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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 22921, member: 78"]Hi Don,</p><p> Reminds me of when I was having a yard sale, a neighbor lady came up with a large pink plastic suitcase for Barbie and asked if could sell it. I was being overwhelmed with buyers and just glanced and said sure. About ten minutes later I here her say "10" dollars. I glanced over and inside the damn suitcase were 25-30 complete outfits sealed in plastic bags. I almost died. The woman that bought it flew out of there. I did not have the heart to tell her what it should have sold for. I just pleaded with her if she had anything to sell, please make sure that I see it first. I ended up selling a lot of stuff for her. Her son and daughter left all of their toys and treasures from the 50s to 70s. Her brother was a fireman in Brooklyn in the 40s. I sold his helmut for 400, his boots and jacket for 750 she was going to throw it in the trash. She could not imagine why people would want those old worn rubber boots and stuff.</p><p>I think over a 5 year period I sold over 25k for her. She gave every dime of it to local food banks and charities.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 22921, member: 78"]Hi Don, Reminds me of when I was having a yard sale, a neighbor lady came up with a large pink plastic suitcase for Barbie and asked if could sell it. I was being overwhelmed with buyers and just glanced and said sure. About ten minutes later I here her say "10" dollars. I glanced over and inside the damn suitcase were 25-30 complete outfits sealed in plastic bags. I almost died. The woman that bought it flew out of there. I did not have the heart to tell her what it should have sold for. I just pleaded with her if she had anything to sell, please make sure that I see it first. I ended up selling a lot of stuff for her. Her son and daughter left all of their toys and treasures from the 50s to 70s. Her brother was a fireman in Brooklyn in the 40s. I sold his helmut for 400, his boots and jacket for 750 she was going to throw it in the trash. She could not imagine why people would want those old worn rubber boots and stuff. I think over a 5 year period I sold over 25k for her. She gave every dime of it to local food banks and charities. greg[/QUOTE]
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