UpInTheHills
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posted on October 19, 2000 08:39:20 PM
I can't believe it. I had a shelf FULL of stuff that is listed on e-bay just come crashing down into my lap. I had to cancel bids and cancel 8 of my auctions because the stuff is now in pieces. A couple of these things were going to do really well.
In fact one of them I had someone ask me last night if I'd cancel and sell to them. (I'd listed it one hour before that.) I told them no, wonder if they still want it.
This is a first for me. I emailed all of the bidders before canceling their bids to tell them what was up. I took a picture of all this broken stuff to prove to someone if they think I was canceling because I wasn't getting enough. Now I think I need a drink.
I just had to vent all of this. Thanks for listening.
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amy
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posted on October 19, 2000 08:45:40 PM
Upinthe hills..5 years down the road this will just be an amusing story you tell your friends.
But for now...go ahead and cry...it is a real tragedy. I'm so sorry!
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luckybunch
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posted on October 19, 2000 08:46:12 PM
That sucks.
I can relate. I've had my 85 pound dalmatian "feast" on some of my prize auctions while they were running.
My opinion? Take a hammer to the pile. Can't do much harm now, right?
Tomorrow is a new day.
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EyeOfNute
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posted on October 19, 2000 08:46:24 PM
UpInTheHills
Have a drink on me....You need it.
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Julesy
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posted on October 19, 2000 08:56:43 PM
So sorry, UpInTheHills... 
I can relate, too; last winter, while taking photos, my beast-like cat decided to "make friends" with two expensive leather bags from my inventory that had a combined value of approx $400. I nearly neutered the beast a second time...
One day you WILL laugh about this. Sleep on it, for now; it won't look as bad in the am.
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eventer
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posted on October 19, 2000 09:01:25 PM
Sell the pieces on ebay..people sometimes make jewelry & items from them. When you get lemons, make lemonade!
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Glenda
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posted on October 19, 2000 09:15:59 PM
What Eventer said... there is somebody who buys some really expensive pottery (with gold flecks or something) and then smashes it and makes walkways out of the shards.
Put everything up as one lot of broken stuff and see what happens. You've already got the picture ...
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kitsch1
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posted on October 19, 2000 09:17:29 PM
Bummer! Do what eventer suggested, take a mallet to the mess. Break it up into little pieces, get some frustration out...and sell the pieces on ebay to pay for that bottle of Jack Daniels you should no doubt be starting on about now 
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UpInTheHills
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posted on October 19, 2000 09:19:47 PM
Well, thank you all. Actually, now that my shoulders aren't in knots anymore, I'm not as upset.
I do appreciate the drink EyeOfNute.
I thought about the mosiac angle too eventer. May do that with some of the glassware.
Gonna go take a long hot bath, lock the kids and hubby out, and read a book. Night all.
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minx47
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posted on October 20, 2000 08:37:48 AM
OOH, so sorry for your misfortune....I guess I would turn into "Donald Duck"  if that happened here....I do have a question though. Would your homeowners insurance cover that?? I don't know much about that kind of stuff but it would be worth checking out? Just a thought.....Pam
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Shoshanah
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posted on October 20, 2000 09:58:08 AM
Oh! My!...So sorry!...Can you save any of it? Can any be restored? Hopefully, it is covered in your Home Owner's policy...I just bought some great German Chocolates...I'll share...
When doing shows, I once saw a dealer's shelves (glass and mirrors) totally collapse...She lost over $100,000.00 of merchandise! Maybe some Californians were at the particular Hillsborough show, and remember it?
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Shosh
http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/rifkah/
[ edited by Shoshanah on Oct 20, 2000 09:59 AM ]
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UpInTheHills
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posted on October 20, 2000 11:33:12 AM
Well, it doesn't look quite as bad today. I did have three people e-mail me asking why I'd canceled an auction. This is the one the guy wanted to buy before the auction ended. Guess I'll always wonder how it would've done.
The rest of it isn't really any great loss. Just irritates me that a piece (well, six pieces) of glass managed to make it through over 50 years without getting broken. At least until I got MY hands on them.
I don't think the homeowners insurance would be worth the effort. All I can prove is how much I paid for this stuff (about $20.00) not what it might have brought at auction. I will deduct it from my taxes though.
Now, do you know anyone that wants some really cool mosiac supplies?
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captainkirk
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posted on October 20, 2000 11:43:45 AM
Don't discount your homeowners insurance quite yet..if you have "replacement value" coverage, they are supposed to reimburse you for what it would cost you to replace any items covered, which, theoretically, is AT LEAST what you could sell them for on ebay. (it should cover the cost to purchase at retail of the item) It is worth a quick policy read/phone call.
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