Comments on: Garage Sale Shoppers are Rude Cheapskates!

By: Frugalist » Cheap Versus Frugal: 21 Humorous (but Common) Mistakes

Frugalist » Cheap Versus Frugal: 21 Humorous (but Common) Mistakes — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:13:03 +0000

[...] Bargain or Rip off? Switching the price tags on an item at a yard sale might get you a better deal but at what cost? Cheap people are often so focused on bargain hunting that they forget the people they’re hurting in their quest for a deal. Don’t forego morals for saving money. Frugality is something that you do for yourself to save money, not something that you do to someone else to save money. [...]

By: kristi

kristi — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:41:05 +0000

I agree…come on people..my poor dad who is losing his house had two real wood locking file cabinets he bought new in 1982 for 99.99 each. He kept getting “offers” of ten measly bucks each. If they want cheapo stuff, Kmart or Walmart can be had at their checkout. What gives?? Are these potential eBayers looking for a profit??

By: Mighty Bargain Hunter » Roundup for week of 8 April 2007

Mighty Bargain Hunter » Roundup for week of 8 April 2007 — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:33:43 +0000

[...] All Financial Matters loves all garage-sale goers and yard-sale shoppers. Not! [...]

By: Hazzard

Hazzard — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:59:20 +0000

We had a neighborhood garage sale a couple years ago. I vowed never ever to have a garage sale again. I found that no matter what price we had on things, no matter how ridiculously low, people would refuse to pay that price. Many of the shoppers thought everything in the place should cost .25 cents. It was such a hassle to set things up and then sit there all day that it definitely was not worth it. For the things that we can’t sell on Ebay, or put on Craigslist, we just opt to give them to a charity.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:17:29 +0000

A lot of garage sale people are like that. There’s a difference between being frugal and cheap, and you know what, many of them are the cheapest of cheap.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:14:34 +0000

This is such a funny post! You are pointing out the exact reasons why I haven’t yet had a garage sale (I’m 26). My parents are avid garage salers, and have a garage sale themselves about 3 times/year. I respect their savvy, but I’ve seen some HORRIBLE people come to these sales! I remember someone stealing a bike once that was for sale while my folks had their backs turned, and people almost threatening force if you didn’t take what they felt your stuff was worth!
Sometimes I wonder if I’m making a mistake my not trying to recoup some money instead of donating (because I don’t make enough to itemize my deductions, yet). But at this point in my life, I don’t think I have anything that is worth the pain of a garage sale!

By: Michelle Hope

Michelle Hope — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:32:09 +0000

After my mom died (I was only 22; my sister was 23), we had to have a huge estate sale to clean out the house so it could be foreclosed upon (yeah, my mom wasn’t so good with her money). People were arguing with me about every dollar. One woman about made me break down crying. She was being very aggressive with me. I told her I was only selling everything because my mom died and my sister and I weren’t living in stable enough situations to keep anything (I was staying with friends at that point). She said, “I’m sorry about that,” and she went right back to haggling with me.

People can really be crappy sometimes.

By: John

John — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:43:45 +0000

Thanks for the laugh, Jeremy!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:39:26 +0000

I love to go to garage sales, but I don’t think I’ll ever have one myself. I’d rather pile up all the stuff I want to get rid of, soak it in gas and set it on fire than deal with the people coming to buy my stuff.

I just don’t have the patience.

By: john

john — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:03:55 +0000

This summarizes my opinion of garage sale shoppers: I once had a nice framed piece of art that cost $55. I was selling it for $20, which I thought was a good deal, since it was new and in perfect condition. A lady misread my sticker, and asked, “Will you take a buck fifty instead of $2 for the picture?”