Vinca
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Sun Oct-17-10 07:14 AM
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| Do you ever tell people they're nuts? |
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There were just a couple of yard sales over the weekend, but the one with the best stuff had the most idiotic prices. Would you pay $5 for a used salad spinner? They had run-of-the-mill cup and saucer sets for $20 (I sell them retail for $9)and really cheesy prints in really cheesy frames for $10. I bought a couple of old, signed etchings for $5.00 which pretty much proved they were clueless. I was really tempted to ask them how much they thought they were going to sell since 99.9% of the things were way overpriced.
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Fri Oct-29-10 01:35 AM
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| 1. Yes, it drives me nuts |
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It probably is related to how people come up with the selling prices of their homes. They say, well, this is how much I need to pay some bills, and to be able to buy the house I want. :banghead: One time I even asked, "Are you sure that's enough?" I didn't want the damn listing anyway....
So, your yardbirds probably decided that the inflated prices would get them a flat screen, or trip to Disney World, or whatever. It has nothing at ALL to do with what a willing and able buyer is willing to PAY for the items.
I usually keep my mouth shut these days and go to the next one.
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Sat Oct-30-10 04:56 PM
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| 2. What I found especially amusing is the items from the sale that got my goat |
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turned up at the charity thrift shop the following week priced reasonably.
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