EEEKKK - More rage and frustration

I got a call from a local antique dealer - someone I've been talking to must have told her of my situation. She said she wouldn't do a moving sale for me but would come and take some photos of individual items since she had "connections", but that I shouldn't expect to get very much because the antique market is deader than dead around this area.
 

That was really nice of the antique dealer to offer. We know she’s doing it for herself too. The key thing is to rid yourself of things so you don’t have to move them.
 

Not the same mechanism in that desk in the video. I did see it. I had a locksmith and he tinkered with it about 2 minutes and got it open. $90.

This is a crude drawing of how that lock system is set up (innards). When The key is inserted in the lock and turned to lock - two rods slide out and into holes on the outside edge of where the top slides down. When key is turned to the right, they slide out of the holes and the top can be raised.

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debodun said:
Not interested after all that trouble. Probably though I'd blame her and want her to pay for hiring the locksmith.

The key could be anyplace in a 2500 sq ft house and even at my new house. When packing, things get emptied from drawers into boxes and no heed is paid.
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I, as a potential buyer, would have been through at that point also.

The potential buyer had every right to move every working/moveable part of that desk. Next time you have a piece of furniture for sale, don't have your personal items in or on it when someone comes to look at it. This was in no way her fault.
 
debodun said:
Not interested after all that trouble. Probably though I'd blame her and want her to pay for hiring the locksmith.

The key could be anyplace in a 2500 sq ft house and even at my new house. When packing, things get emptied from drawers into boxes and no heed is paid.
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It'll be tougher to sell without a key - and with the warning that if the top gets pulled down all the way it might automatically lock.
 
The real estate agent came with another woman whom she identified as her "supervisor". They did a walk-through, but didn't commit to any price quotes. I got the impression they wanted to run some "comps", but they both were in agreement that the condition was going to take a big chunk out of what I could have hoped for if it were in better shape. They also indicated they wanted me to let them know what the man that looked at it last week offers.
 
debodun said:
The real estate agent came with another woman whom she identified as her "supervisor". They did a walk-through, but didn't commit to any price quotes. I got the impression they wanted to run some "comps", but they both were in agreement that the condition was going to take a big chunk out of what I could have hoped for if it were in better shape.
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That's all to be expected, Deb. Judging by photos you've shared, your house's current condition and the time/effort/expense of fixing it up are going to affect the types of buyers you'll attract and how much they'll be willing to pay to acquire the property.
 
Gary O' said:
Roll tops are notorious for being dysfunctional
I have two
One, I rebuilt
Kinda fun and educational

Remove the locking mechanism
Keeps burglars from prying the thing open
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Hub seconds your motion (advice)...when deep sea fishing in Galveston, with other 30 guys, he was the only one driving a Bikini top (soft top) open air Jeep - hub didn't want them to slit the top or something or break a window (it is a classic '91 model).
He lost three cigars...everyone else had broken windows and whatever they had of value inside gone.
 
Here is my take on things. Deb has get her priorities wrong, but that is her decision. She would rather spend her time trying to sell some junk she found in her old house instead of getting the new house she paid almost $300K for ready for her to move in.
The latest installment was to try to sell some 1930's newspaper she found for $25!
In the larger scheme of things, this is so far down in the noise it should not be bothered with. However, the entertainment value of her posts are priceless. :)
 
I care about deb very much, and to me she is displaying anxiety, an emotion I'm familiar with. I could be wrong, she could deny it, but that's what I pick up from these actions which may appear frivolous but serve to help her ease into her new life.

If moving is one of the hardest things to do, stress-wise, in the best of times, how stressful could it be for deb? Maybe I'm reading too much of myself into it.

Best of luck to you, deb.
 

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