http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/26/garage-sale-bargains/ personal finance that makes cents Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:23:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/26/garage-sale-bargains/#comment-896 dokaben Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:55:55 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/26/garage-sale-bargains/#comment-896 I'll add PC monitors to the list (CRTs). They're not as hip as LCDs, but at $5-$10 for a 17-inch they're not bad. Of course when it comes to electronics, people have different definitions of 'working'... I’ll add PC monitors to the list (CRTs). They’re not as hip as LCDs, but at $5-$10 for a 17-inch they’re not bad. Of course when it comes to electronics, people have different definitions of ‘working’…

]]> http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/26/garage-sale-bargains/#comment-887 Kira Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:27:33 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/26/garage-sale-bargains/#comment-887 Books are great because people usually sell them for 25 cents or whatever, and few people read them till they wear out. And I don't see why anybody should ever buy exercise equipment new. Books are great because people usually sell them for 25 cents or whatever, and few people read them till they wear out. And I don’t see why anybody should ever buy exercise equipment new.

]]> http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/26/garage-sale-bargains/#comment-886 Charles Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:57:18 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/06/26/garage-sale-bargains/#comment-886 Let me give you another great tip: shop at resale stores. There are a few resale shops in my area, they're constantly flooded with goods that vary from season to season, due to the constant flow of college students in this town. These aren't like the usual charity thrift shops, they're for-profit shops and usually they focus on one type of goods. For example, in my town, there is one resale shop just for kitchen and appliance stuff, another that focuses more on clothes, and another that is more general housewares and furniture, another just sells exercise equipment. I bought a microwave oven for $12 at a resale shop, it works great. I moved so I dumped a bunch of unused goods at a resale shop, it was easy, I probably made more than I would have if I held a garage sale, and they did all the work. Let me give you another great tip: shop at resale stores. There are a few resale shops in my area, they’re constantly flooded with goods that vary from season to season, due to the constant flow of college students in this town. These aren’t like the usual charity thrift shops, they’re for-profit shops and usually they focus on one type of goods. For example, in my town, there is one resale shop just for kitchen and appliance stuff, another that focuses more on clothes, and another that is more general housewares and furniture, another just sells exercise equipment.
I bought a microwave oven for $12 at a resale shop, it works great. I moved so I dumped a bunch of unused goods at a resale shop, it was easy, I probably made more than I would have if I held a garage sale, and they did all the work.

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