It's a Daniel Dakota brand, the least valuable of the three big grandfather clock companies. They're sold at Walmart and other chains. Hick says this one is solid wood, not veneer. I think that design on the face is called a Blue Moon pattern. I haven't found any grandfathers just like this one as I've perused internet clocks. That little burst pattern up top, and the design at the bottom, add appeal. Hick has listed this noble chronometer for $160.
Well, Sunday was almost good news/bad news for Hick. Even Steven has to keep him in line somehow, I suppose, with worry if nothing stronger. Hick had earned about $35 at his Storage Unit Store, which is not great, but not too bad for a Sunday in November with the temperature at 37 degrees. He went to my old work town to an auction around noon. While there, he saw a gun he really wanted to buy, but the auction was going slow. Then a lady messaged him about his GRANDFATHER CLOCK that he has on Buy/Sell/Trade.
Long story not much shorter...Hick said he'd meet her at his Storage Unit Store, where the Grandfather resides, which is also a public venue with security cameras, so people feel safe making transactions there. Hick was afraid the gun wouldn't come up for auction until after he left. So he asked the guy how much he'd take for it, and the guy said, "$100." Hick said he'd take it, but the guy said it had to go through the auction, since it was already listed. Things sped up a little then, and after much stressing, Hick bid and bought the gun for $110. Then he rushed over to the Storage Unit Store.
Within 5 minutes, the lady wanting the clock arrived. SHE LOVED IT! She asked Hick if he would take any less than the $150 he had listed it for on Buy/Sell/Trade. According to Hick:
"I knew nobody had even looked at it for six months. So I told her I'd take $125. That made her happy. She asked if her husband could lift it, since he has a bad back. I told her it was pretty light, and one person can handle it. So they took it. An hour later, she sent me a message saying how much she loved that clock, and how it looks perfect in the space she had for it. That was kind of nice, to know how much she loves that clock."
Hick is an old softy. Or else he just doesn't like parting with his stuff unless he knows it goes to a good home.
I don't think they are as popular as they used to be, but I like them. That is a nice looking clock, $125 seem like a very fair price.
ReplyDeleteYeah, these young whippersnappers don't know how to tell time on a clock face. If it was a DIGITAL grandfather clock, they might want it.
DeleteHicks has a soft heart indeed. It is hard to give up something like that. We had to do that when we moved. But I took photos of those things, so I guess I still have them.
ReplyDeleteWell, you know what they say, "Soft heart, soft head!" Oh, wait. It's only ME who says that, and in regards to Hick. He DOES hate to let go of his stuff. I had trouble letting go of my mom's things, and my sister the ex-mayor's wife had it worse.
DeleteI think both statements in your final paragraph are true. Hick is an old softy who cares about where his quality goods are going.
ReplyDeleteYes, he wants them to go to a good home. This clock certainly did!
DeleteI know what you mean about giving stuff up as I continue to down size in order to fit into tight quarters. Knowing where the stuff is going does help.
ReplyDeleteYes, at least you can imagine your stuff having a happy life without you.
DeleteWith the clock gone, that leaves room for...WHAT?
ReplyDeleteHick says now he can turn around a shelf it was sitting by, so customers can see the merchandise from the door.
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