Do you want the best garage sale tip?

It is a fluke if you find a good bike for a cheap price, generally people with good bikes know what they are worth and price them accordingly. The chances that you will hit a garage that has a bike, let alone one that fits you or that is decent is very slim.

Increase your odds. Find the people that go to ALL the garage sales to buy stuff that they flip on ebay, CL, flea markets and to dealers. Locally they are called "pickers" and some of them go across the country knocking on doors, going through barns etc. and filling up trucks with stuff that they move on to antique shops etc. Give them your list of stuff you are interested in and ask them to contact you when they see stuff. Have them send you a pic from their IPhone or whatever. Pay cash and you can get great deals.

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