EVERYTHING MUST GO!!!

5/16/10 A whole lotta stuff, given away or sold for about $300

Observations and reflections from today's moving sale:

• Four hours is more than long enough for any yard sale, no matter how much stuff you have.

• No matter what time you say your sale will start, people will show up 45 minutes before that and just start taking stuff.

• People WILL find a house down an obscure dirt road.

• Advertising a sale on craigslist definitely works.

• There are two legitimate ways to get rid of gallons and gallons of paint, motor oil, paint thinner, antifreeze, and other random chemicals:
1) Take it to a proper recycling place where you will pay a lot of money (see this post).
2) Put it out for FREE and random people will willingly haul it off for you.
Which solution do you think I prefer?

• It's really hard to predict what people will pay money for; but it's a sure fact that they'll take almost anything if it's offered for free.

• Even though I was the guy running around making deals with people, a sale can only happen with the help of a lot of people (Thanks Jo, Mom, Dad, Katie, and Jean!).

• A sale that is all about downsizing (as opposed to making money) is a fast, furious, and fun affair.

• I'm glad that's over.