20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0421 - stone mushroom

Callan painted this for me!! I got it for $2.50.

mushroom statue.

upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.

May 16, 2015.

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BACKSTORY: Got up around 7:15AM, made it out driving by 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

THE TAKE:

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$±31.49)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$44.99)

$2.00: game, Square Off, Parker Brothers (EV:$15.00). Similar to Rubik's Race.

$2.00: game, Rubik's Race (EV:$12.99)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$3.96 Goodwill price tag)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$29.49)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$1.69)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$14.99)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$59.98)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$14.19)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$14.19±)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$14.58)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$±10.20±)

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$±10.20±)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±), however (EV:$±7.09 for just the empty bottle±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3±)

$1.00: wig, black withmagenta streaks (EV:$2.99)

$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper scythe, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$5.40)

$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"±x10±" (EV:$1.04)

$0.50: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$±.50±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Avatar±, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteries are dead. 5" tall (EV:$3.33)

$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$±3.94±)

$0.50: action figure, Shrek, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$±8.11±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Fantastic Four±, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints (EV:$4.99)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$3.00)

$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$3.49)

$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$8.00)

$FREE: coloring book, G.I. Joe±, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$±3.90±)

$FREE: sticker book, ±Batman±, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)

$FREE: coloring book, ±Cartoon Network± Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 price tag)

$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$±1.77±) They asked for a dollar and when ±Carolyn± tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it becauseshe didn't want coins.

$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz)

$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$18.00)

$FREE: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$±4.31±)

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