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Article: WHETHER SHOPPING OR SELLING, GUIDELINES WILL HELP Troves of treasure can be mined at `tag sales'
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 7, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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When I first moved to Connecticut more than 20 years ago, I had
never heard of a tag sale, which is what rummage and estate sales
are called in the East. To be sure, a few neighbors in my hometown
of Nutley, N.J., had held small garage sales to rid themselves of
unwanted accumulations mostly junk.
But I was totally amazed and delighted to happen upon the Starring
Mansion tag sale around the corner from our newly purchased house in
Westport in the early '70s. An entire family's belongings were
tagged for sale at prices that, even to me a complete novice were
tantalizingly cheap. I bought so much and to this day wish I had
bought even more.
My purchases included a few pieces of ...