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So basically ripping off a charity?
On 19 April 2022 00:45:08 BST, Jack Brooks <JIBrooks@live=2Ecom> wrote:
>Pat,
>
>I have a friend who supplements his income by visiting the local Salvatio=
n Army, Deseret Store, etc=2E, at the time when they put out the new stuff=
=2E He then resell the stuff he just bought on ebay on a regular basis usu=
ally making an 2-10x markup=2E =20
>
>If you have some niche product knowledge, it can be a very profitable=2E
>
>Jack=20
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox=2Eteam=2Enet> On Behalf Of Pat H=
orne
>Sent: Monday, April 18, 2022 3:38 PM
>To: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail=2Ecom>
>Cc: shop-talk <shop-talk@autox=2Eteam=2Enet>
>Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] changing times=2E=2E=2E
>
>Great story=2E I wish our Habitat Restore got that kind of thing in=2E=20
>
>Estate sales can be great places to find nostalgia=2E My dad was at one a=
bout 20 years back & noticed something behind the check out that looked a b=
it like a pepper mill=2E He asked what it was & the person said they didn=
=E2=80=99t know but thought it was a kid=E2=80=99s toy=2E They sold it to h=
im for $25 including the case=2E It was a Curta calculator=2E Sold it on eB=
ay for $900 they are going for over $2000 now!
>
>Peace,
>Pat
>
>Pat Horne=20
>We support Habitat for Humanity
>
>
>On Apr 18, 2022, at 5:05 PM, David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail=2Ecom> wrote:
>
>=EF=BB=BFThe other day, I was at my local habitat restore, browsing tools=
=2E It's
>very close to me, I pop in once a week or two, to look=2E
>They clearly have gotten the estate of an old car guy, as various bits
>of old test equipment and speciality automotive tools have been there
>(when they get a bunch of stuff like that, they tend to parcel it out,
>instead of putting it all out at once) over the last couple months=2E
>The other day, there was a twenty something year old looking at a
>tachometer/dwell engine analyzer=2E he asked if I knew what it was=2E =
I
>attempted to explain=2E I'm pretty sure he had no idea what a
>distributor was, and the idea of points baffled him=2E I'd said old
>cars had them, he said 'like from the 80s?'=2E
>
>--=20
>David Scheidt
>dmscheidt@gmail=2Ecom
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<html><head></head><body>So basically ripping off a charity?<br><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote">On 19 April 2022 00:45:08 BST, Jack Brooks <JIBrooks=
@live=2Ecom> wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0p=
t 0pt 0pt 0=2E8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left:=
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<pre dir=3D"auto" class=3D"k9mail">Pat,<br><br>I have a friend who supplem=
ents his income by visiting the local Salvation Army, Deseret Store, etc=2E=
, at the time when they put out the new stuff=2E He then resell the stuff =
he just bought on ebay on a regular basis usually making an 2-10x markup=2E=
<br><br>If you have some niche product knowledge, it can be a very profit=
able=2E<br><br>Jack <br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Shop-talk &=
lt;shop-talk-bounces@autox=2Eteam=2Enet> On Behalf Of Pat Horne<br>Sent:=
Monday, April 18, 2022 3:38 PM<br>To: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail=2E=
com><br>Cc: shop-talk <shop-talk@autox=2Eteam=2Enet><br>Subject: R=
e: [Shop-talk] changing times=2E=2E=2E<br><br>Great story=2E I wish our Hab=
itat Restore got that kind of thing in=2E <br><br>Estate sales can be great=
places to find nostalgia=2E My dad was at one about 20 years back & no=
ticed something behind the check out that looked a bit like a pepper mill=
=2E He asked what it was & the person said they didn=E2=80=99t know but=
thought it was a kid=E2=80=99s toy=2E They sold it to him for $25 includin=
g the case=2E It was a Curta calculator=2E Sold it on eBay for $900 they ar=
e going for over $2000 now!<br><br>Peace,<br>Pat<br><br>Pat Horne <br>We su=
pport Habitat for Humanity<br><br><br>On Apr 18, 2022, at 5:05 PM, David Sc=
heidt <dmscheidt@gmail=2Ecom> wrote:<br><br>=EF=BB=BFThe other day, I=
was at my local habitat restore, browsing tools=2E It's<br>very close to m=
e, I pop in once a week or two, to look=2E<br>They clearly have gotten the =
estate of an old car guy, as various bits<br>of old test equipment and spec=
iality automotive tools have been there<br>(when they get a bunch of stuff =
like that, they tend to parcel it out,<br>instead of putting it all out at =
once) over the last couple months=2E<br>The other day, there was a twenty s=
omething year old looking at a<br>tachometer/dwell engine analyzer=2E he =
asked if I knew what it was=2E I<br>attempted to explain=2E I'm pretty su=
re he had no idea what a<br>distributor was, and the idea of points baffled=
him=2E I'd said old<br>cars had them, he said 'like from the 80s?'=2E<br=
><br><div class=3D"k9mail-signature">-- <br>David Scheidt<br>dmscheidt@gmai=
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