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Vinca

(51,235 posts) Sun Jul 6, 2014, 07:16 AM Jul 2014

A lesson in "go with your gut."

There were only a few yard sales on Saturday, but I think I managed to blow a good find. I've never been a "Kiss" fan and know zero about collectibles associated with them other than some people collect stuff. So I stumbled upon a "Kiss" collection in the original boxes. I checked it over, all made in 2002 and all from China, and decided it wasn't old enough to be worth much of anything since it must have been mass produced. Couldn't get a cell signal to check ebay. When I got home and checked, I determined there was at least $250 worth of collectibles there. And so I raced back to the sale. And they were gone. I was so mad at myself for not taking a chance on it when I first spotted it.

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A lesson in "go with your gut." (Original Post) Vinca Jul 2014 OP

It will make the next found treasure all the sweeter..... dixiegrrrrl Jul 2014 #1

Dayum! But I've been there, done that. wyldwolf Jul 2014 #2

Although I'm not in the resale business, Ineeda Jul 2014 #3

That's how I usually think . . . I don't know why I suddenly didn't want to take a chance. Vinca Jul 2014 #4

that's how we come up with great white elephants.... grasswire Jul 2014 #5

OK, so I went with my 'gut' today. Didn't work. Paper Roses Jul 2014 #6

I hear you. Saturday I bought a small lot of jewelry for $5.00. Vinca Jul 2014 #7

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)

1. It will make the next found treasure all the sweeter.....

Reply to Vinca (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2014, 07:31 AM

Jul 2014

and meanwhile you know all of us bargain hunters understand the feeling very well.

wyldwolf

(43,891 posts)

2. Dayum! But I've been there, done that.

Reply to Vinca (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2014, 07:44 AM

Jul 2014

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)

3. Although I'm not in the resale business,

Reply to Vinca (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2014, 11:23 AM

Jul 2014

I've learned that I regret not buying much more often than I do buying, even if it turns out to be a 'mistake'. Now I figure that I can always find someone to give it to or an organization to donate it to. It helps that it's never a big dollar amount.

Vinca

(51,235 posts)

4. That's how I usually think . . . I don't know why I suddenly didn't want to take a chance.

Reply to Ineeda (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 6, 2014, 02:08 PM

Jul 2014

Like you, I always figure the worst case scenario is I would end up donating it to a charity shop.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

5. that's how we come up with great white elephants....

Reply to Vinca (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 02:09 AM

Jul 2014

....for the family Christmas party.

Heh!

Paper Roses

(7,517 posts)

6. OK, so I went with my 'gut' today. Didn't work.

Reply to Vinca (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 04:55 PM

Jul 2014

The charity thrift shop where I worked for the last 3+ years is closing. My hours are gone so today I went poking around. I guess I was feeling badly. Lots of things going on including a death in the family. I just had to get out.

Stopped at a thrift shop to look around. Since I look at everything, my eye caught a very messy bag of jewelry. Note on Bag: "do not open"...$5.00.
Well, since I could barely see inside the cloudy bag, I did the best look-see that I could do. Lots of rings, few chains couple pair of earrings.

Got home, opened bag. AVON....ugh. I'll admit that the rings are decent looking, the earrings are cute, the necklaces are OK but the total value is zilch. Now what the heck do I do with them?
Maybe next time.....

Vinca

(51,235 posts)

7. I hear you. Saturday I bought a small lot of jewelry for $5.00.

Reply to Paper Roses (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 14, 2014, 11:08 AM

Jul 2014

I hoped one pin was gold, but it wasn't. There were a couple of sterling pins, though, so it wasn't a complete bust.

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