Buy Used, Clearance or Bust

I hardly ever buy anything new. That is, I hardly ever buy anything fresh from the manufacturer's arms, pushed directly into a shop display window.

Because I've lived long enough to realize that if you wait even just a few weeks, the price will depreciate in value. Sometimes monumentally. And that's just how sales go, unless of course, the item is totally hot like beanie babies were in the 90's and also Pokemon card values happened to explode in the 2000's. Then you'll have to wait until the trend dies which is typically a year or two. But the rule of thumb for me now is...wait it out.

I buy most things on clearance or else through buy and sell classified ads. Mind you, I thoroughly window shop until stuff's available for cheap. I found the most amazing dining room set of my dreams at a back end clearance at Haverty's in Augusta Ga. And I could hardly believe my luck when the store clerk located two extra chairs. It was the best shopping day ever.