billjustbill
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Saw a single, solitary ad last night about a Thursday Garage Sale that is 4 miles from home.... At 5:45 this morning I rolled over and told myself, "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained." My wife also has a Dr.'s appointment near Noon, so after a bit of early breakfast, I came in and told her I was going to go check-out this sale and I'd be right back....
Got there about 7:15 and a male dealer was already stacking things.
I asked the owner about costume jewelry and the lady said "I think I have a box right here." ...18" away from the dealer's wrist.
About 10" by 12" and rather deep, after opening both scuffed doors, the lady couldn't get one long bottom drawer open and one only about an inch. I managed to get a shorter drawer open.... When I saw just the rings, I pushed the drawer shut and asked what she'd take for the whole jewelry box and all.... My pulse began to buzz as I forced myself to slow my breathing. With unknowns surely hidden behind what I could see, she could have said "Fifty Dollars", and I'd sprung my wrist going after my wallet....
She paused, and when she said "That's my mother's old jewelry... I'll take Five Dollars". The dealer jerked around as I said, "OKAY, I'll take it!!" The dealer began using his 'bugger finger' to slide through the narrow opening and pick at the things in the bottom drawer as I paid the kind lady.
I reached over and as I gripped the top, I said, "I'll need to close this up and get to looking around." Feeling like there was surely a bowling ball hidden inside, I sat it in full view just outside the garage door. He moaned, shook his head sideways, and muttered, " I didn't even see that all the time I was looking around!"
I spent another $13 for both a long-drop wooden wall clock and a 20"x20" decorative metal wall sculpture that will look great on a garden gate. Waiting for my change, there was a sudden squeal of dry brakes, a second Dealer that sells on Ebay drove up. It's the lady that drives like a "Bat out of Heaven" and her van has shown dents and creases from her garage sale arrivals and departures. She went right to the jewelry box I'd set outside. As she bent over to open it, I said in a rather musical voice, "Morning Ma'am, I've already paid for that." She just grunted and never looked up. Within 2 minutes she had already gotten back in her minivan, and true to form, she roared away....
The jewelry box drawers wouldn't open because every drawer had vintage costume jewelry with 'clip-on and ear screw earrings' and two 1940's-50's lady's wristwatches..... For $5, there was no silver. But instead of a Lollypop for being a good girl at the Doctor's office today, in advance, there was a cold Coke and hot McDonald's bacon, egg, and cheese biscuits. and this jewelry find when my wife of 44 years waked up this morning....
For taking her to the doctor's office, and a $5 bill, this was my reward.....
4.5 grams of 10kt ($ 71.00)
5.5 grams of 14kt ($122.00)
1--14kt gold lady's watch (?)
Bill
Got there about 7:15 and a male dealer was already stacking things.
I asked the owner about costume jewelry and the lady said "I think I have a box right here." ...18" away from the dealer's wrist.
About 10" by 12" and rather deep, after opening both scuffed doors, the lady couldn't get one long bottom drawer open and one only about an inch. I managed to get a shorter drawer open.... When I saw just the rings, I pushed the drawer shut and asked what she'd take for the whole jewelry box and all.... My pulse began to buzz as I forced myself to slow my breathing. With unknowns surely hidden behind what I could see, she could have said "Fifty Dollars", and I'd sprung my wrist going after my wallet....
She paused, and when she said "That's my mother's old jewelry... I'll take Five Dollars". The dealer jerked around as I said, "OKAY, I'll take it!!" The dealer began using his 'bugger finger' to slide through the narrow opening and pick at the things in the bottom drawer as I paid the kind lady.
I reached over and as I gripped the top, I said, "I'll need to close this up and get to looking around." Feeling like there was surely a bowling ball hidden inside, I sat it in full view just outside the garage door. He moaned, shook his head sideways, and muttered, " I didn't even see that all the time I was looking around!"
I spent another $13 for both a long-drop wooden wall clock and a 20"x20" decorative metal wall sculpture that will look great on a garden gate. Waiting for my change, there was a sudden squeal of dry brakes, a second Dealer that sells on Ebay drove up. It's the lady that drives like a "Bat out of Heaven" and her van has shown dents and creases from her garage sale arrivals and departures. She went right to the jewelry box I'd set outside. As she bent over to open it, I said in a rather musical voice, "Morning Ma'am, I've already paid for that." She just grunted and never looked up. Within 2 minutes she had already gotten back in her minivan, and true to form, she roared away....
The jewelry box drawers wouldn't open because every drawer had vintage costume jewelry with 'clip-on and ear screw earrings' and two 1940's-50's lady's wristwatches..... For $5, there was no silver. But instead of a Lollypop for being a good girl at the Doctor's office today, in advance, there was a cold Coke and hot McDonald's bacon, egg, and cheese biscuits. and this jewelry find when my wife of 44 years waked up this morning....
For taking her to the doctor's office, and a $5 bill, this was my reward.....
4.5 grams of 10kt ($ 71.00)
5.5 grams of 14kt ($122.00)
1--14kt gold lady's watch (?)
Bill
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