posted on December 10, 2003 09:42:53 PM new
Clean Sweep (on TLC network) cleared out a woman's Ebay room on the show tonight. It was a total horror. You couldn't walk in there. At least I can walk in mine!LOL
They neatly labeled boxes of things and put them on shelves, hung necklaces she was going to sell on dowels, etc. Had all her shipping supplies put away in a closet (lot of good that'll do, right?) She seemed happy with the changes but looked a little a Deer in the Headlights.
I would give her about 3 days to have a mess again.
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posted on December 10, 2003 09:56:51 PM new
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posted on December 11, 2003 04:25:13 AM new
I have one of those rooms you can hardly walk it. I clean it up, then go to auctions and estate sales, and pile it right back up! I'm sorry I missed the show, I bet her expression was priceless!
posted on December 11, 2003 04:39:13 AM new
I'm having to constantly clean mine up. I'd probably have a mess again in a day. I don't think necklaces hanging on a dowel rod would last too long with me either. Too much of a pain!
posted on December 11, 2003 04:55:14 AM new
The clear plastic carts with drawers (on wheels) are nice, too. Each of mine has three drawers and fit nicely under my desk. Jewelry is separated by drawer (i.e., silver, costume, on sale, etc.) Necklaces are in clear plastic baggies like fluffy suggests. They are very inexpensive to buy. I have a couple of clear tubs that hold my packing supplies. Granted, once a week I have to re-organize, but it's not too bad if you have the right tools. If you are hanging necklaces on a dowel rod that means you are opening and closing the clasp to get it on and off. With new jewelry that shouldn't be a problem, but let's not wear out the vintage items any more than they may already be.
posted on December 11, 2003 07:34:36 AM new
Oh yeah, I've got many of those carts (wheels removed). The drawers also make good sorting bins when removed from the cart.
Cookie sheets seem to be on sale this time of year so I picked up a bunch more. Very useful for drying jewelry when lined with paper towels.
What I would really like is an industrial rolling rack that holds full-sheet trays. I haven't gotten around to pricing these at restaurant supply places yet; maybe it'll be my Christmas gift to myself.
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posted on December 11, 2003 07:47:31 AM new
Roadsmith: LOL, that musta really been funny.
I cant imagine her thinking "now I really dont know where everything is." And yeah, she will mess it up in no time.
Fluffy, my goodness, a rolling track rack?
lol..lol.. do you really do THAT much volume?
posted on December 11, 2003 07:57:29 AM new
Yes, her expression was one to behold. She was very grateful for the order out of chaos, and the decorating in the room was really nice.
As clarification, the dowel they'd hung her necklaces on was about 15" long and lifted off for easy access. But you'd have to slide half of them off if you wanted a middle necklace--or pull one over the others, instead of unclasping it. What was so funny to me is that each necklace had been anal-retentively hung exactly 2" from the other. How long would THAT last!???
WHILE I HAVE YOU EXPERTS HERE AT MY COMMAND: I just got a message from a buyer in France that she'd bought a WEstern Union money order and that I could have my money "immediately, with I.D." I've never gotten one of those from a buyer, and there is no Western Union office in our mountain town. I'm about to call their 800 number--but has anyone here had experience with this?
I'd ask my buyer, but she speaks very little English and I'm afraid it'll take forever to communicate. And, no, I didn't specify Western Union money order in my payment details!
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"In order to avoid poverty, just do three things: finish high school, marry before having a child, and don't have that child until you're at least 20 years old. Only 8% of people who do all three of these things wind up poor, but a staggering 79% of those who fail to do them wind up in poverty." ~William Galston
posted on December 11, 2003 08:08:09 AM new
My credit union and my bank both cash Western Union money orders (no fee). I don't think you'll have a problem.
On clean sweep - is that the one where they make you sell some of your stuff at a yard sale before they reorganize the rest of it?
I'd go nuts, if somebody wanted me to clean out my ebay area via a yard sale.
posted on December 11, 2003 08:17:50 AM newdo you really do THAT much volume?
