Went to a sale this morn and saw a copper pan.  I love copper cookware but frankly estate/garage sales usually price them way to high.  But I always look.

Unlike the one i found a couple weeks ago this one was spotless.  Tin lining was like new.  You could tell it had been used but just a few times....or they really took care of it.  Looked at price: $150.  Typical.

I was admiring it and one of the kids commented "oh...I don't want to ruin a sale but that thing sucks"

Asked why?

"It burns everything! It's beautiful.  Looks great for decoration.  I just don't want you to waste your money if your looking for cookware"

Told her its to much for me anyway and she looked at price and said she'd knock off five bucks.
That's when I noticed it wasn't $150....it was $15!  Now $10!!

I guess they didnt know how to cook with copper.  .
I tested it.  Made pancakes, Best thing to determine heat transfer.  I burned the cr*p out of the first two but then got the heat correct. 

Now I could make $100-$125 proifit or...yeah.....I'm keeping it.   
I can't get a Walmart pan this cheap and it will last the rest of my life!

But the point of posting in this thread:
I still felt a touch of guilt paying so little just because they didnt know what they had...
I'm just to much into Karma.    Had it been an estate sale company, screw them.  But this was the family.

At least you aren't out digging up your grandmother's flower beds. 

That was uncalled for. 


 

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I won't be seeing my friend until Saturday.  If you still have it I'll get his opinion.

If its just one item and your not trying to sell as the real deal the authorities pretty much look the other way.  There is a risk but pretty low.

eBay is out.   Craigslist is a maybe.   Someone might flag it.

Car salesmen would be my first stop but I'm in the industry.   I know a lot of them since I'm on the lots around town.   But I've watched guys just pull up and sell those guys ties and shoes and watches....give it a shot.

Got any pictures?

I've never been good with is fishing gear. All looks the same to me.  One lure could be $50 while the next that looks identical to me is $0.99.

I'll show the pics to my friend and see if he can identify anything.  He's one of those guys that gets up at 2am, drives an hour, hikes an hour, fishes for an hour or two, hikes out and heads to work.....little crazy about fishing.

Really wouldnt sit well with me if owner or emloyees were bidding.
Anyone with access to unit before auction shouldn't be allowed. 

I thought agents of facilities weren't allowed by law to bid?   But maybe that's just a rule at some bigger facilities.  Facilities don't HAVE to hold an auction, do they?   Cant they just keep the stuff and write off the persons debt? 

Sweet!    I'm off to dig up my grandma's flower beds!   She used marbles as ground cover decoration round her roses.   Must be a gold mine in here by now!