Estate and garage sales in Orange County: what to expect
Right now: 9 sales coming up around Orange County in the next 30 days (1 estate, 8 garage, yard and moving). Browse them.
Where the sales are
The towns with the most sales listed right now:
- Santa Anaestategarage
- Irvineestategarage
- Huntington Beachestategarage
- Laguna Woodsestategarage
- Orangeestategarage
Estate sales and garage sales aren't the same
An estate sale usually clears a whole household, often run by a company that prices everything and staffs the sale. Expect furniture, kitchenware, tools and collectibles in every room, and sometimes a line at opening time. A garage or yard sale is usually the household itself selling what it doesn't want: smaller, cheaper, and more open to haggling.
Getting the most from a sale
- Go early on the first day for the best choice; popular estate sales can have a line before the doors open, and some hand out numbers.
- Go late on the last day for the best prices: many estate sale companies discount what's left.
- Bring cash, and ask before you go whether cards are taken. Bring a tape measure for furniture and a plan for getting big pieces home.
- Check the listing before you leave. Times change and addresses are sometimes only released close to the day; each sale here links to its source.
- Plan a route when several sales are on the same day: save them, and the route planner orders them so you reach each one while it's open.
Holding a sale?
Post it here for free and it'll appear on the Santa Ana pages and the map, where shoppers around Orange County are looking.