Garage Sales Unhinged – Details, episodes & analysis

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Garage Sales Unhinged

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Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 98

Welcome to "Garage Sales Unhinged", the podcast where we are talking about weird and wonderful characters, finds, and vibes at garage sales, yard sales, estate sales, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Reddit. Everywhere and anywhere that you might find a second hand purchase and some wheeling and dealing.

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Thrifing Movie Memorabilia

Season 5 · Episode 16

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • Duration 29:24

Jake shares his experience thrifting movie and TV items to help decorate his daughter's new college apartment. Julie starts off the episode with a warning: she's running on fume so watch out! She then recalls getting a guy friend to pay for a date so she could see Black Hawk Down, later naming Scary Movie as an uncomfortable theater experience with church friends. Jake says his worst theater movie was The Waterboy after being denied entry to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and jokes about asking for a refund because it was “offensive.” Jake describes shopping vintage/thrift stores near his daughter's university with movie-themed merchandise, including a shop called It’s a Wrap that sells items used in productions. They discuss desired movie memorabilia: Julie wants Audrey Hepburn’s My Fair Lady diamond necklace, while Jake wants Rocketeer/Flash Gordon items, and they note thrifting as a less wasteful, more unique way to furnish dorms.

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The Mayhem of Whatnot

Season 5 · Episode 15

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 • Duration 23:57

Hosts Julie and Jake riff on PBS’s UK show “Celebrity Antiques Road Trip,” where celebrity teams shop secondhand, haggle, and auction items to see who profits most. Julie detours into a London New Year’s trip: VIP parade seating with dignitaries, unlimited food trucks (notably cookies and champagne), and a boutique hotel bath with a TV showing “The Great British Bake Off”. The conversation returns to secondhand selling with a discussion of the Whatnot app, a 24/7 live-stream auction platform with chat, gamified points, fast countdown bidding, and tools that handle shipping and sales tax. They note it can help resellers and stores move inventory quickly but feels overstimulating, production-heavy for sellers, and risky for anyone prone to gambling addiction.

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What do you tackle first at an estate sale?

Season 5 · Episode 14

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 • Duration 20:45

Julie and Jake discuss recent estate-sale experiences. Jake attends a presale at the property behind his home, where an out-of-state heir hires an estate-sale company; with few shoppers, Jake photographs rooms to shop on behalf of Julie and their mother, creating a frantic, competitive remote-buying process. Julie recounts another estate sale in an affluent neighborhood on the 50%-off final day, describing the adrenaline of arriving to heavy crowds.

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What is art's value?

Season 5 · Episode 13

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 • Duration 41:13

Julie and Jake banter about art, including nudity in French films and public arts funding, then shift to what makes art “nice,” emphasizing subjectivity, decor, sentiment, and stories behind pieces. Julie describes art in her home ranging from big-box decor to a honeymoon vase, an Instagram print, a signed and numbered Jacques Pépin piece sold to support his cooking school, a dentist teeth model she considers art, and a framed handwritten birthday letter from Jake. They discuss how resellers authenticate and price items through research, provenance, and storytelling, noting that “nice” often equals resale value. Jake recounts buying two huge framed abstract works at auction for $10, identifying them as Jennifer Hollack pieces and debating prints versus originals.

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Painted Tree Fiasco

Season 5 · Episode 12

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 • Duration 23:36

Hosts Julie and Jake of “Garage Sales Unhinged” share a gossipy story about Painted Tree, a vendor-mall operator where vendors rented booth space while store employees handled sales for a cut. After the company was sold to new ownership in September 2025, vendors and local managers were abruptly notified around April 12, 2026 that all stores were shutting down immediately, with some vendors given only that day or until Friday to retrieve inventory. Many vendors reportedly received no rent refunds, no sales payouts, and some lost inventory if they couldn’t pick it up; managers were left without guidance and some worked unpaid. Painted Tree reportedly hadn’t paid taxes for months and planned to file bankruptcy, leaving vendors to seek recourse through courts.

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Pawn or Loan at Pawn Shops

Season 5 · Episode 11

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 • Duration 29:00

Julie explains a Wall Street Journal article about pawn shop chains serving the K-shaped economy, where higher-income consumers remain comfortable while lower-income individuals struggle with essentials. Jake and Julie then discuss how pawn shops buy and resell luxury goods like Hermès Birkin bags and how pawn loans work, including typical loan sizes, collateral value offered (about 10–60%), and an example yielding a 121% APR. They compare pawn loans with payday loans and credit cards, noting pawn loans don’t require bank access and can be used by people without credit.

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Does a discretionary purchase change you?

Season 5 · Episode 10

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 • Duration 30:53

Julie and Jake riff on buying restaurant polos at Goodwill to sneak into places like Applebee’s for appetizers, noting the security issues of employee apparel being resold. Jake discusses regularly checking an online auction site where he buys cheap essentials like unopened toilet paper, alongside impractical temptations like samurai swords, prompting a conversation about self-awareness and why people buy things. Julie, a minimalist, admits to impulse buys like a large dentist mouth model meant to be funny, framing purchases as aspirational or identity-shaping.

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Nashville Woman Finds Jewelry in Suitcase

Season 5 · Episode 9

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 • Duration 15:58

Hosts Julie and Jake discuss unexpected “extras” found in secondhand purchases, focusing on books with notes in the margins (“marginalia”). Julie shares a Nashville-area news story about a woman who bought a suitcase at a yard sale for $5–$10 and later found jewelry inside—an engagement ring soldered to a wedding ring, David Yurman pieces, and more—possibly worth tens of thousands of dollars. They debate what someone should do in that situation and the ethics of underpriced secondhand finds.

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Fancy Goodies at the Estate Sale

Season 5 · Episode 8

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 • Duration 25:12

Hosts Julie and Jake, co-hosts of Garage Sales Unhinged, chat about their weekends: Julie attended a duo birthday/pool party and Jake, who usually sticks to online auctions, detours to a nearby first-day estate sale. They discuss some of the estate sale items, including a tall Art Nouveau-style floor vase, an immaculate baby grand piano, elephant figurines, an electric organ, and a butter-colored Bach bust.

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Muzak for Shopping and Buying

Season 5 · Episode 7

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 • Duration 26:45

Hosts Julie and Jake introduce “Garage Sales Unhinged” and banter about music’s effect on shopping behavior and how garage, yard, and estate sale hosts can use it to shape atmosphere and encourage buying. Julie cites research showing slower-tempo music increased sales by 38% by making shoppers slow down and linger, and shares that 59% of younger customers stay longer in stores when they enjoy the music. They discuss Muzak’s origins and its non-confrontational, lyric-light style, plus copyright limits for businesses versus personal yard sales. They cover genres that promote purchasing (pop, rock, alternative, classical) and match music to sale themes.

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