Looking for cheap yarn? Here are four places to check out.
Yard Sales Yard sales are great places to find fellow knitters weeding out thier stash. If the seller truely wants to get rid of the items, they'll price them to sell. If you are interested in the whole lot of items make an offer to buy it all for a discounted price, say 20% off of what they are asking. Many times you will find them willing to sell agree. If not, take a little more time to bargain with them.
Estate Sales Many times you can find great deals at estate sales and crafting items often go for well below thier value. Check listings in your local paper to see what's being sold and maybe make a phone call to get more specifics on the items, in general, to avoid wasting your time.
Resale Shops Shops like Goodwill often get donations of yarn and knitting supplies. Since the ordinary employee there won't know the true value of the item you can often score a great deal. Of course this will only happen after you've gone through the section several times and found nothing. If you have more time than money or enjoy hunting for a bargain, this is for you.
Ebay You may or may not find a great deal here, but if you like auctions and the anticipation that comes from them Ebay is a great place for you to search. Usually the seller is the items previous owner, so they may place the starting bid higher than someone who found a few brand new sets of needles and placed them on for $.99 just to see what they'd bring. I have sold yarn, needles and knitting books on Ebay and I always start with a low bid like this. There was a ton of competition for my items and while the buyers did get great deals, I got more than I had expected.
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