nice post nice pics looked like the crowds sucked. cool you got pics they are strict as hell by me about not allowing you to take pics.

truth-or-consequences.com/idiots/zachchild/zachchild.html

Kinda long but a good read, a sellers rant about a buyer and their back and forth emails. Both of em seem like idiots to me.

Sounds like you know bikes if you know what parts go for but a tip for anyone out there who doesn't know bikes well. If you happen to just check CL just to get an idea of prices motorcycles are on of those things everyone WAY overprices and winds up comming WAY down on it.

I know its the same to an extent with cars and everything but very much so with bikes. It's almost like people price a bike a grand higher than they expect to get and when your taking about a bike that's normally worth 3k-7k a grand is a pretty hefty chunk percentage wise. Not sure why its that way just th way it is. I used to buy and sell bikes, mostly older goldwings and honda cb750's but also some newer stuff and a few sport bikes.

Another thing, if you don't know how  to work on bikes be prepared to spend a fortune to get one running. Most shops around me charge like $350 for a spring tuneup/oil change which essentially isn't much more than an oil change and making sure your chain is tight if you have a chain driven bike or the shaft dive oil change if you got a shaft drive.

Prett much best case scenario you got a running bike but no title and no key. Your probably looking at some minor work getting the carbs cleaned at very best case scenario so ther's some money gone. New ignition ther's a few hundred more nad plates and retitling probably a few hundred more. When you figure your probably sitting on a bike worth 4k most likely it cuts into your profits.

I've tried to get a few bikes at auctions for myself to ride not even to flip and its not even good prices for that. I think lots of people who don't knwo bikes just see a bike and say hey big ticket item and figure they can make a good buck nomatter what price they get in at, not the case at all.

One other thing to consider. Depending upon what region you in if your in an area that has a real winter plan on getting 15-20 percent less if you sell now vs waiting until next may.

Monkey business. Yeah I used to love to sell at flea markets but it's way too crowded with vendors this year. If you don't get there by like 5am they are out of spots and I have to work at least two saturdays a month these days so don't have the time to commit to a yearly spot where your guranteed a spot.

I have a few other flear markets in the area but one charges $160 for the weekend which is a little high for my blood and it's more high end stuff than my typical household stuff which is the majority of what I have. The other flea market in my area is a ways away.

Anyhow, flea markets havn't been as good this year for me as in  years past, mostly because of working teh saturdays.

I still like to hit the flea market up but a garage sale is so easy and conveneint, no traveling, no waking up early, no unloading and packing up, just sell right out of my garage full of stuff.

jross, now that you mention it i think I do recall you talking about that before although in the past i havn't read the garage sale seciton all that much, ill have to read soem of your old posts for tipsand info on crappy area garage sales though lol.

There's a pair of panties sitting in the corner of my garage that's from a unit like 3 years ago. I'm always too lazy just to pick it up and throw it out, it's behind a couch and a bathroom vanity I have out there.

I'm giong to pick it up, with a stick of course lol, and take some pics and put it on ebay

Nasty Old Pair Of Panties "From Storage Auction" and see if it sells lol.

Storagehero, if you dont wanna be a storagezero post links in the storage auction plugs section lol just kidding but seriously though.

I like your blog though, funny letter too. His gf must be walking bowlegged today lol.

Open a call center and hire 250 employees lol.