Please forgive that this is a bit long...
Thought I'd share a happy experience of our sale...
While it isn't always wonderful to have strangers walk through the house, one scene was delightful..
Through a notice I placed in a local forum, I received a reply from a lady asking if I had a queen size bed for sale. I replied that I did and she said she is disabled and she would like to drop by to see the bed..
OK.. A little back story.. We decided that all which didn't sell would be donated to a local thrift shop which does charity work. The only thing is, they will not take mattresses. Fearing I'd be stuck with a bed to dispose of, we decided to offer it at no cost to whomever would like to have it.
So... about 3 hours into the sale, the disabled lady and two gentlemen came. They all appeared to be in their late 70's and it was very obvious that they are aging hippies (meant in a very good way).. I took her to the bedroom and told her that, if she liked the bed, she could have it at no charge.. I asked one favor.. As we will be here until the end of the month, we would like to keep the bed as long as possible. She was very pleased and said they would be happy to pick it up on the 31st. Every one was happy..
Her husband came into the bedroom, looked around and asked her if she would like to have any of the furniture/wall hangings, etc. She said she really liked everything in the bedroom.. He asked me to make a deal.. We laughed and started bargaining.. He bought every single item in the room..
He then walked me into the living room, picking and handing to Jeannie, most all the price tags for kitchen items, decorations, etc.. He also picked out a recliner, bookcase and TV stand.. His wife laughed, watching him, as Jeannie got out her calculator and totaled everything.. This 82 year old, obvious hippy,
pulled a cloth bag from his pocket and counted out what he owed and we made arrangement for pickup..
I told him that I was amazed he bought so much.. He told me that, by giving the bed to his wife, I made her happy and he just wanted to take everything he believed they could use..
How is that for a fun sale??
Ross