Was on the Eastside today.  It's known for being a little more well off.  Stopped by Goodwill with the thinking that the donations might be a little higher end.

Wrong.

I do know goodwill sets up stores to be a certin kind.  Send furniture here, clothing there.....
We even have one that is all name brand clothing.

This was junk.

Few good items were priced SO high.   Old wash ringer was $75, broken.  See them at antique shops for that.  Working, cleaned and mounted.

Old chair that I thought I could get $100 for?  They wanted $200.  Redone and cleaned up it might go for $200-$250.

They were even asking $29.99 for a used deep fryer that I own the same one and got on sale at Target for $19.99!!  In fact all the small appliances were almost retail.


Fake Coach wallet was $29.99.    I got my sister the REAL one like it for $45 the outlet store two xmas's ago.

All the sofa's were $150-$200 and trashed.


I'm sticking to Value Village and Salvation Army.   They price to move inventory.
Goodwill puts all the good stuff on eBay.......

Yesterday I saw two nice, old, possibly antique, chairs at an estate.
Tried to research but no luck.    They only wanted $25/ea.   Almost took gamble but decided I have enough chairs I've yet to sell.  (With furniture, I pretty much only buy things I will use/upgrade what i have. That way if they don't sell I'm not really out.)

I called my friend who just got a house.  Figured they would look nice in his entry way.
He liked them but today, being still in his truck, he swung by antique dealer just to see if he made a good buy.

Dealer offered him $300!   

Passing on a deal is almost as bad as being stung.....

Washington is the same.
Facility keeps back rent, cost (Ad, legal, certified mail...) and allowed a "Admin Fee" to cover expenses of personell doing paper work, inventory, running auction.....  Heard its up to $150 but not sure.

The rest is held in a trust account and previous owner can claim.   If not claimed its sent to the states Dept. of Revenue to be held in trust for whatever your states statues determine.  3-10 years. 

You can see if you have anything in Washington at claimyourcash(dot)org

Texas is window(dot)state(dot)tx.us/up/

Those are the only two I know.
Anywhere else just google unclaimed property and <state>.   Should list out your treasurers office.....

Sorry, I should have specified that they were excluded.

That's cool.
How about the Orangutans in Milwaukee using Skype?

Or these gorillas in the UK?

thesun(dot)co(dot)uk/sol/homepage/news/3503234/Gorillas-get-iPads-to-aid-alertness-and-keep-them-happier-in-zoos.html

You should look into Yurts.    Pretty cool.    I'm sure your wife will love you for this change in life style.
Peace.  One with nature.   No room for storage unit finds.
 
www(dot)yurts(dot)com/

The day I see an animal using a computer, I'm moving into the forest.

Go to your Houston zoo.  They have the chimps play with iPads for entertainment and developing Apps for them to communicate better with staff......


So?   You thinking of a cabin or are you a Yurt kind a guy? 

I just took 62 DVDs to a video store and they wanted to give me $20 store credit.   Ummm...what am I gonna do with a $20 credit at a video store?  I'm trying to get rid of DVDs!

Ended up giving them away to friends for dinner....buy lunch....

All my picks have been for personal, not resale.

Got two suits.  An Armani and a Kenneth Cole.  Both in like new condition and fit perfect.
Armani was $17 and KC was $10.    Not sure original price on Armani but KC is was about $600.
I may try to sell the KC since its a style I don't have much use for.   It's the 'New York' line.  Kinda conservative.

Also got a copper sauté pan for $7.  Excellent condition.  New they are going for $75.


Only resale stuff is a bunch of iMac/PowerBook adapters. Like DVI to video stuff.  Got them for $3-$5 and sell for $15-$50.

Not much on the horizon this week for picking estates or for auctions so im just making the rounds to thrift stores and relisting smalls that haven't sold.