Can anyone recommend a good reliable postal scale? It's getting way to cumbersome having to go to post office 15-20 mins a pop having to ship and get proper postage.

Thanks in advance!

went to one of my regular auctions spots and was surprised the turnout wasn't horrendous.  3 Units up for auction all 10X10s:


1st unit: was obviously a local pool hall (one of the 30 that have shut down in the past few years no doubt) Had 2 pool tables showing, a couple of beer signs, Beer sign lights, and some bar stools. Boxes in the back couldn't make out what was in them. People went friggin nuts over this thing went for $7200!?!  i was like this is gonna be a looong day.

2nd unit: Floor to ceiling boxes, garbage bags filled with clothes and a couple of lamps (the kind you get at walmart for $15. I set a cap of $200 on it. Bidding started much more reasonably, ended up going for $325 a bit high by some standards but thats pretty much the norm.

3rd unit: again a ton of boxes, some duffel bags. a beautiful tool box in the back, a dining room set with 6 chairs stacked so you only saw their backs and legs, china cabinet, and 2 sets of luggage. nice Samsonite sets a black set and a red set. Set my cap at $450 Reached $400 in seconds then the bidding slowed down and I won it for $430.

I was pretty happy with this buy... till i got a closer look at that dining room set, beat to hell. The chairs either have ripped seat cushions or NO cushions. the china cabinet has a huge hole in the back. Duffel bags were filled with clothes, and the boxes mostly personal items.  the tool box might be my saving grace. Looks like i'm going to be lucky to break even with this damn thing.

Not the way to start the year... Still waiting for my "Dave Hester hitting a 1000% gainer moment" ...

Love this forum! Been lurking for months finally decided to join, hopefully I can add some value to the community while continuing to learn as well! Been at this about a year now, treating it as much as a business as possible. Separate bank account, closely tracking expenses and profits on excel. Still haven't hit a 10,000% return on a locker like good old Dave Hester, or even for that matter anything huge. At this point it's safe to say I'm clearing expenses and making between 50% to 110% of what I paid for a locker. So if I bought a locker for $200 I'm basically bringing in $300 to $420 selling its contents, then taking out my expenses i have a bit of profits. My goal is just to stay steady and hopefully eventually hit a solid 200% or better locker.

Thanks all for taking the time to read this, may 2012 bring us all prosperity and Pirates Treasure!!