It was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad garage sale day till the last sale – which was not advertised and we almost didn’t go to – my friend was hot and my friend was tired.
“Let’s just do this one, it’s only a few blocks away. I said. Then we can call it a day”.
It’s almost noon. Old house in the “arty part” of Houston. Sale was in the back, in a garage apartment occupied by a self proclaimed ‘natural healer & herbiest”. We walk up and there are 2 big tables piled with books. Big, thick fat books. Books without dust jackets and shiny picture covers. Books published by Gulf, Mosby, Wiley & Academic Press. I scan the first 3 and suddenly have $600 worth of inventory in my hand. We each fill up 2 boxes.
“Folks just give me books” says the guy, “ I need to clear them out, in fact just threw some away, go look”. I lift the lid of the trash can and pull out the first book - $250. Gives new meaning to the phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”.
“Got more inside – you want to go look? “. Is the Pope Catholic?
2 hours later my friend calls her husband to come and pick her up – there isn’t enough room in my car for all the books.
I have 12 boxes of academic, technical and medical books, all of which I scanned. Most rank in 2,000,000 and up but for those prices they can sit and wait for a buyer
I paid: $100!
My friend has the same. And paid the same.
The “Profits” screen of my Axim read $10,000+ when we’d finished.
On my way home I stopped at a sandwich shop next to Half Price Books to grab a bite to eat.
For some odd reason I had no desire at all to go inside and check out the Clearance Shelf.
I wonder why?
P.S. We went back twice during the week and bought still more books.
“Let’s just do this one, it’s only a few blocks away. I said. Then we can call it a day”.
It’s almost noon. Old house in the “arty part” of Houston. Sale was in the back, in a garage apartment occupied by a self proclaimed ‘natural healer & herbiest”. We walk up and there are 2 big tables piled with books. Big, thick fat books. Books without dust jackets and shiny picture covers. Books published by Gulf, Mosby, Wiley & Academic Press. I scan the first 3 and suddenly have $600 worth of inventory in my hand. We each fill up 2 boxes.
“Folks just give me books” says the guy, “ I need to clear them out, in fact just threw some away, go look”. I lift the lid of the trash can and pull out the first book - $250. Gives new meaning to the phrase “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”.
“Got more inside – you want to go look? “. Is the Pope Catholic?
2 hours later my friend calls her husband to come and pick her up – there isn’t enough room in my car for all the books.
I have 12 boxes of academic, technical and medical books, all of which I scanned. Most rank in 2,000,000 and up but for those prices they can sit and wait for a buyer
I paid: $100!
My friend has the same. And paid the same.
The “Profits” screen of my Axim read $10,000+ when we’d finished.
On my way home I stopped at a sandwich shop next to Half Price Books to grab a bite to eat.
For some odd reason I had no desire at all to go inside and check out the Clearance Shelf.
I wonder why?
P.S. We went back twice during the week and bought still more books.
4 comments:
HOW FUN is that!! Congrats on such a grand find. No wonder you have been off the radar...
I am very, very green with envy. And to think my boss doesn't want to buy a scanner for the stuff we get donated for the library book sale....
Congratulations!!! :)
Yes congratulations on a wonderful find. I have a question - when you are at a small or private sale, don't the owners come over to see your Axim and ask what you are doing? I have trained my granddaughter to not mention we sell books because sometimes people become very hostile. And, of course, we give away as many as we sell to the school friends, church etc. Just curious.
trish
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