Buying & Selling
By Leah French, About.com Guide
Secondhand venues are ideal for furnishing your home or selling your stuff. Learn the tips and resources dealers, decorators, and seasoned bargain hunters use to find furniture, artwork, and accessories -- and how they sell it.
Secondhand Shopping
Learn how dealers and decorators find the good stuff at flea markets, yard sales, and other secondhand shopping sources. Find everything you need to furnish and decorate your home. Get tips on haggling, when to shop, what to buy, and when you should walk away.
- Guerrilla Garage Sale Shopping: Tips for Scoring Big
- Load it or Leave it: When a Bargain Isn't
- Top 10 Yard Sale Shopping Tips
- The Best Furniture Brands to Buy Used
- How to Haggle for Lower Prices
- The Best Times to Shop Flea Markets & Yard Sales
- Create a Flea Market & Yard Sale Tool Kit
- Yard Sale Shopping Safety
- How to Spot Overpriced Merchandise
- 10 Thrift Store Shopping Tips
- Online Yard Sales
- Mapping Your Yard Sale Route with Yard Sale Treasure Map
- 5 Ways to Find Yard Sales
- Quick Tips for Finding Fabric Bargains
- The Best Places to Buy Furniture on a Budget
Secondhand Selling
Learn how to organize a profitable yard sale, or clear your clutter using other local and online resources. If you want to go pro, start your own flea market booth, or maybe an eBay or Etsy business. Study the dos and don'ts to avoid the most common mistakes.
- How to Start a Flea Market Business
- How to Organize a Successful Yard Sale
- Yard Sale Timeline and Checklist
- Opening a Booth: Flea Market vs. Antique Mall
- How to Advertise Your Yard Sale
- Online Yard Sales
- Flea Market Business Profile: The Divine Chair Company
Flea Market Directory
Read detailed profiles of the best flea markets across the country. Get the inside scoop on vendors, merchandise, when to shop, and what not to miss.
- Top 10 Flea Markets in the United States
- Brimfield Antique Show and Flea Market
- Alameda Flea Market
- Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market
- Long Beach Outdoor Antique & Collectible Market
- Rose Bowl Flea Market
- Brooklyn Flea: Fort Greene Outdoor Market
- Brooklyn Flea: One Hanson Place Indoor Market
- Chicago Area Tri-State Swap-O-Rama in Alsip, Illinois
- GreenFlea Market in Manhattan
- Mesa Market Place Swap Meet in Mesa, Arizona
- Starlight Six Giant Flea Market in Atlanta
- The Big One: Memphis Flea Market
- Nashville Flea Market
- First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas
- Pennsy Flea Market in Philadelphia
- Stormville Airport Flea Market in New York's Hudson Valley
- Shipshewana Flea Market in Northern Indiana
- Daytona Flea & Farmers Market
- LA Flea Market at Dodger Stadium
Annual Highway Yard Sales
Annual highway yard sale events vary in size, ranging from 10 miles to coast to coast. Find the one closest to you, or choose one for a weekend trip.
- Community & Highway Yard Sales by State
- Community & Highway Yard Sales by Month
- Half Moon Bay Citywide Garage Sale
- Highway 127 Corridor Sale – The World's Longest Yard Sale
- Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale
- Antique Alley Texas
- Benton County Bargain Highway in West Tennessee
- King of Trails Market Day in Minnesota
- US 12 Heritage Trail Garage Sale in Southwest Michigan
- Antique Yard Sale Trail in Eastern Michigan
- Iowa Highway 141 Garage Sale
- Missouri Highway 25 100 Mile Yard Sale
- Historic National Road Yard Sale
- 400 Mile Sale Across Kentucky
- Dixie Highway 90-Mile Yard Sale in Georgia
- Highway 70 Yard Sale in Tennessee
- Route 75 Garage Sales in Illinois
- Attic and Seller Days in New York
- 100 Miles of Yard Sales in Pennsylvania
- Logan County Route 66 Garage Sale in Illinois