UPDATE (4/30/2024): The sign-up form for the 1st Annual West Philly Community Yard Sale Event has been closed. “After an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response,” the event will include 150 yard/porch/garage sales around the neighborhood, according to organizer Max Lovitz-Wolfson.

To see the map of sale locations and other details, click here. And here is the full list of sales in a spreadsheet. You can search the list using keywords for things you’re interested in, like “kids”,  “video games”,  “free”, etc. Most sales kick off at 10 a.m.

4/24/2024: Here’s some great news for folks who want to get rid of unwanted items or are looking to buy something at a bargain price. The first ever West Philly Community-Wide Yard Sale will be held on Saturday, May 4 (rain date is May 5), and more than 120 participants have already signed up! The event is organized by a West Philly resident, Max Lovitz-Wolfson, the founder of the West Philly VIRTUAL Yard Sale Facebook group. He says that he has been amazed at how big the event is getting – he expects it to be close to 150 or so sales by the end of the sign-up period.

If you would like to sign up, please fill out this form. It is absolutely free to sign up. There is no firm deadline for sign-up, but it would be great if you can do it by Monday, April 29.

We asked Max how he came up with this great idea. Here’s what he wrote us in an email:

“I live by Malcolm X Park, and have been a West Philly resident for 15+ years (I’m from Mount Airy originally)… I have been a yard sale fanatic my whole life, thanks to my mom who is the yard sale-ing queen and taught me everything I know. I created the West Philly VIRTUAL Yard Sale Facebook page during the pandemic because there wasn’t a good local group allowing people to buy and sell their awesome stuff when people weren’t having in-person sales. I was inspired to do a huge in-person community yard sale event after seeing what a great way it was for neighbors to meet each other and build community in other areas, mainly in Media (they have a “Great Media Yard Sale Event” each year).”

Once the sign-up period is over, Max will post a map showing all the sales and maybe even the actual list so people can search for wanted items using keywords.

“I’m volunteering my time to do this just for the love of yard sales and community,” Max adds. “I’ve gotten support from other neighbors who have helped with printing and posting flyers around the neighborhood as well.”

For more info and updates, join the West Philly VIRTUAL Yard Sale Facebook group, by clicking here.