I think the short month screwed up MovieMan's usual starting of the Auction Scene thread.  

Thought it was because of the leap yesterday. 

Liandra you sound like us. Hoping we do well this weekend and making room before our next auction on March 7.

How did you get the lead on that school ? Sounds supper COOOOL Right up our alley. 

That blows!
Time to up the donations in 2012! 

One good thing about storage lockers. Plenty of clothes to donate!

We sell them. LOL 

We sell everything.

We are our favourite charity.   

What returns ?? have to pay this year. 

One of the things that has given me some peace of mind in this business is the ability to at least return the personal stuff and hope the facility is able to get in touch with the owner.

Maybe I am just a hard a**, but peace of mind? Sure it is sad to find baby books, wedding albums, someone's sentimental life and just discard it. But you have no knowledge of their life, history, or them as real people. Life is the impressions you leave behind, not a box of photographs with everyone smiling. We don't take pictures of the bad times.

If the items left in a locker were that important to them then they would have them. Just saying.

My family.They keep me from wandering the streets and from joining the darkside on those garbage days.

 

LOL That is funny.


Computer at home.

Same here Movieman got colder as the day went on. Sun come out wind would die down and actually hot. Wind start up the jacket back on. And jumping with every gust.

Husband had to take one of the sweatshirts selling and put it on.

Maybe why so tiered.

Guess wind is almost as bad as rain. 

Shmoopy glad you made a little.

We did have a funny. Had a tall kitchen cart with fold out sides. On the smaller side we priced at $15. Had a lot of looks. Funny how you are willing to negotiate if things are slow at the moment. A vendor came looked at it and what was the least we could take we said $12. She said let me think about it and walked off. She was at the next vendors table and a couple came and gave us the $15. When she came back we told her sold right after she walked away. Saw a little of that the haggler and someone right behind them willing to pay the asking price.

Also first time we saw an a**whole vendor. Asked us to park in our space which we were in our space. He had stuff just laying everywhere. And complained the whole day about being out back.    And he had his tables covered for most of the morning while he was gone socializing or complaining.

At the end of the day (I was getting grumpy) Had two different old men look at my antique galvanized watering can priced at $20 and say you will never get that. I snapped at the last one and said have already sold one. Time to go home.

There is always next weekend. 

Well did a little better today. $89 after expenses. I am cringing now. ~~`/~~

It was busy Sold more clothes @ $3 a spot took one just for them. 

Realized last night did not have the middle of the road priced stuff, the stuff above $2 and below $10 

Not sure what I was thinking may have effected some of our sales. Did come home lighter. 

Yeah Craig it is a lot easier making a profit if the rent is lower. We had three spots and paying for the van to sit over night $12. Cheaper than the other market for one spot. We had a lot of over flow from the other larger market down the road.

Also it is the end of the month. Not to many people looking for the appliances we had, did sell a hot air popcorn popper (husband did not think we would sell it haha). It was brand new in the box.

Debating on hitting a community yard sale on This coming Sat. So may only go to the market on Sunday..

Suppose to rain tomorrow and we are beat.

Oh the lady showed up for the yarn and only wanted to pay .50 a skein. No thank you. I put it out after she showed up and it was after lunch and sold $7 worth. I will keep it for .50. (I knit sometimes  )

Did see one of our fellow auction buyers. He was telling us about another place that sells on Monday and everyone says it is really good. It too is down the road from one of the largest markets around here (they have a waiting list for vendors). This other place is $15 for a 20 X 20 no tables. (we have 15 so not a problem).

Well Craig wish you luck and we will figure this stuff out. At least it is not a total bust when we go. Wished we could do our yard sale. clear a minim of $200 for one day. 

That's a long haul at those rates. Think I'll stick with the $250 to $350 I've been netting at my flea. 

Yes a long haul ...    We are still learning. And trying new markets. think we can make those numbers. One day.  Usually net those kind of # with our yard sales, but can't have them at the thrift any more due to the county. Can't do it on Fridays which was our best day there.

Currently working on the $100 box lot. So if we net what we did yesterday that will be in the black. And only took a third of the stuff from that. The clothes locker we got finally in the black with a lot to sell. Think the clothes will do well today.

Percentage wise Average # of people shopping to money made we did well yesterday. Had wind gust to 30mph. 

The plates from another topic of priced to low. There was a whole in one of them. Man bought the small plates for skeet practice.

So working off smaller investments = smaller returns.    We will get there.