went to an estate sale yesterday
04-11-2011, 03:22 PM
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And usually you can return the next day and everything is marked about 1/2 off! Most estate sales are like that, expensive at first and no taker...i was lucky in getting that white FW at a great price($30) on the first day...
04-11-2011, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Hosta
wanted to buy this small box of buttons that wasn't event the size of a box of Christmas cards. Anyway there was no price so I get to the check out and the woman running the show pounces on me saying those buttons are $35 So I say are you kidding me she replies no there are five Bakelite buttons in the box so that's what she is charging for so I told I just wanted the two buckles that were not Bakelite and she refused to split them out and just charge me a couple bucks She said all or nothing $35 so I put the box down and said you just lost $50 in sales and walked away she made me so angry. I can't understand her attitude.
04-11-2011, 05:00 PM
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I went to a garage sale once, picked up two shirts and a tool and told the gal I would pay 20.00, the tool was priced 20.00 on it, the shirts five bucks each. She asked a male friend if he would take ten dollars on his tool, they were not going to lower the prices on their shirts, so he said sure why not. I laid the shirts on the table, smiled and said I don't want these and handed the twenty dollar bill I had to the guy.
04-11-2011, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by IrelandDragonQuilting
I went to a garage sale once, picked up two shirts and a tool and told the gal I would pay 20.00, the tool was priced 20.00 on it, the shirts five bucks each. She asked a male friend if he would take ten dollars on his tool, they were not going to lower the prices on their shirts, so he said sure why not. I laid the shirts on the table, smiled and said I don't want these and handed the twenty dollar bill I had to the guy.
04-12-2011, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by JanieH
Originally Posted by IrelandDragonQuilting
I went to a garage sale once, picked up two shirts and a tool and told the gal I would pay 20.00, the tool was priced 20.00 on it, the shirts five bucks each. She asked a male friend if he would take ten dollars on his tool, they were not going to lower the prices on their shirts, so he said sure why not. I laid the shirts on the table, smiled and said I don't want these and handed the twenty dollar bill I had to the guy.
04-12-2011, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by amandasgramma
estate sale --- usually means the family/heirs hired someone to do the sale. The more money the hirees make in the sale, the more commission they receive. She probably has another shop/antique dealer that will pay her $25.00 for the bakelite buckles so it's no real loss for her.
04-12-2011, 10:25 AM
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How about going to an Estate Sale that just started 4 minutes earlier, and you find everything you are there to look at is gone? (DH and I were standing in line before the doors opened). I mean every sewing machine, every inch of fabric, every sewing cabinet, iron, notions, etc. everything. I asked if they were still available and where could I find them, and the sales personnel told me they just sold. Okay, so who snapped their fingers and made them disappear that quickly? Gotta love the sales that advertise, only to have others show up or contact the Estate business and buy the stuff a day or more before the doors open. As far as Bakelite, yes they are collectible. But I find it hard to believe the estate people would put them with the regular buttons. I agree, they should be at the checkout table with the jewelry.
04-18-2011, 07:02 PM
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Here's a feel good story for you. Nearby town of Mapleton, IA had a devastating tornado (no loss of lives) on April 9th. Today's paper told of three children who came home for their mother's memorial service (she had died in February) and instead of holding an estate sale, they donated all her furniture, etc. to those who needed household items after their homes were destroyed. Said there were people that needed the items worse than they needed the money.
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