A garage sale, also called a "yard sale", "tag sale", "attic sale", "moving sale", or "junk sale", is an informal, irregularly scheduled event for the sale of used goods by private individuals, in which "block sales" are allowed, so that people don't have to obtain business licenses or collect sales tax. A used good is one that is not new or a resource that has been partially or completely depleted. ... Business licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow individuals or companies to conduct business within the governments geographical jurisdiction. ... A sales tax is a consumption tax charged at the point of purchase for certain goods and services. ...

Yard sale in Spring 2005 in California

Typically the goods in a garage sale are unwanted items from the household conducting the sale. The goods are sometimes new, like-new, or just usable, offered for sale because the owner does not want or need the item, to minimize their possessions, or to raise funds. Popular motivations for a garage sale are "Spring cleaning" or the owner's move to a new residence. The seller displays their wares to the passers-by or those responding to signs, flyers, or newspaper ads. Sometimes local television stations will broadcast a sale on the local public channel. The sales venue is typically a garage, driveway, carport, front yard, porch, or occasionally, the interior of a house. Some vendors, known as 'squatters', will set up in a highly trafficked area not on their own property. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1840x1232, 932 KB)Yard Sale Northern California May 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1840x1232, 932 KB)Yard Sale Northern California May 2005. ... Spring cleaning is the period in spring time set aside for cleaning a house, normally applied in colder climates, where the house is difficult to clean during winter. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Driveway to a farm A driveway is a type of private road for local access to one or a small group of structures, and maintained by an individual or group. ... A carport is a structure used to offer limited protection to vehicles, primarily domestic cars from the elements. ... photo of a backyard A yard is an enclosed area of land, usually tied to a building. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Staples of garage sales include old clothing, books, toys, household knickknacks, and board games. Larger items like furniture and occasionally appliances are also sold. Garage sales occur most frequently in suburban areas on good-weather weekends, and usually have designated hours for the sale. Buyers who arrive before the hours of the sale to review the items are known as "Early Birds"; they often are professional restorers or resellers. Such sales also attract people who are searching for bargains or for rare and unusual items. Bargaining also known as haggling on prices is routine, and items may or may not have price labels affixed. Some people buy goods from these sales to restore them for resale. Clothing protects the vulnerable nude human body from the extremes of weather, other features of our environment, and for safety reasons. ... A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. ... A teddy bear A toy is an object used in play. ... A board game is a game played with counters or pieces that are placed on, removed from, or moved across a board (a premarked surface, usually specific to that game). ... welcome:: This is an article about items in a room. ... The word appliance has several different areas of meaning, all usually referring to a device with a narrow function: One class of objects includes items that are custom-fitted to an individual for the purpose of correction of a physical or dental problem, such as prosthetic, orthotic appliances and dental... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ...

Some cities, such as Beverly Hills, California, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, require that the homeowners apply and pay for a yard sale permit, and even with that homeowners in Beverly Hills can only hold yard sales in the back of their homes. Typically these permits cost only ten dollars or so. Nickname: Location of Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles Government  - Mayor Jimmy Delshad  - Vice Mayor Barry Brucker  - City Manager Roderick J. Wood Area  - City 14. ... Gettysburg is a borough 38 miles (68 km) south by southwest of Harrisburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the county seatGR6. ...

Special community sales

In some areas garage sales have taken on a special meaning to a community and have become events of special local significance. In these situations large areas of a community hold a communal garage sale involving dozens or hundreds of families at the same time.

The Highway 127 Corridor Sale, promoted as "The World's Longest Yard Sale," encourages private individuals and professional vendors to conduct simultaneous yard sales along a 630-mile corridor spanning five U.S. states.[1] The Highway 127 Corridor Sale is an outdoor second-hand sale held annually in early August along U.S. Highway 127, promoted as The Worlds Longest Yard Sale. ...

In media and the arts

The cultural phenomenon of garage and yard sales in the United States has been examined by several artists. The Thunderground Film production Zen and the Art of Yard Saling is a documentary film produced in 2004 that covered the aspects of finding bargains as well as the cutthroat practices of professional resellers and the previously noted "early birds." New Jersey artist Robert Emmons’ short documentary film Yard Sale, released in 2006, examines the American practice of buying and selling goods in one’s front yard and the sociological impact of such activities. Tom Zarrilli, an artist, photographer and writer has kept a long running online journal entitled Yard Sale Addict that explores the anthropological aspects of the yard sales he visits near his home in Atlanta, Georgia. Zarrilli’s interactive installation "A year in the yards of clutter and the driveways of divestment" was presented at The Atlanta Contemporary Arts Center in 2006. The conceptual work was presented as a staged yard sale with hundreds of the artist’s photographs embedded in the artifacts. The work was turned into an actual yard sale and sold off item by item at the end of its gallery run. Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism notable for its emphasis on practice and experiential wisdom—particularly as realized in the form of meditation known as zazen—in the attainment of awakening. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Sociology is the study of the social lives of humans, groups and societies. ... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος = human) consists of the study of humankind (see genus Homo). ... Nickname: Location in Fulton and DeKalb counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: , Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, DeKalb Government  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area  - City  132. ...

See also

• Estate sale
• Jumble sale
• Car boot sale
• Flea market
• Charity shop

An estate sale is a type of garage sale, yard sale or auction to dispose of the majority of the materials owned by a deceased person. ... A Jumble sale or rummage sale is a social event at which second hand goods are sold, usually by an institution such as a local Scout Group or church, as a fundraising or charitable effort. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A charity shop or hospice shop(UK), thrift shop or thrift store or hospice shop(U.S., Canada), resale shop when not meaning consignment shop (U.S.), or op shop (Australia/NZ, from opportunity shop) is a retail establishment operated by a charitable organization for the purpose of fundraising. ...

External links

• The Garage Sale Network shares garage sale data between garage sale sites.
• Garage Sale Source free yard sales listings