History Main / GarageSale

* The ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife '' episode, "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS2E11JunkJunkiesDayOfTheFlecko Junk Junkies]]" has Rocko and Heffer holding a garage sale to make money to pay their pizza tab. Rocko makes enough money by selling his childhood pogo stick, then realizes he can't part with it and buys it back. Fortunately, he still ends up in the black because [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible the melted G.I. Jimbo action figure Heffer donated is bought by an art lover who mistakes it for a sculpture]].

** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E4TreehouseOfHorrorVIII Treehouse of Horror VIII]]" Homer buys a matter transporter from Professor Frink, which leads to Bart reenacting ''Film/TheFly''.

* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', the Warners misinterpret the concept of garage sale and ask to buy the owner's ''garage'', with a starting bid of 25 cents.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly named]] "[[Recap/RugratsS2E6RegardingStuieGarageSale Garage Sale]]", the kids misunderstand the purpose of a yard sale and somehow manage to get ''everything'' in the house - including the furniture - out on the lawn, where their relatives assume that each item was put up for sale by one of the others, and sell it to some random passerby for far less than it's worth. Each adult thinks the sale was quite successful, until they come back inside and find the house completely empty.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePatrickStarShow'': The Star family holds one in "[[ThePatrickStarShowS1E4TheYardSale The Yard Sale]]". Most of the items on sale are [=GrandPat=]'s "old junk", but they're all actually from the various jobs he's had across history. Instead of letting people buy them, [=GrandPat=] just offers them a lollipop -- most of them accept. At the end of the episode, [=GrandPat=] ''himself'' is sold to a family who needs a new grandfather.

In fantasy fiction, garage sales are much more interesting. A wealthy retiree with a MysteriousPast may sell old swords, ancient amulets, and magic tomes. A MadScientist even have a spread of old laser experiments and bombs, and the occasional CallToAdventure out for sale.

In fantasy fiction, garage sales are much more interesting. A wealthy retiree with a MysteriousPast may sell old swords, ancient amulets, and magic tomes. A strange person with a DarkAndTroubledPast may even have a spread of old guns, bombs, and the occasional CallToAdventure out for sale.

In fantasy fiction, garage sales are much more interesting. A wealthy retiree with a [[MysteriousPast]] may sell old swords, ancient amulets, magic tomes, guns, bombs, and the occasional CallToAdventure.

For real-life purposes, garage sales are events where owners get rid of all the useless junk they couldn't use before and buyers pick up some trinkets cheap. You can find puzzles, books, adorable clothes for your nephew, even the occasional working appliance.

In fiction, garage sales are much more interesting. The puzzles, books, clothes and microwaves have been replaced for fictional purposes with swords, ancient amulets, magic tomes, guns, bombs, and the occasional CallToAdventure.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' episode "Bang for Your Buck" has Mojo Jojo selling off some of his weapons because he's bankrupted himself building weapons. HilarityEnsues when one little old lady mistakes a disintegrator for a hairdryer. The girls and the Gangreen Gang compete to get enough money for a giant laser, but it is eventually sold to the Mayor. [[spoiler:The giant laser turned out to be a snow-cone machine.]]

* [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2009-07-30 Uncle Sam holds one]] in ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}''.

-->Oh they're sortin' through what's left of you and me\\

The way they're sorting through what's left you and me

* The song "Yard Sale" by Sammy Kershaw is about a yard sale being held by a couple who are getting rid of all the things that they used to own because they have broken up:

* The WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin garage sale]]" is mostly about mocking garage sales and the sorts of weirdos who shop at them, such as "The Haggler", "The Lurker" and "[[CloudCuckooLander Coach Z]]".

* In Owl's Well That End's Well by Donna Andrews, the Protagonist and her fiance have bought as is a house previously inhabited by an elderly obsessive pack rat. In order to clear out the clutter, naturally they hold a yard sale. This gradually morphs into 30+ families selling things at the sale, a costume discount, a murder and another yard sale on the rest of their property when the original sale is closed due to the murder.

* In the movie of ''Comicbook/GhostWorld'' Enid has one of these, but ends up pissing off all her customers.

* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' the kids misunderstand the purpose of a yard sale and somehow manage to get ''everything'' in the house - including the furniture - out on the lawn, where their relatives assume that each item was put up for sale by one of the others, and sell it to some random passerby for far less than it's worth. Each adult thinks the sale was quite successful, until they come back inside and find the house completely empty.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, "Closed Door Policy", when Amy finds out Sticks is a pack rat, she sells all of Sticks' possessions at a yard sale against the latter's will. This includes a surfboard that blocks the entrance to the underground lair of [[SealedEvilInACan the Froglodytes]], a race of frog-like warriors. The froglodytes capture Sticks and attempt to [[HumanSacrifice sacrifice her to their idol god]], prompting Sonic and his friends to rescue Sticks using the possessions from Amy's yard sale as weapons.