Garage Sale Cow is the (US) nation’s biggest garage sale site. Visitors to the site can browse garage sales in their area absolutely free AND list their garage sale free as well. The site is very user friendly – when you enter in a zip code, the next page is a calendar listing how many garage sales on each day are found in that area. Next, clicking on the date brings visitors to a map with the locations pin pointed. Clicking on the location of the pin then opens up more info about the garage sale including the date(s) and time(s) and relevant items available. I know garage-sale-professionals (those who seek and find the most amazing deals) will absolutely love a site like this! If you are an amateur garage sale shopper, have faith, treasures are found by shoppers all the time.
The site is also full of great extras including templates to make your own garage sale flyer, and also information about the Garage Sale Cow Find of the Week! Garage sale shoppers can submit their prized finds right on the site to share with the rest of us.
My best garage sale find was actually found by my mom. About 7 years ago she was at a garage sale and came across a Care Bears Cousin Loyal Heart Dog. Knowing that I collected Care Bears she paid the $1 and gave it to me. It needed some washing so the stuffed toy sat on my laundry room floor for a few weeks before it was his turn to be washed (thankfully I used a laundry bag). I decided to check eBay to see how much this particular item was listing at and nearly fell off my chair. Apparently it was a rare find and only sold in the UK in the 80’s. So, I decided to list my Care Bears Cousin Loyal Heart Dog and hope for the best. The result? I sold the dog for $450 US! The US/CAN exchange was really brutal back then and I ended up with $600 Canadian for a $1 purchase!
Are you inspired to start being a garage sale bargain hunter this summer? Make Garage Sale Cow your first stop!
Do you have an amazing garage sale story to share? Garage Sale Cow wants to help inspire others to get out there and hopefully find some awesome treasures. Comment here sharing your best garage sale find (maybe it wasn’t a money maker like mine but resembled a favorite toy as a child, etc). 1 reader is going to be randomly selected to win a $25 Paypal Transfer from Garage Sale Cow!
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