bitsandbobs
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:03:07 AM new
Night mouse! Sweet Dreams.
Bob, Downunder but never down.
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nettak
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:04:10 AM new
Ooops sorry Bob. LOL 
Hi Pharlap, good to see you again, did
you have a good auction night??
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pharlap
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:05:36 AM new
Had an excellent auction night. Got three good box lots - one of which will give me about a months worth of listings!
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bitsandbobs
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:05:47 AM new
pharlap, Hi!!
How's your auction hunting going?
Bob, Downunder but never down.
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nettak
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:07:56 AM new
That is fantastic, I am glad you are getting
a lot of good stuff. I have a heap of things
but I will wait to list them later in the
year, after our busy season is over.
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pharlap
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:08:57 AM new
Hiya Bob!
You realise that I'm addicted to this RL auction bizzo? I've even rearranged my work schedule so I now have every Tuesday night off to go to the auctions 
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zilvy
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:09:54 AM new
Hello, all you dear Aussies', just sitting down to catch up with
what is happening...Pharlap fun evening
good on ya,
Nettak and Bob being good with their
unpaid tax collectors jobs. When we
have to collect sales tax...I tell folks, "We just collect it, we don't
charge it." It kills me they always
want a discount on the merchandise
at the antique shows, I give and the Governor takes away...and he doesn't
even kiss me---if you catch my drift.
Darn this page is wide, have to compensate
so it doesn't run off.
[ edited by zilvy on May 2, 2001 06:11 AM ]
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nettak
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:10:38 AM new
It can be very addictive but just think of
the money you are going to be making from it.
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pharlap
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:11:32 AM new
Well good Lord... is that you Zilvy???? I had almost forgotten what you looked like!
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bitsandbobs
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:12:14 AM new
Pharlap, It gets in the blood. I've hung around auctions
for more years than I care to remember. Even when you've
got plenty of stuff, you've still got to go. Just in case!
You get to hate the thought of missing the bargain of the year
on the one night that you don't go!
Bob, Downunder but never down.
[ edited by bitsandbobs on May 2, 2001 06:13 AM ]
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nettak
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:12:54 AM new
Hello Zilvy, our tax is for the GST
goods and services tax, they took away the
sales taxes and replaced them with a broad
tax called GST, it is on everything, and we
just collect it and pay it to the tax man
every 3 months, and it is a right pain.
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pharlap
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:14:02 AM new
Bob - I know exactly what you mean... I got enough stuff last night to keep me listing for a while but I will still be going next week regardless!
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nettak
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:15:24 AM new
Pharlap yes you are an auction junkie.
ROTF lol 
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pharlap
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:16:17 AM new
Look at me would ya! I'm the only one here not making my lines shorter to stop you all from scrolling. I refuse to conform dammit!!! (or as Mr Keating would say - I'm being recalcitrant (sp???))
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bitsandbobs
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:17:11 AM new
pharlap, LOL
There'll be times that you get home and you'll look at the stuff and say to yourself,
What the heck did I buy that for!
Bob, Downunder but never down.
[ edited by bitsandbobs on May 2, 2001 06:18 AM ]
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nettak
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:17:53 AM new
Just fix the @#%$^ lines will ya. 
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zilvy
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:18:14 AM new
Goods and Services, Sales all the samey...
pain in the butt. Pharap You are looking perky, did you have a really good time tonight?
Wish I was young again...could be
exhausted at work and a friend would
call and say let's do a show or a club
and it was like I just woke up from a
great nights sleep...could go forever.
Nettak you must have to keep
records of all your sales..do you
have to break them down into categories?
We have to file every 3 months with the State Department of Revenue and the
Federal Gov't once a year. At one time
we had to file with 4 different states cause we travelled to do shows in
New York, Connecticut, Mass., Rhode
Island.
Thankfully New Hampshire didn't have
sales tax. Glad I am off that circuit.
[ edited by zilvy on May 2, 2001 06:21 AM ]
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zilvy
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:18:24 AM new
double post sorry...
[ edited by zilvy on May 2, 2001 06:19 AM ]
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pharlap
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:18:34 AM new
Bob - LOL!!! I did that last week!
Edited for clarity...
[ edited by pharlap on May 2, 2001 06:19 AM ]
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pharlap
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:22:18 AM new
Zilvy - had a great night. Don't know if you've seen Rollins live or not but if you ever get a chance then you must go. A very interesting guy with plenty to say about everything and nothing.
Nettak - I was thinking of you while he was doing his tirade against Pauline Hanson
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zilvy
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:22:22 AM new
Zooo who iss Clarity I haven't been
introduced?
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pharlap
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:23:33 AM new
Clarity is my other personality
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nettak
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:24:04 AM new
yes Zilvy we do have to keep records
of every sale. We have to do a BAS every 3
months, that is Business Activity Statement.
They told us it would be easy and not take
any extra time to do, well all I can say is
THEY LIED TO US!!!!
It takes me a lot longer to do my bookwork
now than it used to, alright I have software
that does make some of it easier, but on the
whole I have to spend a long time extra
working on my bookwork than I ever used to.
So we have these statements quarterly and our
general tax is in the middle of the year. Our
tax year ends on the 30th June every year.
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bitsandbobs
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:24:18 AM new
Hi Zivy, Do you still do the shows?
I used to do them here in Oz,
but I haven't done them now for about ten years.
Too much like hard work!
Bob, Downunder but never down.
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nettak
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:28:07 AM new
You know what Pharlap Pauline did an
interview with her daughter this week in one
of the women's mags. and the daughter is
wanting to go into modeling, her mother
wanted to be a model. Can you imagine
Pauline as a model. OMG I think not. PASS!
I feel sorry for her daughter, can
you imagine the flack she would cop because
of her mother.
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nettak
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:29:37 AM new
Come on Bob give, what shows?????
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zilvy
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:29:48 AM new
Bob We used to do about 38 shows a
year. So far this year we have done one
in February. We are gearing up for the huge
Brimfield Flea Market. We rent a 20 x 20
foot tent, 10 tables with shelves filled
with stuff, and floor space for trunks, and
small furniture, mirrors etc. Hubby deals
in collectibe, useable and antique Cameras,
photography, cast iron and all kinds of
interesting goodies. I am the furniture,
mirror, glassware, pottery person. May is
usually the best show of 3 held during the
year. We definitely will not do JULY this
year too damned hot. We set up on Monday
and close out on Sunday. We commute and
hour out and back all week long. Too much
work.
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bitsandbobs
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:31:04 AM new
Pauline would be good as a model.
Just imagine her modelling wellies and rubber coats!
She'd also look good in fireproof suits and toxic chemical clean up gear.
She could have a bright future in front of her!
Bob, Downunder but never down.
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pharlap
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:31:29 AM new
Nettak - LOL! Rollins was going on about some photo shoot she did for women's weekly or some such... very very funny, but you had to be there (I can't put things quite as eloquently as him )
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nettak
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posted on May 2, 2001 06:33:50 AM new
I don't think that I could do that Zilvy
It would be too much for too short a period.
How do you cope with all the traveling? It
would drive me loopey after a while. It
doesn't sound like you get much of a break
from it. Then you have the added worry about
goods being broken and don't you get sick of
all the people.
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