Saturday, April 7, 2012

Garage Sale Customer Appreciation

We had a garage sale on Good Friday.  My sister had a fully equipped kitchen and a house full of furniture and so do I. We don't need two crock pots, 2 sets of measuring cups, and we definitely do not need two hand mixers. I priced things to sell, not keep.

I sold an old Dell computer with a monitor and speakers. I had it plugged into a power strip with a heavy duty and expensive extension cord to prove it works. They guy who bought it wanted to know if extension cord and power strip come with the computer.  Um, no. Here is what I really wanted to say. Yeah, right, and shall I supply the electricity for you too?  

An older lady wanted to know if the television worked so I plugged it in and turned it on.  "There's no picture, only snow," she complained. "That's because it isn't hooked up to an antenna or cable," I explained.  She looked at me like I was explaining the theory of relativity.

Then there was the guy who told me that $50 was too much for a corner curio cabinet.  So would you like me to pay you for hauling it away?


And my favorite?  The woman who asked me if I could deliver the refrigerator that I was selling for practically nothing. It works. It is old. I just want to get it out of the garage and we don't need it.  No, problem. I'll just hoist it up to the roof of my minivan or put it on wheels and drag it behind my car. 


I seriously doubt these people could understand sarcasm so I kept my mouth shut.






15 comments:

  1. Haha. I know how you feel. I would almost rather throw my things in the trash than deal with people at yard sales. Nice post as always.

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    1. Jarrett, you survived! Just barely from I read. The important thing what did you learn from this experience?

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  2. Too funny! Doesn't surprise me though.... I've met quite a few characters and had some ridiculous questions at the yard sales I've had in the past.

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    1. I think even at rock bottom prices, people try to talk you down. I wonder if it would make a difference if I told them the sales were going to 2 orphans' college fund? Probably not.

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  3. Garage sale is very intersting for limited income people.

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    1. Lots of people with good incomes still like garage sales. I like to go now and then.

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  4. I quit having garage sales after I saw what some people were doing. We have people drive around looking to buy certain items, they try to talk down from your price (because apparently .25¢ is way too much for a shirt), then they go to the swap meets and resell the stuff at a higher price. I would rather donate my stuff to the women's and/or children's crisis centers than have someone else make a profit off my stuff.

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    1. Donating is admirable. I guess you could say I am donating to my orphaned nephew's fund since their dad left them nearly destitute and the social security doesn't cover all of their monthly expenses. The older boy needs braces and it's not covered. Not to mention the thousands of dollars my sister and I have spent out of our own pockets.

      The swap meet/pulgas are common in Texas, but not around here. I never really liked them.

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  5. AHHHHH! This is why I refuse to sell people my crap. I feel like asking, "can you go to the grocery store and haggle with them?" Agree with Bonnie, would rather donate stuff to Goodwill or something like it.

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    1. Same reply as above. I am trying to donate to the braces/college/and anything else that social security doesn't cover fund.

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  6. I went through the same shit when I was trying to sell everything to move out of the country. Kudos to you Rita for putting up with it to help your nephews.

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    1. It's like having your wisdom teeth removed. One piece at a time.

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