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We stopped at a yardsale on the way back from Magill's at 3PM. It was pretty late for a yardsale, but apparently, it didn't start until 11AM.
SUMMARY: 9 purchases (9 items) costing $13.00:
THE TAKE:
* $5.00: hoe, flat, longer handle
* $5.00: hoe, flat, shorter handle
* $1.00: laser pointer toy, Interactive Pet Laser Toy, Animal Planet, 2201020 (2294965), 694202230466 (EV:$20.99)
* $0.25: action figure, Star Wars, Jar-Jar Binks, 2 bendable joints, 5" high, LucasFilm LTD, 0325
* $0.25: action figure, Batman, rubber cape, malleable, 6" high, "Warning, Do not throw out of water" (s06) Possibly some sort of water toy
* $0.25: action figure, The Flash, 5.5" "Warning, Do not throw out of water" (s06) Possibly some sort of water toy
* $0.25: action figure, Sinestro, 4.5", 5 bendable joints, (s04)
* $0.25: action figure, Superman, 4", 8 bendable joints, 287908
* $0.25: action figure, Superman, push button for swinging arms, 4.375"
Batman action figure, Jar Jar Binks action Figure, Sinestro action figure, Superman action figure, The Flash action figure.
comics: The Green Lantern. movie: Star Wars.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 2, 2016.
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Blacklight Flutteryay.
glowing in the blacklight.
Fluttershy keychain, flutteryay.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
yay.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 4, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Some people will slap "pony" on anything and market.
For example: All the terrible instrumental electronic music that has nothing to do with My Little Pony other than some stupid interprative title related to the show. Along the lines of "My Bad Techno Is Relevant Because I Jerked Off To Rainbow Dash While Thinking Of It". It is the worst.
So anyway, pony nail polish. Really? What the fuck?
Applejack, Fluttershy, Pie Pinkie, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle.
fingernail polish.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
"But eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain! CHOCOLATE RAIN!" -Pinkie Pie's chaotic-neutral, chaos-embracing moment from the show's early years.
Pinkie Pie painting, chocolate rain.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours onthe way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
PowerPuff Girls meets My Little Pony. I still think they should have titled this "The Ponypuff Girls" and not "The Powerpuff Pnoies".
Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup.
Blossom painting, Bubbles Buttercup.cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic. cartoon: PowerPuff Girls.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Rarities cosplayers seem kinkier on average, I think it's the repressed-librarian / horn-rimmed glasses look. They're always doing short skirts and such. Well, maybe just this girl, but still. It's a Rarity-sterotype in my mind. Usually the girls who cosplay Rarity are hotter than the girls who cosplay other characters. Just pointing something out.
Rarity costume, measuring tape, pincushion.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
We got a decent amount of stuff this week.
Fluttershy My Little Pony, Leonardo cake topper, Pinkie Pie My Little Pony, Rainbow Dash My Little Pony, Raphael cake topper, Rubik Eric Vergo's Pentagram puzzle, Rubik's Eric Vergo's Pentagram puzzle, bongos, drink Jack Skellington cozy, skull, storage units, string light.
cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. cartoon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. movie: Nightmare Before Christmas.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
July 15, 2017.
... Read my blog at clintjcl at wordpress dot com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress dot com
... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/
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)
We bought the Pinkie Pie "She's an evil enchantress and she does evil dances...watch out!" shotglass, which doesn't seem to be in this picture but will show up later.
Apple Bloom, Derpy, Doctor Whooves, Pinkie Pie, Princess Luna, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle.
Apple Bloom shotglass, Derpy shotglass, Doctor Whooves shotglass, Pinkie Pie shotglass, Princess Luna shotglass, Rainbow Dash shotglass, Rarity shotglass, Scootaloo shotglass, Sweetie Belle shotglass, cutie mark, shotglasses.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com
BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Photoshoot of the toys and the blacklight CD holder.
glowing in the blacklight.
Pinkie Pie My Little Pony, Rainbow Dash My Little Pony, Rarity My Little Pony, Trixie My Little Pony.
cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 30, 2016.
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... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/
BACKSTORY: We forgot to take any of the stats for this yardsale expedition, including the time we got up and the mileage we drove. There were 9 addresses in our preplanned route.
