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Once upon a time, Black Friday was totally worth it. They put normal inventory on ridiculous sales, and gave free gift certificates to the first 100 people through the door (and it was pretty easy to be in that first 100). It was a super fun day.
Nowadays, all the inventory is specifically made for that day. They get cheaper, crappier versions of products to sell that day as doorbusters. Honestly you can get the same price or better on the BF stuff for weeks at a time before BF. There is literally nothing offered on that day to get me to go out in the madness. We may go to walmart around 10:30 am to scavenge the leftovers of the cheap dvd’s for the kids for stocking stuffers. That’s about it.
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I shop a few online deals Thursday or BF am but mainly for gifts. I’ve also gone to brick & mortars after the first rush and looked high & low for items misplaced by the crazy am crowd, but most items I was targeting were gone. RA is much better for me on 12/26. I always hit my favorite store when they open. My eBay sales were actually better in January than December last year.
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I have never gone with the intent of looking for resalable items. I only go if there is something I see that is a great deal for the kids for Christmas. I used to be a department manager at Wal-Mart, and had to be at the store by 3 o’clock am to get ready. This was back when the sales actually started on Friday!The people I have seen is amazing. It’s like seeing grown adults lose their minds at the front door and don’t regain them until they leave again!
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I’m visiting my mom in the outer burbs of Chicagoland. There is a Goodwill right around the corner. Black Friday they have all clothes for $1.23 except for shoes, coats. I did this a couple years ago and did well. I had the store virtually to myself the first hour. They had newly opened that year, so I’m not sure what to expect in the way of crowds this year. Prices are already much cheaper here than they are in WA state where I live, so I gather some more inventory, save some $ and it gets me out of the house. After that I may hit up a local record store for their Black Friday Record Store day deals, which I’ve also done in the past. Where these places are located isn’t too stressful. I hate malls in general, so I’d never ever enter that madness!
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Reporting back from the Black Friday trenches: Spent just under my $30 budget at Goodwill. 21 clothing items @ $1.23 each for a grand total of $27.83. Very small crowd. A couple other obvious resellers with stacked carts. I was picky, very picky. Could of got more. One can always get more, right!?! Some NWT items, cashmere sweater, designer dress, jeans etc. Rough estimate on resale value: $400 – 500+. I’m at my mom’s through xmas. Just opened a second “traveling” ebay account & will list from that account. This is an experiment for me. Whatever I don’t sell I’ll bring back and add to my main ebay store.
Onward to record store day. I was late to the opening by a few minutes. If you’re not familiar with record store day, it’s held twice yearly. Limited edition vinyl, Eps etc distributed only to participating stores. Collectors, music lovers, and yes resellers attend. The RSD 2016 bins were already picked over and there was nothing I wanted. There was already a long line of folks waiting to purchase. I heard one guy remark that he had come for such and such an album but didn’t get it. A guy further up the line overheard and said “Hey – I have it here. You can have it.” The next I know a few of the people in line start chatting and trading with each other! I must say it was a beautiful thing! I’m sure some had picked up that extra one to resell or whatever, instead they traded it to someone who really wanted it. I kept thinking, wow – people are at the malls running over each other for TVs, and here is this very civil line of music lovers trading records with each other! Very cool!
After that I went back to my moms. I inherited my dads motorcycle many years ago. At one time I had great plans to bring it home, learn to ride, restore it etc. Well, it’s not gonna happen. Every time I visit, it weighs on me that I need to deal with it. It’s a project bike. Not running, a little rusty, but collectible vintage 70s Honda. Listed to move it on Craigslist for $500. Took $300 from the first guy. Maybe I could have gotten more but I was fine with that… YEAH!!! Productive day!
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