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Thieves rob yard sale at knifepoint

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    Suspects pretend to be shoppers before stealing cash from South Carolina woman

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Neighbors say this yard sale -- did its job last Saturday.

They brought out plenty of bargain hunters but cops say it also brought out a pair of these looking for some easy money.

But that it goes nuts -- to my other yard sale.

Phyllis consulates across the street from where the robbery happened -- says this -- wasn't put up by the victim but by another neighbor having yard sale.

But Haas says one -- started lining the street.

The victim in this case decided to hold an impromptu sale of her own.

She decided well what the heck you know I mean if people want this -- -- my wanna get rid of it.

Deputies say that's when two men driving a dark green minivan pulled up.

And pretended to be shoppers.

What she kept telling them now has not been for sale in the chants.

So.

But they kept it up so finally they laughed.

Reports say the men returned when no other shoppers were around.

-- says that's when both men pulled knives on our friend.

-- -- I want dramatic.

She said she -- -- and put an -- jar and I guess it was sitting on something reports describe the man as being in -- mid forties and standing about five foot ten.

One man -- reds for a few -- other.

Square -- there.

Costs as she wishes she have been sitting on this porch when the robbery happened so she could have called for help but for now she says she'll be keeping a close -- -- quiet stretch of country.

Over the years we've had yard sales of course and we've had.

People take a few things -- now by.

Just to do that to heart and -- in belted a -- -- -- fox Carolina news tonight.