THE TAKE:
* $50.00: guitar, electric, gray, Greg Bennett Design, Cobra, CA2, 22 frets (EV:$249.00) gregbennettguitars.com/guitars/electric/cobra-series/
* $20.00: pool, kids, inflatable, 8'x30", Little Tikes, 602071 including air pump, Intex #68612T, double quick, barcode 078257304448 (EV:$41.99)
* $15.00: "Halloween costume" consisting of some leather clothes, leg warmers, chains, nipple clamps, cock ring, collars, spreader bar, restraints, etc. Halloween costume, indeed. We're onto you.
* $15.00: camping chairs (3), 2 green & 1 blue, 1 drink holder (EV:$20.64 ($6.88 each))
* $10.00: crockpot, 12x9" red, big, Rival, model SCV702 (EV:$23.99)
* $10.00: stand, drum, snare, Ross, 26" high, but is adjustable to higher (EV:$37.99)
* $10.00: lamp, floor, green, regular lightbulb, very generic
* $10.00: lamp, floor, black, double lamp head, wobbly, Intertek 4005791, model 18215-008, etl model f00228 ETL # 4005791
* $10.00: scooter (2), metal, 2 wheels, Razor, one with orange handlebars and the name Gabriel Ramiscal written on it, one with red handlebars (EV:$22.99)
* $8.00: lamp, floor, halogen, thick, black, little bit of glass trim, probably 6'2" height, untested
* $7.00: fan, box, 20-inch, Lasko, 5-blades, model 3733, barcode 046013311900 (EV:$16.99)
* $6.00: snow shovel, electric, Power Shovel Plus, Toro, Model # 38360, serial # 230039372 1234 (EV:$99.00)
* $5.00: scooter, 4 wheels, yellow, Fuzion Board (EV:$72.67)
* $5.00: shelf, 4 shelves, wood, stained, including brackets, 31x23.75x4.5"
* $5.00: Blacklight CD holder, Kohl's (EV:$29.99 price tag)
* $4.00: blacklight fixture, including bulb, manual switch. 18". Labeled as "fish tank equipment".
* $3.00: packing tape (3 huge doublewide rolls), 1 is 3M Scotch brand, other 2 generic
* $2.00: soaps (36), various hotel soaps
* $2.00: scooter, 4 wheels, wood, TCH Board, with colorful mural on bottom, 77207 @2001 I.D. 77207-0320, max 100lbs
* $2.00: timer, indoor-outdoor, Righttech 75202, barcode 053922752021 (EV:$4.40 price tag)
* $2.00: compass, digital, Eddie Bauer, barcode 015286598806, 97043-27
* $2.00: handle, Bag Grabbit, Item# BG50, barcode 699935000171, CBC Products,
* $2.00: mirror, wood frame, 21x39"
* $2.00: Auto Cool solar-powered ventilation system, including cup holder organizer, As Seen On TV, Allstar Products Group, AC011106, barcode 740275000427
* $1.50: dishes, plate, bowl, hard plastic, G.I. Joe Rise Of The Cobra movie, Zak! Designs, bowl 5.5" diameter, plate 8" diameter
* $1.50: toy, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Rarity, plastic, hair, moving head, 2013, 8.5x5", C-029A
* $1.00: shovel, dirt, Sears D718772, 9.5x11
* $1.00: snow shovel, plastic, blue 17x13
* $1.00: toy, MyLittle Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Trixie, hard plastic, hat, 2014, ~7x6.5", A222
* $1.00: Pinkie Pie, plastic, hair, moving head, 2010, 6x4", C-029A
* $1.00: light, worklight, hanging, orange extension cord and outlet, on/off switch, for attic
* $0.75: 6-outlet surge protector, with cord, Ruby, Curtis Manufacturing Co., serial # R035746
* $0.50: Pinkie Pie, plastic, hair with tinsel, moving head, 2012, 4.5x3", mi-065v1
* $0.50: Fluttershy, moving head, 3.25x2.25", 2010
* $0.50: Applejack, hair, with hat, moving head, 3.5x2.25", 2010
* $0.50: Rainbow Dash, hair, moving head, 3.5x2.25", 5/1/20162010
* $0.50: Lyra, hair, moving head, 3.5x2.5", 2010
* $0.50: action figure, Joker, on motorcycle, ejectable, 3.5x2.5"
* $0.50: action figure, Adventure Time, Finn, with moving arm holding sword, McDonalds, 3.5x3, s14
* $0.25: 3-piece clamp, yellow, Pittsburgh, small 1/8" to 5/16", medium 1/2" to 3/4", large 3/4" to 2.5", item 97578, barcode 792363975780, limited lifetime warranty (EV:$9.88 price tag)
* $0.25: hanging bracket, 9" straight plant bracket, Country Blacksmith, HoldAll (EV:$3.96 price tag)
* $0.25: light bulb, stained glass
* $0.25: surge protector, 1 outlet, GE SurgePro, E102453 VSP101NS
* $0.25: extension cord, gray, including a 2-prong-to-3-prong converter
* $0.10: clamps (4), mini, green, 2" total size
* $0.10: glue, gun glue, Uncle Mike's Gun-Tite, loctite, Atlantic Guns price tag (EV:$4.35 price tag) Gift for Matthew or Paul.
