----- Original Message -----
From: "pat brown" <nqsqurtz(a)mail.staffnet.com>
To: <candichat-owner(a)dolls.de>
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: Garage sale part II, a post from Pat Brown
> Dear CandiChatters,
>
> Seeing that Kathy has been posting items for sale, as indicated by her
> Garage Sale Part 2 subject head, I thought I'd take the opportunity to add
> my list to the ongoing Garage Sale. I'm going to post it separately from
> this email, which is just chatty. So for those of you who don't want to
> read a letter from me, delete now.
>
> By the way, this is Pat Brown, here. No, I haven't fallen off the face of
> the earth, but I've definitely pulled back on the doll hobbying. I've
been
> saying that for probably the past 3 years, and I've meant it. It's that
> I've never quite gotten a system for moving the inventory other than by
> ebay. Which, to my way of thinking is painful. I find downloading
pictures
> and writing descriptions quite time-consuming. Not to mention the
customer
> service and mailing misery. This past weekend I attended my third United
> Way Yard Sale sponsored by the local county government. For $20 you get 4
> parking spaces. Not a bad deal given that the county does all the
> advertising. Each yard sale (4 so far) has proven to be a sell-out with
the
> vendors. Although honestly, good ole Hurricane Isabel really did diminish
> the enthusiasm for a a lot of potential sales. The were probably more
> vendors than buyers. A week after such a miserable storm and with all the
> damage it did around here, I'm lucky I sold enough to pay for the parking
> spaces. Unfortunately, folks weren't in a Christmas-shopping mood either
> and most of the dolls and toys I brought languished. Maybe after a season
> of winter will make folks sick with cabin fever and spring will prove more
> profitable. Anyway, I can tolerate loading up the 2 cars for 2 times a
> year. I've got more than dolls I'm trying to sell.
>
> I have written to the List in the past about my issues with not having
space
> in my partially finished basement. A couple of years ago, Pat Fieck
posted
> an email about how long it took her to clean out her stuff. I printed
that
> email and put on the side of my refrigerator so I don't lose faith that I
> can thin out the clutter. Isn't it funny how it becomes clutter when we
> don't want it anymore? Do we all remember how much money we were willing
to
> pay for Candis when she was new and we couldn't get enough of her? And
> let's not forget the numerous Pink Box dolls and collector Barbies that
have
> been purchased at full price in the name of Neat Stuff.
>
> Unfortunately, all that Neat Stuff has been sitting around too long in my
> hopes of being able to come up with a way of displaying so much of what I
> was into collecting at various times over the past 9 years. Geesh, it
took
> me less than 9 years to fill up a downstairs and it's going to take me
twice
> as long to liquidate--if I believe what Pat Fieck says in her email.
>
> Kathy's little boy--he's gorgeous!
>
> Regards, Pat Brown
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mroczko" <mroczko(a)verinet.com>
> To: <Candichat(a)dolls.de>Candichat(a)dolls.de <Candichat(a)dolls.de>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:49 AM
> Subject: Garage sale part II
>
>
> > Hi Guys,
> > I thought I would pass this on here as well. Just trying to clean
out
> > the doll room a little, and I thought there might be some interest.
Feel
> > free to ask for the Vintage babs list as well. I have some nice things
> > there. Trades possible for the right things.
>