Don't let the big house fool you.
It's always amazing how people with big houses in desirable areas price things at garage sales. I went to a community garage sale this morning. On Kijiji, I had seen an ad saying that one of the homes was going to be selling "premium" children's clothes, so I made a mental note to check out that sale on my walk through the area. Well, the house was on one of the "premium" streets in that development. It was a big sale in what amounted to a 3-car garage. The people had divided the kids' clothing into large Ziploc freezer bags. Most had two shirts or a shirt and a pair of pants in them. What surprised me was that a lot of the things I saw packaged that way were quite washed-out looking. While many things were Gymboree (and pretty well-worn), many of the items I saw were George or Joe! Funny that two well-used George T-shirts would cost $5! A new-with tags toddler-size fall jacket was $25. A child's bike was $70, and even though someone offered $65, the offer was refused!
The weird thing is, the place was mobbed, and people were there loading up on the bags of clothing by the armful. Most people sell most children's clothing items for a dollar a piece at a garage sale. Shopping at the end of a season, a person could get brand new Gymboree clothing for their children for a dollar or two more than they were paying at this sale.
Years ago, I went to a sale in a very exclusive neighbourhood. The yard was pretty much an estate. They wanted $15 for a white, crumb-filled, Hamilton Beach 2-slice toaster!
I guess it works for the sellers, but are garage salers really willing to spend more for something just because the people selling it are wealthy? Do the people selling genuinely believe that their stuff is worth more, even if it was originally from Walmart?