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Great Yard Sale story

Postby Diggin4copper » Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:33 am

My 90 yr old mother (who has vision problems) and a couple other friends go yard sale shopping every saturday morning. They are the typical noon time walk around, buy something for a quarter folks. My mother sees a plastic bag marked Stainless Steel Silverware- setting for 8. She is missing a few pieces of her setting, so she asks if it is all there... the guy (about 50 yrs old) says yep, he counted it and it is all there. She bargained him down to Seven dollars and takes it home. Well, the knife blades say Stainless Steel on them,..............but the other 50 or so pieces all say sterling! And, it is a very good patern that is priced well above melt on the Bay... Score one for the elderly half blind lady! (She is keeping the set for fancy dinner parties)
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Re: Great Yard Sale story

Postby Rodebaugh » Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:41 am

Good story. Coingrats to mom.
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Re: Great Yard Sale story

Postby Saabman » Wed Jul 25, 2012 6:51 am

Nice!!! WTG Mom!!!
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Re: Great Yard Sale story

Postby BlackOut » Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:29 am

As the others would say- Bully! Lol, awesome score by your mom.
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Re: Great Yard Sale story

Postby Numis Pam » Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:17 am

Makes me want to start going to garage sales!! :D
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Re: Great Yard Sale story

Postby OtusLotus » Fri Jul 27, 2012 6:59 pm

Damn! I went to a yard sale the other day and asked if they had any silverware... the guy said he just sold it to an elderly half blind lady! JK Great Score!
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