Howdy, flippers! This week I got paid to haul off a treadmill and then sold its guts for $210. Scroll down for the story, plus this weekend's best sales.
This weekend the yard sale signs are sprouting like fire ants after a rain, and we've got the picks to prove it. Grab your coffee, your cash, and a bungee cord you'll swear you won't need. Let's go.
🛠️ This Week's Flip Tip: Play the Long Game at Multi-Day Estate Sales
Here's a secret that isn't really a secret: estate sales that run three or four days often drop prices on the later days. Day one is for the early birds who want first pick. The last day is for the bargain birds who want the leftovers cheap. Both kinds of birds can get the worm. Different worm.
Go early for the one thing you really want. If you spot a dresser with good bones on day one, buy it. It won't be there Sunday.
Go late for the "maybe" pile. Ask the sale company if they do markdowns on the last day, and whether they'll take offers on bigger furniture. Every company does it differently, so ask instead of guessing.
Check sold listings before you pay. Same rule as always. If the math doesn't work, it's not a deal, it's a hobby.
And with the holidays coming, folks are clearing out spare rooms before family shows up. More stuff out there, more motivated sellers. This is the season to keep your truck bed empty and your eyes open.
Real flip, real quick: A Peloton treadmill came in on a Go Time haul-away job, and the client actually paid us to take it. It was missing a part we couldn't get, so instead of crying into our sweatbands, we researched what Peloton parts were selling and parted it out on eBay. The motherboard and the stop button assembly brought in $210 total, and we had $0 in it. Lesson: when a big item can't be fixed, check what its parts sell for. Same rule as above: let the sold listings do the math.
🏷️ Weekend Sale Picks (Fri Oct 23 – Sun Oct 25)
Hand-picked from this week's local listings. Times are as the listings show them, so double-check before you fire up the station wagon.
BIG Estate Sale, Northport — 13814 AL Hwy 171. Fri–Sun, listed 9 AM–4 PM. Three days to make your move, and close to home for us Gordo folks. See the listing
Multi-Family Yard Sale, Northport — 2508 Shoal Pl. Sat–Sun. The listing says 7 AM–2 PM in one spot and 8 AM–1 PM in another, so check before you go. Bikes listed at $5–$25, plus tools, hardware, bar glassware and kids' items. Cheap bikes are one of the easiest flips around. See the listing
Raymond & Glenda Gross Estate Sale, Columbus, MS — 1102 7th North. Fri–Mon, listed 9 AM–1 PM. A four-day sale run by an antiques and estate company, so it's a perfect place to try this week's tip. See the listing
Forest Flea Market, Ethelsville — 111 County Road 89. Saturday 7 AM–2 PM. Antiques, collectibles, household items and vintage, plus a concession stand, because hunting treasure on an empty stomach is a rookie mistake.
Ronda's Randoms — weekly yard sale, open Saturdays.
Gordo Flea Market — open Friday 7 AM–4 PM and Saturday 7 AM–12 PM.
Coker Flea Market — usually open Friday and Saturday.
Want the whole list? The full weekend roundup goes up on the Community Yard Sale Facebook page Friday morning.
👕 Hit the Brakes!
You know the move. You're cruising along, minding your business, and then you see it: a hand-painted YARD SALE sign. Tires squeal. Coffee sloshes. Your passenger sighs because they knew this was coming.
Now you can warn the folks behind you. Our I Brake for Yard Sales tee has a retro wood-paneled station wagon skidding up to a yard sale sign on heather gray. It's basically a turn signal you wear.
Bonus: ZipChange on Etsy has 10% off when you buy 2 or more items, through Nov 18, 2026.
📬 Got a Sale? Tell Us!
Clearing out the garage? Throwing an estate sale? Running a flea market with more vendors than a county fair has funnel cakes? Send it our way and we'll put it in front of a whole wire full of deal hunters. Free. No catch. No "will you take $2 for it?"
It takes about two minutes. That's less time than it takes to haggle over a lamp. 👉 Send us your sale
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That's it for this week. Go get 'em, and may every price tag be a typo in your favor.
Find it. Flip it. Profit.
— Tim
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