garage sale

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“They’re painting the whole sector with the same brush, and I think that’s been the opportunity to buy some of the winners at garage sale prices,” Ives says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Families and couples of a certain age might even haul out grandma’s treasured china and give it a good dusting — that is, if you didn’t offload it at a garage sale or eBay.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

From the sidewalk it looked like any garage sale notice.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Mr. Nuanes had been at Mr. Logue’s home for a garage sale when the sinkhole was spotted.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

An old VHS cassette tape that his mom had bought at a garage sale.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein