ncali....

Sunday morn, 4/7/2013. I have sent a private message to a person who is a member here and who I know goes to Sacramento auctions frequently enough to possibly have seen this fellow. I asked if that member had any input; we'll see if we get a response.

Movieman:

Tell us two items he is currently selling on eBayclassifieds. I'll track him down. 


   I would be willing to say that the police would need a little more info before they could do anything about it. 
  I have done something about it, I brought it up here,  where others in the business can be aware of it
 

I'll look into it the listings and see if I can find out anything else.

As to Alloro's idea to turn it over to the authorities, I'm with you; just outing this guy (and if possible the mgrs he might be dealing with) is a good start. Little "communities" of buyers can exert pressure and get things done. Proving something like this from a legal standpoint would seem more difficult than worthwhile...it would be a "he said, he said" situation (IMO).

Did you get the title with it?

Good point though some states don't require them for this type of vehicle.  When I got the Honda I got a few years ago it took me 11 months to get clear title. Honda finance had an interest in it even though they had closed the book some years ago as uncollectible.  It was a real catch 22 between the DMV and Honda. Finally got a California Honda exec in on it and had the clearance to go ahead by FedEx the next day.

It's a thrill to get them..that's for sure.

Here's where Fresno is compared to Mission Viejo.

I hope no one gets bent out of shape because of the two pics and a clist link I am providing below. I am doing so only to show what I think many prospective buyers would do if they saw the gondola auction above starting at $1K. If I was in that area and needed shelving I would look on clist right after seeing the listing. I would have found multiple sales of stuff available right now, that I could touch, haggle on price and take away with me today.

The first pic shows gondola sections at $100 per section. You would 10 at that price (don't know how many in the auction since we can't count them (really) and lister didn't elaborate (something I think I would have done) ).



The next pics shows similar gondolas being sold at $251 each.



The link below shows a lot of product but gives no price for all or by the piece.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/bfd/3721334296.html

Of course the Los Angeles area is huge, but depending on where one lived I would guess there would be product available.

That said, I'm sure this lkr will sell...we'll just have to wait 2 months to see for how much.


Edit: A while I ago I did an edit and said (mistakenly) the sale was in Fresno, not LA area. I don't know where I got that idea as I checked it again, and Mission Viejo IS in the LA area. Sorry for any confusion a few of you may have experienced if you read this around 3:45 pm Pacific time. 

Edit #2: Now I know why I had Fresno on my mind. The map in the listing shows the marker near Fresno. Fresno is 265 miles NORTH of Mission Viejo.  Map needs some work assuming the sale is really in Mission Viejo.
No $100 gift card needs to be sent....happy to help with this fledgling project. 

I would guess everyone of us here has "found" something behind a store, in a dumpster or for free on Clist and then done something with it either for ourselves or for sale.

A couple of sisters have a new book for sale; here are their "rules"

Salvage Sisters' rules 


• Rust is a variation of red; red is always an acceptable color.
• Never be the early bird at a yard sale. The real possibilities are in the rubble.
• Never sell among yourselves, trade only.
• Broken? All the better.
• Don't look at it for what it is, look at it for what it could be.
• It's about the eureka moment, not the thing itself.
• Make the recycling bin your first stop for art supplies.
• Hunt, find and tell. No secret sources.
• Never worry about how to get it home. Just get it.

I don't agree with the one I hightlighted in red above. Why tip other people off to a favorite spot
for other people's discards? Sorry, I won't be  THAT helpful.

On the other hand I like the last one....."just get it".

I hate to use the cliche "Think outside the box" .....

You mean like this one:

I'll probably make another $100 before I run out of smalls from this unit. It's a small profit but that's ok.

$374, and oh, .64 cents is a good profit !  Anytime you can make 5 to 6 times the investment that's pretty good.

Of course, making  $5 on a $1 locker isn't as good, and maybe tripleing a $100 locker to $300 might be comparable, the WORK and DUMP factor certainly plays a role too and that's harder to describe on a unit by unit basis than the dollar amount earned.