The Laughing Wolf

The Great And The Weird On Yard Sales

The yard sale continues through the weekend, and the E-bay auction is over. I have had some true delights with the yard sale, from the couple that came to look and left with seven bookcases, a recliner, the office desk, and more, to a few items going to what I felt were really good homes. It is nice to match things up with the right people. The response from the blogosphere has been tremendous and I thank you all! Especially EV and VP, to whom go many, many thanks.

Then there are the “interesting” offers and demands. There was a male who demanded that I pay Christie’s or Sotheby’s to authenticate the Chiparus, a process I think would take several $k, so he could then bid $1,000.00 for it. Or the lady who made an offer of $200 for a $1k pilot’s headset because it would cost $300 to upgrade the set to the absolute latest and greatest. Or the male who got upset and somewhat belligerent when I rejected a $100 offer on a $400 item: I was not negotiating fairly, did I mean I would negotiate or not? Well, tell you what: you make a realistic offer and make it clear that it is the opening of a negotiation, and not a demand, and I will play along.

To those that did play along, again my thanks! It has been fun, and has greatly reduced the amount I have to store.

LW