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| Great American Yard Sale Plan of Attack 2007
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Added on 08/06/07 by Betsy
Superbowl Sunday is right around the corner people. Time to break out the sleeping bags and bag lady carts.
THE GREAT AMERICAN YARD SALE!!!!
Every year I have a plan of attack, wake at 4am and stand in line for 5 hours waiting for the gates of junker's paradise to swing wide....and every year I am inevitably dissapointed with what I find.
The real fun of this massive yard sale is not in the digging and pillaging through mounds of other people's crap- for me that's just another day at the office.
All I got last year was a Playmobil Mansion, Crib Tents and some well loved pajama bottoms (OK I know that's a little gross but they had South Park print).
The best part is being in line.
When I tell the other mommies at Tae Kwon Do or swmming lessons what I do, they generally say, "isn't that interesting," then take the first opportunity to politely scooch to another seat.
If you can tolerate the smell, standing in a line of 600 people at 7am standing on blacktop in 80 degree heat and Chicago humidity will be the place to be on August 18th.
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| Sorry, sorry, sorry for the auction spam
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Added on 07/03/07 by Kris
Hey, guys this is Kris and I want to apologize for the auction spam that got dumped into the site and RSS feeds last night and today.
I was working on moving the auction stuff to it's own separate page in the site and to remove it from the RSS feeds but I forgot to upload the edited RSS feed script last night.
So if you were thinking of unsubscribing (please don't) or sending a nasty message to Betsy, send any frustration vibes my way.
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| Plushies to Prowl For #1
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Added on 01/02/07 by Betsy
This week I will be taking you on a tour of my favorite spot in Goodwill- the stuffed animal bin. It can be dusty, mothbally or staleish smokey or it can be gloriously rewarding.
There are a lot of random things to look out for in the toy world that are worth buying that most people think are trash and so are often left on the shelf for the Ebayers.
1.My First Bear by Eden, well initially it was made by Kids Gifts then that company became Eden. It is an 11 inch bear with a thermal pastel body and a tan plush head. It has "My First Bear" embroidered on it's chest.
This is what I am thinking, Eden made about a billion of these 6 or 8 years ago. People gave them as baby shower gifts. Kids got attached to them, parents had fond memories of it in the crib.... Then Eden stopped production.
So when Jr. leaves it on the train or big brother stuffs it in the garbage disposal to make bear juice, mom and dad aren't left with many options.
So keep your eye out for My First, he sells for an easy 29-39 and you can often pick him up for a quarter in a baby toy garage sale or stuffed animal box.
But hey! Don't pass up the identical bear without the embroidery- that was the Eden replacement in their line and he is worth about 15-19. There is also a primary color version which sells for about. . . (read post) |
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| Elmo TMX- how to find and sell yours for mad cash
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Added on 09/30/06 by betsy
So this week's sale of the century wasn't at a garage or warehouse honey. It was at Toys R Us.
Last week I recalled all I had gotten my niece for her birthday was some previously nibbled play food, and since she was standing on the driveway i bought it from- it wasnt actually a surprise.
So out of guilt I went where the Queen rarely goes, somewhere where new in box is an expectation not a bonus. Yup Toys R Us, walkin around the joint I realized how I make such mad cash. Toys are pricey plastic!
While I was wandering around the store I stopped in front of the Elmo display- my niece loves Elmo. Of course there was a giant blank space where there ought to be floor to ceiling Tickle Me Elmo TMX dolls. I had seen a segment on Good Morning America about how these were selling out and my sister had looked up the completeds and told me they were worth $80-$100. Toys R Us is selling them for $39.99.
Now I know to the rest of the world a 100% mark up is unheard of in most things legal, but to the Queen its not all that impressive.
As I was standing there a store person walked by and I asked if by chance they had any Elmos in the back, since what the hell I'm standing there and I have$ 80 bucks burning a hole in my pocket. The dude looked genuinely apologetic and went into this long spiel about how it. . . (read post) |
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| BREEDER SALE SPECTACULAR!
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Added on 09/25/06 by Betsy
This weekend was the GREATEST GARAGE SALE OF ALL TIME. Alright, so I say that every weekend, but this weekend was a special one. TMOTTC (tri cities mothers of twins and triplets club) threw their annual fall clothing and toy resale event. These chicks may have weak pelvic floors, but they throw a serious sale. Their organizational techniques are unmatched. Dont mess with a chick who has developed a flow chart to get her laundry done.
So this is how a big sale works. A club like the good old TCMOTTC rents a space, these guys rent a stadium which is brilliant you already know by the location in the newspaper ad that this sale is going to be huge. Lesser local clubs for the explosively fertile actually get together and rent livestock and specialty county fair barns to house their sales. Nothing says quality, clean merchandise like ducking through 4H banners on your way to the breastpumps.
The idea behind these sales is to raise money for cash strapped mommies as well as the organization. In order to sell at the sale, you have to be a member. Unless you put your name on a waiting list, pass a phone interview and submit to an inperson interview and information session. I know this sounds like hell a work but I completed all 3 rounds and was granted the golden password to resale nirvana. My. . . (read post) |
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