Country: USA
Area: Knightstown
Saturday Yard Sale.
This event was a great photographic opportunity. The only problem was that the locals were not keen to being photographed. I was actually approached by a lady wanting to know what I was doing there.
The yard sale takes place every Saturday morning and anything is auctioned from bunnies to bulls to bales of cattle feed, even second- hand chicken wire fencing and any scrap that someone can find use for.
The story goes that this little hall with its teared seating used to house Cock fighting. This type of gambling was outlawed but to this day this “sport” still exists undercover.
In this hall is where owners have their poultry etc auctioned. The way these ducks and fowls are manhandled is a wonder that the SPCA has not stopped the way they trade. In another hall cattle are being auctioned and then outside there are bits and pieces of building material and equipment that is auctioned. It is quite an education watching the auctioneer and the scribe how they go about their job. I think that their jobs are all voluntary.
Watching the different characters and this whole process is like a time warp.
