Yard Sales Yard sales are popular in the US.They really got their start in shipyards in the early 1800s.Later in the 19th century the sales moved to community centers and really began to develop rapidly （1）u ntilntilthey became what we know them as today in the 1950s and 60s.
Yard sales might also be called garage （車庫） sales.Whatever the name is，the activity is the （2）s ameame.People usually have yard sales in the yard or in the garage.They sell things they no longer want at yard sales.Over the years，many people's houses fill up with objects.These objects are no longer useful to the （3）f irstirstowner.Yet it seems wasteful to throw them away.When people move to a different house，they must make a （4）d ecisionecision about things. "Let's have a yard sale，" they say， "Then we will not have to move the things we do not use any （5）m oreore.And we can make a little money at the same time."
The sellers usually put an announcement （宣告） in a public place.It tells when and where the yard sale will （6）t akeake place.Yard sales are very popular during weekends in warmer seasons.There can be almost two hundred yard sales around Washington，D.C.on one weekend.
Just about anything can be sold at a yard sale.Sometimes，there are more clothes than anything else.Cooking equipment （設(shè)備） is also popular.So （7）herehere are old toys，tools，books，tables and chairs.
Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they （8）c ollectollect.It may be an old toy train or a painting of dogs.Experts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever before.The most popular ones are small objects：old money，stamps，dolls，bottles，baseball cards，toys and advertising signs.
However，most people go to yard sales to buy an object （9）s implyimply because it costs so little.New things in stores cost more than some people can pay.So，they are happy to find a painting，a warm coat，or a chair for ten or fifteen dollars.Perhaps they find dishes for twenty dollars （10）w ouldouldcost one hundred dollars in a store.
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