"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
05/29/2020 at 09:46 • Filed to: None
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"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
05/29/2020 at 09:46 • Filed to: None | 2
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They open at 9 but I got here at 7. They weren’t giving out queue numbers yet, but some people started making numbers to get numbers. Hand written numbers. A little weird and done by the people waiting, not the people running the sale. At what point do you barge in and grab an official number? I don’t know if I’m in the right, but I managed to grab #16 FWIW.
I still don’t know how this is going to work so I’m just winging it at this point. I’ve got the address saved in Google maps so I can come back over the next few days as prices drop.
I’m a little groggy right now having worked on the new computer all night. I'll probably get a haircut after this and then grab a few more computer parts and then go home and go to sleep. I figure that I'll sleep until 6 or 7, work on the computer all night and then sleep during the day again. Needless to say I have very little understanding of day of the week or time of day, only focusing on getting my unemployment claim in on time...
fintail
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
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Good luck! These things vary by region, but here, most estate sale companies allow in 15-25 people at once, and then allow more in as others leave. I hope yours isn’t in the first group!
The usual scenario here is a list formed by the first person who arrives, and the sale operator doesn’t regulate the list. Often the list is formed before the address is released, as there can be hints in the ad about the location of the sale (pic of the house, item with the name of the owner of the house, etc). The last sale I attended had a hint, and I arrived before the address was published. I was #2, and got some nice redline Hot Wheels to flip. I got there at about 4:50 am (sale started at 8, address listed at 5).
When the sale opens, ask one of the workers where the items you want are, and make a beeline for it - people will literally be running for what they want.