tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post112863692125553700..comments2024-02-02T07:13:37.313-06:00Comments on Like Merchant Ships: Eating CrowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1129030355423582792005-10-11T06:32:00.000-05:002005-10-11T06:32:00.000-05:00Yard Sales! *laughs* That's my number one way to b...Yard Sales! *laughs* That's my number one way to burn through money, as though I didn't need it. I blame it on my grandma though. She's the kind of gal who would buy all of your "junk", so she could store it for a few months, and then sell it as her "junk". lol She currently has a small barn, her large detached garage, and an attached garage all full of yard sale stuff. Yes, I think it's an obsession. The lady has enough to outfit 10 full homes, I'm sure. See what genetics I have to contend with? *laughs* <BR/><BR/>It is so great to find wonderful buys though. :o )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1128665981973472592005-10-07T01:19:00.000-05:002005-10-07T01:19:00.000-05:00I don't know what part of the country you're in bu...I don't know what part of the country you're in but here in California, "vintage" style accesories are very popular & priced accordingly high! When you look at the price of a new "old" necklace, tens & twenties for grandma's stuff looks quite affordable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1128647952484718492005-10-06T20:19:00.000-05:002005-10-06T20:19:00.000-05:00My parents had a garage sale a couple of weeks ago...My parents had a garage sale a couple of weeks ago. They sold stuff that you would think was just junk. The made $1400 during the normal sale on Friday and Saturday. They then sold $800 worth of junk jewelery that my late grandmother had collected over her life on Monday. Not too shabby. Their only grouping is men stuff (tools and stuff) and women's stuff (cloths jewelery nick-nacks) on the other side of the fence. Works pretty well having a department garage sale.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://plastickelly.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Me</A>zhsy00001https://www.blogger.com/profile/01587040828259269865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1128640008671025662005-10-06T18:06:00.000-05:002005-10-06T18:06:00.000-05:00Meredith,I had never thought of doing groupings at...Meredith,<BR/><BR/>I had never thought of doing groupings at a yard sale, beyond the like-with-like sort, of course. I have a friend who has 3-4 yard sales a year....I'll have to tell her about it. Maybe then she can get it gone in one fell swoop.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, I thought about you yesterday. I got some videos at the library. They didn't have a printed cover on the front or back, just the titles: Early Bird Baking and Video Muffins (not exactly clever). It turns out they are "homemade" by some guy in Las Vegas (in 1997). From what I could tell, he was a lone man, with a video camera on a tripod and some good lighting, and a Power Point program. Their being older explains the lack of technological advances he could use today. Anyway, I thought it was clever of him to think of it as a home-based business, which is something I would never have thought of(which automatically makes me him clever;-). If he made up a batch and donated them to libraries all around... well, it would be an interesting way of getting his product "out there". And as I said, it made me think of you, first because I got it at the library and for the home-based business aspect.Laura Talberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659335649142675534noreply@blogger.com