COLD this am. Cold when I went to bed. Cold. Winter time is here. It was pretty cold all day yesterday, and it really dropped after dark. Today is supposed to be even colder. Openweathermap is saying below freezing but nothing apocalyptic. Even above freezing during the day. I guess we’ll see.
Spent the morning catching up on auction stuff, then headed out to do my pickup. I’ve got a dozen $1 items waiting at the “sketchy” auctioneer. This is the one I caught shill bidding. Well, the doors were closed. There was a note that they hoped to be back Feb. 6, which was a couple weeks ago… I went around to the front and no one was working. Two guys doing maintenance stuff, and no staff. They still have auctions running online, but the warehouse was mostly empty and a mess. I’ve got a feeling all their shenanigans have caught up with them. I’ll check my cc bill today. Might have to file a backcharge.
There are a bunch of new auction players starting up this week. Hope springs eternal. It’s like house flipping. By the time the housewives with no experience at all started flipping, it was over, and everyone got burned. I hope everyone succeeds so I can keep buying stuff, but I have a feeling there will be a culling…
Hit the goodwill bins while waiting for D1 to need pickup. Got out with just a bag or two of stuff. Wasn’t feeling the love or desire to really dig. I felt a strong urge to go to the store, but not to fight the crowd. And I really don’t want to be buying without selling some of what’s here.
Speaking of which, the new auctioneer I was hoping to consign with actually did call me back. I didn’t hear the message until now, so I’ll give him another try. I thought he just ghosted me. It would be nice to start moving stuff again.
Can’t stop stacking… war is coming.
nick