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Set Up: Day Two
Yesterday rained and it’s always kind of sad to work in one of the estate sale houses on a rainy day. Maybe it’s just me, though. The houses always seem darker, drearier, abandoned and unloved. Maybe they also feel more … Continue reading
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Set Up: Day One
Today was our first day working on a sale that is scheduled to start this Friday–four days from now! Lately that’s the way most of my sales have been going. True, I got the sale a couple of weeks ago, … Continue reading
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New Sale Coming Up
Went to the new house for the first time on Friday. Not impressed. This will be a small sale that I let my partner find. Still, I have nothing else set for next weekend, so this will do. There are … Continue reading
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What We Carry With Us
This is just for those who run sales or are interested in running them. Or just for the curious. Here is a list of the stuff I take with me to every estate sale that I do: Tape: cellophane, blue … Continue reading
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Conspicuous Consumption
When you die, all those things you’ve been collecting, hoarding, saving for a rainy day,protecting, holding for your offspring, clinging to for the memories, forgot that you had, thought had been stolen but had only misplaced, hidden out of shame, … Continue reading
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Just a Few Curious Items
Here are some of the odds and ends I’ve found so far at the Desert Hoarder House:
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Hoarder House–part 2
Would you believe that we are still working on the first hoarder house I mentioned on July 28? We have been having so much fun! Okay, not so much, but it certainly hasn’t been boring either. First we had the … Continue reading
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