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We don't have many estate sales in my area; but, the ones I've been to in the past usually had something of interest. Church rummage sales are a mixed bag. The older churches with an older congregation often have stuff of interest. The garage sales in the newer neighborhoods that advertise "baby clothes" usually mean that the people running them have never even seen a knob tuned TV, let alone owned one. The biggest problem around here are the dealers (aka, vulchers) who always show up at sales two hours early or even the day before and buy up all the good stuff so they can put it on ebay or take it to the flea market with a price tag that's 14 times higher than it should be. I can't tell you how many sales I've been to (when they opened) where something of interest was advertised and I was told, "yeah, we had an old radio; but, we sold it yesterday." The whole time I'm thinking, "What the hell do you mean you sold it yesterday, the sale wasn't supposed to start until this morning". A friend of mine, who used to live in TX, said it was illegal to sell anything at a garage or estate sale before the posted start time. I can actually see both sides of the coin on this issue. As a seller, you have to sell an item whenever the opportunity presents itself. As a buyer, it's real irritating when you show up at a sale that is advertised to start at 7 AM and find out that the very thing you wanted was sold the day before.
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