Garage Sales

Laws relating to selling used goods

There was a lot of commotion last year when the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 was about to go into effect. The biggest issue was the resale of various goods by second-hand stores and hand-made items made by… Continue reading

Garage Sale Permits

In south-side Hampton Roads, the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk and Portsmouth, require residents to apply and pay for a garage sale before having a sale. Each of these cities has their own regulations regarding garage sales or yard sales, including… Continue reading

Making money shopping at garage sales

While my primary goal of shopping at garage sales is not to make money, I have made hundreds of dollars reselling purchases in the past two years.

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My niche for resale items: college textbooks

I’ve bought them for as little… Continue reading

Gift shopping at garage sales

holiday-giftsOne thing a lot of people don’t consider when shopping at garage sales is the fact that they can find gifts there too. Many times you can find brand new items at a garage sale that someone didn’t use, didn’t… Continue reading

TomTom One-click download for Virginia Garage Sales Nov 7

Rather than just export the Hampton Roads yard sale listings this weekend, I made the TomTom button for all 274 of the garage sales in the whole commonwealth.

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If you need help importing/exporting garage sale listings for a different brand… Continue reading