Address: Scranton, IA 51462 · Exact address revealed on sale day
When: Sun, Oct 11 – Fri, Oct 30
Categories: Toys & Kids, Antiques
An incredible collection of antique & vintage toys from the 1920's through the 1960's & beyond. The owner of this estate formerly operated a toy store and was a lifelong collector. This sale is packed with nostalgic treasures, classic favorites, and collector-worthy finds. Bidding is open now and lots begin to close at 10:00am CT on Friday, October 30th. Pick-up two days later on Sunday, November 1st in Scranton, IA....shipping available on most lots (there are some NO shipping exceptions). 1Auc
How to shop an estate sale in Scranton
Estate sales in Scranton, IA typically run for a full weekend, with the best inventory cleared by Saturday afternoon. Cash and small bills usually get you a better price than card. Arrive early on day one for fine furniture, art, jewelry, and silver; come back Sunday afternoon for half-price discounts on what's left. Most professional estate-sale companies in the Southeast price aggressively — a $40 mid-century chair on day two often becomes $20 by closing.
Bring a tape measure, a flashlight (basements and attics get crowded fast), and a tote for fragile finds. Photos and lists on Yardy come straight from the organizing company's pre-sale preview, but the order of operations matters: walk the full floorplan once before pulling anything off shelves. If the sale has a numbering system, ask the host about the queue policy at the door.
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About Yardy
Yardy is a local one-time-sale search engine for the US. We aggregate estate sales, yard sales, garage sales, neighborhood pop-ups, and short-window auctions from the big listing sites — no permanent storefronts, no thrift-store clutter. Each listing here is cross-referenced against our duplicate-detection system so you see the cleanest version of a sale even when it's posted in three different places.
Buying secondhand keeps usable goods out of landfill and circulates cash to neighbors instead of national chains. The average Southeast estate sale diverts 500-2,000 lbs of household goods from disposal; a busy Saturday on Yardy moves an estimated 8-12 tons across our coverage area. Browse the 2026 State of Southeast Secondhand report for the full data set.