yard-sale

Neighborhood bargain event

A yard sale is an informal sale of household items held outdoors at someone's home, typically in the driveway or front yard.

Sellers display used furniture, clothing, toys, and miscellaneous possessions on tables or blankets, usually with handwritten price tags.

Also called a garage sale or tag sale depending on region.

We found an antique lamp at a yard sale for five dollars.

goods

secondhand

Having had prior ownership

antique · collectibles · knick-knacks · bric-a-brac · housewares · clothing · toys · books · furniture · electronics

neighborhood

suburban

Of residential outskirts

sidewalk · neighbors · block · weekend · signage · balloons · passersby · community · local

bargain

cheap

Low in price

  • dealAgreement or distribution
  • stealTake without permission
  • discountReduced price offered

haggle · negotiate · marked-down · half-price

browse

rummage

Search unsystematically through clutter

  • digUnearth by shoveling
  • browseSurvey without intent
  • pickPointed breaking tool

find · discover · score · hunt · sift · search · picker · thrifter · curbside · driveway

event

flea-market

Informal secondhand goods venue

Opposites
retail formality

yard-saleboutique

Small specialized retail shop

designer store · Neiman Marcus · Saks Fifth Avenue · department store · flagship store

acquisition vs. disposal

yard-saleshopping spree

Extended bout of purchasing

accumulation · acquisition · hoarding · stockpiling · collecting

merchandise condition

yard-salemint condition

Perfect, unused state

off-the-shelf · showroom floor · new arrivals

Family

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