The arrival of spring always heralds the beginning of what you might call New York Street Bargains Season. Sofie and I half furnished our previous apartment using items that we found in and around the streets of Prospect Heights/Park Slope, including a coffee table, lamp, chest of drawers, filing cabinet, and the wooden schoolteacher’s desk that I am currently sitting at.

When I came across this “cozy deal” at the weekend, I wasn’t totally convinced that I needed a well-used chair or these “broken in” pants. But I was impressed with the lengths the previous owner had gone to sell them, despite the fact that s/he didn’t stand to make a penny. Just goes to show that the marketing instinct is alive and well in America, even when goods are free.

Related:
From the Sidewalk to Your Living Room (New York Magazine)