I was working in the shop last night when I noticed a man walking towards
me. I turned off the saw to see what he wanted.
"You do woodworking?" he asked.
"Naw, I'm a nuclear physicist, here's your sign," I thought. I SAID," yes
sir."
"Do you want to buy a 15 in. Jet planer?"
I looked behind me at my new Dw735 and thought to myself..."figures"
"How much?"
" I bought a bunch of tools at an auction and they just been sitting in my
barn and I want to just get my money back out of them, " he replied.
I was intrigued though I noticed he didn't answer my question. "What else
ya got?" I asked.
"Well, I also have a 8 inch planer with a 6 foot table and fence, and
a....."
I was busy trying to decipher what he meant and didn't catch all of what he
rattled off. I turned and pointed to my 6 inch jointer and asked," does
that 8 inch planer look like that?"
"Yeah," he said looking happy to have something to reference it," just
bigger."
"Hmmm..." I thought. "Has tools to sell and doesn't know what they are
called. This could be good."
Turns out he lives behind me and the tools are all sitting in his barn. I'm
going over there tonight to check this out. I'll report back.
Me too. The operative word being "most". I attend numerous auctions
(maybe 25 a year) and most of the time I just shake my head at the
prices people spend on things. However, sometimes I walk away with a
big smile. It's a numbers game. The more you attend the more
opportunities you have for a good deal. On the other hand, the more you
attend the more hours you kill waiting and waiting only to have the
price go beyond your limit before you even get to bid once.
--
Larry C in Auburn WA
"Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Well, good luck; but most everything went for a bit over value at the
> auctions I have been to. The only bargains I have found were garage
sales.
>
>
True, But you never know.
May not have been advertised real well,
Could have been a bunch of ladies looking for antiques.
Tony D.
"Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Well, good luck; but most everything went for a bit over value at the
> auctions I have been to. The only bargains I have found were garage
sales.
>
>
SEE,
"mel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> IT'S A GLOAT!!! (see new post for details)
>
>
>
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:32:13 GMT, "mel"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I was working in the shop last night when I noticed a man walking towards
>me. I turned off the saw to see what he wanted.
>
>"You do woodworking?" he asked.
>
>"Naw, I'm a nuclear physicist, here's your sign," I thought. I SAID," yes
>sir."
>
>"Do you want to buy a 15 in. Jet planer?"
>
>I looked behind me at my new Dw735 and thought to myself..."figures"
>
>"How much?"
>
>" I bought a bunch of tools at an auction and they just been sitting in my
>barn and I want to just get my money back out of them, " he replied.
>
>I was intrigued though I noticed he didn't answer my question. "What else
>ya got?" I asked.
>
>"Well, I also have a 8 inch planer with a 6 foot table and fence, and
>a....."
>
>I was busy trying to decipher what he meant and didn't catch all of what he
>rattled off. I turned and pointed to my 6 inch jointer and asked," does
>that 8 inch planer look like that?"
>
>"Yeah," he said looking happy to have something to reference it," just
>bigger."
>
>"Hmmm..." I thought. "Has tools to sell and doesn't know what they are
>called. This could be good."
>
>Turns out he lives behind me and the tools are all sitting in his barn. I'm
>going over there tonight to check this out. I'll report back.
The fawn dips it's head for another cool drink of water. Close by, a
ripple of excitement runs down the sinuous body of the waiting
leopard. It creeps forward slowly - blending seemlessly, invisibly,
with surrounding brush.
Ummmm...."Meat for dinner".