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Posts tagged "garage sales"

This Weekend's Garage Sales

This weekend’s light on garage sales but heavier on estate sales. Between Friday and Sunday, there are close to 20 estate sales around Chicago.  Then, being the last weekend in the month, there are tons of moving sale listings in Craigslist, too. It’s a good weekend to pick up the extra dresser or Ikea bookshelf... Read more »
By didurkes,
January 29, 2010 at 4:00 pm
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Girl Meets Boy. Girl Moves in with Him, Out with Brother. Girl Has Sale.

Every sale has a story. In a nutshell, that’s the story and the reason for Kate’s Wicker Park apartment sale this Saturday, Jan 9.  She and her brother are parting ways, she’s moving in with the great guy she met, so she’s downsizing the extras. From her list, it looks like there are a lot... Read more »
By didurkes,
January 7, 2010 at 11:43 am
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Two Saturday Garage Sales in One Suburban Neighborhood: Oak Park

  One garage sale might be a stretch to get on the Green or Blue Line for, but two sales in Oak Park less than half a mile apart, mighty convenient. Sale A goes from Friday to Saturday, Sale B runs from Saturday to Sunday, but they overlap for one day on Saturday. Sale AWhere: ... Read more »
By didurkes,
December 11, 2009 at 12:36 pm
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Weekend Sales Forecast: Best Bets Come in Pairs

So far, city dwellers are light on garage sales this weekend. There are lots of posts for appointment only sales or “here’s a list of stuff I have for sale, moving soon, contact me if interested.”  For apartment and condo sales like these, where it’s a pain to post each item individually, I recently came... Read more »
By didurkes,
November 20, 2009 at 12:29 pm
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Shopping and Selling on Sunday

I usually shop the house and garage sales on Saturday, but yesterday I stopped in to an estate sale in Lincoln Square to see what was out there on a Sunday.  This was the second day of the sale, and I wanted to find out – generally – for both buyers and sellers:  What’s there... Read more »
By didurkes,
November 15, 2009 at 9:52 pm
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