* $0.10: jar, green, locking lid, 5.5x4"
* $FREE: lanyard, white, Insopad (EV:$0.05)
* $FREE: kite string, Premier
* $FREE: thermometer, color changing, Cooked Per-fect, Burton, 15091, barcode 085628150917
* $FREE: comforter bag.
Spontaneous parade. I think they are singing the Cutie Mark Crusader theme.
chanting, marching, singing.
parade.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
people.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
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.
... Read my blog at clintjcl at wordpress dot com
... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress dot com
... Read my yard sale-related blogposts at clintjcl dot wordpress dot com/category/yard-sales/
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)
Free hats!
It was a really good haul this week. A guy had sooooooo much comic book stuff that he was giving away for free because he didn't want to take it back inside.
We accidentally ended up at an estate sale for a dead friend. That was kind of dark.
We saw a yard setting up a bunch of chairs and we were wondering what that was about. Turns out, it's a Burner Peace Love & Ice Cream yearly party where they play music and have about 70 of their friends over. We didn't know the people there, but they knew of MakePeace Manor.
Spanker Drive is a funny name for a street.
Darth Vader hat, Spider-Man hat, Spongebob, Superman hat, chrome skull, digital picture frame, head massager, horseshoes, kit box, party light.
comics: Superman. movie: Star Wars.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
June 3, 2017.
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BACKSTORY: Got up around 6:35AM, made it out driving by 7:39 AM and went out until 1:28, and then again from 2:07 to 2:36 for a total of ~6 hours. Spent $143.15 plus ~$5.53 gas for 64.3 miles of driving (25.8 mpg @ $2.22/G), for a total cost of $148.68. We drove to 65 yard sales, stopping at 39 (60%) of them. We made 115 purchases (150 items) for a total estimated value of $1,400.57, leading to a profit/savings of $245.74. So in essence, we multiplied our $148.68 investment by 9.58. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $1,400.57 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $1,228.72 in cash that we saved. How long does $ of disposable income take to earn, vs the 6 hrs we spent here?). Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $245.74/hr as a couple or $122.87/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
* $30.00: outdoor heater (EV:$99.98)
* $15.00: cymbals, 14" hi hat, Pearl CX300, (EV:$9.99), 18" crash/ride, Pearl CX300 (EV:$24.99)
* $12.00: tote bag of assorted body washes. Tote bag has 6 divisions 10x10x7.625", Suave cocoa butter & shea 15 fl oz (2), St Ives Indulgent coconut milk 13.5 fl oz, Johnson's Body Care Forever fresh 20.3 fl oz (2), Olay Body age defying 23.6 fl oz, Yardley London English Lavender 12 fl oz., Olay moisturinse 15.2 fl oz, Old Spice body spray 3.75 oz, John Frieda Frizz-Ease hair serum 1.69 fl oz. (2), John Frieda Shine Shock leave-on perfecting glosser 2.4 oz, Escada Sentiment lotion 1.7 fl oz (2), TRESemme no frizz shine spray 4.25 fl oz. (EV:$15 if you get the stuff from the Dollar Store)
* $10.00: metal box, silver colored, Promaster, with shoulder strap, foam inside, 18x13.5x6 (EV:$21.99)
* $5.00: digital picture frame, Omnitech 15242-US, 13" screen, power supply: Accurian cat no 12-200 model DSA-15P-12 (EV:$11.27)
* $5.00: toy, mechanical construction digger, rideable and controllable (EV:$44.99)
* $4.00: shelves (2), blue, 31x11.5x12" (EV:$14.39)
* $4.00: party light, Discobeams, Spencers, 5x1.25" (EV:$29.99 price tag)
* $4.00: shelves, wire, white: 12x12x47.25", 5 shelves, green: 10.75x12x23.75" 8 4x2 shelves (EV:$17.99), but ours is not modular like this. They're just one unit.
