CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
Issue link: http://www.epageflip.net/i/677112
CityViewNC.com | 53 JUNIOR LEAGUE OF FAYETTEVILLE Women building better communities 2605 Fort Bragg Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303 910.323.5509 | www.jlfay.org boring. We just buy so much stuff and then we throw it out. e mid-centu- ry stuff I'm collecting seems to last so much longer," she said. Treasure on the Cheap Lexi counts a set of three brass nesting tables as her best financial deal. "I found them in a lady's patio room for $5. I re- furbished them. Last week, I saw them at a store for $275." She whipped out her phone for a view of impressive before- and-aer shots of the stylish tables. Aer hearing her talk about her unique finds, one might assume that Lexi's pastime gets expensive. "I'd never spend more than $100 a month," she said matter-of-factly, and while she would be willing to spend more for a special item, she quickly affirmed, "I'd never pay $275 for a table. Ever. For any table." Plan of Attack Lexi's most-used research tool is the Yard Sale Finder on the Fayetteville Observer Marketplace. It displays all advertised sales on a map and includes a selection function to populate a route of sales a user wants to navigate. "It'll make you a route. It's awesome. It's like 'Yardsales for Dummies,'" laughed Lexi. Equally profitable for the advertiser, it alerts local authorities to a sale and prompts a seller to obtain a permit, which is required for sales within city limits. A permit is $20 and must be ob- tained by ursday for a sale on Satur- day. No more than three permits will be issued per year for the same address. "I live on a thoroughfare. e last yard sale I had, the police actually stopped by and helped people cross the street, so I thank the City of Fayetteville for that," said Lexi. For the tech-savvy enthusiast, Lexi recommends downloading the Varage Sale app to augment a route and find items before a sale. An online commu- nity of buyers and sellers, with an es- pecially active Fort Bragg community, Varage is unique in that it requires login via Facebook which builds trust among its users and ensures people are dealing with other real people. When Lexi finds herself without a plan on Saturday morning, she will oen