Scenes from my moving sale this weekend - July 31 & Aug 1, 2021

A lot of people that came in remarked what a lovely home I had and that it would sell fast, but they only saw part of it - not the kitchen with the ceiling knocked out, the standing water in the cellar or the iron & mineral encrusted toilet bowl. It may give a nice first impression walking through the
front door:
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debodun said:
A lot of people that came in remarked what a lovely home I had and that it would sell fast, but they only saw part of it - not the kitchen with the ceiling knocked out, the standing water in the cellar or the iron & mineral encrusted toilet bowl. It may give a nice first impression walking through the
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“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly,
“‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy;
The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I have many curious things to shew when you are there.” ;)

Don't worry, it will sell.
 

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What worries me is there's a house for sale a few hundred feet from mine that's been on the market quite a while. I looked at it last winter and there were 3 things that made me walk away.
1) no hand rail on the stairs to the basement.
2) it had an attached garage, but no direct access from the house. I would have to exit the side door and walk half way around the house to get to the garage. What good is having an attached garage if you can get into it from inside the house?
3) a bucket in the cellar under the water intake pipe full of water.

https://www.zillow.com/homes/587-Hudson-Ave-Stillwater,-NY-12170_rb/32453705_zpid/
 
Aunt Bea said:
I like the Lefton's Miss Priss cookie jar. Lefton made or had made for them a variety of kitchen items in the Miss Priss pattern from the mid-60s to the mid-70s.

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This is my favorite, I’d buy it
 
debodun said:
What worries me is there's a house for sale a few hundred feet from mine that's been on the market quite a while. I looked at it last winter and there were 3 things that made me walk away.
1) no hand rail on the stairs to the basement.
2) it had an attached garage, but no direct access from the house. I would have to exit the side door and walk half way around the house to get to the garage. What good is having an attached garage if you can get into it from inside the house?
3) a bucket in the cellar under the water intake pipe full of water.

https://www.zillow.com/homes/587-Hudson-Ave-Stillwater,-NY-12170_rb/32453705_zpid/
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I remember that house!

IMO that house and your house will attract two very different buyers.

Your house will bring what the market will pay and not a penny more.

I would rather sell it at a slight discount to the market instead of holding it through a winter heating season unoccupied.

The faster it sells the faster you will be able to restore your savings/investments and reduce your worries.

Good luck, Deb!
 
And guess what - earlier today, before I had to pack it in because of rain, a man and his son stopped. He casually asked where I was moving. I said just 2 miles north and named the street. He said he lived on that street. Then I mentioned the name of the seller and he said he lived right across from there. Looks like I've met some of my neighbors already.
 
One man that stopped on Saturday said everything I had was "crap", I asked him why he felt he had to be so insulting. He replied that I shouldn't take it personally because to him everything was crap. He bought a yellow stoneware bowl. Guess that wasn't too crappy for him. Maybe he should have bought my chamber pot.

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Lee said:
Aunt Bea, did Lefton also make small planters and teacups in that cat pattern. I seem to recall my grandmother having those.
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I’m not sure about planters but they made mugs, teapots, creamer & sugar, spoon rests, tea bag holders, eggcups, ...

Much of it is available on eBay, Etsy, Bonanza, etc...
 
I had a big pile of flower pots out at my sale. The only person that showed any interest was a teenage boy. I suppose a teenage boy could be interested in gardening.

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When he asked how much I told him they were free. He acted incredulous and kept asking, "Are they really free?" After about 5 times doing that, I said if he really wanted to pay, then fifty cents. They he responded, "You said they were free!"

How can you deal with that?
 
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debodun said:
One man that stopped on Saturday said everything I had was "crap", I asked him why he felt he had to be so insulting. He replied that I shouldn't take it personally because to him everything was crap. He bought a yellow stoneware bowl. Guess that wasn't too crappy for him. Maybe he should have bought my chamber pot.

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What's wrong with some people. Some can't shut up I guess. Your items looked far from crap. It looked like a nice sale.

Some are just unethical. I still remember the two sisters on Antiques Roadshow with the Tiffany lamp that had been their mother's. A dealer said it wasn't Tiffany but wanted to buy it. Sure he did. Crook. The expert confirmed it was Tiffany. The young ladies were in tears.
 
I got a nibble on my LP vinyl records. The guy wanted a complete list with all the track titles on each record. Is he for real? I have like 1000 records and I 'd go to a lot of trouble and than he probably wouldn't buy them.
 

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