Originally Posted by
Picchio Special
No way man, that's where you find new lawn chairs and stuff for your kid, so you don't have to pay ridiculous retail for toddler clothes and toys. Everybody's kid outgrows something every year. Obviously, you are not owned by a 4-year-old.
There fixed that one for you ;p
+1 on asking, and not just for bikes. We're always on the hunt for legos, starwars toys and bikes stuff. Some good finds have been had by asking. Also, don't worry if you don't have cash on hand or have already spent your bike allowance for that pay period, leave your name and phone number and the price you'd be willing to pay for something if it doesn't sell. I got a nice Saris bones bike rack for $20.00 that way. That rack goes for 160.00 new and has made my life so much easier in transporting not only the bikes I bought, but also the few I sell as well as making it easy for me to go out to a bike trail that I wouldn't normally ride. I think the best finds I've had at a garage sale have been music stuff, got a Peavy reverb rack unit and an Art multi-effects unit for $2 each, it cost more to special order the power supplies to run them. Also got some fantastic deals on old tube amps, granted, not fancy looking but sound pretty good.