"I'm a single mom and I've been saving up, will you sell it for half price"
I can't remember if that was for the DJ or one of the two DH bikes I recently had to deal with people and sell.
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I can't remember if that was for the DJ or one of the two DH bikes I recently had to deal with people and sell.
we usually donate/curb alert old shit for this reason. Selling furniture/household items can be very difficult and is rarely rewarding. I've found that stuff you can ship will usually attract real buyers. Earlier in the spring I sold $400 worth of gear in an evening over the course of several beers. Packing it up and shipping it off took some time, but pictures and listing and throwing it on "online swap meet" netted me four sales in an hour.
for small items its not worth the hassle of selling, but i keep track of what i donate when it comes to itemize taxes. or maybe that's just what us poors do.
maybe its just around here, but we've had good luck selling random stuff locally (eg pickup only) through FB market place. hell we've had people give us money for stuff we listed for free.
My wife has been fighting her mom on this for a while. The in-laws have so many housewares type items that they want to sell, but don't know how to use FB marketplace nor have any idea what things are worth (or lack there of). Just because you paid money for it and it's never been used doesn't automatically make it still worth money.
Yard sale this past weekend yielded some results, but I think it was eye opening for MIL. Spending 30 hours getting ready for a yard sale that earns $250 isn't worth all the effort.
People just don't want to pay $40 for some rickety old antique chair, just because it's an antique, when people are giving away that sort of thing for nothing.
We can't get MIL to let us finish emptying the CA condo and starting a reno because "there are still antiques in there". Thought shit. That empty condo is costing you at least $3500/m of income and has been for three years. Are they worth $126,000? Because that's what it's cost you to date.
My mom (who's in France) found a local market vendor who put together a fresh fruit basket and brought it to me at the hospital.
I can't even begin to explain how good this made me feel, and how much better this food is than what they serve at the hospital.
Winning
I can't even begin to explain how good this made me feel, and how much better this food is than what they serve at the hospital.
Winning
Fixed!
Moar night sweats last night. Like someone poured a glass of water out in my bed. Shit gets old.
You have enough deductions to *itemize*?!?
Trying to reason with a hoarder... seems like a fool's errand. Have you considered burning the place down? Or maybe sell "as-is" and let some other poor motherfucker deal with all that horseshit.
Ride was good. I think I'll make another BLT for lunch.
Depending upon how deep the clog is, that just might work!
Hello monkeys! Back from a road trip and kind of tired. The wagon stinks more than usual so time to clean it out and chemically alter the funk to something more pleasant.
An old friend from high school hired an auction company to come out and deal with all the junk her mom had hoarded. That house was crawling with junk vultures who wanted to throw their money away. Don't know what the commission was, but definitly better than trying to deal with it yourself.You have enough deductions to *itemize*?!?
Trying to reason with a hoarder... seems like a fool's errand. Have you considered burning the place down? Or maybe sell "as-is" and let some other poor motherfucker deal with all that horseshit.
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I've started giving away things I don't want. It's better that way.
I'd like some Popeye's chicken for lunch.
I'd like some Popeye's chicken for lunch.
Oh ... I've tried to get her on board with selling. She "just can't find a time for her Realtor to come look at it".You have enough deductions to *itemize*?!?
Trying to reason with a hoarder... seems like a fool's errand. Have you considered burning the place down? Or maybe sell "as-is" and let some other poor motherfucker deal with all that horseshit.
Oh yeah, it gets better. There are three storage units that we only know about too. Don't know much of anything about them. Just that they are full.Heh:
my wife did that with her father's house after he died, but after we went through pretty much everything ourselves to take what we wanted (tools, furniture, etc).
She's really upset that there is an issue of spiked housing costs for renters in Santa Cruz. I've been holding on calling her out as part of the problem. Because she has a unoccupied residency, which should be available to the rental market. If she doesn't register the amount of money her "antiques" are worth, I'm calling her out on that. It might cause tears.Heh:
have her declared incompetent then sell it
This is actually a pretty decent idea... but seems like an even MORE nuclear option than burning all that shit to the ground.
proper rain has commenced.
Deal.i heard you didn't want your v10. you should probably give it to me.
When I'm ready to give it away, you have dibs!
panera hot chocolate....can not say the same....
the croissants were delicious though...
Ooh - did you get a chocolate croissant?
while i love chocolate....i have never had that version...Ooh - did you get a chocolate croissant?
And from the good Wal-Mart customer service department…
recently I ordered a new IPad 8th generation for $299. Great, came quickly. Everything looked good, said 8th Gen on the box, came with the new usb-c charger, etc.
While doing some task or another, I notice in the ‘about’ page in settings that it is actually a 6th Gen.
Called Wal-Mart, sent them a screen shot, and they refunded the entire amount, and told me just to keep it.
Sweet!
the evil empire did me a solid!
recently I ordered a new IPad 8th generation for $299. Great, came quickly. Everything looked good, said 8th Gen on the box, came with the new usb-c charger, etc.
While doing some task or another, I notice in the ‘about’ page in settings that it is actually a 6th Gen.
Called Wal-Mart, sent them a screen shot, and they refunded the entire amount, and told me just to keep it.
Sweet!
the evil empire did me a solid!
Just received an email regarding our Ikon Passes:
"Europe Is Yours: Italy’s Dolomiti Superski and Austria’s Kitzbühel join Zermatt in Switzerland."
Meanwhile:
www.npr.org
"Europe Is Yours: Italy’s Dolomiti Superski and Austria’s Kitzbühel join Zermatt in Switzerland."
Meanwhile:
The EU Is Advising Its Members To Restrict U.S. Travelers Over Rising COVID Cases
The EU is removing the U.S. from its safe travel list — a reversal from a decision in June to add the country. The bloc does not have a unified tourism policy for the coronavirus.
www.npr.org
Based on his response, don't hold your breath. Because you're gonna have a bad day.i heard you didn't want your v10. you should probably give it to me.
Just received an email regarding our Ikon Passes:
"Europe Is Yours: Italy’s Dolomiti Superski and Austria’s Kitzbühel join Zermatt in Switzerland."
Meanwhile:
The EU Is Advising Its Members To Restrict U.S. Travelers Over Rising COVID Cases
The EU is removing the U.S. from its safe travel list — a reversal from a decision in June to add the country. The bloc does not have a unified tourism policy for the coronavirus.
interest piqued...
After last year, I'm pretty bitter about the way things are panning out this fall.
