Community Corner

Second Hand Treasures Sale: Tell Us What You Want to Sell, Buy

Tinley Park-Park District's annual garage sale is soon, and Patch wants to create a few dates with destiny between exhibitors and buyers. Find out how.

Think of us as secondhand matchmakers.

With Second Hand Treasures, the Tinley Park-Park District's annual garage sale, around the corner, Patch wants to bring together these two types of people:

  • Sellers who are looking to part with clothes, furniture and knickknacks they no longer want.
  • Buyers who are searching for deals on unique items and want to get the jump on other shoppers.
That's why we're asking the more than 50 exhibitors participating in the one-day sale to post photos of rare items for sale or merchandise they're selling at a great price. Unloading that pristine-condition Atari 2600 with grocery bag of games for $20? Upload a picture of it here. Getting rid of an oak dining room table and chairs for $5? Tell everyone about it.

We'll round up some of the best items for a story to run Friday, June 7, a day before the sale begins.

What do you need to do for a chance to be included. Post a photo in this article and include the following information in the caption:
  • a brief description of what you're selling
  • the price
  • what your booth/space will look like at the sale
If you don't have a photo, you can post the information in this story's comments section.

For Buyers

Is there something special you're hunting down? Looking for vintage Hawaiian shirts for your collection? Searching for an early pressing of The Velvet Underground and Nico vinyl album with the peel-off banana sticker on the cover? Or do you simply want something that can double as an end table and a conversation piece? We want to hear from you, too.

Mention the item you're looking for in the comments section, and sellers attending the sale can reply to you there if they think they have what you want.

Email Tinley Park Patch editor Joe Vince at joev@patch.com with any questions.

Second Hand Treasures Giant Garage Sale

When: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8 (rain or shine)
Where: Tony Bettenhausen Recreation Center parking lot
Cost: Free
More info: Call the Tinley Park-Park District at 708-342-4200 or visit the district's website.


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