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<p>[QUOTE="Marko, post: 385131, member: 210"]No.... I didn't get there and wait in line. The sale was supposed to be Friday night from 5-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday all day. I went out and had some Thai food and meandered over at 6:30 p.m. The house was completely picked over in that span- all jewelry sold within the first 5 minutes (the sign said costume jewelry $1 a bag and the lady had three shopping bags full, they told me.) I have to say, the pictures on the estate sale sight had the junkiest costume jewelry, stuff I wouldn't have bought for a quarter. The good furniture was all sold, perfumes gone, even glassware tagged as sold. This is what estate sales are like here. They said the house was jammed for the first hour. People line up about two hours ahead of time for the sales and take numbers. Every estate seller is different and has different rules.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got the pin earlier in the day in my serendipitous travels. I have a couple of circuits I make to various locations, and I found two new thrift shops that day. I am claustrophobic and am a solitary person, so the anxiety of dealing with people fighting over stuff is too much for me. I find things anyway, but I guess not as much as if I would really get serious....if I were making a living out of this, I would probably change my tactics, but it is a hobby for me at this point. Now when I retire.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marko, post: 385131, member: 210"]No.... I didn't get there and wait in line. The sale was supposed to be Friday night from 5-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday all day. I went out and had some Thai food and meandered over at 6:30 p.m. The house was completely picked over in that span- all jewelry sold within the first 5 minutes (the sign said costume jewelry $1 a bag and the lady had three shopping bags full, they told me.) I have to say, the pictures on the estate sale sight had the junkiest costume jewelry, stuff I wouldn't have bought for a quarter. The good furniture was all sold, perfumes gone, even glassware tagged as sold. This is what estate sales are like here. They said the house was jammed for the first hour. People line up about two hours ahead of time for the sales and take numbers. Every estate seller is different and has different rules. I got the pin earlier in the day in my serendipitous travels. I have a couple of circuits I make to various locations, and I found two new thrift shops that day. I am claustrophobic and am a solitary person, so the anxiety of dealing with people fighting over stuff is too much for me. I find things anyway, but I guess not as much as if I would really get serious....if I were making a living out of this, I would probably change my tactics, but it is a hobby for me at this point. Now when I retire.....[/QUOTE]
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