It is overwhelming how many tents, booths and vendors there are!
The traffic on 127 in Crossville is pretty heavy. And they still managed to MOVE A HOUSE down the highway through all that traffic!
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| moving a house down Highway 127 |
One of my favorite parts of this sale is the amount of old, unique things you can find. I never find stuff this old at garage sales back home.
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| cash register and Coca Cola cooler |
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| double bicycle |
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| a coffin? $695 |
unique collections...
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| jars |
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license plates
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The area around the Cumberland Mtn General Store in Clarkrange, TN is a sight to see! So many booths here!
We saw the filming of HGTV's Endless Yard Sale Challenge with Cari Cucksey and Kim Myles.
Which will air on HGTV on October 16, 2011.
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| Cari Cucksey & Kim Myles |
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| One of my favorite treats were the fried pies. apple, cherry, blueberry, peach |
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| Fried Pies Sold Here! |
and the deep fried Oreos
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| vintage toys |
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| Laundry sign & Pepsi crate |
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| photos & mini bowling pins |
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| license plates, mermaid, giant skeleton key |
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| canister set |
We shopped the sale Wed, Thur and Fri. We drove as north as Clarkrange, TN and south almost to Pikeville, TN.
Parking is insane. Cars park along the side of the road. Some parking lots will charge a couple dollars for parking. Sometimes we would see a sale we wanted to go to but there was NO WHERE to pull over.
I think almost every seller was willing to negotiate on prices. Maybe it is just expected. Expected that buyers are going to ask for a better price and expected that the seller wants to get rid of their JUNK.
Sometimes if you just TOUCH an item the seller would say - "I can do better on that price."
The whole experience is unique. You see it all. I was called "honey" and "ma'am" more times in those few days... There was a nice, polite, charming way about the people we met.
and of course we had a little vacation for the kids too...
cooled off in the pool
played mini golf
spotted Elvis in Nashville (about 1.5 hrs from Crossville)
stopped by the Antique Archaeology store in Nashville - from the American Pickers show
Can't wait to do it again next year!
Did you go? What did you find? Want to meet us there next year?
There is a group on Facebook to catch all the official details...
love the double bicycles. (and the pies!)
ReplyDeleteI am droooooooling!
ReplyDeleteOh my I'm so bummed I missed this event! I wanted to go but was up north for work that weekend. Rar... looks like you had a great time though!
ReplyDeleteUh, this looks like heaven. How fun.
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