Gigaom.com writer Chris Albrecht recently contacted Craigslist to see if he could quantify his anecdotal evidence that the number of garage sales are up dramatically this summer. While it makes sense that more people would be trying to raise cash during an economic downturn, it's still interesting to see.
As shown in Gigaom.com's chart below, the number of garage sale listings on Craigslist were up 100% in May 2008 compared to May 2007. That's a big increase!
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