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baymule
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Sometimes they won't , sometimes they will. Just gotta ask.
Craigslist and Other Bargains
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flowerbug
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yes, never hurts to ask, especially on damaged items or things out of season that they might want to move.
i'm not sure what the rules are for accounting and lost/damaged inventory, but somehow i think they aren't coming out on the losing end of that.
i'm not sure what the rules are for accounting and lost/damaged inventory, but somehow i think they aren't coming out on the losing end of that.
RUNuts
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Everything is negotiable. The questions are how bad do they want rid of it, how much is still sitting and how long have they been looking at it wishing some one would haul it off.
If you let it sit, someone may take it. If they don't, the price drops. I have walked off after having a manager tell me "it is a good deal". Not good enough. Your loss or my money.
I bought 10 of those fiskar hand cultivators from Walmart. Originally $7. Too many left at the end of the season, now $1.50. One for each flower bed and I can usually FIND one when I want it. Best $15 I spent at Walmart in awhile.
Goodwill is more take it or leave it. We discount in 4 weeks. See you then. If it is obviously overpriced, they may work with you. The manager I got to know left, the new one is inflexible and prices it at new value. The good deals have left.
Pawn shops are like what I imagine bazaars are. Everything is negotiable. Before the internet, local markets ruled. Now, check ebay. That is the price. Bigger ones have corporate pricing the merchandise. Not as much fun. I can imagine NYboy has stories about antiques.
Oh, poorer sections or smaller cities have better pricing because of the smaller customer base. Less quality though everything varies.
If you let it sit, someone may take it. If they don't, the price drops. I have walked off after having a manager tell me "it is a good deal". Not good enough. Your loss or my money.
I bought 10 of those fiskar hand cultivators from Walmart. Originally $7. Too many left at the end of the season, now $1.50. One for each flower bed and I can usually FIND one when I want it. Best $15 I spent at Walmart in awhile.
Goodwill is more take it or leave it. We discount in 4 weeks. See you then. If it is obviously overpriced, they may work with you. The manager I got to know left, the new one is inflexible and prices it at new value. The good deals have left.
Pawn shops are like what I imagine bazaars are. Everything is negotiable. Before the internet, local markets ruled. Now, check ebay. That is the price. Bigger ones have corporate pricing the merchandise. Not as much fun. I can imagine NYboy has stories about antiques.
Oh, poorer sections or smaller cities have better pricing because of the smaller customer base. Less quality though everything varies.
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There is one called a manure rake. It has many tines fairly close together. Yo use it to take the manure out and leave the bedding behind to use again. I would never bother but, I only have one horse.
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Yep goodwill here prices are insane
ninnymary
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Got these canning jars free. There’s a nice big jar and a half gallon one too. Also 5 blue ones that I wanted.- Thread starter
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baymule
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What a SCORE!
canesisters
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I have a friend who cleans houses and recently was asked to do a "renter moving - clean out the junk" on a house and shed.
She called yesterday and said that there was 'some kind of crazy chick coop' in the shed and wanted to know if I wanted it. Naturally I said yes. She dropped it off yesterday and when I got home I found THIS in my barn.
This is NOT a coop. At least.. not a chicken coop. It's a Kiddie Koop!! They were made between 1913 and sometime in the '40's as a crib/playpen that is screened in to protect babies from 'vermin' (and siblings). The top half of the front folds down. The lid is on a brace/hinge and folds back. The springs can be placed at 2 different heights to make it a crib or playpen (it's at lowest now). The sides fold so that the whole thing collapses flat for storage. It's on wheels (so not one of the earlier models.. probably closer to the late '30-40's). Pretty sure the screen has been replaced at some point - it looks tooo new. I have NO IDEA what I'm going to do with it - but it is NEVER going to see a poopy chicken butt! Maybe holding plants in the dining room......???
She called yesterday and said that there was 'some kind of crazy chick coop' in the shed and wanted to know if I wanted it. Naturally I said yes. She dropped it off yesterday and when I got home I found THIS in my barn.
This is NOT a coop. At least.. not a chicken coop. It's a Kiddie Koop!! They were made between 1913 and sometime in the '40's as a crib/playpen that is screened in to protect babies from 'vermin' (and siblings). The top half of the front folds down. The lid is on a brace/hinge and folds back. The springs can be placed at 2 different heights to make it a crib or playpen (it's at lowest now). The sides fold so that the whole thing collapses flat for storage. It's on wheels (so not one of the earlier models.. probably closer to the late '30-40's). Pretty sure the screen has been replaced at some point - it looks tooo new. I have NO IDEA what I'm going to do with it - but it is NEVER going to see a poopy chicken butt! Maybe holding plants in the dining room......???
flowerbug
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kids in coops! what will they think of next? kids on leashes?!!!
(ahem, yes i know...)
(ahem, yes i know...)
ninnymary
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Seems like there are some good possiblities if you are creative. Maybe a raised flower bed? Cold frame or mini greenhouse? Rabbitt hutch?
Mary
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