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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 26329, member: 51&quot;]Back when Ebay was getting started, a friend who was much more experienced with antique sales, etc. counseled me to avoid selling stuff on behalf of others (much better to buy it outright and then do the selling yourself.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I went ahead an broke my own rule with a good friend (happens to be a lawyer) about 10 years ago. He had something he wanted to sell -- a pair of opera glasses from his mother&#039;s estate. Told me, &quot;I don&#039;t care what they sell for and you can keep the money.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>They were a nicer pair, but nothing crazy valuable, and as I recall they were in somewhat rough condition --but still brought $50 (In today&#039;s market you&#039;d be lucky to get $20.)</p><p><br /></p><p>But when the $50 came in, my friend totally freaked out because he thought they should have sold for a lot more! In fact, they had exceeded expectations compared to others selling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t get me started....</p><p><br /></p><p>And why should he care? He told me to &quot;keep the money&quot;.&nbsp; And this is a totally reasonable person on average.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s when the words for my good friend came back in my head.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know people have consignment stores and do this all the time, but one-on-one with a personal friend, with very few exceptions, I tend to avoid.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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