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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 28 > As finances tighten, lawns turn into malls

As finances tighten, lawns turn into malls

With garage sales flourishing, some cities crack down

By Patricia Leigh Brown / The Bulletin
October 28, 2008

MANTECA, Calif. — As the classified ads put it, everything must go. Socks. Christmas ornaments. Microwave ovens. Three-year-old Marita Duarte’s tricycle was sold by her mother, Beatriz, to a stranger for $3 even as her daughter was riding it.

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