tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post6147536888361198005..comments2023-10-02T07:20:07.187-05:00Comments on Banquet of Consequences Too: Cheap!jadedjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-71612284851283608362009-07-03T15:11:34.088-05:002009-07-03T15:11:34.088-05:00Doug---now I feel like a robber baron...but, I'...Doug---now I feel like a robber baron...but, I'll get over it.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-12354939977934891882009-07-02T17:30:41.002-05:002009-07-02T17:30:41.002-05:00I prefer to give stuff away or pay to drop it off ...I prefer to give stuff away or pay to drop it off at landfill sites. I hate selling, no matter what. Plus, aside from my electronics and camera, everything I own is already someone eles's junk :-)Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519879143568413067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-54284997184635635122009-07-02T16:40:22.217-05:002009-07-02T16:40:22.217-05:00Dedene---it would seem everyone has this experienc...Dedene---it would seem everyone has this experience. I don't think I've every heard a good garage sale experience. Except Mr. Charleston's #2 experience above.<br /><br />Mr. C---the third point is well put indeed.<br /><br />The mower: Thanks...and it's wood powered!<br /><br />Fancy---my state is lawless.<br /><br />Kate---I know...I swore I would never do it again 5 years ago...given the energy expended vs returns realized...and blood pressure raised by certain other @@$#%^$%#@$%^ people who are dysfunctional.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-53519087296865737212009-07-02T14:57:18.762-05:002009-07-02T14:57:18.762-05:00We used to make $700 or $800 on garage sales, but ...We used to make $700 or $800 on garage sales, but that included beds, dressers and tables. When we do one now, it's shoes, clothes, movies etc. and we get MAYBE $150.becomingkatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01233315426856228689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-32374828725773389592009-07-02T14:53:35.557-05:002009-07-02T14:53:35.557-05:00So glad I don't have any inlaws!
BTW, check y...So glad I don't have any inlaws!<br /><br />BTW, check your state, it might not be legal to "sell" a mattress without a special permit. If you have the bunkbed frame to sell, you can throw in the mattresses for free in CT.Fancy Schmancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12820338705876627799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-3641308688900335112009-07-02T10:09:58.884-05:002009-07-02T10:09:58.884-05:00BTW... I love your new mower.BTW... I love your new mower.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-68506988883323443292009-07-02T10:06:15.060-05:002009-07-02T10:06:15.060-05:00JJ... Some advice from a veteran.
1. Always, I...JJ... Some advice from a veteran. <br /><br />1. Always, I repeat, Always have the garage sale at someone else's house. There's always a girlfriend or such willing to do so. That way you can take all your shit over there. Granted, it could be a hassle to take all your shit over there but, as you will soon discover, nowhere near the hassle of having all their shit at your house.<br /><br />2. There's always some sort of junk dealer in town willing to come haul all of your shit away... for free, because there's always some shit there that they can resell and make a profit off of. The catch is you have to drive a hard bargain... yes, you can have those old Bee Gees albums, but if you want those you gotta take everything else too.<br /><br />I once did that and the junk guy drove off in a pickup that was loaded up like the Grapes of Wrath. For days afterwards I would find broken pieces of my stuff on the side of the road where it had fallen off. Got rid of all my, no, my wife's old shit and had a week's worth of entertainment to boot.<br /><br />3. There was a third point but I've complete forgotten it. I'll ponder on it while and if I remember I'll let you know.<br /><br />Good luck!Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-54900653886678398072009-07-02T10:03:56.751-05:002009-07-02T10:03:56.751-05:00Bwaha ha ha! When I helped my mom out with a garag...Bwaha ha ha! When I helped my mom out with a garage sale, years ago, I had to fight with her to get rid of all the junk in her garage. Your post brought that memorable experience back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-38832924515253906792009-07-02T08:45:31.159-05:002009-07-02T08:45:31.159-05:00Punch---you are assuming that she reads. She looks...Punch---you are assuming that she reads. She looks at the pictures of food, in Ladies Home Companion.