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    Making Dollars!

    This has been an excellent weekend. I went to a bunch of yard sales with the little woman. I scored a box of washer and dryer motors for 5 bucks. They'll easily bring 15 at the yard. I know, I'm excited too. Then at the bottom of the box I found a Century 1/2hp electric motor, the Wind turbine hippies on Ebay will love that for a cool 50 bucks. Is that all you ask? Why no it's not!!!

    Today while scrapping I found 2 BBQ grills and 5 vacuum cleaners, and a sleep number mattress pump. The mattress pump is for a king size and it still works. They retail on Ebay for 125 bucks.

    On top of all that, I handed out 7 business cards at all the yard sales I went to yesterday and I have already received 2 call backs. I'm elated. You're all free to know this now!



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    Well done! Nothing like a good day to put the twinkle back in your 20/20's

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    That is a nice little run! Hope you get a good price on the motor from e-bay.

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    way to go fat man.......great start for a great holiday weekend...have some fun.

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    I got skunked at garage sales this weekend. Glad you did good.

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    We just finished up a rainy yard sale weekend and in between raindrops we took in 65 dollars for free stuff we hauled away from houses the last 2 weeks from passing out cards. We still have a truckload of yard sale goodies for the next dry weekend, plus about 2 truckloads of electronics we're breaking down.

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    I'm having a yard sale Saturday..if it rains we'll probably dance it .....our crops are suffering with this drought in SW Georgia.


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