Hick picked up some new merchandise for his Storage Unit Store at the auction Tuesday.
There's a decorative baseball-theme clock for the St. Louis Cardinals. And several belt buckles. I'm most intrigued by the silver buckle at the top, which says "White Castle Slider Pilot." For anyone who has never had a White Castle hamburger, they're greasy little things called "belly bombers." Hick paid $2 for it, and will ask $10. He paid $10 each for the two Harley Davidson belt buckles, and will ask $25 apiece. The panther was $2, asking $10, as was the "marijuana leaf," as Hick calls the other silver buckle. I don't know what kind of weed Hick has been smoking, but that doesn't look like a marijuana leaf to me...
Looks like Hick got a deal on Bic-like lighters. He paid $6 for all, and will get $1 per 2-pack. So he'll double his money. He didn't mention the batteries.
Here are some sports pennants. Hick paid $2 for all. He will ask $4 per pennant. I don't know how well they will sell. I suppose they will, or Hick wouldn't have bought them. Maybe they're collectibles. Especially that blue St. Louis Rams pennant, since the Rams have been out of St. Louis for a while now.
Lots of jewelry! Hick paid $13 for all, and will ask $2 each. Suitable for a child to give a beloved lady as a Christmas gift, perhaps...
One thing is pretty certain. Hick will recoup his investment, plus at least 50 cents.
Mrs. C's storage unit has cost me $6000 over the last 7 years. I wonder if Hick would bid on it sight unseen? I know there is some bedroom furniture from her parents that would cost at least $75 at a garage sale, also some bags of Legos and probably a clay handprint ashtray or two. Any offer considered but Ms. C can't know.
ReplyDeleteAre you hoping to get $6000.50 for it? Hick might offer you $100. That's what he paid per storage unit when he bought the 18 of them that started his whole business.
DeleteThe Pony will be needing one more bed for his second bedroom. He will have the headboard and frame of my mom's old bed, first used by Genius when he rented a college house.
We have our own collection of Legos. Nobody here is a smoker of any substance, so the handprint ashtrays would have to be re-purposed for something else. Maybe a spoon-holder to set on the free stove.
I won't tip off Mrs C, even if you are being particularly jerky to her.
I bet the whole lot will be gone before Christmas and Hick will have to buy more.
ReplyDeleteI am certain Hick will buy more, but not so certain all this will sell. Hick DOES sell to other sellers, so maybe that's how he'll get rid of it. Cut his asking price to sell a whole set, making room for new merchandise.
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