<br /><br />Lou---My plan, which obviously went awry, was to not tell her that we were doing it. Of course our five year old does not understand the concept of "secrets" yet.<br /><br />Mr C---Yes indeed. You would hit gold in them thar places being the Master of Misery that you are :)<br /><br />Isn't it amazing...every state seems to have the "world's biggest garage sale".<br /><br />Mo---I've heard the same sort of stories...rare paintings...that kind of thing. But, we are in N E B R A S K A...not too many vintage Beatles albums lying about. We'd be more apt to run into an old John Deere tractor or two.<br /><br />WM---My MiL knows no fear when money is involved. As to taking my wife with her...the wife would slit her own wrists first. She spent too many years getting the hell out of there.<br /><br />uamada---Har har. Always, but always take the tomatoes.jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-59374201533103211212009-07-02T05:18:50.765-05:002009-07-02T05:18:50.765-05:00I think your MIL might actually be my mother - cep...I think your MIL might actually be my mother - cept for the whole mine is here in OZ.. she had a garage sale the other week, did the same thing with her stuff - overpriced. I was only witness to 1 sale before leaving, an old battered, chipboard student desk from BC (before computers). Someone offered her 2 pound of tomatoes for it, she was actually going to say no. I think that may have been one of the only sales she madeuamadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584719007745691885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-90152710625396576432009-07-02T05:09:26.972-05:002009-07-02T05:09:26.972-05:00All i can say is that my MiL knows better than to ...All i can say is that my MiL knows better than to come to my house with a truck load of shit to sell because<br /><br />A) she is afraid to come to my 'hood<br /><br />B) she knows I will drive her truck a few blocks away and leave the keys in it<br /><br />C) She knows if I have to take her crap to sell she has to take her daughter back with her.<br /><br />D) I have used orthopedic shoes for sale in case your wife needs them.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-52504125018585648882009-07-02T00:17:00.470-05:002009-07-02T00:17:00.470-05:00Not that this is particularly relevant, but I hear...Not that this is particularly relevant, but I heard about a friend of a friend (tenuous link but true!) who finished university, couldn't find a job, so spent a year buying music from garage sales and charity shops and re-selling it on Ebay. My friend saw him after a year of doing this and he was driving a massive BMW and totally living it up! Apparently the real trick was finding a collectable Beatles record, convincing an elderly lady that it "can't be worth more than a quid 'cos everyone has the Beatles" and then flogging it on Ebay!mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-53387545558026649732009-07-01T22:36:36.276-05:002009-07-01T22:36:36.276-05:00wow I COMPLETELY forgot about garage sales.
Tha...wow I COMPLETELY forgot about garage sales. <br /><br />That's sad too seeing that I often work through the town that actually has the 'worlds largest garage sale'. (Warrensburg NY).Mr. Condescendinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485174691445528415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-85782352321658520452009-07-01T21:58:33.549-05:002009-07-01T21:58:33.549-05:00We do the garage thing here in NZ too in fact I...We do the garage thing here in NZ too in fact I'm planning one within the next month as I am a terrible accumulator of stuff. I have a friend who thinks my garage sales are a good time for her to have a clean out as well and deliver miscellaneous bric-a-brac to my place for me to sell on her behalf. I have promised myself this time I'm going to refuse or demand she come sell it herself as I am strongly of the 'I just want it gone' persuasion and inevitably end up practically giving the remnant rubbish away and she always ends up p*ssed off with me. <br /><br />God luck with yours.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14519427492100090401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673195676510322044.post-36444405711283942902009-07-01T21:42:19.542-05:002009-07-01T21:42:19.542-05:00One Comment Bro!
Do Not, don't, Doooooo Not l...One Comment Bro! <br />Do Not, don't, Doooooo Not let your MnL see this post. I would put money down that says the new old mower gets driven where the sun don't shine, by said MnL. Just sayin', i could be wrong.Punchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904275145636893257noreply@blogger.com