* $3.00: horseshoes, molded PVC, Sportcraft Model 08017 (EV:$22.49)
* $3.00: lava lamp, silver, magenta lava (EV:$9.97)
* $3.00: power strip surge protector, 6-outlets, circuit breaker (EV:$3.24)
* $3.00: light, portable track light, model 1953, issue no bh-49 880, including flood lightbulb (EV:$19.99)
* $3.00: boom box, Sanyo, M7130K (EV:$14.95 price tag)
* $3.00: nails/screws (3), 3 boxes of assorted nails and screws (EV:$~6.00 (~$3 each))
* $2.50: costume, Playful Pirate, size M/L, barcode 023168251343 (EV:$27.99 price tag)
* $2.00: power strip, GE, 6-outlets, black, smaller than most (EV:$3.24)
* $2.00: power strip, 6-outlets, white (EV:$3.24)
* $2.00: lamp, clip, green, model # 30011-GRN, manufacture date: 200503 (EV:$7.97)
* $2.00: electronic fly swatter, yellow, item 62540, serial number 2215-36747 (EV:$9.99)
* $2.00: step stool, off-white, Rubbermaid, 12.5x15.5x9.5", LS-4200-P3-BISQU / barcode 071691224204 (EV:$11.96)
* $2.00: bathmat, for the tub, dark gray, 30.5x14.75" (EV:$8.98)
* $2.00: solar light, OnTel Ever Brite, As Seen On TV, 2016, EBMOPKG10116-CCC, barcode 735541008207 (EV:$6.00)
* $1.00: game, roleplaying game, Gamma World (EV:$39.99 price tag)
* $1.00: hula skirt, Aloha Hawaii Lei, Natural Raffia, Adult: 31" waist, 28" length, barcode 747448310307 (EV:$3.99)
* $1.00: extension cord, 6-feet, gray (EV:$4.29)
* $1.00: belt, black with small silver studs (EV:$15.00)
* $1.00: coasters, mirror (2), square, 4" (EV:$5.98 ($2.99 each))
* $1.00: horseshoes, foam, Aviva, only one stake with base (EV:$14.47)
* $1.00: hat, top hat, SuperGirl, Pink, plushy, with pink faux fur rim, Six Flags (EV:$8.00)
* $1.00: milk crate, brown, Borden Orlando (EV:$3.82)
* $1.00: milk crate, red, Shenandoah's Pride (EV:$3.82)
* $1.00: shelf, wood color (unpainted), 31x11.5x12" (EV:$14.39)
* $1.00: storage unit, white, 2-drawers, Itso, 14.625x14.625x15" (EV:$24.97)
* $1.00: toy, tank, camouflage, 11x6x5", Hasbro, 1998, United States, 5 SXT25507-HD USA, C001-D (EV:$27.90)
* $1.00: fitted sheet & 4 pillowcases, Queen size, burgundy color (EV:$14.35)
* $1.00: storage unit, drawer, cloth, green, 15.125x9x15.375" (EV:$3.20)
* $1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing a string, 31.25" long, 14.125x10.250x2.250" body, red finish with orange flames, FG3087 (EV:$18.71)
* $1.00: toy guitar, flat plastic, red & black, Wowwee Paper Jamz Pro Series guitar, 2010, 6288, has USB and a phone jack? maybe that's for the separate amp. (EV:$29.65)
* $1.00: toy guitar, flat plastic, white, WowWee Paper Jamz Instant Rockstar, 2009, this one does not have the USB or phone jack hookups (EV:$29.65)
* $0.75: lightbulb, Sylvania Soft White 3-way lightbulb 30-70-100W (EV:$3.98)
* $0.50: Spongebob Squarepants, vibrating, Burger King, 2002, 4x3.25" not including cloth feet, 5x3.25" including feet (EV:$4.03)
* $0.50: mask, Batman, glasses style, McDonald's (EV:$1.29)
