Saturday, May 28, 2016

Sourcing at the Glebe Garage Sale

The Glebe Garage sale is the biggest garage sale in the city, and the entire community is out and about selling and buying. It is always worth going, if nothing else than to people watch and see what people are selling. I've been going for years, but usually don't much, if anything. This year I went with the intention of sourcing as much stuff as I could to flip. My main focus was on board games, or stuff I already knew about as it is hard to research on the spot and there is so much ground to cover. I was out there  by 7:30 am and got back at 11:30. In those four hours, I walked 14.8 kilometers. It was also an unusually hot late May with the temperature at about 30 degrees since 8 am. It was a long and hot morning, but I think I did pretty well.

The haul:

Vintage Green General Electric Clock - $3.00
Three copies of Cariboo - $1, $2, and $2
Play-Doh Mega Fun Factory Conveyor Belt Complete Set - $7.50
Batter Masters Board Game - $20
Essex County by Jeff Lemire - $2.00
Shleich Oracle (New in Box) - $5.00
Ski Gammon Board Game - $2.00
King of Tokyo (New in Box) - $10.00
Vintage Sister Sewing Macine - $25.00

I spent $79.50 on 11 items, and I'm estimating that I'll make between $500 and 600 on the sale of these ten items. Not bad for a few hours. I wish that my other garage sale hauls were half this good. Keep your eyes out for future posts on the blog once these sell.

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