Garage Sales Online

I don’t know how many of you spend your saturdays going to garage sales, estate sales and auctions, but I’ve gone to quite a few with my parents over the years.  This can be a lot of fun and a great way to find some rare and unusual treasures, you know the junk that piles up in your basement or attic,  at a cheap price.  Plus getting in a bidding war with some stranger can be quite exciting in its own right.

Well now you can go online and find auctions and estate sales in your area and even bid on the items online.  Here are two of my favorite sites to find auctions:

http://www.auctionzip.com/ – auctionzip is a great way to find auctions in your area and preview the goods before you go.  This is for those of you who still like to go to the physical auction and touch and feel the goods before you purchase them. This site is just a great venue for information.

https://www.proxibid.com/ – Proxibid lets you view auctions and then bid on individual items from your living room or wherever you surf the web.  This is perfect for when you don’t have the time to go to the auction or you just don’t want to get up off the couch.

I know some of you are saying, “why don’t you just check out ebay?”  Well I like going to an auction or garage sale without really knowing what I’m looking for and hoping to find that one treasure or odd item that would really complete my room.    So if thats what you’re interested in then check out these sites.