Razor knife and a glove~

This was #4 THHN that he pulled from a job at a church.  I used to make hand-punched copper lamp shades with a twisted rope (wire) trim, so I have tons of experience stripping copper wire. 

We don't bother with the little stuff.  That just gets turned in as is~

Craigslist
Ebay
Flea

Ebay~highest bang for the buck on certain items.  Vintage electronics continue to amaze me.  I've got a Heathkit Oscilloscope Calibrator that has had over 180 hits, 5 bids and 23 watchers!!!
Flea~turn and burn baby! Turn and burn!
Craigslist~for higher end (non-shippable) items.  It's been very slow for me lately, with only a few 'buyers'.

Congrats bogeyman!  Sounds like a good locker to me.  Best of luck on the sales.
When researching listing prices for ebay don't forget to see 'realistic' prices by checking the completed listings.  It's one of the most valuable tools in the market~

You got his address?  I'll ship him a gaylord box of records.  Between myself and 2 buddies I'm sure we could fill one up.

Who knows, he may have connections in your neck o' the world.  He ships albums all over for various reasons.  Some to artists who use only the vinyl and others who use only the jackets.  Then of course he sells the complete and in good condition ones via various means.  Have you tried listing them?  I was amazed when he told me he bought over 3000 from a guy for $1500.  And how often/how much he buys.  While he's a bit eccentric, I've no doubt there are others like him out there.

And thanks for the lesson~I had to google gaylord box.  Have to say that is the first time I've ever heard that.

Alrighty~so I had over 400 albums listed on craigslist for $150 (yes....I know I could have piecemealed 'em out and made more, but who has time for that?).  Ran the ad....nothing.  Ran it again and Butch called me.  I knew immediately I was gonna like this guy, deal or no.  I had listed the ad so as not to mislead and I told him some of the albums (and covers) were trashed and others were mint.  He replied "yep.  I'll bet the Pablo Cruise and Herb Alperts are mint, as those of us who grew up with rock tended to be stoned and didn't much care how we treated our vinyl!" 

Anyway the guy gets here this morning (he lives about 80 miles away) and immediately shook hands and said he got a good vibe from us.  We talked about how we acquired the bulk of the albums and he got real excited and said 'I'm your vinyl guy!  any you get, you call me and I'll buy!'  We continued talking auctions, drugs & vintage vinyl, of which he partakes in two and I two, though not the same ones.  He finally said the deal was done.  Never tried to haggle, although I would have come down a bit, just to move them.  And voila! a great new contact has been made!

You know, with all the flakes that craigslist attracts, for every ten you get one Butch and that makes it all worth while!

 

Ok Ok I got the message too but I get 100 free per month (went and checked).

I can't even use that up. LOL

I will get busy. 

And just how is it that you do that?  Are we special or what?
Hear ya on using 'em up.  Since you forced me to start selling on ebay again, I've yet to use up my 50.  I did just list an Dolphins jersey and within 5 minutes I've got 3 folks watching it.....me thinks I priced it too low~

I always forget about Auction Hunters....perhaps it's because it's not crammed down our throats 2-3 nights a week like SW......or perhaps it's because I rarely watch Spike.

Veering slightly off-topic here, I heard a rumor (flea-market style) that one of the shows is planning to come to Tucson for an episode.  Yikes~that's all we need~
If anybody hears anything to verify that please let me know so I can schedule a timely vacation.

As most said, simply ask before bidding.  Here in Tucson we have quite a few that are willing to rent on a daily basis.  That could get costly if you can't get it cleared out in an extra day or two, but if you can.....works great!

Also talk with the managers.  We had one guy who said we could take a couple extra days if we hauled off an old twin mattress for him~ended up not needing the extra time, but for Dave (the facility manager) there was room on the trailer and a dump run on the schedule any way~