friends Actually Want!
T’is the season for holiday crafting, baking and gift giving, and if you are like most of our blog readers, you are always looking for new ways to reuse and recycle the stuff you’ve already got. Mason jar gifts are a wonderful way to transform the jars you have around the house into thoughtful gifts…
45 Vintage Christmas Instagram Photos That Will Give You All the Feels
Vintage Christmas Photos It’s officially the “Best time of the year” and to prove it, I’m going to encourage you to head over to Instagram and do a quick search for #vintagechristmas. You will quickly be swept into a nostalgic whirl of vintage Christmas ornaments, home decor and accents. We’ve selected 45 of our favorite…
Find it Friday – This little known Nintendo Game is Hundreds of Dollars!
It’s Find it Friday, a weekly segment where we feature an item that you should be adding to your “must find list” for yard sale shopping. This week we are going to talk about Little Samson Video Game, which is a highly sought after video game for the original Nintendo gaming system (NES). This used Little Samson…
4 Reasons Why You Should have a Winter Yard Sale + Tips
Winter Yard Sale Tips Prime yard sale season is winding down in most parts of the country, however, there are some advantages to having a yard sale during the winter months. The weather may be cooler in November, December & January, but two things are certain: yard sale shoppers still have money to spend and…
Find it Friday – Be on the lookout for this Starbucks Mug!
Vintage Starbucks Mugs It’s Find it Friday! Each week we share a potentially valuable item that you should add to your yard sale watch list. Today we are highlighting this vintage Starbucks Seattle Mug. If you happen to see this coffee mug while out a yardsale, you’ll want to be sure to snatch it up!…
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