Property owner hosts weekend yard sales
The owners of a house in a commercial area in Annandale plan to open a bicycle shop, but meanwhile, are holding yard sales in front of the property on Saturdays and Sundays.
The building, at 7261 Maple Place, is used for storage. It was formerly an art and frame shop. That shop relocated a couple of doors away to 7257 Maple Place.
At the yard sale last week, there were kids’ bikes, toys, step ladders, mirrors, and household items. An employee for the proprietor, who didn’t want to give his name, said the merchandise is purchased wholesale from Amazon and other sites and sold at low prices.
Permit required? This isn’t a residential yard sale, it’s a business. So Saturdays and Sundays just look a little junkier around here?
Junk that belongs in a landfill. How awful for the neighboring businesses! The items appear to be a hodgepodge of returns bought at auction on sites like Rasmus. There must be a law against putting a bunch of crap outside a business in Fairfax county.
The items in this picture appear to be in good condition. As you may (or may not) recall, there used to be a large antique shop on LRT by Giant; both buildings on the site lapsed into horrid condition and were deemed unsafe by the fire marshal. They remained as a vacant eyesore for a few long years before it was replaced by Speedway and Chik-Fil-A.
I don’t care for the chicken place, but I’ll take a clean, well-maintained gas station and a teensy, temporary “yard sale” on weekends over truly junky, tacky, and/or exploitative businesses and empty husks any day. Some people will never be satisfied, though, will you?
Let’s get moving on razing the burn-downs on Columbia Pike already!!
Uhm ya this is a lot stolen stuff that gets passed around the online world and makes its last stop in a trashy “yrd sale” —- just a little code enforcement would do a lot for Annandale and surrounding areas. But in the meantime your property tax dollars are paying for a concert series that is poorly attended; movie night; and a salary raise for the Board