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Julie B and UtahBill – it’s quite sobering when you see your numbers in print, isn’t it? I’ve “lost” this Challenge 3 years in a row now, and I no longer use any excuses for my low sales. It’s me – I’m not listing. It can be a great motivator, or, at the very least, can make you take a look at your work process and figure out why you’re not listing.
Spreadsheet updated – Libby is now renamed Speedy Gonzales! π
Does anyone want to change their annual goal total? Have a look at your final numbers and see if you want to adjust for actual listing amounts, or use it as a kick on the keister to get moving!
We’re also almost halfway through February. There’s one January Challenge posted (Me! Wheee!) and a few February greens are up. Yay! Join the fun, folks!
Oh my gosh, just realized that the light looks pink in this photo. It’s actually a rusty, red color. Too funny! I can’t wait to tell Himself he has pink tools! π π π π
I wonder what Libby considers “low end”? Hmm…. LOL
Sorry you had car troubles, Sharyn. Hope they’re sorted now. Awesome sales, VT! Yay for green items going up. I found something to list that’s green. It was going into the Goodwill bin, but I threw it in the box, then realized it would be perfect for the green challenge and dug it out again. Just have to get listing!
Zero for me this week. Too much going on.
The cabin’s electric has been connected to the mains pole, and Himself did the interior wiring. R-30 insulation up in the ceiling.
Instead of ceiling boards or tiles, we went old-school and used corrugated steel panels. Very 1800s look, but it has the added bonus of reflecting light. R-19 insulation in the walls.
The sheet rock walls have been done too, only the gambrel ends left to be done.
Costs to date:
Concrete pads for the base $100
12×28 ft lofted cabin with extended side walls (so that the interior walls are 8ft, not 6ft), 2x therma-pane 3×5 windows, 9-light door, roof felt and upgraded floor $8,400
Electrical to mains connection $575
Interior electrical supplies and various consumables $200
Ceiling insulation and panels $700
Wall insulation and panels $400
Drywall mud and finishing supplies $150
Total: $10,525It’s not cheap, is it?
P.S. I never met Mr T (you lucky dog!) but I always thought he was the best!
LOL. My Challenge can wait. I just loved the idea of coming up with a funny challenge for April because of April Fool’s day. π
Oooh oooh oooh! Can I do the challenge for April 1st? Mwaaaaahahahahahahaha
I’m on the board for the January Challenge. And SNAFU – none of the items I got rid of were the items listed when I joined! LOL
First out – an older lady, widowed a year earlier, told me she was clearing out her garage and I could have it all, as in “all or none.” So I dragged home two trucks full and sorted through it. Lots of good stuff there, well worth the time, and the not-so-good made its way to Goodwill. However, one of the items she gave me was that huge, wedge-shaped pillow they use for positions in the Kama Sutra or similar. Liberating? Liberation? Liberace? Anyway, I didn’t have a problem selling it, but at about 4ft tall, 3ft across and over 12″ for the wide end of the wedge, shipping gave me a headache. It was HEAVY too! I considered putting it on FB Marketplace, but I live in a really small conservative community, the kind where they ask you “Are you feeling better today, hon?” when you told nobody you were sick. So I thought that was a bad idea. What seemed a good idea was making it an SEP (somebody else’s problem).
Next up was a huge suitcase that I picked up at a street sale for only $2, because Samsonite! The wheels spun and glided like an Olympic skater in a 10-performance, and the sides are so sturdy you could drive over it with a tractor and, upon opening to check the incubator inside, you find it’s still safe and warm and maybe there’s a chick hatching? However, this delightfulness was outweighed by the fact that it was also HEAVY! If you packed it to capacity, it would exceed the airline weight allowance four-fold! I figured it would make a good steamer trunk, or even better, a prop for a human contortionist. Not only would he fit in it comfortably, but he’d have safe travels too! As I couldn’t figure out the keywords for an eBay listing that wouldn’t get me flagged for cruel and unusual punishment, it went.
