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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 3790, member: 78"]Hi,</p><p> I used to sell a lot of stuff for this crazy old lady. She had the most incredible stuff but no business sense. I met her after she had a yard sale. There were piles of stuff at the curb waiting for the trashmen. I looked and there were a dozen Wedgwood cups and saucers marked 10 cents each or 12 for a dollar. I sold them two days later for 8 hundred. When I got the money I went to her house and gave her 3 hundred. She said what was this for. I explained about taking her stuff off the curb and selling it. I asked her if she had anymore stuff,</p><p>Her garage was packed. I sold a lot for her. She did not even care about the money it all went to a local food bank. She asked me about a large pink Barbie suitcase, I told her I do not know enough about it but they usually sell for a few bucks. Little did I know that in the suitcase was 25 outfits for Barb. She sold the entire set for $10. I almost had a stroke.</p><p> Other people I sold for where jerks. One guy I sold a Heisey seahorse for 400 dollars. He was pleased until he found out that the actress Betty White bought it. He went livid and said she should have paid a lot more for it. I did not sell for him again.</p><p> Sorry to rant but I was in the mood. lol</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 3790, member: 78"]Hi, I used to sell a lot of stuff for this crazy old lady. She had the most incredible stuff but no business sense. I met her after she had a yard sale. There were piles of stuff at the curb waiting for the trashmen. I looked and there were a dozen Wedgwood cups and saucers marked 10 cents each or 12 for a dollar. I sold them two days later for 8 hundred. When I got the money I went to her house and gave her 3 hundred. She said what was this for. I explained about taking her stuff off the curb and selling it. I asked her if she had anymore stuff, Her garage was packed. I sold a lot for her. She did not even care about the money it all went to a local food bank. She asked me about a large pink Barbie suitcase, I told her I do not know enough about it but they usually sell for a few bucks. Little did I know that in the suitcase was 25 outfits for Barb. She sold the entire set for $10. I almost had a stroke. Other people I sold for where jerks. One guy I sold a Heisey seahorse for 400 dollars. He was pleased until he found out that the actress Betty White bought it. He went livid and said she should have paid a lot more for it. I did not sell for him again. Sorry to rant but I was in the mood. lol greg[/QUOTE]
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