you are doing the right thing by asking before spending

Winter is coming and unless you live where the snow don't fly and we can wear shorts all year then good deals will be on the horizon as people don't want to store toys or need to clean out garages

I used to love garage and yard sales up north during the month of October. I always found good deals. Swap meets also had a sense of urgency because sellers knew it was their last hope of selling stuff until late spring