* $0.25: train whistle, wood, Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Summerton, CO (EV:$4.99)
* $0.25: gold twigs (EV:$6.99)
* $0.10: Slinky, plastic, rainbow, butterfly shape, 3" (EV:$21.64)
* $0.10: stirrer, Fusionbrands Stirstik, 2011, gray plastic paint-stirrer with purple rubbery coating, item # 8038-147, barcode 891078001590 (EV:$6.95)
* $0.10: Smurf, rubbery, Grumpy, big head, little body, 1.5x2", 2012, lafigb.vimps tech4kios.com onl4w257 Canada (EV:$1.00)
* $0.10: paint, orange, Krylon, Industrial Tough Coat, (EV:$1.99 price tag)
* $FREE: Mr. Beer home brewing kit, makes 2 gallons of beer, keg, bottles, mixing kit for Bewitched Amber Ale 2.86lbs that expired on 20150627 (EV:$29.99)
* $FREE: hat, Spider-Man, BabyGap, size S/M (EV:$29.95)
* $FREE: head massager, Crafted Imports, handle: 2.7x0.3", short arm: 5", long arm: 6.5", Walgreen, WIC#: 950094 2302030, barcode 049022918207 (EV:$1.99)
* $FREE: hat, Dare Devil/Punisher reversible (EV:$16.95)
* $FREE: hat, Star Wars, Darth Vader (EV:$8.54)
* $FREE: skull, metal, flat, tin, Terminator 2, T2 (EV:$6.75)
* $FREE: hat, Iron Man (EV:$7.98)
* $FREE: ice mold, 20 Sided Die, LootCrate Exclusive, ~3" (EV:$5.82)
* $FREE: window (2), mirrored, 22.75x32.625x.75" (EV:$12.59)
* $FREE: mirror (2), 24x30" and 18x24" (EV:$22.55)
* $FREE: toy rocket, Stomp Rocket JrGlow air powered rocket, The D&L Company, www.stomprocket.com, 2008, barcode 795516200050 (EV:$14.75)
* $FREE: poster, Star Wars 7 The Force Awakens, RP1401 Pick 40, shrinkwrapped, barcode 882663040148 (EV:$8.99)
* $FREE: poster, Marvel Heros, Reinders, shrinkwrapped, A30/234/18023 234 PP31736 130312 (EV:$5.47)
* $FREE: poster, Star Trek Into Darkness, Imax (EV:$17.99)
* $FREE: drum, First Act Discovery, blue, 8.5" (EV:$25.65)
* $FREE: viewfinder, View-Master 3-D, blue, Fisher Price, 1988, T5410 0682T1, including viewmaster inserts: Dora The Explorer 2008 Viacom, The Space Shuttle B: 34079-9039, The Space Shuttle C: 34079-9029, Toy Story 3 T3982 (NRFB), Cars W2131 (NRFB) (EV:$12.97)
* $FREE: Brita filter pitcher, large size, white, top is a little warped (EV:$9.79)
* $FREE: Brita filter (2) (EV:$11.98)
* $FREE: toy, magnetized Spider-Man gyro spinner (EV:$3.98)
* $FREE: tin, butter cookies, 5.125x2.75", Christmas (EV:$7.56)
* $FREE: container, plastic, clear with white lid, 2.5x2.125x1.5"(EV:$0.27)
* $FREE: trading cards, Marvel Iron Man 3 movie, www.upperdeck.com, KA040913, barcode 053334807784 (still in pack) (EV:$2.86)
* $FREE: stickers, Tetris, 147 stickers, Paladone, PP2274TT, barcode 5032331036156 (NRFB) (EV:$4.90)
* $FREE: baby mirror, Munchkin, gray suede edges, 12.25x9.375" (EV:$7.99)
* $FREE: bucket, pink with hearts, 1-800-Flowers.Com, 4.25x5" (EV:$3.64)
* $FREE: carpet pad, gray 26x13.5", 24.5x13.5" (EV:$3.56)
* $FREE: poster, Beyond, 11x17" (EV:$7.95)
* $FREE: door stop alarm, Radio Shack, 490-0427, barcode 040293167707 (EV:$10.91). Got from Lynn, from BlondeJamesBond's estate sale.
