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| Naked Guy and the Booby Beast
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Added on 12/01/06 by Betsy
Yesterday while nearly freezing to death in the 24 degree weather waiting for Goodwill to open, I observed a man pull into a handicap space- no sticker or plates.
The man stepped out of the car wearing only boxer shorts.
He then proceeded to use the big yellow stripey area as his dressing room.
Then a woman big as Super Walmart got out of her car and swung around to reveal....
The longest breasts I have ever seen.
Of course one was much longer than the other, the right side was higher.
I think it's because she writes with that side so her muscles are tighter.
So righty was saved from a drag on the pavement, but lefty must have had a serious case of road rash.
Snow day today, so I have to wait until they plow the cul de sac to hit Goodwill- will have full report from the trenches.
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| The Wonderful World of Books for Profit
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Added on 11/17/06 by Betsy
Hi Betsy...I really enjoy reading your blog and am learning alot from you. I've recently started to go to garage sales to purchase items for resale. I was wondering if you could give any advice on the top things to look for. Are there items that seem to always be at a garage sale that the owner doesn't realize it's resale value that I should particularly look out for? Any other tips you'd like to offer? Thanks!
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>Melanie
Well Mel, one of the easiest things find at garage sales and flip for profit on Ebay are children's books.
If you go to google and do a search you can get a list of Caldecott winners, these books are very popular and sell well on Ebay.
Seuss books are another easy sell. Put them together in a lot of 25 and sell them for $35 buy it now.
Other authors worth some money: Eric Carle, Stephen Cosgrove, Sandra Boynton- basically any well known children's book author that someone would search for.
Some people sell mixed lots, meaning they just dump a whole bunch of kids books in a lot and sell it. I don't think this is very effective.
In my experience I have had the best luck with selling lots of the same series or author. You can also group them by interest or gender. My . . . (read post) |
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| Hunting Good Will
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Added on 10/17/06 by Betsy
If the Olympics should come to Chicago as Mayor Daley is hoping, I will contact the city's Olympic committee because I have the perfect idea for a new competitive sport. If the Olympic Committee gets a better gift bag from Tulsa and we are out of the running, I may contact NBC because my idea would also be a divine reality show.
If you watched the Atlanta Olympics you will remember the cheesy back stories about starving Eastern block mommies who sent their buxom baby off to shot put boarding school so she could have a shot at the good life.
Picture Chicago 2008, the cheesy camera fog parts and reveals the doors of Goodwill. It's 8:50 and the athletes are taking their positions, climbing out of all manner of hoopty and limping to the starting gate.
There's the Pall Mall Paul who talks through a hole in his throat but can jog like a pro when he spies anything that plugs in and was mad after 1989.
There's Grandma Jean who pretends to be checking everything over with her bifocals, but is actually switching price tags.
There are the religous chicks who always come in a herd and can never seem to satitate their thirst for ankle length denim skirts.
And then there is me. And just like them something happens to me once I get inside those doors.
I feel a rush of adrenaline and once my hands hit the handle of the. . . (read post) |
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