20170715 1755 - yardsale haul - stuff - 175545

We got a decent amount of stuff this week.

 

Batman action figure, Finn The Human Adventure Time, Spongebob Squarepants wristband, Superman action figure, glow in the dark spiders, salad tongs, skeleton hands, stuffed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Raphael toy.

 

 

upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.

 

July 15, 2017.

 

 

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BACKSTORY: Got up around 7:15AM, made it out driving by 7:54AM and went out until 12:45PM for a total of 4.5 hours (stopped to eat and grocery shop). Spent $55.75 plus ~$4.42 gas for 53.5 miles of driving (30.6 mpg @ $2.53/G), for a total cost of $60.17. We drove to 19 yard sales, stopping at 18 (95%) of them. We made 56 purchases (81 items) for a total estimated value of $366.68, leading to a profit/savings of $310.93.So in essence, we multiplied our $55.75 investment by 6.58. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $354.42 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $310.93 in cash that we saved. How long does $310.93 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 4.5 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $62.19/hr as a couple or $31.09/hr per person.

 

 

THE TAKE:

 

* $5.00: steering wheels (2), GT Grant 14", Pontiac $15.375" (EV:$37.80 ($14.90 each))

 

* $5.00: storage unit, 3-drawers, white, 22x24.75x15.75" (EV:$23.57)

 

* $4.00: storage containers (2 at $2.00 each), Sterilite, white, 2051, 9x6x12.5" (EV:$19.26 ($9.63 each))

 

* $3.00: storage unit, 3-drawers, Sterilite, white, 12.5x24x14.5" (EV:$12.95)

 

* $3.00: storage unit, 3-drawers, purple with pink drawers, 7x8.25x8", including rubber band bracelets (30 bracelets, 5 rings, 3 necklaces, 5 keyrings) (EV:$17.84)

 

* $3.00: shirt, pink flowery (EV:$4.74)

 

* $3.00: shirt, black with orange flowers (EV:$5.98)

 

* $3.00: picture, wood, Wizard with crystal ball, pendant, dragon, boats and pegasus, 24x34x2", Raisin Board Crafts, 703-971-6738, 7712 Roxann Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, made out of wooden grape trays (EV:$37.15)

 

* $2.00: plastic tote with handle, blue top, 13x11.75x9" (EV:$5.74)

 

* $2.00: double lock storage container, Hefty, 15 quart, 16.5x7x12" (EV:$8.89)

 

* $2.00: toy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, plush, Raphael, 23x19" (EV:$16.69)

 

* $2.00: storage unit, 3-drawers, gray, frame broken, 22x23.75x15.5" (EV:$23.57)

 

* $2.00: makeup, blush, Smashbox Image Factory Air Blush, .28 oz (EV:$10.98)

 

* $2.00: Eric Vergo's Pentagram (like a Rubik's cube that is shaped in a pentagram) (EV:$42.74)

 

* $2.00: bag holder, wall-mounting, chrome, 15.5x6.625x3.75" (EV:$7.50)

 

* $2.00: party light, spinning string, HPI Can You Imagine (EV:$3.49)

 

* $2.00: storage container & baby rings, latching lid with blue handle, 11.5x8.5x6" (EV:$12.95)

 

* $1.00: storage bin, 16x11x10.75" (EV:$4.79)

 

* $1.00: incense, Lick Me All Over, Blunt Effects, 12 sticks (EV:$0.20)

 

* $1.00: incense, Frankincense & Myrrh, Blunt Effects, 12 sticks (EV:$0.20)

 

* $1.00: 21 plastic hangers ($2.63 based on the 8-packs from the Dollar Store)

 

* $0.50: drums, bongos, 13.5", wood (EV:$9.50)

 

* $0.50: skeleton hands, tongs, Greenbriar Int'l, barcode 639277140135 (EV:$5.55)

 

* $0.50: cake topper (2), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Leonardo and Rafael, 2014 Viacom, 3x2" (EV:$2.32 ($1.16 each based off $6.99 for 6))

 

* $0.50: nail polish, fortifying base & top coat, Sally Hanson Ultimate Shield (EV:$4.99)

 

* $0.50: wet wipes container, 6x4.5x3" (EV:$2.31)

 

* $0.25: hula hoop, 22.5", purple, blue, yellow striped ($1 at the Dollar Store)

 

* $0.25: spiders, glow in the dark, 100 ct, Greenbriar Int'l, barcode 639277826534 (EV:$2.51)

 

* $0.25: headband, black with lace bow, 6x2" (EV:$1.89)

 

* $0.25: pillow, poop emoji, brown, 9.5x11.x3" (EV:$4.88)

 

* $0.25: toy, stuffed, Garfield 9x7" (EV:$4.25)

 

* $0.20: toy, Rainbow Dash (2 at $0.10 each), real hair tail, hard mane, McDonald's, 2.3.75x3" (EV:$4.99)

 

* $0.10: toy, Pinkie Pie, Equestria Girls, 5.375x3", 1 movable joint, real hair ponytail, 2015 Hasbro (EV:$7.00)

 

* $0.10: action figure, Batman, 4x2.25", 9 movable joints (EV:$5.00)

 

* $0.10: toy, Pinkie Pie, real hair tail, hard mane, McDonald's, 2.25x3.25" (EV:$3.49)

 

* $0.10: toy, Fluttershy, real hair tail, hard mane, McDonald's, 2x3" (EV:$3.49)

 

* $0.10: action figure, Superman, big fists, 4.25x2", 9 movable joints (EV:$1.66)

 

* $0.10: action figure, Spider-man, 4x1.5", 5 movable joints (EV:$0.86)

 

* $0.10: toy, Adventure Time, Finn, McDonald's, long arms and legs, 5.25x5" (EV:$5.50)

 

* $0.10: hair brush cleaner, ConAir, #95288, 2015 (EV:$0.30)

 

* $FREE: activity book, My Little Pony (EV:$3.20)

 

* $FREE: coloring book, giant, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Crayola 18 pages, 3 Crayola crayons: red violet, banana mania, olive green (EV:$5.85)

 

* $FREE: wrist band, Spongebob (EV:$0.49 ($1.95 for 4)). Given to Sean.

 

* $FREE: skull, yellow, sticky, 2.75x2.125" (EV:$)

 

* $FREE: nail polish, Avon Nailwear Pro, sheer french pink, N606 (EV:$3.99)

 

* $FREE: nail polish, Avon Nailwear Pro+, cotton candy (EV:$3.99)

 

* $FREE: drink cozy, Nightmare Before Christmas (EV:$8.15)

 

* $FREE: eye cream (2), Avon Solutions Plus, 0.5 fl oz (EV:$9.70)

 

* $FREE: wood furnisher cleaner and polish, Franklin Cleaning Technology, 16 fl oz (mostly full) (EV:$8.08)

 

* $FREE: band-aid travel container, Flexible Fabric memory ware, containing 8 band-aids (EV:$1.19)

 

* $FREE: phone case, space, 2.375x4.625" (EV:$0.85)

 

* $FREE: vitamin c concentrate packet, Emergen-C, .32oz (EV:$3.50)

 

* $FREE: single-use thermometer, NexTemp (EV:$0.55 ($5.49 for 10))

 

* $FREE: sunscreen sample, Banana Boat Sport, SPF30, .4 fl oz ($0.00)

 

* $FREE: scarf/tie hanger, 28 rings, beige (EV:$5.99)

 

 

Done