CreditsHost: Maggie BlahaTheme music: "Thanks for the Memory" written by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger, performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the 1938 film of the same name

It was the month before DragonCon when I visited Atlanta's first-ever cosplay yard sale in 2017. The event gave local cosplayers a chance to rid their closets of costumes and props they'd been holding on to for years or find something new to complete their ensembles for upcoming conventions.

I talked with Cindy and Laura, 2 young women who were very active in the cosplaying community, about some of the pieces they were selling. Both of them had been holding on to most of their stuff for at least 10 years, and they expressed a desire to find their old costume pieces "good homes." I thought this was interesting, and I wonder if it's a sentiments that's at the heart of all garage sales: you want your treasured possessions to have a new life with someone who will truly appreciate them.

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