Re: Weekend Yard Sale score

[the Leones <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

   It's not E-Bay so much as the PEOPLE who lurk E-Bay. Though there 
are a lot of people out there with computers, not everyone has one. 
Some that DO (like myself) pay absolutely NO attention to E-Bay.
   BUT, a lot of people DO and therefore, cruise around (at least down 
here in Fla) just looking to score something to make a profit on.

   This is further stimulated by the (sad) fact that people are dying 
all the time and houses are in a continual state of "emptying-out" 
for estate purposes. The "Ghouls" cruise around, collect stuff and 
then sell it., You would be SURPRISED at what gets tossed out. A lot 
is good stuff but with no basements (and no storage) in these homes, 
people just don't have the room.

   Case in point; Once a month we are allowed to put ANYTHING out by 
the curb. I created a large pile and one of the items was a clarinet. 
Nothing wrong with it, I had 3 and felt that the 2 (better ones) were 
enough. I felt someone might be able to use it. So this guy pulls up 
in a pick-up, snatches it and drives off.

   He lives just a block away, has NO kids, looks like a good'ole boy 
(abt 35), and his yard is a veritable re-cycling center.? Hmmm, makes 
you wonder.
BTW, he ALSO took a perfectly good cowboy hat, fan, lawn chair, 
single bed,  and storage cabinet later that night.........smokey-joe


>Richard Hubter volunteered the following;
>This weekend I found myself at a large antique/junk shop.  On a shelf in
>the back of the place I found four vocal mics -- 2 Shure SM58s, a Shure
>SM57, and a Peavey 1 -- plus a high-Z cable, all in obviously battered
>cosmetic condition.  There was no way to test the mics onsite.  The
>dealer accepted 10 dollars for the lot. 
>
>When I got them home and tested them, I found all four to be in working
>condition. One of the SM-58s has a pretty low output and not much bass
>response.  The other works very well.  The SM-57 and the Peavey are both
>apparently in very good condition too.  The mic cable has no apparent
>problems.
>
>I cleaned the mics up as well as I could.  They still look battered.
>But it's a pretty good day at the yard sale when you get three and a
>half pro quality vocal mics in good working condition, plus a cable, for
>ten bucks.
>
>I'm going to more yard sales.
>
>Thanks, Richard Hunter
>www.hunterharp.com
>
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