Officially they start this weekend upcoming with the Good Samaritan Rummage Sale, and the St. Lukes rummage sale, (and how to be at both?), but I thought I'd begin a bit early.
Saturday, garage sale in the neighborhood. Find a set of clippers for the nephew at work, he complains it takes him hours to shave (because he does so only once a month), these should prove useful. Brand new, $3.00, with attachments, lubricant and brush.
Buttons, a handful, a dollar, larger, more enticing bags on display but "not for sale". Another sale, selection of jars, useful for sorting buttons into, $10.00 for 40 jars, kangaroo testicle keychain, tweezers useful for picking out flakes of gold from a pan.
Sunday, this the anticipated day, a parade of garage sales in Ramsay. the first of the season. I'm first on the scene, park car, walk across street to two sales, mostly rubbish, kitchen and barbie stuff. Turn around and beside my car there's a throng of people forming, I hasten back, someone is having their treasures scooped as they carry them out, an antique wooden trunk, $4.00, antique mantle clock, $3.00, an antique oak and brass instrument case, locked, unsure what's inside, $4.00, the victor some guy standing with his legs straddling his treasures, the vendor annoyed he's let them go so cheap, I've missed out in a big way.
He puts out more stuff, but now he's taken to adding a zero to his prices, and the prizes have already been sold. I've missed it all by perhaps 2 minutes.
The rest of the sales, drum sets, slide guitars, princess play equipment and merchandise for younger children, nothing to spend money on. A bad omen for the rest of the season, but I reassure myself that I won't be here for most of the season...