"The desirability of and/or your need for an item at a garage sale will be in direct inverse proportion to the likelihood of your actually being able to purchase it."
The four most common/infuriating occasions when Murphy's Law of Garage Sales holds true:
(1) A desired item is something that's just stored in the family's garage; it’s not one of the items for sale.
(2) The item has already been sold, and the homeowner is just “holding” it till the buyer gets back with either the money or a vehicle to transport the item to his own home.
(3) The item is too expensive, and the seller will not budge on the price. (Note: this is not always an "all hope is lost" situation --- you may have at least two additional options. First, try coming back again later in the day to see if the item is still unsold --- if YOU think that the item is overpriced, then most OTHER yard-sailers may think so, too, and so nobody else may have bought the item yet, either, giving you a second crack at possibly purchasing it at a reduced price, especially since by now the seller may likely feel a bit "desperate" to get rid of it. And second, have a glance at the trash-heap out front of the person’s house that evening --- sometimes unsold yard-sale items will simply be tossed out, and so you can then get them for free.)
(4) The item is something that you would logically want to test out first to make sure it operates satisfactorily, but there is no hookup for electricity/water/telephone/internet/antenna/audio/video at the site of the sale, and the stubborn owner will not allow you to either bring the item into his house or temporarily take it somewhere else to test it.
(1) A desired item is something that's just stored in the family's garage; it’s not one of the items for sale.
(2) The item has already been sold, and the homeowner is just “holding” it till the buyer gets back with either the money or a vehicle to transport the item to his own home.
(3) The item is too expensive, and the seller will not budge on the price. (Note: this is not always an "all hope is lost" situation --- you may have at least two additional options. First, try coming back again later in the day to see if the item is still unsold --- if YOU think that the item is overpriced, then most OTHER yard-sailers may think so, too, and so nobody else may have bought the item yet, either, giving you a second crack at possibly purchasing it at a reduced price, especially since by now the seller may likely feel a bit "desperate" to get rid of it. And second, have a glance at the trash-heap out front of the person’s house that evening --- sometimes unsold yard-sale items will simply be tossed out, and so you can then get them for free.)
(4) The item is something that you would logically want to test out first to make sure it operates satisfactorily, but there is no hookup for electricity/water/telephone/internet/antenna/audio/video at the site of the sale, and the stubborn owner will not allow you to either bring the item into his house or temporarily take it somewhere else to test it.
by QuacksO August 1, 2018
Get the Murphy's Law of Garage Salesmug. Girls:
+Appearance
Shoulder length hair
Side bangs
Must have at least two pairs of skinny jeans
Wears Vans & Converse
Must have at least one pair of flats
Must always wear a necklace.
+Intrests
Unicorns
Hello Kitty
Music
Brass Knuckles
Leopard Print
Gloomy Bear
+Boys
Appearance
Hair at least down to your ears
Dark hair
Choppy Type Hair
Bandanas
Tight Pants
Cute Smile
+Intrests
Stripes
Music
Famous Stars & Straps
+Garage Kid Personality
Nice
Happy
+Big Garage Kid Plus
Piercings
Multi Colored Hair
+Garage Kid Talk:
+Use the words
Intense
and
Rad
+Appearance
Shoulder length hair
Side bangs
Must have at least two pairs of skinny jeans
Wears Vans & Converse
Must have at least one pair of flats
Must always wear a necklace.
+Intrests
Unicorns
Hello Kitty
Music
Brass Knuckles
Leopard Print
Gloomy Bear
+Boys
Appearance
Hair at least down to your ears
Dark hair
Choppy Type Hair
Bandanas
Tight Pants
Cute Smile
+Intrests
Stripes
Music
Famous Stars & Straps
+Garage Kid Personality
Nice
Happy
+Big Garage Kid Plus
Piercings
Multi Colored Hair
+Garage Kid Talk:
+Use the words
Intense
and
Rad
by xxxxxmelissa December 9, 2008
Get the garage kidmug. by Clebaby101 September 27, 2021
Get the garage doctormug. man to man conversation, where a dad talks to his son in the garage, away from all the women, about real life, and what it means to be a man.
by iron G June 18, 2023
Get the garage talkmug. A band that calls themselves hardcore, only plays in a garage and on the street. Their 1 single fan is a fire hydrant.
Talking fire hydrant: HeY
random guy: Wat
Talking fire hydrant: have you heard of insert band name here? They are so great!
1 concert of said band later...
random guy: HeY
random guy's friend: Wat
random guy: insert band name here... went to their concert with a fire hydrant... What a garage band!
random guy: Wat
Talking fire hydrant: have you heard of insert band name here? They are so great!
1 concert of said band later...
random guy: HeY
random guy's friend: Wat
random guy: insert band name here... went to their concert with a fire hydrant... What a garage band!
by moleonneck April 24, 2023
Get the garage bandmug. As in an online garage sale where one can purcahse beer pong tables and other beer drinking accessories.
by Skip's January 8, 2010
Get the Skip's Garagemug. by Lyrical-G April 3, 2017
Get the Fish garagemug.