Sorry, but I had to laugh

[Bassmaster96]

I normally don't do this, but there was this woman at a yard sale today with a bunch of junk. I saw a cell phone, it was just an old junk motorolla, nothing special. I asked her what she wanted and she said $1. I offered her a quarter for e scrap. She turned it down and said her son normally sales them online. I said yeah, but you only make 50 cents or $1 on them. She said her son normally gets anywhere from $20-$50 for one like that. Sorry, but I laughed out loud at that one.

 

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[BigWaveDave]

she will still have it at her next yard sale, when she does, offer her a dime.

 

[mjlalt]

Was it a starTAC? Some old flip phones go for decent money.

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[Bassmaster96]

No, it wasn't even a flip phone. I've got some like it in my scrap pile. I went to an auction and thought I may as well stop at it on my way back. Shouldn't have wasted my time.

 

[theekman]

You shoulda said, sorry u dont have a good relationship with your son, does he know your only selling these for a $1?

 

[Bassmaster96]

I thought about it.

 

[brhalltx]

Hmmm, I think I still have my last StarTac around here somewhere...

 

[Omega]

I had a guy bring so me coins out of his house. There were 3 peace dollars and 4 quarters. I offered him what I normally pay, 16 each for the dollars, and 3 bucks a piece on the quarters. A little low, but a fair price nonetheless. He laughed out me, literally in my face, called me a scamming *****, and told me to leave. He said the peace dollars were worth 50-60+ each, and the quarters 15+ each. I then laughed out loud at him, and said, I have a couple hundred of these at my house, how about I bring them over, and you can buy them for 30/6 each, and double your money!, He told me to get off his property... Some people... Do they not understand I'm in this business and have been doing it for years, similarly to you and your scraping? I even showed him my business card and everything lol. Oh well, next house I spent 200 on some coins and silver, sold it all for close to 500. Can't win them all, but as long as you win a few..

 

[Rodbuster209]

I always wonder how people come up with their prices, when I run across people like you are describing, I have actually pointed at them and laughed and asked if they were drunk! Good luck!

 

[jerseyben]

The nerve of these people... Not selling you their personal possessions for "your price" so you can then turn a profit on them. How dare they!

 

[dieselram94]

Lol! This thread almost made me pee my pants! Lol!

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[Bassmaster96]

I had a guy bring so me coins out of his house. There were 3 peace dollars and 4 quarters. I offered him what I normally pay, 16 each for the dollars, and 3 bucks a piece on the quarters. A little low, but a fair price nonetheless. He laughed out me, literally in my face, called me a scamming *****, and told me to leave. He said the peace dollars were worth 50-60+ each, and the quarters 15+ each. I then laughed out loud at him, and said, I have a couple hundred of these at my house, how about I bring them over, and you can buy them for 30/6 each, and double your money!, He told me to get off his property... Some people... Do they not understand I'm in this business and have been doing it for years, similarly to you and your scraping? I even showed him my business card and everything lol. Oh well, next house I spent 200 on some coins and silver, sold it all for close to 500. Can't win them all, but as long as you win a few..

He probably looked up a 1932 s or something, but even then it would be worth more.

 

[Bassmaster96]

The nerve of these people... Not selling you their personal possessions for "your price" for so you can then turn a profit on them. How dare they!

Well, considering I would have made a total of 50-75 cents on it...

 

[Bassmaster96]

Lol! This thread almost made me pee my pants! Lol!

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Yeah, it is pretty funny. Keep the stories coming guys. DieselRam, have you had a story like this?

 

[dieselram94]

Yeah, it is pretty funny. Keep the stories coming guys. DieselRam, have you had a story like this?

Not quite like this. I have run into many people who are unrealistic about what something is worth. But usually but not always a comment to the seller about how great it is to get rid of things to make space, followed up by asking how much traffic they are having/ had often times will soften them up some. Other times if I feel they may be unrealistic about prices BG listening to their interactions with other buyers, I'll get my son to do the negotiations. People tend to sell cheap to a yen year old...of course this is item dependent.

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