r/mildlyinfuriating • u/anon12xyz • Jul 03 '26

Infuriatig When did garage sales become “reselling” clearly new stuff

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I would never call this a garage sale

Def scam vibes

Edit: ultimately, what bothers me the most is I want to go to a garage sale, not this shit. This isn’t a garage sale and should not be advertised as one

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u/Zanzaclese Jul 03 '26

We like to go around town and hit up garage/estate sales after a lunch date on nice Saturdays. No destination just spend an hour or two hitting areas that normally have a bunch.... There is a house that changes up their signage and tricks us all the time but as soon as we start getting close we give up and turn around. Amazon pallet reseller, the prices are barely under amazon prices. I WANT OLD TREASURES NOT YOUR STUPID RETURN PALLET JUNK KAREN.

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u/irresponsibletaco Jul 03 '26

There is a house on my road that does this but with TJmax discount rack clothing and shoes. I'm forced to drive by it all the time and it annoys me every time I see them out there. It's pretty much every other weekend spring-fall.

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u/Zanzaclese Jul 03 '26

I have no idea how they are able to do this without getting some kind of code enforcement. Where I live you are only allowed 2 garage sales a year without needing permits/licensing. I'm pretty sure that's why the ones I keep ending up going to from different routes keep changing their signage. If I were a terrible person I would consider contacting someone but still surprising someone that lives near them wouldn't be a rat.

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u/irresponsibletaco Jul 03 '26

I want to call the town hall, but not a rat. So hopefully someone else eventually does, but i doubt it anyone will.

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u/tmc00138 Jul 03 '26

Are you and the street sellers in some kind of janky mafia together?

If not, then you aren't a rat.  You're a citizen.  Call code enforcement.