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<p>[QUOTE="johnnycb09, post: 160702, member: 27"]Im not a reseller in that sense of the word , only occasionally have I done so , so my advice is this ... have a set amount to spend , in my case $20 , and stick to it ! Unless of course its a Picasso or Storr silver , and how often have you really run across those ? I dont buy anything chipped or cracked , or like an above poster said , has to be fixed , cause the reality is it piles up and I never get it done ! I guess if I had to make a living at it Id be more motivated . Ive passed up some really nice stuff because it was over my limit , some Ive bitterly regretted , but for the most part Ive gotten some great things for nothing wich helps with the sting of not buying that $100 item that was probably worth a $1000 . As for my " collections " , I do a bi annual clear out and only keep the things I truly love , and my local thrifts are happy when I roll up with yet more stuff . I stay away from furniture for the most part , its too expensive to recover and often smells really badly of nicotine or pets . I cant tell you the number of times Ive drug in artwork or a table and my house starts reeking .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnnycb09, post: 160702, member: 27"]Im not a reseller in that sense of the word , only occasionally have I done so , so my advice is this ... have a set amount to spend , in my case $20 , and stick to it ! Unless of course its a Picasso or Storr silver , and how often have you really run across those ? I dont buy anything chipped or cracked , or like an above poster said , has to be fixed , cause the reality is it piles up and I never get it done ! I guess if I had to make a living at it Id be more motivated . Ive passed up some really nice stuff because it was over my limit , some Ive bitterly regretted , but for the most part Ive gotten some great things for nothing wich helps with the sting of not buying that $100 item that was probably worth a $1000 . As for my " collections " , I do a bi annual clear out and only keep the things I truly love , and my local thrifts are happy when I roll up with yet more stuff . I stay away from furniture for the most part , its too expensive to recover and often smells really badly of nicotine or pets . I cant tell you the number of times Ive drug in artwork or a table and my house starts reeking .[/QUOTE]
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