I went out rummaging this morning. Because of the holiday weekend, not many rummages going on so I decided to combine with some stops at a few of the metro thrift shops. Didn't buy anything at the rummages I stopped at, most of the people had too high of prices on their junk. A couple of places I had been to before in other years. Same story, these people drag out their same, tired over priced pieces and think they're going to sell at a rummage. And maybe they eventually will but how many times will you have to present the piece to someone?? One place has some antiques and vintage stuff and has 2 rummages a year. I wonder how much they truly move?? I've crossed that place off unless there's an estate sale that actually wants to move stuff.



We have had very successful rummage sales out of our old house which was a couple blocks off of 2 city arterial streets and out of our new house which is either one of the first or last stops out of our bedroom town when they do they're city wide rummage. But we've also priced stuff to sell. I don't have this fantasy that I'm going to recover 50%, 2/3rds or more of the retail price. People want deals at rummages. Maybe its my geography and maybe people do get high $$ for their used stuff but you won't get it from me...