Garage sales during the pandemic

Garage sales here are usually held in the driveway, not the actual garage so I don’t see a big deal about it as long as everyone is masked.

I don’t typically garage sale shop, but drive past lots of them and i never see more then 5 or 6 customers at a time at them for the most part.  

There is typically a huge neighborhood one in a nice area of Portland every year I do go to, but even though the streets are crowded it is mostly people socializing.  As a fully vaxxed person I would feel comfortable attending this year, but I don’t know that it is happening.  They canceled it last year.  

Unless it’s absolutely crammed I can’t really see an issue. Maybe have some sanitiser to hand and obviously wash yours but it wouldn’t worry me 😊

I think the science is pretty clear by now that touch is not the main vector for Covid transmission, it's the aerosolized particles, so people touching my things wouldn't bother me.

I think the most danger comes when you have to stand there and haggle with someone for 10 minutes, especially if one or both of you is unmasked.

As I sit here and think about it, it's probably way less of a risk than the grocery store (since it's outside and less crowded), and I still go there every Saturday, so I think with proper masking and distancing, I'm not too bothered by the idea of a rummage sale, at least not this year. Last year, I'd have still been on the hell no bench.

I went last year and I'll go this year. No issues for me.

My neighborhood is having neighborhood-wide garage sales today-Saturday. I'm not selling because when I've done the sale in the past I've earned about $100 for two days of being stuck out there. They cancelled the sale last year, but I'm not super-concerned about people being outside.

I do grocery pickup and I have no idea how many people have touched my groceries before they made their way to my house.

No issues. I went to one last week.

I wouldn't be bothered by it. I've gone to estate sales all season long (if they're good ones)... the estate sale companies are all controlling how many people can be in the house, requiring masks, etc. If garage sale goers are wearing masks, then I would be fine with it.

I had a garage sale ONCE here in AZ. I didn't make very much money, and didn't sell very much. Too much work for too little pay-off. Honestly, I don't like GOING to them here, either... too much chance for them to just be junk. I go to estate sales instead, where the estate sale company has at least gone thru and organized the stuff.

In my area no one has these in an actual garage, which I guess is why they're called a "yard sale". lol. So remember the rule of "two out of three" -- the "three" are: 1. outdoors; 2. masked; and 3. social distancing. So if you're outside at a yard sale, or anywhere then you need to pick one of the remaining two, masked or social distancing. When I walk my dog I choose not to wear a mask and just cross the street if I pass someone in my neighborhood (which I rarely do). For a yard sale where I might be closer to people I'd choose to wear the mask in case I couldn't stay totally away from other people. 

So yeah, my long-winded way of saying I love a good yard sale and I'd go to one now. I wouldn't hold one myself though, for reasons that have nothing to do with covid... It's just that they are a pain in the butt to organize and I hate doing it. lol

They aren’t popular here so the issue hasn’t come up but I wouldn’t have a problem with it. Clean hands before and after. Now if someone came and started coughing all over me 🤮.

Thats what I get for typing during a baby feeding session!

I had a yard sale a couple weekends ago. They are all over this time of year. A yard sale/garage sale here is always held outside. No one comes inside a garage or shed. They are in the front yard or driveway. Anyway, some people came masked. Others didn't. Most people didn't pick up anything unless they were purchasing it. It did not bother me at all but we have a very low case rate and I had just gotten my second shot anyway.

I'd rather chew my arm off than HAVE a garage sale, but I'll happily go to ones hosted by other people. They started back here as soon as the weather got nice. I haven't been to any of those yet, but have been to many estate sales... and of course I work for an auction company and we've been in full swing for a while now.

I was comfortable going to sales last summer and will go again this year. Most here have stuff set up in their garages and more stuff trailing down the driveway. With the garage door up, it's not a stuffy enclosed space and I still wear my mask. The only ones I noped out of were when there were already several people browsing inside a garage, or there was someone who would stand too close to me.