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Subject: Re: [OM] Did I do a dumb thing?
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 12:51:52 -0600
I don't know about anyone else's part of the U.S., but I've been going to
garage sales for all of MY 40 years.

Tom

>
> >"Garage sales" are a relatively new phenomenon in the US. I'd say they
> >started becoming popular around 15-20 years ago, around the time that
flea
> >markets started up around the country. Prior to about 1980, anyone who
sold
>
> >things in front of their house was considered very, very odd. After 1980,
> >they started increasing rapidly in popularity.
>
> It was because of the serious recession of 1980-81. Another phenomenon
that
> started about then was child care centers and two wage couples. Up until
> that time, only person in the family (the father/husband usually) needed
to
> work because he could earn enough to support everyone. That stopped in
> 1980-81. Buying power and earning power had been decreasing in the US all
> through the 70's and finally snapped during that recession. When people
lost
> thier high paying jobs, they had no choice put to take a lower paying
> position somewhere else. This forced the other spouse to seek employment,
> leading to day care for the children.
>
> The garage sales then were a easy way to earn money. People needed stuff
> cheap, and other people needed to unload stuff for cash. They are less
> popular today because of eBay and the general health of the economy.
>
> Be seeing you.
>
> Dirk Wright
>
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