----- Original Message ----- From: "pat brown" nqsqurtz@mail.staffnet.com To: candichat-owner@dolls.de Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 7:34 PM Subject: Re: Garage sale part II, a post from Pat Brown
Dear CandiChatters,
Seeing that Kathy has been posting items for sale, as indicated by her Garage Sale Part 2 subject head, I thought I'd take the opportunity to add my list to the ongoing Garage Sale. I'm going to post it separately from this email, which is just chatty. So for those of you who don't want to read a letter from me, delete now.
By the way, this is Pat Brown, here. No, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, but I've definitely pulled back on the doll hobbying. I've
been
saying that for probably the past 3 years, and I've meant it. It's that I've never quite gotten a system for moving the inventory other than by ebay. Which, to my way of thinking is painful. I find downloading
pictures
and writing descriptions quite time-consuming. Not to mention the
customer
service and mailing misery. This past weekend I attended my third United Way Yard Sale sponsored by the local county government. For $20 you get 4 parking spaces. Not a bad deal given that the county does all the advertising. Each yard sale (4 so far) has proven to be a sell-out with
the
vendors. Although honestly, good ole Hurricane Isabel really did diminish the enthusiasm for a a lot of potential sales. The were probably more vendors than buyers. A week after such a miserable storm and with all the damage it did around here, I'm lucky I sold enough to pay for the parking spaces. Unfortunately, folks weren't in a Christmas-shopping mood either and most of the dolls and toys I brought languished. Maybe after a season of winter will make folks sick with cabin fever and spring will prove more profitable. Anyway, I can tolerate loading up the 2 cars for 2 times a year. I've got more than dolls I'm trying to sell.
I have written to the List in the past about my issues with not having
space
in my partially finished basement. A couple of years ago, Pat Fieck
posted
an email about how long it took her to clean out her stuff. I printed
that
email and put on the side of my refrigerator so I don't lose faith that I can thin out the clutter. Isn't it funny how it becomes clutter when we don't want it anymore? Do we all remember how much money we were willing
to
pay for Candis when she was new and we couldn't get enough of her? And let's not forget the numerous Pink Box dolls and collector Barbies that
have
been purchased at full price in the name of Neat Stuff.
Unfortunately, all that Neat Stuff has been sitting around too long in my hopes of being able to come up with a way of displaying so much of what I was into collecting at various times over the past 9 years. Geesh, it
took
me less than 9 years to fill up a downstairs and it's going to take me
twice
as long to liquidate--if I believe what Pat Fieck says in her email.
Kathy's little boy--he's gorgeous!
Regards, Pat Brown
----- Original Message ----- From: "mroczko" mroczko@verinet.com To: Candichat@dolls.deCandichat@dolls.de Candichat@dolls.de Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:49 AM Subject: Garage sale part II
Hi Guys, I thought I would pass this on here as well. Just trying to clean
out
the doll room a little, and I thought there might be some interest.
Feel
free to ask for the Vintage babs list as well. I have some nice things there. Trades possible for the right things.