Basic Set-Up Costs: Buying second-hand Part (4)

Date: 2012.01.21 | Category: Basic Set-Up Costs, second-hand | Tags: Basic Set-Up Costs,Buying,money,second-hand

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If you are a bit strapped for cash and are prepared to put in a bit of hard work, garage sales are a good place to hunt down cheap furniture and appliances. Most garage sales take place on weekends, with Saturday being the most popular day. They are advertised in the classifieds section of the paper, in alphabetical order by suburb.

Most ads include the address of the garage sale, a contact phone number, the day and times of the sale, and the major items to be sold. Most people then work out a plan of attack to make it around to each of the sales that they want to check out. Make a list of what you want to buy, and stick to it. Get to the garage sale early, because the good items will go very fast.

The best thing is to get there just before starting time so that you can have first dibs on everything. Finally, even though garage sales are a great alternative if you don’t have much cash, they have a few disadvantages. Unlike buying from a shop or factory, if you buy a big appliance or piece of furniture, like a fridge or a couch.