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What a great story, Julie B! I’m a drummer and would have been out of my mind to find a Slingerland snare for $4!
Like you, almasty, I had been following Nate Silver’s blog, 538, and according to all the polls on there it seemed impossible for Trump to win. As the night wore on and everything flipped, I was stunned to see the nightmare of a Trump presidency become a reality. I still feel shell-shocked about the whole thing and absolutely fearful for what this will mean for civil rights in this country. The KKK and white supremacists are rejoicing — how can that possibly not make anyone who cares about human rights not feel fearful? That someone could spew such vile against non-whites, women, the LGBT community, and even the disabled and STILL get elected makes me feel extremely disgusted with our country. No question that people are feeling disenfranchised, but how they could overlook such vile hatred and total idiocy is beyond me.
Ah well, my mantra now is “always be listing, and fight like hell.”Good for you for quitting the cube, Cyndy, I did the same and don’t regret it for a moment. I love Portland, such a cool town!
Store Week Oct 23 -Oct 29
Total Items in Store: 375
Items Sold: 17
Cost of Items Sold: $30
Total Sales: $621
Highest Price Sold: $150 Hudson bay blanket & $120 vintage box kites
Average Price Sold: $37
Returns: 0
International Sales via GSP: 1
Money Spent on New Inventory: $164
Number of items listed this week: 44One of my best weeks ever because I put my head down and listed. It’s good to see the results of focused work, especially when “work” means hanging out listening to music and researching weird stuff.
I was super psyched by the box kites — I found two curious items made of sticks and paper and in the back of a closet at an estate sale still in shrink wrap but with no labels attached. I didn’t know what they were and neither did the guy running the sale, but since I paid practically nothing for them I took a chance. The only visible writing on the paper was ‘flie’ and Decateur, so I googled those words and discovered I had two Hi-Flier Box Kites made in Decatur, IL probably in the 1960s. The last one on ebay sold for $40, but I listed mine at $60 each. Received low offers and then one guy bought them both for full price. Sweet!
Ryanne and Jay, you two are such an inspiration. Thank you so much for all the work you do for this community you’ve created. Good luck with all your new adventures!
