What's the Value? Challenge

This weekend took me on an hour drive out to a house that was going up for auction.  The lady wanted to sell a garage full of furniture and initially talked to a guy I know that lives a couple hours away.(Networking scored me this find)

My challenge to you is this.  Watch the video here http://www.theartofpicking.com/video.html.  What would you pay for such a haul?  What would you sell it for?  I'll give the person closest to my actually numbers a bumper sticker.  The stickers are up on my blog, I can't figure out how to link them here.

Game on!

Got a couple responses. I'm kind of stunned no one is really taking up the challenge.  I found an interesting item in a house yesterday. First time I ever bought a camel saddle!  Google them, I might make a little table out of the one I found.

Anyone ever repurpose, or rethink how to use items?

I'm kind of stunned no one is really taking up the challenge.

That's because you're trying to buy our valuation research efforts for the cost of a bumper sticker.

Lol, no, I've been doing this long enough to know the value myself.  If I can't, or do not know what it is, I have a nice network of people that do. 

I thought it would be fun to see how people valued things around the US.  Some items are more valuable in other places. I know whenever i watch Storage Wars, or American Pickers, I am always doing a quick estimate of how I would value what they buy.

Anyone ever do that? Look at a locker on Storage Wars and say, "I bet that goes for xxxx amount?" Or "I wouldn't pay over xxx for that locker"

That's all I was hoping to accomplish. I thought the bumper stickers might provide an added incentive.

Got a couple responses. I'm kind of stunned no one is really taking up the challenge.  I found an interesting item in a house yesterday. First time I ever bought a camel saddle!  Google them, I might make a little table out of the one I found.

Anyone ever repurpose, or rethink how to use items?

Im usually repurposing stuff. Sometimes it can make or break you. For an example. I got a locker that looked good from the door. But going through it, what a disaster. Nothing of real value. Either it was broken, or it was junk. However I did spot a solid wood entertainment center, but like I said everything was damaged. What I did was cut off the top part, sand it down from where I cut it. Then refinished it with a nice stain. Essentially turning it into a nice solid wood coffee table. This costed me a little extra money to get the stain. But well worth it.

I did not make a profit with this locker. But if it was not for me turning that Ent. Center into a coffee table, I would of lost alot more money then what I did lose. I almost broke even.

Good Luck!

Jross,

I've heard of people doing that with those old entertainment centers. Pretty smart if you ask me; with all the flat screen tv's no one will touch an entertainment center at auctions.

Was it difficult to do? Time consuming?

I just did a lamp. These industrial repurposing things people are coming up with blow my mind. http://www.restorationhardware.com/  is a good example of people repurposing. THey have some sweet items I would love to own, but dang, look at the price tags!

Jross,

I've heard of people doing that with those old entertainment centers. Pretty smart if you ask me; with all the flat screen tv's no one will touch an entertainment center at auctions.

Was it difficult to do? Time consuming?

I just did a lamp. These industrial repurposing things people are coming up with blow my mind. http://www.restorationhardware.com/  is a good example of people repurposing. THey have some sweet items I would love to own, but dang, look at the price tags!

Sanding it just right was the most time consuming, think I got it all done in 3 days. That is with giving it time to dry and working it around my schedule.