Our low income Senior Apartment Residents Group held their 5th annual tag sale today. A small village that became a second ring suburb. Good schools. When we moved in in 2006 over half the people here had been here since it opened in 1980. The turn over was heavy last year. The new people had mortgaged their houses for medical or family reasons found themselves with no assets when property values crashed.
The selection was way down this year. Only a few shelves for furniture. Hardly any housewares. Most things were $1 and under and you have to sell a lot of those to make money. Last year there were almost no toys. This year there were some but a lot of stuffed animals hoping to lure outsiders in. People can reclaim their donations and the rest is packed up and sent to Disabled American Veterans who have a wider base of buyers.There was only about half the clothing of other years. A lot of decorating items, crafts, books and lot VHS tapes and a few regifts. I bought a Harold Lloyd film CD collection for when they only broadcast 24/7 propaganda. 
I would be surprised if they made half of what they made the last few years. You would think there was a depression on.
Things we swap here weekly new and used books that were gifts, food, VHS/CDs, and clothes.
Lots of volunteers, fresh baked cookies and coffee for .50 at the "cafe".
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