The Neon Nurse's Charting

Just two yard sales again today. One was a guy who is slowly selling out his dear departed mother's stuff, and it's cruel to say, but I could easily believe she departed to get away from him. He's one of these types who are just plain annoying, not out of meanness but just some sort of inability to focus past themselves and whatever it is they want at the moment. He's the kind of seller who starts his sale late, is always unorganized, complains unendingly and will change a marked price or just take something away from you that "shouldn't have been in the sale."

But that's all part of the yard sale game, so we suck it up and act nice like OUR mothers' taught us to. Came home from both sales with a couple dozen videos for $1 each, assorted books and a few other odds and ends. I got some of the books listed today and already sold one for $25!

When writing to someone else today I was reminded of a funny customer name story. In January I sold two items relating to chocolate candy.

Antique Pangburn Chocolates sign...bought by a guy named Pangburn.

Russell Stover ballcap...bought by a guy named Stover. Sadly, his first name was not Russell, but could be he had a Russell Stover in mind to give it to.

The hat was bright neon pink.

Here's another pic from the past I have been hanging on to for sharing with you guys, which fits this post since it's related to our biz.



We had a very pleasant surprise in January. While I was mining some of our bins of old yard sale acquisitions (funny how acquiring is so much easier than selling) I found a jar of rattlesnake rattles. Sold the ten biggest ones, as seen here, for $31! And the remainder for $171! I had NO idea...but you can bet we are keeping out eyes out for them now!