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Remember to check size limits for Smartpost. I don’t think a large size piece will work. Then no one can actually buy it. Try fedex Home Delivery.
Whatever you decide to list them at why not start them out at that price on auction the first time? That way if they are worth a lot more you have an opportunity for them to sell for more.
Beware of those plug in scency things. A friend of a friend’s house just burned down due to one of those.
When you get a message like that check your listing’s choices of shipping options. You may have one that doesn’t work–probably a Smartpost option that should be a Fedex Home Delivery option instead. This has happened to me a couple of times. Smartpost is for lighter, smaller items- (like Priority)–Home Delivery is for larger, heavier items (like Parcel Select). If you fix that then tell the buyer to try again it will work. If that is the problem.
02/23/2017 at 4:21 am in reply to: What Sells On eBay: Projection screens, HeathKit clock & Voltmeter, 8 Track Quadraphonic recorder, Patagonia jacket #13145Sheldon Finlay is posting videos again on his YouTube channel. Great to see him back. If you want to see packing look like an art you will love them, plus his What Sheldon Sold videos. He finds things in the northeast just don’t have here in the midwest.
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Linda Shields.
02/22/2017 at 2:11 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 298: The Scavengers and The Collectors, A Love Story #13110I would never include a rug pad. That isn’t expected and is additional shipping cost. I buy the largest size polymailers and just cut them open and tape around large rugs and bedspreads over the plastic wrap I use inside. Works great.
02/22/2017 at 10:38 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 298: The Scavengers and The Collectors, A Love Story #13082Hey Liz, I’m headed out to San Diego next week! (Coronado Island). What were your favorite thrifts there? I know J&R visited there last year–would appreciate any thrifting tips they might have, too. A couple of years ago I was there and enjoyed the tiny church thrifts on the island. Hated the big outdoor flea market–too junky. We must get together! I live in Eureka (the Legends). Where are you? I don’t have time to organize a big STL meet up, but we could meet somewhere if you like.
02/22/2017 at 10:32 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 298: The Scavengers and The Collectors, A Love Story #13081So funny! Love it!
02/22/2017 at 10:29 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 298: The Scavengers and The Collectors, A Love Story #13080My husband did all the handling and he weighed it, laid it out for me to photo, then he folded it weighed it on our heavier weight scale. You could also use your bathroom scale if you don’t have one. Fedex will reweigh it when uou ship and add onto your cost even after you print out your shipping label if you didn’t pay enough. You could always just have fedex do the packing for a small charge. I will wrap it 9n large, taped, polymailers.
Just put wool blend. Or 90% wool blend.
If you love your family and want to save them a lot of grief and trouble and expense don’t think for a minute that a will is enough. Get a trust. I used to thinks trusts were only for the rich, but they are for anyone. That way when you die, or become incapacitated–whatever you wish–your assets just automatically belong to your benefactor/s. A will still needs to go through probate, a trust does not. A will is easier to contest than a trust. A trust can include anything or everything you own and you can still have a will within it that defines who gets what. And a trust does not get taxed like a will. My brother and I were ever so thankful when after our Mom died and our Dad was incapicatated then died with Alzheimer’s that they had a trust. We were able to seamlessly take over his assets, sell his home, and place him in a wonderful nearby care facility. It cost over 60K per year and fortunately he passed away shortly before he ran out of funds. We never had to waste a dime on lawyers, probate, or taxes, which helped so much with an otherwise stressful time of life. My brother handled all the bills and I handled all his medical care. It worked out in the best possible way.
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This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by
Linda Shields.
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This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by
Linda Shields.
02/20/2017 at 9:51 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 298: The Scavengers and The Collectors, A Love Story #12959I love the painting and hope they keep it. I thought it was paint by number at first. Never keeping favorite treasures is a mistake that robs you of your history together. Becoming a scavenger has turned me into a collector. My home has gone from my early married years when I went out and bought a matched set of furniture for each room (so boring!) to an eclectic mix of interesting furniture and decorative items that changes piece by piece and month by month as I find new items and let go of old ones. (If it isn’t useful or beautiful, let it go.)
My dining room has a black raised motif Chinoiserie diningroom set from the 50’s (Selkirk’s auction house win) with a big dark green painted almost primitive Asian cabinet full of a random collection of delightful dishes and pottery. On the console sits a large Italian Cantagalli bust I call “Bella” (Marburger/Roundtop Texas antique show). We have a set of silverware from each of our mothers. The office cabinets and bookshelves are topped with bird cages, a vintage scale holding a beeswax chicken in nest, and a painted Florentine tray featuring birds. My livingroom is fully decorated with scavenged furniture and decor as well. The house is filled with endless wonder that I think our grandchildren will always remember fondly when we are gone.
I know that one day it will all belong to other people. The things we own outlive us. They only visit for a while to bring comfort and beauty to our nest. Today my husband and I took a walk in the woods behind our house. We came home with an interesting white fungus that looks like a brain coral (will it dry under glass or go bad?) and a single deer antler. They have been welcomed into our curation and will remind us of a rare warm February afternoon together.
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Linda Shields.
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This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by
Linda Shields.
02/20/2017 at 8:56 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 298: The Scavengers and The Collectors, A Love Story #12952I have sent the wrong item more times than I want to admit. If it is less than a $20 item I send the correct item and tell the customer to keep the other item too. It’s enough that They were disappointed; they don’t need to be inconvenienced with a return as well.
I once replied to a man asking for photos of my feet for a listing of sneakers, “Are you a pervert?” Then I blocked him. Maybe the same guy??”
I’ve been a total fail at not buying–stuff is everywhere! ? Plus I went on a big trip, returned home and my son came and stayed with us a week, and then we are going on another trip in a week! However, I have made good progress on listing the old inventory and some new. So I’m feeling good! Looking forward to after our next trip so I can return to what I call my happy rut.
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