Garage Sales and Estate Sales, Oklahoma
Garage Sales and Estate Sales, Oklahoma:
Garage sales, estate sales, auctions and flea markets can be big business, with participants of all ages and all income levels. Whether cleaning out the attic or parting with historic memorabilia, you can profit from these sales, as the seller or as the buyer.Someone may be searching for what you want to lose
It's a matter of interpretation ... and need: One man's trash may truly be another man's treasure.
Garage sales are big business.
They've always been popular, as evidenced by the number of listings each year in the classified advertising section, or by the number of vehicles that pass through a normally quiet neighborhood while a sale is occurring.
GIANT YARD SALES
Huge statewide yard sales find more of a niche as shoppers dig in for bargain treasures.
Click here for an audio slideshow on a giant yard sale in West Virginia similar to others across the county.
Garage Sales
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The garage sale bug first bit Michelle Sutherlin when she 4 years old. She remembers taking a few toys outside to try selling them to residents around her neighborhood. “That was my very first experience with trying to sell something,” Sutherlin said. “I guess you can say it has always been in my blood.”
Garage sales permits
Estate Sales
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In her 33 years as an estate sale planner, Diane Douglass has seen her share of good deals and organized as many sales. She owns Diane Lee’s Inc., an Oklahoma City-based estate sale and appraisal company.
Auctions
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Estate auctions can be a gold mine for collectors, bargain hunters and the curious. But auctioneer Joe Patterson said buyers need to remember two key rules: know what you want and know the value of what you’re bidding on. “You don't always find exactly what you want, so you might be prepared to adjust your taste a little bit,” he said.
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Collecting sports memorabilia
Sports memorabilia has no clear-cut definition. It is what you want it to be. It can be anything OU or OSU, from used uniforms to game-day programs to key chains. It can be anything football, from replica Super Bowl rings to high school spirit ribbons.
Flea markets
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Flea markets, in both big and small varieties, are scattered across the state. Many offer everything from furniture to collectibles and handmade crafts to cookware. Visit several, discover which ones you like, then return often.
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Oklahoman Articles
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NORMAN — Dreamer Concepts Studio and Foundation, 324 E Main St., will host an artists’ garage sale Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. All proceeds will go to support the foundation’s...
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Career salesman Bob Kaiser said he "couldn’t sell snowballs to Eskimos” when he graduated with a degree in business from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1972. Over the next...
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On the day of my garage sale it began to rain at 7 a.m. The air was damp and chilly with dark clouds overhead. Was my sale doomed to failure? Fortunately, no, because I had prepared in advance,...
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Before sticking a garage sale sign into the grass of your front yard, it would be wise to take another look at what you’re selling. The 2008 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, which is...
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It's a matter of interpretation ... and need: One man's trash may truly be another man's treasure.
Garage sales are big business.
They've always been popular, as evidenced by the number of...
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Sports memorabilia has no clear-cut definition. It is what you want it to be.
It can be anything OU or OSU, from used uniforms to game-day programs to key chains.
It can be anything...
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Estate auctions can be a gold mine for collectors, bargain hunters and the curious.
But auctioneer Joe Patterson said buyers need to remember two key rules: know what you want and know the...
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You never know what you’re going to find at a flea market.
Trash or treasure? Junk or gems?
That’s part of the appeal. The unexpected. The hunt.
Walk away with a treasure and...
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Oklahoma City officials want residents to know they are welcome to have a garage sale, but they are not allowed to run a swap meet out of their front yard all spring or summer.
Those who want...
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The garage sale bug first bit Michelle Sutherlin when she 4 years old.
She remembers taking a few toys outside to try selling them to residents around her neighborhood.
“That was my...
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