Odd. This Mirror and Table Didn't Sell

[debodun]

My family has been doing garage sales for almost as long as I can remember. Up to about 10 years ago, you could ask almost any price for an item and people were willing to pay; it seemed everyone was collecting something. Now it's like a wrestling match trying to get a few dollars for anything. It's a buyer's market. This is a sale we had at the house in which I grew up:

 

[Ted01]

Maybe it was something that they saw in the mirror that they didn't like?

 

[That Lady in PA]

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[That Lady in PA]

Many affordable places in the boonies? @That Lady in PA

and away from the boonies!

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Butler-County_PA/price-na-450000

Under an hours drive to Pittsburgh, and there are other counties similar.

 

[Pepper]

and away from the boonies!

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Butler-County_PA/price-na-450000

Under an hours drive to Pittsburgh, and there are other counties similar.

Pittsburgh lovely place, IMO

 

[astralcat]

I like the wicker table and mirror....but...I don't like the color. If I was the buyer, I would consider re-painting it.

 

[Pepper]

I like the wicker table and mirror....but...I don't like the color. If I was the buyer, I would consider re-painting it.

Do you like doing crafts? To me the point of buying is not doing anything. I'm lazy and untalented.

 

[astralcat]

I used to do more crafts when I was younger. Now, not much. Everyone has talents, Pepper - you have a talent for pointing out truth in many posts, I have observed.

 

[debodun]

I think a great many folks have what I call "fixed function syndrome". They see a coffee mug and only see it as that.
I could see it being used as a pen/pencil holder or planter, probably many other uses that just a beverage cup.

 

[Pinky]

I could envision those wicker pieces in a beach house setting.

 

[Pepper]

I think a great many folks have what I call "fixed function syndrome". They see a coffee mug and only see it as that.
I could see it being used as a pen/pencil holder or planter, probably many other uses that just a beverage cup.

You're fighting a losing battle, deb. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

 

[againstthegrain]

The value I see in the wicker pieces is primarily in the glass on the table and perhaps the mirror.

 

[Flarbalard]

My family has been doing garage sales for almost as long as I can remember. Up to about 10 years ago, you could ask almost any price for an item and people were willing to pay; it seemed everyone was collecting something. Now it's like a wrestling match trying to get a few dollars for anything. It's a buyer's market. This is a sale we had at the house in which I grew up:

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I love the bumper jacks, reminds me of being little watching my dad put the chains on the car when we got heavy snow.

 

[StarSong]

That's because young people have been priced out of a buyer's market. Owning homes isn't part of a young person's burden anymore. Like furniture, for old people.

My children all own homes in So Cal. One son paid $600K in 2019, the other, just shy of a million in (I think 2022). DD bought hers in around 2010, so got a great deal. Mid $300s if I remember correctly. All plan to stay in their homes for a very long time. Virtually all of my children's friends own homes, too. Yes, home prices are high here, but so are salaries if you have a good job.

 

[StarSong]

You're fighting a losing battle, deb. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

The Borg has spoken...

 

[Sunny]

At first glance, my reaction was: This would be great at the entrance of a beach home. It has a "beachy" color, and I think would fit in there. But where do you sell specifically beach furniture, unless you have a furniture store at the beach?