Author Archives: Meghan

Drill team sale and basement shuffleboard

Posted by Meghan in Junk In My Trunk, Sale Tales | 5 Comments

I had received an email about Fred & Barb’s annual “Green 55” garage sale, with Lizretros and Leslie as participants. After going to a few of their previous sales and always getting something good (or at the very least getting … Continue reading

$5 Condition Unknown. Mustache Immaculate

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Saturday at 5:00 a.m. our dog started crying to go outside and I was unable to get back to sleep. Not the best time frame for yard sales, if none of them start until 9:00. I know both Jenny and … Continue reading

Urban Ore: featuring just about everything

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Since I was in San Francisco for the weekend, I had thought I would be able to get to a few stoop sales or at the very least the huge Alameda Swap Meet on Sunday. Due to some late night … Continue reading

Double-guest-star day

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Beautiful day in Ballard on Saturday with TONS of sales. I had put together a printout listing four pages of sales, and after four hours I don’t think we even got to any of the sales on the 3rd and … Continue reading

Buffalo Girl Sale

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Our friend Libby’s Buffalo Girl upholstery & furniture shop is home to leopard print recliners, Our Lady of Guadalupe rockers, and cowgirl-themed couches. Today it was host to some hard-core vintage clothing collectors selling off some of their stuff. I … Continue reading

Disappointing sale day

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I went to some of the worst sales on Saturday. Sometimes the luck just isn’t there. I had taken a friend out for her birthday the night before, so I had a mild hangover, and I had to be home … Continue reading

Friday vintage sale

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While in the process of getting the very last bit of our crap together for the sale, Jenny and I still managed to squeeze a quick stop at another sale on Friday afternoon. This sale seemed a little dubious since … Continue reading

Saturday sales: the second half

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This Saturday is one of the first times that I felt like there was a first half and a second half of going to sales. The first part of the morning was Jenny, Leslie and I going to sales as … Continue reading