If you go to yard sales what do you look for?
Household? Collectibles? Books? Tools? Appliances? Vintage? Clothes? Shoes?
What kind of prices are you willing to pay? I think of yard sale prices and shop prices.
I'm hoping to have a sale this spring, and I'm unboxing things.
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My brother would buy an album and play it once to record it on cassette, so I have his albums, and others.
Also have a large collection of 78's that were my parents or albums we bought at sales. I have the big old cardboard record holders for the 78s. Times sure changed, didn't they?
And through Covid, if I need something, I can generally find it in the basement. I found a new CD/DVD player I didn't know was down there, which I am using. Also have a lot of wires and accessories. My husband was an avid collector and buyer 
If my kids want anything, or heck if someone walks in off the street and admires something, I generally pass it along I told my kids to tag things they wanted. I told my grandddaughter and she tagged everything in sight, including my phone, laptop and the house. lol
Mass-produced and small, but I jokingly told my husband we could cross that off our fantasy list! lol
I'll have limited tables with no shelter from the weather, so I want to put things out that will, I hope, sell.
The people who bought from me last year wanted Fenton, stoneware, and advertising. They were asking for the stuff that will sell quick
I usually look at clothes, the kitchen stuff, books, jewelry, and art/craft stuff. I bought a whole bunch of all-occasion gift wrap and gift bags at one sale …I usually don’t see that at many yard sales. I don’t collect anything so no collectibles. Another sale, the lady was selling off all her Mary Kay stuff, (new in wrappers/boxes) I bought a bunch of that, too.
Do you have any of that? Maybe I’ll make a drive down Rt. 77. 
I have got a ton of books. From 1880s to new. I would love to see them go to a good place
I have several boxes sorted and ready to go.
I'm donating the clothes I have.
I have vintage sewing notions. My daughter might have some art/ craft supplies she would sell. I'll ask
I haven't been going to sales, because of the mass quantities of our collection, but I loved coming across cards, stationery, all of that good stuff. The quality of the stuff in the stores is getting pretty bad.
I'll let you know the date
and I think I already have them on the list
I have 2 pairs of vintage flamingoes. They are going out soon. The T-Rex sounds fun. I've got a battery operated one and used it 2 years ago for an Easter display with Peeps. We got a kick out of that
Like I said, they don't have any real value, except for a few, I rarely pay more than $1 for them.
As far as whether a stem glass is a martini glass, a true martini glass has a straight V profile. The stems can have different shapes, but the actual vessel should be a straight funnel shape. The hardest ones to find in good shape are ones with silver or gold around the rim. They were mostly made before people had dishwashers and their first trip to the dishwasher in the 60s ruined the gold or silver trim.
For me the best ones are ones I grabbed from bars or cruise ships that remind me of certain good times or special occasions. One rule I have is before it joins the collection, I will drink at least one martini from it.
Silly hobby, but cheap and fun. 
I've collected since I was 8 (raiding the storage cupboards in my Gram's house) and been buying and selling since I was in my 30s. I have always loved to hear about peoples' collections, what they look for and why. You have a reason to collect and make sure your collection has special meaning by using it.
If I get to unbox any barware, I'll watch for the V shape
Usually very old hand tools, or tools I can buy cheap but have no idea about it’s use.
There is a group called What is this? Antique, Vintage and Unusual Item Identification. If you want to solve a mystery, the group is pretty good about offering opinions about the things people have.
I have a wooden wagon jack. We used to have some old hand tools, but I haven't seen them for a long time.
My son-in-law set up a forge, and was interested in getting things he could work, upcycle, so I gave him a few things I came across. I handed him an axe and told him it was George Washington's, 4th handle, 3rd head
and think about it some more
A yard of what?
I usually sell stuff by the meter.
If someone stops at my sale and mentions they are buying for a class, or church or mission, I give them what they were planning to buy. I'm donating the clothes and bedding I have to a local mission that gives it to people who need it. I can also donate worn bedding to the the humane society. They can always use towels and blankets for the pets.
If you get items that stink of smoke, you can hang outside in the sun, every day the sun shines When you wash it, put a lot of vinegar in the first wash, and then wash the laod a couple more times in detergent. I salvaged some fabrics for a family member who had a house fire.
Thanks for the sweet story and the ideas!
building, he would put a box of free items in the lobby once a week, with a little sign that said Please Take One. He got canned food items, household things, H&B. He doesn't have much himself, but he gives freely and is teaching his little one to do the same.
I see that Red Cross does the same about accepting used items. Seems like just send cash is their idea of giving. I hope the mission I have in mind will still take stuff. They are the only organization in my area that gives things away. There are 2 others which sell the items very cheaply, and then there is good will 