So very, very right. Anytime I go home to visit the family I always get up early on Saturday and check out the garage sale listings. My home town is still a sacred land where if someone's selling something old, they sell it for cheap (as opposed to Toronto where old suddenly becomes "vintage" with a price mark-up). There's even some small farming communities in the area that do community wide garage sales over the course of the summer. Bike shopping w/ $20 in your pocket is a great way to spend a morning.