Sure, it wasn’t exactly sunny and warm, but our yard sale trip went well on Saturday. As usual, we bought plenty of clothes — we just don’t think they’re very photogenic without people in them. So here’s what we got besides our big pile of shirts and shorts.

The purse here will go to the junior Yard Sale Secrets team member. And now we don’t have to pay for a hermit crab cage the next time we go to Ocean City.

The toy collector aboard the Yard Sale Secrets team was tickled pink with these finds. Aside from the Sesame Street characters, we found a classic G.I. Joe boat, a vehicle from the Wheeled Warriors line, two Corps! figures and a 1983 Star Wars figure. The purchase price for this lot was a whopping $2. The boat and the Star Wars figure could each sell for triple that on eBay.

As usual, we found a load of good CDs and other media to pick up. In the top left, we have Winnie the Pooh and Strawberry Shortcake record sets. Then we’ve picked up a pile of “Now” CDs. The best finds were a Pink album and an oldie but a goodie in the form of “Nervous Night” by the Hooters. In all, the objects in this picture cost us $8.

We picked this print, depicting a canal scene, for $14.75.

Well, the rain spoiled our yard sale efforts for the weekend, but that didn’t mean we were totally done bargain-hunting. Since it was Mother’s Day, we made a trip up north to visit our sainted mother.

And what did she want to do? Go to the flea market, of course!

Granted, it wasn’t a very big flea market and it was terribly cold, but we managed to get a few choice items.

It was Mother’s Day, so buying flowers seemed mandatory. We got these three bundles for a total of $9.

We don’t often buy used appliances, but we were in need of a toaster for camping trips. This one was really clean, marked for $8 and we bought it for $5.

The mesh strainers were $1 each. Not a great deal, but they can be hard to find. After that we have a vintage Thundercats action figure and a generic G.I. Joe toy. The two action figures were 25-cents each.

PICTURES AND QUESTIONS

If you bought some great items at yard sales this weekend, send us some pictures. If you hosted a yard sale, send us some pictures! And if you have questions, comments or ideas about yard sales, send them to us! We will publish them all in future posts.

Mail everything to jsimcoe@yorkdispatch.com. Can’t wait to hear from you!

Central York’s parking lot yard sale hosted three rows of vendors. Shoppers had to park at various locations around the complex and walk to the sales.

We managed to hit yard sales on Friday and Saturday of this week.  On Friday, we hit the Sherman Oaks yard sale which is always monstrous. It’s big from a parking standpoint, from  the sheer number of sellers and fromall the shoppers.

We’re betting the folks who reside in the development must make out like bandits. But at the same time, we feel bad for the people who don’t participate — they have to struggle through two days of nightmarish traffic in their sleepy little neighborhood.

We also stopped at the group yard sale held in the parking lot of Central York High School. Perhaps it fed off of the Sherman Oaks sale, because it was huge as well.

That being said, we didn’t get a whole lot of stuff in our expedition. Granted we did get a lot of kids clothes, but we’re getting kind of sick of taking pictures of heaps of fabric. Just trust us, once again, we bought lots of kids clothes!

Among the items we found at the Sherman Oaks sale was an unopened My Little Pony, several pads of chore charts and a bestseller.

One of our Yard Sale Secrets team got these records for a few bucks. The thing is, they don’t even have a record player, but they will use them as wall decorations.

We bought more, too. Among the non-pictured deals:

• A plastic sandbox for $20. The box, molded to look like stonework, was in great shape.
• Several “Project Runway” art kits for the the junior Yard Sale Secrets team-member. It’s always nice to find relatively new items like that on yard sale tables.

Saturday morning was fairly cool, and it got even chillier thanks to the wind. Still, there was decent traffic at the yard sales we visited.

The Yard Sale Secrets team finally got back out on the trail this weekend. The weather was nice and a few items in the classified ads hinted at some great buys.

With that in mind, we aren’t guaranteeing we will be out next weekend. Our suggestion, write a great classified ad, schedule a sunny Saturday and you might see us.

Anyway, our finds were fun, if not typical, for a good Saturday on the hunt for great bargains at the hands of York County’s residents.

We picked up a variety of items for our toddler, including a “doctor’s kit,” a tray puzzle and some funky “Bollywood” slippers that have their own toes!

This small bookcase, which uses fabric to create book slots, was just $4.

A variety of Circo shoes for the youngest Yard Sale Secrets team member. We liked how the seller used bright-colored yard to keep the pairs together.

This large map of Great Lakes light houses was professionally framed with a double mat. Framing something like this would cost well over $100 at a arts & crafts store. We got it for $7.

The small table mirror was 75-cents. The miter box was even cheaper — it was free for the taking.

Also note that in the top photo there is a Wii game in the picture. Any time we come across games, electronics or books that spark our interest at a yard sale, we use our smart phone to search reviews for the item.

If it gets good reviews, we buy. In this case, we picked up the well-received Wii “Go Play Lumberjacks” for $4.

Well, it’s that time of the year again. The Yard Sale Secrets staff has decided to pack it in for the season.

Sure, there are still some sales happening every week, but they are fewer and farther between. Even worse, the mornings are colder!

We’ll be back next spring with your weekly “Best Bets” listings for yard sales happening around York County.

With that in mind, we are ending our weekly schedule of posts (“What we bought” posts Mondays, Tips on Wednesdays and Best Bets on Thursdays) until the Spring.

We may still pop in from time to time with some tips, video suggestions or even a post on a surprise buying spree, but not on regular basis.

While you wait for the next Yard Sale Secrets post, we advise you sate your bargain-hunting hunger by checking out:

• Local auctions
• Nearby antique stores
• Charity stores
• Church sales
• Classified advertisements
• Black Friday sales
• Cyber Monday sales
• All those great discount stores in the York area

A regular sampling of all those will tide you off until the spring — or at least it should!

Our yard sale day on Saturday was long, and we came back with a car full of goodies to share with you. Did you manage any good deals? Let us know in the comments.

This Matchbox Car carrying case was nice enough on its own for $4, but both sides were completely loaded with cars, making it an even better deal.

We picked up this iLive speaker dock for our ipod and iphone for $5. It’s was a great deal and works well — and yes, we know it won’t work for the iPhone 5, but that’s a way off for us.

It’s hard to pass up an $8 leather jacket. This one was a “Wilson’s” brand and fit us just right.

Although we rely on our phone for the majority of our picture-taking, it’s always good to have a backup. We couldn’t have asked for a better one than this $8 Kodak Easy Share.

These snazzy Clark’s shoes were just $5.

This musical Elmo book was only $1. You can always get great deals on kids’ books at yard sales.

This box of wooden tray puzzles was $5. We like these a lot more than regular puzzles because it’s harder to lose the pieces.