Want a great way to have a garage sale without inviting people to your own garage or to tap into the popular estate sale market on Vashon? Or even to sell new items or other things like fresh produce or arts and crafts? Booths are available for Vashon residents, non-profit organizations and other commercial vendor. Judging from registrants so far, there will be a great variety interesting sale items for buyers.
The Tailgate Sale will be held at 210th Ave SW just west of Vashon Highway on Sunday, July 3, rain or shine. The sales area will line the road from the lower parking lot up to Voice of Vashon and the Sunrise Ridge baseball fields and will be open to buyers starting at 10 a.m. and until 4 p.m.
Vendor spaces measure 10 feet by 20 feet – space to drive in with a car or pickup and sell from the trunk or pickup bed – or from a table. The grounds will open to vendors at 8:30 a.m., with all sale-associated vehicles in place by 9:30. Space registration and payment must be made before July 3. Space is limited, so early registration is encouraged. Private parties and non-profits will be charged a nominal fee of $15 for a space, and commercial sellers will be charged $25. After payment of sale expenses, the remaining money will be used to continue serving the medical needs of Vashon. Any money taken in by booth holders is theirs to keep.
All vendor vehicles to remain in place until pedestrian traffic has cleared at the end of the sale. Food will be available for purchase. Airlift Northwest will arrive at the sale around 11 a.m. in one of their helicopters.