tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post1882353033691048197..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: Tales from the Yard SaleTerry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-72516007487406076012011-05-23T09:07:47.234-07:002011-05-23T09:07:47.234-07:00The people watching is the best! I heard this amer...The people watching is the best! I heard this american life story about buying storage units, it seemed pretty interesting but apparently comes with dangers!shawn and trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06442645716209690965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-55249881109367403842011-05-23T06:07:58.480-07:002011-05-23T06:07:58.480-07:00That man made for an interesting day. I had my la...That man made for an interesting day. I had my last garage sale last year when I realized that I spent more time than the items were worth setting it all up. The great thing about a garage sale is people watching. I had one garage sale that my Mom convinced a woman that was trying on a dress that was way, way too small that by adding a gusset she would fit in the dress. The woman bought the dress. LOLPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369628004197892967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-91387444177326173632011-05-22T18:34:54.219-07:002011-05-22T18:34:54.219-07:00Catching up on your blog after a long week - you a...Catching up on your blog after a long week - you always make me smile. Great story - and I'd give it a maybe, too. <br /><br />Your son-in-law is indeed talented and you are a lucky art collector! <br /><br />I love the way you spin gold from the dross of every day life.<br />R.Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981832263645584878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-73764566322617369922011-05-22T13:28:08.200-07:002011-05-22T13:28:08.200-07:00I was drawn into the story until the heart attack....I was drawn into the story until the heart attack. Then it just seemed too much. Regardless, it perked up a dreary yard sale day, so I'd say there was value in that! Maybe the guy knows that yard sales can suck and he was doing a civic duty in entertaining you. ;-) I always get so frustrated hearing about all the great finds and big profits in magazines and on TV shows when I can't sell my own stuff for more than a few dollars and never seem to find anything good either (if it's good it's too expensive and if it's cheap it sucks, nothing like what the re-fashioners in Martha Stewart or Country Living find).Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-26099300405360769892011-05-22T13:19:39.417-07:002011-05-22T13:19:39.417-07:00My first reaction was "What a Trip". LO...My first reaction was "What a Trip". LOL. You'll never know for sure. It's something to talk about though. I think I'd rather just give stuff away than have to go through all the work of a yard sale. And I can just see my husband baleing out on me to go fishing. And I'd be stuck with it. So no, I don't do yard sales. Meeting such interesting people might be worth it though.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285249536341700071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-78601195371184890542011-05-22T07:27:01.348-07:002011-05-22T07:27:01.348-07:00Even if the story is false (I live in Portland and...Even if the story is false (I live in Portland and I don't remember reading about this...and surely it would have been in print), it is a good story and quite the find at your yard sale.pollyannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029984743142857736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-23365286026853867822011-05-22T06:29:28.678-07:002011-05-22T06:29:28.678-07:00There's a cable show called, "Storage War...There's a cable show called, "Storage Wars" where they depict folks bidding on storage units. They get a small peek at the surface items and the bidding begins.<br /><br />Yard sales here in southern AZ are drastically different. You open early (like 7am) and are EMPTY by 10am. Folks from south of the border come and choose literally armloads of items to load their pick-ups 10' above capacity. You just can't believe the sight of these piled-high trucks going thru the neighborhood! Can't begin to imagine where it all goes, as long as, it's out of my house!QuiltingFitzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549596096039062349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-1414024716332129122011-05-22T05:25:01.749-07:002011-05-22T05:25:01.749-07:00I have never understood the packing up of a storag...I have never understood the packing up of a storage facility and then abandoning it. It's almost like it's being used as a "hesitation dumpster" or something.<br /><br />The guy? I wonder if he would have told his story if Ray had been home?<br /><br />I have begged my daughter to let me have a yard sale in her front yard (off a main street and gets lots of attention) while I live on a dead end street in the woods. I'm not even sure people would buy my stuff as the best sale items are usually 25 cents. Did your neighbor do better?Joanne Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623855664379207620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-67964937077783312992011-05-22T04:01:46.383-07:002011-05-22T04:01:46.383-07:00I think the duffer was flirting with you! All that...I think the duffer was flirting with you! All that (and a heart attack) over a mere 100K? I would have believed him if he had come in at say, 750K, maybe. I have been so tempted to go to one of those auctions. There's a place just up the road that has it once a month. The massive bad Karma load of snapping up the remains of someone else' bad luck is scary. In my my neck of the woods I'd be likely to find Granny's mummy or something equally difficult to unload.Deb Lacativahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037530669295128974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-9222221281860015052011-05-22T03:47:02.836-07:002011-05-22T03:47:02.836-07:00Love the story ... my immediate reaction was that ...Love the story ... my immediate reaction was that this guy is an author trying out his story line on folks to see if it's plausible. It would make a great book, wouldn't it?<br /><br />Selling stuff in yard sales is grueling! I'd much rather be the one buying little things that I'm sure I'll use in some art some day........But I think you were the winner with the story!Gale Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479499709630951743noreply@blogger.com