Um, yeah. Remember, I don't just sell on eBay. I know a couple of people here have found my auctions on l*q**d*t**n.com as well, and each of those lots consists of hundreds or thousands of pieces.
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posted on December 11, 2003 09:59:37 AM new
Yes...they make you purge you things. Putting them into piles of 'keep', 'toss' and 'sell'. After you separate everything into your keep pile they make you go thru it again.
She must have been way out of control to get to the point where she would allow someone in there.
posted on December 11, 2003 11:17:50 AM new
Cheryl, your list is priceless! I actually do have an Aunt Bertha--in a nursing home in Toronto. A real pistol, 91.
To clarify on the different piles, as I recall they let her put all the Ebay stuff in the "keep" pile. Then, with all the Ebay stuff she was keeping, they took it away and "organized" it for her. Oh, and they sent her and husband to a hotel for the night, as they always do, with her homework assignment to take pictures of all her Ebay things she wanted to sell - a trunkload. At that point, I yelled at the TV. The next day they asked her and she claimed to have taken all the pictures, so they took some of the pictures and mounted them in frames to decorate her office. Did you ever!!
Yes, she was out of control, I think. Also seemed somewhat emotionally unstable (well, maybe all of us sellers are?!)
About Western Union, again--so will I get a check in the mail from them and not have to travel 40 miles to the nearest office?!? That's the part that's not clear to me.
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"In order to avoid poverty, just do three things: finish high school, marry before having a child, and don't have that child until you're at least 20 years old. Only 8% of people who do all three of these things wind up poor, but a staggering 79% of those who fail to do them wind up in poverty." ~William Galston
posted on December 11, 2003 11:23:03 AM new
If I went to a hotel and left someone to "organize" my Ebay house (It's gone way beyond a room) I would look unstable at that moment too!
Anyway, that's what storage units are for. But, I may need one for every one of Cheryls "classifications" soon Just kidding...well, maybe.
posted on December 11, 2003 12:03:14 PM new
They also could be wire transferring the money via Western Union. I would email her and just ask - "did you wire transfer Western Union money or did you mail a money order." Hopefully she will understand that. I have had people wire me money that I thought they were mailing and I have been calling Western Union daily to find out if there's money there for me only to see a money order show up one day. There are a lot of Wester Union Stations in grocery stores, though - if she wired you money you may be able to pick it up there.
posted on December 11, 2003 12:07:47 PM new
Road- If she is international , she probably sent a western union payment and not a western union money order.
A payment would require you to stop in at a location and claim your money. Since she says you need an ID, that is probably what she did. Many gas stations offer western union services, it doesn't have to be a western union location. You can check on their website which ones are closest to you and hand out payments. I do mine at the grocery store or gas station.
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posted on December 11, 2003 12:11:09 PM new
And talking about ebay rooms... please don't come look at mine! I envy those of you that sell small stuff. Just try to find a place in your office for 50 Barbie Laptops, 40 Lite Brite Cubes, 40 Barbie Cruise Ships (which are really huge), 30 My Little Pony shaped pillows (which do not stack and only fit 3 in a large plastic tub) .... not to mention tons of other toys. I have shelves galore, even filling the whole garage ... the entire walls of my garage are filled with shelves and there are rows of shelves down the center... it's even carpeted! LOL .... but it's all full!
posted on December 11, 2003 12:36:45 PM new
Love that show. Don't ya just love it when they are out trying to sell the stuff. I can't believe some of the prices they get. I would let them come in here in a minute. If they can get a $1,000.00 for some of my stuff then out it goes. If I could have shelves and organization like that I sure would appreciate it. Oprah also does a show like that every once in a while. She calls it Zoning...
posted on December 12, 2003 08:10:16 PM new
lol! i was thinking- they are selling her stuff. Who's buying it? some ebayer! What is she going to do next weekend? go around to the yardsales, and buy stuff back...
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