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I have printed shipping labels from my phone. I just bought a new Canon printer. Called Canon. They walked me through step by step. LOVE Canon’s Customer Service located in the USA. One issue I had was with Global Shipping. For some reason, I cannot print from my phone. Its like it needs an extra step that I just can’t figure out. Hopefully I won’t have to anytime soon. As I only figured it out because my computer was dead at the time.
Don’t know if someone posted this or if you saw this Gucci item http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gucci-7-Pipe-Leather-Holder-w-Brass-Horsebit-/192102026359?hash=item2cba2c4c77:g:OhwAAOSwr~lYnj00
P.S. I love your Victorian Door knobs! These are things that I generally keep. I don’t find it boring or tedious at all.
Okay so the chronic fatigue has kicked my butt. There is no way I could support myself doing this. Listing two items a day kills me. For the same reasons I cannot work a regular job, I can’t thrive doing this.
Yet it still gives me something to strive for instead of just staring at the four walls. I will keep on working for a cure for my fatigue (seeing Doctors and doing many things for the past 2 years). In the hopes that someday I would be able to support myself.
For single people out there, remember when you see what a couple makes, divide by two and that’s your income. Although there are many single people that do that and more!
I love listening to your Podcasts. Love everyone’s success stories. Its better than Antique Roadshow because it shows what great things an average person can do. Wish you all continued success!
I love the ending with the dogs. Its a great day today. Next day its winter! LOL Love it 🙂
Glad it made you laugh! Sometimes scavenging can be stressful. We need some levity 🙂
I accidently found this to work. You want Item A. You come up with Item B, but you really don’t want it. You don’t go near Item A. You ask the price on Item B. You immediately say no and have a look of “no way” without being rude. More of a shocked look. Then you look around, kind of avoiding Item A. Then you point to Item A looking vaguely interested. The first price that they give on Item B, is usually sizing you up as to how much you will pay. When they get let down by their first attempt, they usually become more reasonable with pricing.
I get the whole pile pricing. Yet many times there is only a couple of items that I want.
I binge watched it and liked it. I’m sure its Nast Gal light. Two things I came away with. The light version “was” me. My daughter watched it and she said “how eerily freaky she was like me”. Including the bridge scene. My daughter was dying of laughter. Second, I finally figured out why I’m not so hot about BOHO. I was BOHO. A child in the 60s. Was a teen in the 70s. I wore all of that stuff. Early 80s I had a white leather jacket that was exactly like the one she had. Ah but if I was truly anything like Nasty Gal, I’d be a multi millionaire.
In New Hampshire, everyone is fighting to dig through those boxes on the ground. New Hampshire shoppers are true scavengers. When I see that mess of people fighting over the boxes, I head out in the opposite direction. Usually I find the most amazing things.
I have found amazing things in Brimfield as well. Once I was slowly walking one field, while my ex was walking another that just opened. So I went into the tent of one of the highest priced dealers in Brimfield. I found a couple of figurines that were hot at the time. I wasn’t going to ask the price, but I did and was surprised. He hardly asked anything for them. They were worth about a grand.
Not everyone knows everything. A spouse, relative or friend could be watching the spot and just throw out a price. They mess up on the price. Or they are sick of whatever it is. Bought it years ago. Haven’t sold it for years. Want it gone and right now its the hottest thing, but they don’t know it. Its all one big scavenger hunt. Low end/high end, you can find something anywhere. That’s what makes it so thrilling. THE FIND!
Those “Junkers” at the Flea Markets are probably pulling in the most money there. They make a minimum of $600 to 1K a day. Even in small not well attended fleas. If you go to them enough, the regular Junkers will give a tally to each other. Its like a race to see who sells the most. They do cleanouts or auction buys. They pull out the high end stuff. Sell it to high end dealers, high end auction houses, or on eBay themselves.
Its the volume. They just don’t care about the small dollar items. They don’t have time to look at each and every piece. Because next week, it starts all over again. There is one guy that gets about 5K a week doing this. He is thinking of taking a real job. He’s getting older and it has benefits. Yet he will be taking a pay cut. So he will probably dabble in both.
There is an auctioneer that has been around forever. Not one thing escapes his scrutiny. He squeezes every last penny out of everything. It is a waste to go to his auctions or house sales. He sells the high dollar items on eBay. Puts the things that look like they would sell high on eBay in his auctions. And leaves big items at high prices in his Estate Sales. He is no ones fool. He doesn’t hire much help. I don’t know how he does it all himself.
Anyhow those “Junkers” are getting more than gas money. They have it all figured out.
Wow I remember being at Disney World where those hats where everywhere! Can’t believe the sell for that much now.
