Friday Yard Sales....

I love Yard Sales that begin on a Friday...I've found some of my best buys on this last workday of the week. They are generally much less crowded, and usually part of a three-day weekend long sale so there's usually plenty of stuff to paw through. The downside? Because it's on a work day for most people, many of the earliest attendees are dealers who know what to look for, have a pocketful of cash, and buy in quantity. So....I've found you've got to be there when they open to find the good stuff. Note I said "when they open". I am one of those rare birds today who try and respect the terms of the sale. Many of us, who hold our own sales frequently, are very aware that there are people that will show up a day early, or at 10:00 at night the night before, or even knock on your door... at 6:00 in the morning.  While occasionally they may find someone who will let them peruse the stuff early before anyone else, most won't...and it helps give us "yardees" a bad name. How does anyone expect to bicker on a deal when they've pissed off the seller right off the bat? 

I  drove to a sale this Friday morning and arrived exactly at 8:00.  As normal, there were several dealers there with large piles set aside already, but it was a big sale so there was still plenty to pick through.  Below are the results of this "Hunt", and the total spent for everything shown was $35. The Mrs., Beasley Doll is original 1967, and two of the model ship kits are 1970s Revell "H" kits. The three boxes of Trolls (well over 60 trolls) included many DAM versions from the early 1980s. Finally, a small lot of early Duncan Spinners topped off the lot at $1 each.  All in all, a great morning!