I must say, I have never really been one to do much garage saling (saleing? sale-ing?). The idea of rummaging through someone else's old stuff while they watch me, hoping I will like something and put a little change in their pockets (or in the case of furniture, wads of cash), it just makes me feel uncomfortable. Especially since a lot of the places I used to go we're trying to sell bits that probably belonged in the trash.
Here, people are having to move so often that they have to sell the bigger pieces that they own quickly so they can leave easily. Many times they sell these things for cheap (having likely gotten them that way as well) to get them out and get just a bit for them. Sometimes they are selling the things that they got cheaply because they got new things. In any case, the buyer benefits.
Today I benefited. Got a table with four
chairs, a washer and dryer, as well as a comfy chair for the living room for $100. Awesome. Very happy about that because it was all stuff we were needing! And the nice thing is that these people know where you are coming from and can sympathize with you.
Although, this could have a lot to do with the community that the air force fosters.
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