But the centerpiece of the Hutchinson yard was a complete set of N'Sync dolls. In their original packaging. For the culturally deprived, N'Sync was a hugely popular "boy band" in the late s and early s, regularly hitting the pop charts in that span. Included in the band and in boxes on the Hutchinson's lawn were J. The questioner was informed by a second visitor that one of the videos for the band, "No Strings Attached" featured the lads as puppets.
The younger Hutchinson reported that she purchased the dolls about seven years ago, when she was eight. Now, at 15, she believes she can let them go. Tag sales β also known as "garage sales," "attic sales," "yards sales," "lawn sales" and "moving sales" β have been a part of Americana for decades.
Late summer and early fall are the most advantageous times to have them or to browse for them. In Pittsfield, there seem to be common denominators for tag sales.
One is that everyone has something for sale with Elvis Presley's likeness on it. The second thing about local tag sales is that people don't seem to take their tag sale signs down for a few weeks. This correspondent and an Eagle photographer went on several wild goose chases, following tag sale signs of sales that had expired a few weeks or months previously. They have at least one every year, and often have more than one.
Their sales are so well known that this past weekend, they began putting out their tag sale items on Thursday. Don't worry about putting price tags on everything. Put up tables and group like items on them. You'll clean it out in no time. The couple explained that the "early birds" are usually resellers who often buy items in Pittsfield and resell them to second-hand shops across the state line.
