“I’d like to see all the animals and trees that didn’t quite make it out of the workshop”, Ben Peacock on God’s garage sale.

Ben is a Writer of Stuff and Creative Director of the Garage Sale Trail. 

Ben lives in Bondi. 

What’s the best thing about garage sales?

Having a nosey at other people’s stuff

What’s the best thing you’ve ever bought at a Garage Sale?

The backpack that I have traveled with for 18 years

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever seen at a Garage Sale?

People selling their stuffed pets is kinda odd

What goes on in your garage?

If I had one my parents would probably stuff it full of boxes of their stuff in revenge for all the years I did that to them.

Whose garage sale would you most like to go to?

God’s. I’d like to see all the animals and trees that didn’t quite make it out of the workshop.

What would be your dream garage sale find?

Guitars, surfboards and a new fridge just when the old one breaks down are always on my list.

What’s the most treasured possession in your garage?

If I had a garage in Bondi that would be a treasure unto itself.

Who would be in your dream Garage Band?

Michael Franti, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash.

Whose second hand shoes would you most like to walk in?

My Grandad’s

What’s your best tip for ‘Garage Sale etiquette?’ (For example, what time to turn-up, making it look neat, prices, etc.)

Stick prices on stuff and a mirror for the girls.

What’s your top sustainability tip?

Ride a bike. That will be one less car on the road trying to run the rest of us bike riders over.