Cold temperatures and sunny skies ... we opened the garage doors at 6:30 a.m. to a small group of garage sale junkies ... die-hards who planned their routes for Saturday morning treasure hunts.
A woman in pajama bottoms, flip flops, and a winter coat stopped on her way to pick up coffee filters at the grocery store. She about froze before she bought $15 worth of our junk.
We sold all the VCR tapes within the first two hours and lots of clothes ... from three sizes ago. (That's a subject for another day.) Place mats, radios, fans, lawn chairs, jewelry, knick-knacks, a lawnmower, ironing board (who uses ironing boards these days?) ... all junk to us that we normally would've given away.
But we're now $130 richer than we were last night. All for little effort. And if we sell the little refrigerator, the exercise bike, and the Body-by-Jake butt buster ... well, damn, we'll be up over $200!
It's redneck city this morning at my house! Pickups all over the yard, pulling in to see what we're sellin'. Men looking for old tools, women for anything cheap that strikes their fancy. Our coffee mugs in our hands to keep warm--we greet our customers with the customary ... "Hey ... Mornin'. Cold enough for ya?"
Mike's mama stays inside and fries up sausage and biscuits and keeps the coffee hot. I run in and out to keep warm and make change. Michael talks to everybody and bickers on the price of a wet/dry vacumn, an old suitcase, and some collector Kentucky Derby glasses ... it's fun and it's a lot of work. But at least you get your garage cleaned out plus all your closets and drawers.
I wonder if anyone's written a country song about garage sales ... they're a weekly event in most towns. If you're a garage sale junkie, you're never too proud to look through somebody's old blue jeans, rugs, and shoes. You scout out the better neighborhoods and hope to find the deal of the century. Why just a few weeks ago, I bought a Harry Potter book, a hardback, for 50 cents. What a deal! And it was the latest release! Garage sales have it all over e-bay when you think about it. Up close, you can see who's selling it to you and you can make sure it works before you haul it home.
Just remember ... never think you can return something you buy at a garage sale. It's your risk when you walk out with a radio that's supposed to work. Ask to plug it in before you take it home.
I need to get back out there ... I see three trucks that've pulled into the drive and they got their wives with them. That's a sure sign they're the pros come lookin' for a bargain!
Blessings to you and yours.
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