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Estate Sale - 11/7/2011 6:04:44 PM    toddrandolph   Posts: 295 Joined: 1/29/2010 From: Randolph, Ohio (near Akron) Status: offline It's the time of year when the sales are becoming few and far between, so when I saw an estate sale ad on craigs list not too far away I was all ready to go. The ad had all the elements of a good sale: parents estate, from out of town and must sell, no reasonable offer refused. Among the items listed was a bottle collection. I checked the local paper, no ad in there, and even the Akron paper, not there either, a good sign. So I arrived a little after 8, for the 9am listed starting time, thinking there wouldn't be many people there, but was dismayed to see the street lined with cars. The house seemed odd for an estate sale, with tires piled in front of the garage, a Bobcat on a trailer in the front yard, and piles of firewood everywhere, but since I already was there, I waited along with everyone else, dreaming of someone's dusty old bottle collection on the basement shelves full of good stuff but expecting the usual screw tops and ball perfect mason jars. The garage door opened at about 8:30 and immediately there was the sound of car doors slamming as a horde of bargain crazed yard sale shoppers and estate vultures descended upon the opening garage door. Someone yelled "where's the fishing stuff" (one of the listed items) before even reaching the garage, which held a dazed and confused homeowner who couldn't understand why his house was being surrounded by cars early on a Saturday morning. My guess is someone played a practical joke, which I and everyone else unwittingly became a part of. Funny, but disappointing. Anyone else ever had this happen? No it wasn't a wrong address, there were only a few houses on the street. Post #: 1

RE: Estate Sale - 11/7/2011 6:20:08 PM    MIdigger   Posts: 766 Joined: 3/3/2010 Status: offline Wow, I can understand your frustration. Ive never had that happen to me. However, I usually hit them when I can. I usually hit the rummages along my route and hit the estates later because its usually a mad house. Maybe you can hit another "good" one before the snow flies! (in reply to toddrandolph) Post #: 2

RE: Estate Sale - 11/7/2011 7:07:37 PM    accountantadam   Posts: 376 Joined: 5/2/2011 From: Chillicothe, Ohio Status: offline Now that is crazy. Never happened to me, although I have been to a few where they were totally unprepared for having a lot of people show up at the same time _____________________________ Looking for fruit/mason jars, any Bainbridge, Chillicothe, Hillsboro, Greenfield or Toledo Ohio bottles, items from Shurts Dairy in Mason, Ohio, as well as anything from the C.S. Bell company (Foundry from Hillsboro Ohio) (in reply to MIdigger) Post #: 3

RE: Estate Sale - 11/8/2011 8:58:51 AM    towhead Posts: 2682 Joined: 12/31/2004 From: GREAT LAKES Status: offline Did you try contacting the poster? -Julie < Message edited by towhead -- 11/8/2011 8:59:42 AM > (in reply to accountantadam) Post #: 4

RE: Estate Sale - 11/8/2011 1:18:46 PM    KBbottles Posts: 1445 Joined: 2/24/2010 From: South Brunswick, NJ Status: offline WOW That is crazy!!!  But what a great practical joke to play on someone.... Not so much a good joke for all the sale-hunters who got skunked.  (in reply to towhead) Post #: 5

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