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    How RummageBoard Works

    Saturday mornings were made for treasure hunting. We built RummageBoard for that. Real sales, real addresses, verified Alaskan hosts. Free to browse. Free to post.

    ID-verified hosts
    See the address. Just go.
    Free for everyone

    What RummageBoard actually is

    Alaska is big. Trees, mountains, hillsides, side roads no one drives unless they live on them.

    Your rummage sale at the end of the cul-de-sac in your subdivision is invisible to the person who would have driven 30 miles to buy that thing you don't need anymore. A cardboard sign on Glenn Highway does not fix that. Neither does a Facebook post your 60 followers might scroll past.

    We needed one place. Somewhere every Alaskan can post a sale, every Alaskan can find a sale, and we all start training each other to check it.

    "Is it on RummageBoard? Well, post it on RummageBoard."
    That is what we built.

    RummageBoard is a single map of every active garage sale, estate sale, moving sale, and multi-family event in Alaska. Hosts publish their actual address right on the listing. Buyers verify their email and phone. The address is right there. Pick the sales worth your morning. Drive over. Done.

    You also tell us how far you are willing to travel. Five miles. Fifty miles. A hundred miles for the right antique. Whatever your radius, we notify you when a sale pops up inside it. You will never have to wonder if you missed a good one again.

    Why people show up:

    • The flipper who hunts undervalued tools and furniture to resell
    • The collector who needs that one missing piece for their antique set
    • The parent looking for the specific thing their kid has wanted that they cannot find anywhere else
    • The neighbor who just wants to spend a Saturday meeting other Alaskans

    None of those people were ever going to find your cardboard-sign sale at the end of the cul-de-sac. They will find it on RummageBoard.

    That is the infrastructure Alaska did not have. Now it does.

    Browse the map. No account needed.

    Open RummageBoard. See every active sale near you on one map. Sale type, hours, photos, city-level location. Decide which ones are worth your morning.

    • Search by keyword or filter by sale type
    • AI search understands phrases like "tools in Wasilla this weekend"
    • Switch between list and interactive map
    • Save the sales you want to hit and come back later
    • Set your travel radius (5 mile, 50 mile, 100 mile) and get notified when sales pop up inside it
    Browse Sales

    Verify email + phone. Now the address is right there.

    Two quick checks unlock the part Facebook Marketplace never gives you. The actual street address.

    No private message. No waiting. No "is this still available?" loop.

    Verify your email in 30 seconds. Verify your phone with an SMS code. The exact address shows up on every sale detail page. Plug it into Maps. Drive over. Done.

    • Email: 30 seconds, free
    • Phone: SMS code, free
    • Two checkmarks unlock every sale's exact address
    • We never spam you and we never sell your info
    Want to message a host with a question first? That capability is reserved for ID-verified buyers. It is the same verification we run for hosts. Once you are ID-verified you can message any sale on the platform with questions about hours, items, parking, anything. Two paths, by design. Email plus phone is enough to see the address and just show up. ID verification is the trust upgrade that lets you talk directly to the seller before you go.

    Hosting a sale? Get ID-verified first.

    When you post a sale on RummageBoard, your actual home address goes public to verified neighbors. That is a real trust commitment. So before you can post, we run your government-issued ID through our verification partner. Takes a few minutes. Required exactly once.

    We do this because:

    • Buyers driving over deserve to know the host is a real person at a real address
    • Hosts deserve to know they are inviting verified neighbors, not anonymous accounts
    • Bad actors do not survive an ID check, so they do not bother starting

    Your ID is checked by our verification partner and the document is destroyed after. FrostBoard only stores a yes or no flag. No copies. No archive.

    Show up. Earn your spot.

    RummageBoard is not just a transaction. It is the community Alaska always had at coffee shops and rec halls, now with a phone in your pocket.

    When you post a sale, save a sale, share one with a friend, or follow a great host, you earn FrostBoard community points. Points roll up to community tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond) and unlock achievements that live on your profile. People recognize the names. People know the Gold-tier hosts. That is how a real local platform works.

    Founding members get a permanent legacy badge based on when they joined:

    Sourdough
    the first 100 fully ID-verified Alaskans
    Trailblazer
    the first 500 with email and phone verified
    Pioneer
    the first 1,000 with an active listing
    Charter
    the first 5,000 with email verified

    These never expire. Once you are a Sourdough, you are a Sourdough.

    Plan your weekend

    Saturday morning, coffee in hand, sales mapped out, route in your head. That is the RummageBoard experience.

    Filter the map by sale type, keyword, or date. Save sales as favorites. Get a heads-up notification an hour before the host opens, so you are first in line for the good stuff. Set your travel radius so we only ping you for sales inside the area you actually want to drive.

    A Route Planner for Pro subscribers is coming soon. It will optimize multi-stop trips with turn-by-turn directions across every sale you want to hit. For now, the map and your phone do the job.

    See Active Sales

    Hosting a sale: free, always

    Got a garage full of stuff? Estate to clear out? Multi-family event this weekend? Post it on RummageBoard. No listing fee. No commission. No catch.

    • Add up to 10 photos
    • Set your sale date, hours, and exact address
    • Pick your sale type (garage, estate, moving, multi-family)
    • Optional boost ($7.99 to $54.99) to surface in the Recommended feed
    • Your sale automatically notifies followers, nearby verified users, and anyone who saved it
    Post a Sale

    Frequently asked questions

    Your weekend is waiting.

    Find your next great Saturday. Or open your driveway and meet your neighbors.