* $FREE: toy, Iron Man, Hasbro, 2012, 7 moveable joints, 5"4.875", #A4180 (EV:$11.96)
* $FREE: toy, Snoopy & Woodstock, The Peanuts Movie, McDonald's, #10 (NRFB) (EV:$4.17)
* $FREE: toy, Mario Brothers, Luigi, 2013, McDonald's, 3.5x2.5" (EV:$17.25)
* $FREE: toy, Mario Brothers, Mario with wall, 2013, McDonald's, 3.5x2.5" (EV:$17.83). Ours is missing the coin and stand.
* $FREE: toy, candy fan, M&M's Star Wars, Boba Fett (EV:$3.09)
* $FREE: napkins, The Amazing Spider-Man, Decorata Party, 2051101, barcode 5201184804711 (NRFB) (EV:$2.02)
* $FREE: fork, construction vehicle, Constructive Eating, Fork Lift Fork (EV:$7.50)
* $FREE: spoon, construction vehicle, Constructive Eating, Front Loader Spoon (EV:$7.10)
* $FREE: toy, Avengers, Iron Man, Tri-Power Repulsor and 4 missiles, PN 7221430001(EV:$37.15)
* $FREE: ice cube tray, Marvel, The Thing's face, Hulk's fist, CaptainAmerica's shield, Iron Man's face, item #09922, barcode 674449099224 (EV:$7.43)
* $FREE: toy, Marvel Spider-Man Adventures, Playskool Heroes, Spider-Man & Lizard (NRFB) (EV:$12.42)
* $FREE: stickers, cars, 13 stickers (EV:$1.64)
* $FREE: dishwasher cages (4), 2 white: 9x6.5x5" and do not have a middle insert, 2 white with blue insert: 9x5.5x4.5" (EV:$23.96 ($5.99 each))
* $FREE: poster, Star Trek Beyond (EV:$13.35)
* $FREE: figure, The Fifth Element, Korben Dallas, Reaction Figures, 2015, 3.75", 5 moveable joints (EV:$7.49). We have the figure and the backing to the package.
* $FREE: figure, The Fifth Element, Leeloo (straps costume), Reaction Figures, 2015, 3.75", 5 moveable joints (NRFB) (EV:$7.95)
* $FREE: note book, Comic Note Book, 64 pages, barcode 81422904479 (NRFB) (EV:$3.39)
* $FREE: canvas (2), Spider-Man, Spider Sense, Canvas Art, 9.75" (shrinkwrapped) (EV:$20.42 ($10.21 each))
* $FREE: ball, bouncy, The Hulk, Headstrom, A1355, ~4.5" (EV:$6.99)
* $FREE: puzzle, Thomas & Friends, Ravensburger, 3x2' (EV:$8.97)
* $FREE: trivia box, Star Wars, Cardinal, 60401ary, code LIV-STW, SKU: 118-2686, barcode 047754188028(EV:$2.59)
* $FREE: metal tin, mailbox shaped, Avengers Tin Mail Box (EV:$2.97 price tag)
* $FREE: toy, Iron Man, beanbag hands, 5.5x8 (EV:$7.12)
* $FREE: toy (2), Peanuts, Charlie Brown, 2015, McDonald's, talking, 4x2.25" (EV:$$7.48 ($3.74 each))
* $FREE: canvas (1), Spider-Man, Spider Sense, 15.75x11.625" (EV:$8.48)
* $FREE: place mat, Spider-Man, Spider Sense, 17x13.5", 3-D effect(EV:$4.15)
* $FREE: place mats (2), Avengers, 17.75x12" (EV:$5.67)
* $FREE: giant sticker activity pad, Marvel, 18602, 19x14" (EV:$12.95)
* $FREE: candle, red, American Greetings, (EV:$4.00 price tag)
* $FREE: toy, My Little Pony, Fluttershy, McDonald's, hard mane, real tail, 2.375x2.75" (EV:$4.24)
* $FREE: toothbrush, travel, blue (EV:$0.97)
* $FREE: trains, Thomas The Train, blue, wood and plastic, wheels (EV:$0.29)
* $FREE: toy, Darth Vader, 8 movable joints, waist twisting action, 4.25x2" (EV:$2.38). Ours is missing the light saber.
