I went to an Estate Sale this morning

[debodun]

I got there early and thought people would be lined up out the door and down the sidewalk, the deceased was a prominent local woman. There was only one woman ahead of me. She made some purchases and left. I chatted a while with the daughter of the deceased woman, and nobody else came while I was there. I did get these items:

https://www.seniorforums.com/media/albums/from-an-estate-sale-on-june-19-2021.633/

 

[Aunt Marg]

Boy, do the BEE playing cards ever bring back memories for me.

My mom always had BEE playing cards.

 

[SmoothSeas]

Hot da*n, I'm jealous - really, really jealous - I enjoy yard/garage/estate sale. Haven't been to one since pre-pandemic and I'm jonesing...

Providing the price is right, sometimes I just buy things that catch my eye; sometimes I buy with an intention to flip.

Flipping has proved to be a lucrative side-hustle.

I checked out the album of your haul - the kitty figurines are adorable

 

[Packerjohn]

Best to get rid of your treasures/junk/stuff while you are living. The dumpsters are filling up and so are the landfills. Save your kids a lot of headaches carrying your "treasures" to the dumpster!

 

[SmoothSeas]

Best to get rid of your treasures/junk/stuff while you are living. The dumpsters are filling up and so are the landfills. Save your kids a lot of headaches carrying your "treasures" to the dumpster!

Well, Packer, I agree with most of the above, except jettisoning the stuff in a dumpster. Offer to family and friends first - if there's no takers - donate to a charity thrift shop.

 

[Chet]

I went to a couple yard sales today without a mask since they were outside and bought a lamp. I drove to an estate sale and there were a few people in line outside so I kept driving. I'm still not comfortable in enclosed spaces with people and it wasn't worth the risk.

 

[debodun]

I received this email from the selling agent:

Just wanted to let you know I have one written offer in hand and another one coming in shortly. I know you said before that you didn't want to get into a bidding situation on the house, but looks like that's probably going to be the case here. Please let me know what you would like to do.

Now I am not sure what to do.

 

[John cycling]

If you made your best offer at the start, let it go because a higher price would not be worth it to you.
The important thing is to calculate what makes sense for you, based on your budget, plans and abilities.
If a higher price doesn't fit perfectly with your plans going forward, then it's better to reevaluate and move on.