The aged care worker will hold one of the more notable sales registered for the October 22 Garage Sale Trail, with two shipping containers worth of pre-loved treasures set to be sold to bargain hunters. 

Mr Balcombe said his 2015 garage sale was so popular more than 500 people showed up to his property - some of whom were bold enough to make offers for the shipping containers.

“I've sorted out what bits and pieces I want for myself and the rest has got to go,” Mr Balcombe said.

“There's a lot more big stuff this time than last time; there's building materials, doors, windows, cupboards, light fittings, china, barbecues, furniture, toys - something for everyone.

“Last year there were about 500 people or more so if I can get that amount again I'll be very happy.”

Mr Balcombe said the sale would feature plenty of historical items collected from places and buildings in the Swansea area.

"Most of it I collected at garage sales, a lot of it I've just sort of picked up or people have given to me as well.

“There's stuff that's been here for years because we've always lived in the one spot.”

This year's event will mark Tasmania's fourth Garage Sale Trail, with hundreds of sales already registered on the trail map. 

Garage Sale Trail co-founder Darryl Nichols said he was thrilled by how much the event had caught on in the state. 

“We have just been so incredibly humbled by the extent to which Tasmanians have embraced the idea; some of the most interesting sales out of anywhere in the country have come out of Tasmania,” Mr Nichols said.

“I know that this year Launceston City Council are doing a garage sale and one councillor contributed a giant mad hatter's tea cup from a production of Alice in Wonderland which was pretty cool. 

“In a previous year in Launceston someone listed a hovercraft for sale, I think The Examiner originally ran that story and then it got picked up in pretty much every major metropolitan newspaper across the country.”