WEEK 17: Thanks For Being in My Life S!

So I bought these tickets last week to see an amazing motivational speaker. His name his Nick Vujicic. If you google his name you'll see all sorts of clips about him. He has no arms and no legs yet he lives an amazingly fulfilling life. They show him getting ready in the morning, brushing his hair and teeth, shaving, dressing, swimming, driving a boat, golfing...all with no limbs! One of my sons needs some of that motivation right now so we are taking the whole family to see him. I need my son to realize that his problems are nothing at all compared to what some people have to live with. We're all really looking forward to it.

So the event starts on a Friday night and goes all day Saturday as well. Turns out we can't go to the Friday night portion so I 'sold' those tickets to my cousin. Yes, I did post with Craig but my cousin got wind of it and is excited to go. Why did I write sold in quotes? Because my cousin is the best you can get and I owe so much to her in gratitude for all she has done for me in my life. How could I possibly sell them to her? Besides, it's my perogative if I want to sell something for free.

As cousins go you can't possibly get any better than mine! I don't use names in my blog so I won't use her name but I'll just call her S. S has got to be the most giving, kind, selfless and modest person around. She would do anything for you at any moment. She always knows the mannerly and right thing to do in any given situation. She's such a sweetheart. She used to babysit me as a child and now she babysits my kids and they absolutely adore her.

Thanks for being in my life S!

SOLD: free
CATEGORY: Tickets

WEEK 16: Nick Vujicic - Check Him Out on You Tube

Where have I been all week? I guess I've been so busy with this boot camp that I joined that I haven't had time to write. I went to boot camp 3 times this week. If I keep that pace up I hope I'll see some results!

This week I sold an Easy Bake Oven. This women tried on and off for 3 weeks to meet me to get it. She took the TTC downtown from York University where she's studying so she could buy the oven for her 8 year old daughter. She has another kid too. It must be tough being a student and a mom all at once. But if you're ever feeling like life is too challenging for you then just go to You Tube and look up Nick Vujicic! I promise you he'll inspire you!


SOLD: $10
CATEGORY: Toys & Games

Week 15: Sale + Fence Update

I don't even think I really heard the voice of the guy that bought my gumball machine from me this week. He just kind of came to the door and I gave it to him and he gave me the money and I think he said thanks. Then he left. So no real story there.

However, I did get a nice thank you note today from the person who bought my fence. She said it's sitting in a pile in her backyard right now and they are waiting for some nice weather before they install it and she'll send me a picture of it when it's done. That's nice. It's almost as if she knows about my blog and wants to give me an update. :)

SOLD: $15
CATEGORY: Household items

Roof Update

So just for a kick I posted my shingles on Craigslist and I told you I'd let you know how it went. Just so you know, I posted them under 'free' to see if anyone had any ideas for recycled shingles...you know, maybe some artist or something like that. Really it was all just done to get cool fodder for my blog. I wasn't serious. Well it sure worked. I only posted it a couple of hours ago and so far here are my replies:

"If they go up there to take them down and fall you get sued." True. Good point.

"Are you serious?" Well, no, I just wanted to see the comments you people would write.

"Are you serious or are you just a cheap C###?" No comment.

So the question is, do I keep the posting up for more insults or take it off now. I think I'll take it off now. Don't want to get sued anyway.

New Roof Blahs

I need a new roof. Drag. Do you think I can get one from Craig? Do you think I can sell my old shingles? What a joke. I guy at work actually dared me to post it. I think I will just to see what kind of reaction I get. Should be interesting. I'll let you know what happens.

Week 14: Hello Bigger Backyard!

"We really want the fence."
"We will definitely be there tomorrow to take the fence."
"When can we come by to pick up the fence? We're anxious to get it!"

Mulitply those replies by 20 and then follow them up with these replies:

"Oh, on second thought, after talking it over with my husband, we won't be coming to get the fence."
"Oh, I didn't realize the labour involved, I was going to come over with my 12 month old to pick it up."
"Oh, we have to take the posts as well?"

So what's this all about? I posted my fence for sale. All they had to do was take the entire fence, including the posts, and they could walk away with it for free. It was my most popular post yet but people kept insisting they wanted it and then backing out of the deal.

Well, today I finally got rid of it. Two guys showed up, took it down and are in the process of taking it away. Apparently the one guy rents a house and wants to block out his landlord that lives beside him so that's why they want my fence.

Who cares? It's gone now and my backyard is now 2 feet wider with the fence gone! Woo hoo!!


SOLD: Free
CATEGORY: Farm & Garden

Stay Tuned

I can't believe it's Wednesday already. I haven't been ignoring you Craig. I've had sooooo many close calls this week with sales but they aren't panning out. I'll have to take some action tonight to make things happen. Stay tuned.

Filtering Through The Rubbish

Lucky I have the ability to filter through the rubbish. I have a posting with Craig right now and it's very specific. I'm offering a 40' lattice fence for free as long as the person comes and takes it down themselves, including the posts, and takes the WHOLE fence.

So I've had a few people that have said they'll take it but when I ask a few more questions it's obvious they can't. Today a woman emailed me and said she would take some of it tonight and the rest tomorrow. Immediatly I think she only wants a bit of the fence and her plan is to take some tonight and then not show up tomorrow leaving me with the rest of the fence and posts sticking up all by themselves. I probably wouldn't even be able to sell the rest of the fence and then I'd have to take it down myself.

So I ask her if she has a truck and someone to help her and remind her that she needs to take the posts down as well. I also tell her that she can't come tonight but can take it all tomorrow. After a bit of back and forth she says that she can't take it afterall as she was planning on coming by with her 12 month old to take a few boards!

A few other people also backed off when I reminded them that they had to take the posts down too. Come on! They are getting the 40' fence for free afterall!!