SecondHand Saturday

SecondHand Saturday is a giant neighbourhood garage sales held in individual households to promote reuse, on the Saturday prior to the Council's General Household Cleanup. Residents register with their local Council, who will then publicise all of the sales in the local media to maximise turn out. Participating households display signs out the front of their homes advertising their sales. Any items which are not snapped up by neighbours and bargain hunters are collected by the council's general household cleanup the following day.

Stuff I bought, was given, and picked up:

• a pair of Infinity desktop speakers for $10 (The lady is selling a perfectly working color Canon Bubble Jet printer including cartridges for the same amount, but who needs printers at home?)
• a Seiko Corona Melodia mantel clock (Wind it up and it plays Zigeunerweisen.)
• Happy Meal toys from The Muppets, The Incredibles, Monster Inc., McDonald's and Winnie the Pooh for $1 (The lady asked me to get another handful for free, but I don't want to be greedy.)
• a 5-level timber bookshelf for $25
• a suitcase travel alarm clock from Merrill Lynch for $1 (Some online stores are selling it for US$50.)
• a set of National Panasonic hi-fi speakers
• a Teac portable AM/FM radio with CD player
• a small particleboard table
• miscellaneous PC parts and books