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14 Garage Sale Failures When People Just Missed

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A split image showing a large, papery hornet nest on the left and a person’s hand holding a piece of rough tree bark on the right.
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Garage sales can be hectic by their nature. For all the lucky treasure finds out there at garage sales there are a competing number of questionable fails. These garage sale fails are definitely in a league of their own. It’s really something.

1. This doesn’t look legal to sell

A worn box for "Jarts Missile Game: An Outdoor Game for the Family" with illustrations of people playing. A blue $10 price sticker is on the box, which is sitting on a gray surface with yellow game pieces beside it.
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2. It fits perfectly

Top image: A person holds a “Tin Foil Hat for Cats!” box next to a black and white cat on a couch. Bottom image: A cat wearing a foil hat sits beside a brown and white dog on a couch.
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3. No lowballers for my termite mound

Split image of a tall, lumpy candle covered in many layers of colorful wax drips, next to a door. Text above says it's for sale for $800 and describes 14 years of dripping wax to make it.
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4. $50 is a little steep for a moldy tennis ball, no?

Two photos show a mossy tennis ball in a plastic container, sprouting a small plant. Caption advertises it for sale as a "rare plant growing from tennis ball" with a humorous description.
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5. Is it weird that I actually kinda want this?

A figurine of a gnome holding a golden pistol and a gray striped cat, riding a rearing white unicorn with a pink and blue mane and horn, displayed against a wooden slat wall.
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6. When you want to be classy, but modern

A white bust sculpture of a woman sits on a rectangular base with four USB ports, displayed on a store shelf with various items in the background.
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7. I think I’m in love

A handmade beige fabric cat doll with button eyes, a stitched nose and mouth, a patchwork square on its side, and a tag tied around its body that says "Hey Cat $8.
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8. This mini statue is oddly terrifying

A figurine of a woman with white hair in a braided updo, wearing a white top and a red-orange skirt with "WARM WELCOME" written on the base, displayed on a shelf in a store.
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9. Only $40 for this Campbell soup boy

A handmade doll with a painted face and limbs, a Campbell’s soup can for a torso, wearing blue and red, seated on a small chair. The right image shows a close-up of the doll’s face.

10. I’m not even sure how to unpack this one

An orange sign with a cartoon of four people crowded in a bed, sweating. The sign reads: "THE FAMILY THAT SLEEPS TOGETHER SWEATS TOGETHER.
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11. Only $35 for this old wasp nest

A large, gray, paper wasp nest hangs from a branch on display indoors, near a wooden wall, a “Pepsi” sign, and various other objects and decorations.
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12. Have this useless log with a handle for just $10

A hand holding a cylindrical piece of tree bark with a metal handle attached, in front of a green crate and metal buckets, with bicycle wheels visible in the background.
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13. Someone’s selling their prosthetic leg

A prosthetic leg wearing a black shoe is lying on a store shelf next to two laptop bags and a gray bag, with a white pegboard wall in the background.
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14. Hello, officer

A person holds a figurine of a police officer with a human upper body and a blue mermaid tail instead of legs. Clothes are visible in the background.
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Want to see more wacky content?

Check out 20 DIY Wins That Ended in Sweet Victory, or take a look at 20 Brands That Thought They Could Get Away With Shrinkflation. Finally, if you want to see the worst car fails imaginable, check out 20 Car Fails That Are So Bad They Probably Shouldn’t Be Street Legal.

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