Yard Sales

Alison on May 21st, 2010

Howdy from Oklahoma! Here’s the quick version of this week’s garage sales…
From Marlene:
Central Montessori School is having a yard sale AND bake sale this
Saturday, May 22, 8am to 1pm. This is the same day as the big annual
Church Hill yard sale at Libby Hill Park, so make a morning of bargain
hunting. Come for the treasures [...]

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(Photo from Fall of the James Newsletter)
My little sister is graduating from high school this June,* and I’ve already made a date to take her to this on Saturday morning:
The Big Yard Sale at Milhiser Gym on the University of Richmond campus is sponsored by the Sierra Club’s Falls of the James Group and by [...]

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Alison on April 30th, 2010

Photo from Little Herb House
Yard Sale Season really began in earnest last weekend; I saw signs for church yard sales on every street corner. And from my experience reporting on sales last year, May is high season for my most favorite kind: the neighborhood yard sale.

Instead of GPS-ing all over town in search of individual [...]

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Alison on September 11th, 2009

Now through Sunday, Plan9 Music in Carytown is having a storewide anniversary sale – all regularly priced merchandise will be 20% off.
This is the big weekend for kids consignment sales:
The Clothesline Richmond Sale today & tomorrow with 50% off tomorrow afternoon and 75% off Sunday (Bon Air Community Center, 8725 Quaker Lane, Richmond VA [...]

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Alison on May 13th, 2009

If you’re heading to college next year, or trying to furnish a first apartment, don’t miss the Big Yard Sale at University of Richmond, Saturday morning from 8am to noon in the Millhiser Gym (beside the Robins Center).
The Sierra Club collects donated and abandoned items from U of R students to sell at the [...]

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Alison on April 3rd, 2009

With apologies to my husband the Cubs fan, I’m much more excited about April ushering in garage sale season than baseball season. (Although I’ll certainly be cheering for the Cubbies Monday!)
In addition to this year’s unofficial “kick-off” event, a huge neighborhood sale in the West End (see below), look for more listings on Cragislist [...]

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