DUNCAN — Across Duncan, those looking for deals hunted and sorted through all types of items, rubbing elbows with the other “treasure-seekers” at dozens of garage sales during the 2011 World’s Largest Garage Sale & SummerFest.

The 26th event sponsored by the Duncan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, officially started on Friday morning. But Nila Adams was ready. Her garage sale on Overland Drive started at 5 a.m. Thursday, because there were eager shoppers waiting.

“I went to start pulling out my stuff to sell and people started poking through it before I was done setting up,” Adams said.

Thursday was the best sales day for Adams, as the crowd started to thin as the temperature gauge climbed past 100 degrees. “People would complain that it was too hot, but they kept coming,” she said. “They would gripe about the heat and just walk over to the next sale.”

Bill Engram opened up shop at his yard sale on Terrace Drive. Friday morning, giving his daughter a chance to “recycle” of some clothing and items that no longer fit her children.

“This is a better location that where my daughter lives, so we decided to help her sell off the things her kids had outgrown,” Engram said.

Two houses down, Daryn Brantley and his family were helping out his brother Arlyn, who was on vacation, by selling some of items they didn’t want to move when relocating.

“They are in the process of buying a new house, and we decided to come down and help them move by selling the things they put together for us,” Brantley said. “We usually take a vacation at this time, but my wife is switching jobs and we thought this would be a good time.”

Operating only on Saturday due to their work schedule, the Brantleys were able to earn $150 after just being open for three hours.

“We’ll sell what we can and donate the rest,” Daryn Brantley said.

After scouring through two of storage units, Melisa Hall used the yard and driveway to stage her first garage sale.

“It has gone really well so far, it was a lot of work to put everything together,” Hall said. “I seem to have accumulated a lot of things over the years.”

Hall’s items consisted of toys and clothing her three children had out-grown and home decor decorations, like crosses and pictures.

“We had an air hockey table set up out here and it was hard to say bye to for forty dollars,” Hall said, “but I think it will make those kids really happy.”

Shyrle Davis was on the hunt for a bookshelf and was making a 10th stop at a sale, when she stumbled upon a couple of vinyl albums.

“You just don’t see these anymore,” Davis said.

Davis held a garage sale last year but instead decided to comb through the sales this time around, looking for a bookshelf to meet her specific taste.

“I’ve seen a lot of garage shelving but nothing what I’m looking for, yet,” Davis said. “I’m just really picky sometimes.”

Parker and Melinda Scroggins opened their sale Friday in the 5200 block of North Fifth and had a steady crowd until the afternoon heat kicked in.

“We had a good crowd yesterday (Friday), fewer as the heat wore on, but most people will wanna come out still,” Parker said on Saturday morning. “People seem to be looking for collectibles and household goods.”

Scroggins and family last held a sale in 2008, and as the garage started to fill up again, they saw this weekend as an opportunity to make some room.

“We wanted to get rid of some of our stuff,” Parker said. “We need the space and the garage was way too full.”