Welcome to "Garage Sales Unhinged", the podcast where we are talking about weird and wonderful characters, finds, and vibes at garage sales, yard sales, estate sales, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Reddit. Everywhere and anywhere that you might find a second hand purchase and some wheeling and dealing.
In this episode of 'Garage Sales Unhinged,' hosts Julie and Jake share stories from their childhood, including late-night video game sessions. They highlight a new video game called 'Garage Sale,' de…
Hosts Julie and Jake touch on weather, share nostalgic memories of old technology like cassette tapes and floppy disks, and discuss how some items become obsolete yet find new purposes. They explore …
Julie and Jake humorously discuss quirky ideas like running an OnlyFans account with ASMR audio content and a potato-themed restaurant violating 'Lord of the Rings' IP laws. Julie shares a fascinatin…
Julie shares her experiences and humorous stories from visiting different sales, mainly focusing on the common reason for these sales: people moving and wanting to declutter. She tells Jake about her…
Amidst Julie and Jake's humorous banter and personal stories, they explore the fate of unsold books, discussing their rotation between stores, eventual pulping, and transformation into new paper prod…
Julie details her weekend filled with estate sale hunting, providing insightful tips and tricks for finding valuable secondhand items. Highlights include tips on navigating estate sales, finding good…
Julie and Jake explore Walmart's new initiative to resell luxury bags online through a partnership with Rebag, aiming to attract more affluent customers. They question the effectiveness and challenge…
Julie and Jake explore the concept of 'bigger or better,' a game of bartering where players trade items for bigger or better ones. This leads to the story of Kyle MacDonald, who began with a red pape…
In this episode of 'Garage Sales Unhinged,' hosts Julie and Jake discuss the broader implications of an aging population on the secondhand market. They explore how the baby boomer generation, as they…
Julie and Jake discuss personal finance and the benefits of the secondhand sale market in an episode of ‘Garage Sales Unhinged’. Julie shares her personal experiences, including getting out of debt t…
Julie and Jake discuss their experiences and opinions on cruises, reminiscing about book fairs and libraries. They delve into the fascinating story of Logos Hope, the world's largest floating book fa…
Julie and Jake discuss a 2013 documentary by Jared Witham, which explores various aspects of garage sales, including community building, economic impacts, proper etiquette, pricing strategies, and en…
Julie and Jake discuss Back Market, a French company reselling refurbished tech to reduce landfill waste. Highlighting Back Market's approach to entering the U.S. market, especially through a fashion…
Join Julie and Jake in 'Garage Sales Unhinged' as they discuss New Year's resolutions, the fun of pickleball, and goals for 2025. They dive into Julie's ambition to enter a pickleball tournament and …
In the episode of Garage Sales Unhinged, hosts Julie and Jake humorously discuss their gift exchange for the holidays, emphasizing the idea of buying secondhand items with a budget of $10. Jake prese…
Julie interviews her niece, Ruth, a 17-year-old avid thrift shopper and employee at a boutique consignment store, on her experiences and perspectives on secondhand shopping. Ruth discusses her love f…
Julie and Jake, hosts of 'Garage Sales Unhinged,' discuss their unique experiences with secondhand sales, including the joy of finding quirky items and their childhood memories linked to reading prog…
Julie and Jake discuss modern shopping habits, the rise of fast fashion, and the challenges faced by the secondhand clothing market. They reflect on the implications of fast fashion, its environmenta…
Julie and Jake discuss Julie's solo trip to Helsinki, Finland. Julie shares insights about Helsinki's lack of nightlife, effective public transit system, and visit to a clean and well-organized secon…
Join Julie as she welcomes Maggie, owner of The Resale Rebel. Maggie shares insights into her journey of vintage reselling, from discovering treasures in her grandmother's closet to thriving in the b…