hi teach....

question:  do you think it is possible to do this full time, as you are doing, without a thrift shop of your own?  or the willingness to go to flea markets every wknd?

in other words, can you get rid of all your merchandise strictly from CL, ebay, and whatever contacts you end up making?  or do you need a more "permanent" channel for selling stuff

thanks

richard in NY

i've bought 3 units so far.  they've been typical semi-crap type units.  lotsa household, clothes, not junk per se, but nothing of any value really.  at an auction yesterday a huge 10x15 room didn't get any bids.  it was full of the same kind of stuff i'd bought previously and i'm kind of thinking i would like to elevate the quality i acquire.  of course most units have this same type of semi-crap.  now to the poster who said they'd take any room for $5, i almost took this unit for $10 (my typical no-other-bid bid) but it was SOOOOOO much stuff that it would've taken too long to get it all out.  3 round trips w/me and my brother (2 cars), and it just looked sooo routine.  if i'd seen ONE good quality item sticking up, i (and others) would've bid.   but......

of course "you never know" is our eternal mantra, but sometimes the odds are pretty clear what you're likely getting and in those instances i listen to my instincts

of course hours after leaving i was second guessing myself and almost/kinda wishing i'd bought the unit!  ; )

any other NY'ers around?

i'm happy to describe my experiences here on the east coast, and am int'd in what y'all have been experiencing

more later!

richard