Finally, VT’s original post about shelving got me to move this one out. It was a set of strong, sturdy wire baskets that stack vertically on each other. The kind of basket that has an angled front so you can get into it, stacked about 6ft high, and it held a LOT of stuff. Glorious! Only problem was that the “stacking” was accomplished by means of little “fingers” that hooked over the baskets below. These had a bad habit of unhooking if you bumped the stack, or moved it, or unbalanced it as you put something in or took it out. Nothing quite as much fun as wrestling a metal Jenga tower as it disintegrates on top of you! I considered a fix, like cable ties to secure the fingers, but I have a new cabin now and decided I didn’t want to move my Jenga game into the new space. Goodwill we go.
I also had a box of small items that were supposed to go to Goodwill yesterday with that lot, but it wouldn’t fit in the car once I wrestled them in there. Ergo, these pieces definitely qualify! π
Ok, February Challenge! (I don’t got time for “time consuming!”) π
List as much as you can find that is green, has shamrocks or leprechauns on it, or is green AND party related. Bonus points if you can put St Patrick’s Day or Irish or Paddy’s Day in the title.
If you list it all in February, it will be up in plenty of time for March. Ready… GO!
So good to have you on board, LittleBlueHouse. Welcome to the group.
Spreadsheet updated! Libby grabbed the win again, well done.
The eagle-eyed may notice a small change to the Goal numbers. Yup, I figured out how to alter the goals so that the total goal amount reflects the actual number of weeks you’re participating, for those of you who didn’t join from Week 1. It’s a small change, relatively simple. Don’t expect me to do any complicated math for special orders though! *wink*
Bonus time! Vintage Treasures has implemented a Monthly Challenge. The January Challenge is to remove ONE big item from your property. Scroll up for more info. In order to support her challenge and motivate you all, I am offering points at the end of the month. As Challenge Coordinator, VT gets to choose who gets the points and why. For example, in the January Challenge, she may give points for the largest item gotten out, or the most big items, or the most interesting big item! Whatever she decides, I will add a point to the board for her “winners”.
Have a great week, y’all. Go forth and list!
π Chaoticgood, if you’re whispering, then I’m not even going to speak. I’ll just hold up 3 fingers! π
However, I have Reasons! The most exciting of all, after being quoted 3-6 weeks for the delivery of my cabin, it took 10 DAYS! It was delivered on this darling little tractor thing (I want one!) and my daughter said it looks like they put a bow on it! It’s the grapple from the tractor arm.
By sheer serendipity, it matches the old storage shed perfectly. We painted the shed last year, so it was utterly unplanned, but delightful. We placed the new cabin as close as we could get to create a “corner unit” and the installers did a great job of placement.
I truly believe my listing will improve once we’re done and I’m installed.
In the previous photo you can see the one window on the far side. In this photo you can see the door, which is exactly opposite that window, and the other window in the end. These 3 “windows” give lots of light at this end of the cabin. I really wanted to keep the back half clear of windows so that I have uncluttered storage area. Oh, and the dog approves.And now the real work begins. We have to finish the interior. Electrical is being connected tomorrow. Then we have insulation, ceilings, insulation, dry wall, paint, and floors.
@Libby. I have. Obviously I have a severe bug problem, as I had those crickets again. π
Libby, how lucky you are! I’d love to sell large items, especially furniture, some of it is just so beautiful and obviously has a story. I’ve tried selling some seriously cool pieces on Facebook marketplace. Crickets. The median income in this area is $23,000 per annum. I guess that explains a lot.
Don’t even care if it is real or not. I loved this
ROFL. Truly, no offense taken. I have a sturdy, mesomorphic shape and a very square jaw line. My hair is very long, almost sit on it long, but after I accidentally taped myself to a order I was packing, I got into the habit of either braiding it or wearing it in a tight bun behind my head. It’s not visible in the photo above, so you are totally not at fault. I had to laugh though – I was so tempted to tell the hubs he needed to lose weight because he has boobies in his photo! π I am so wicked!
Some folks might be offended, but I am most genuinely amused, because said hubby told me only this morning that I “look like a park ranger in that getup!” Next time I shall get myself into full belly dance regalia before I pose. π
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