* $FREE: Pez dispenser, Superman, (EV:$2.99)
* $FREE: collectible metal pin, Marvel, Hydra symbal, EFX Collectibles (EV:$3.66)
* $FREE: candle, gray, Pacifica, Moroccan chamomile apple 3x6" (EV:$3.90)
* $FREE: action figure, Wolverine, 2.5", 4 movable joints (EV:$5.00). Ours is not exactly like this one.
* $FREE: Iron Man, Flying RC Extreme Hero, foam airplane, EB Brands, item number: mv7170im (EV:$19.99, but I'm going to only say $5.00 because ours is in bad shape and doesn't have the remote.)
Kind of a yin yang thing here, if you're familiar with the source material.
Princess Celestia, Princess Luna.
Princess Celestia painting, Princess Luna moon, sun.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
It's not every day that you find Reboot toys. Also Sin City and X-Men Evolution for that matter. But Rosario Dawson is literally so whitewashed that we did not realize it was a Sin City action figure when we bought it!
Nightcrawler action figure, Rosario Dawson action figure, Wolverine action figure.
cartoon: X-Men Evolution. movie: Sin City.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 30, 2017.
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BACKSTORY: COMMENTS/ANECDOTES: This was a great day for yardsaling! Multiple community yardsales, the Boy Scout flea market, a church rummage sale, this day had it all. We got a lot of stuff. 3 car-loads! A Russian Cyrillic typewriter. We actually made it through the entire route, surprisingly. We had talked about maybe skipping a section in the middle, but then we went ahead and continued on. Then later, we were like, "Damn, we should have skipped that stuff in the middle, but then we wouldn't have gotten the stripper pole." Trade-offs! Our two goals were met though: we were specifically looking for floor lamps and power strips. By the way, Trump voters price stuff ridiculously.
SUMMARY: Got up around 7:05AM, made it out driving from McDonald's by 7:48 and went out until 2:39PM for a total of 6 hours. Spent $164.24 plus ~$5.03 gas for 58.1 miles of driving (28.7 mpg @ $2.49/G), for a total cost of $169.27. We drove to 48 yard sales, stopping at 18 (38%) of them. We made 65 purchases (115 items not including the power blocks) for a total estimated value of $1,207.61, leading to a profit/savings of $1,038.34. So in essence, we multiplied our $169.27 investment by 6.13X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $1,183 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $1,038.34 in cash that we saved. How long does $1,038 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 6 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $173.06/hr as a couple or $86.53/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
* $20.00: camping stove, Coleman, two burners, 5430B700 (EV:$42.41)
* $20.00: canopy, instant pop-up, Quik Shade, unsure of size, but it is probably around 8x8'. (EV:$49.99). Bought off the guy's back because it was his that he was using for his spot at the flea market, but he didn't have it up and had it in with his stuff as if it was for sale. When we asked how much, he said he'd sell it to us for $20.
* $15.00: Spencer's Light Up "Dance" Pole. Come on, Spencer's, we know that's a stripper pole. (EV:$138.95)
* $15.00: digital picture frame, 10", Samsung, SPF-107H (EV:$16.22)
* $10.00: cage, kennel, large dog, 49x21x33" (EV:$66.49)
* $8.00: pet carrier, Pet Gear, black, backpack, extending handle, 12x19 cage, 36" from floor with handle extended (EV:$52.49)
* $7.00: fan, Lasko, Cyclone, 21x23x7", adjustable, missing the remote (EV:$35.10 price tag)
* $5.00: Russian Cyrillic typewriter. (EV:$65.00) For Svetlana.
* $5.00: propane, camping stove (5), 14.1 oz, BernzOmatic (3), Primus (2) (EV:$9.75 based on $1.95 price tag)
* $5.00: light, twin disco ball, Spencer's (EV:$35.00)
* $5.00: copper etching, Gin Lane, 11.5x10 (EV:$34.00) This is a companion piece to another art piece, Beer Street. This site is selling the pair of copperplate engravings for $3,250!
* $4.00: power strip, 6 3-prong outlets, white, SPF-107H (EV:$3.24)
* $3.00: can opener, Cuisinart, black, CCO-50 (EV:$19.99)
* $3.00: lamp, floor, built-in 3-level shelf (EV:$74.95)
* $3.00: lamp, floor, halogen, green (EV:$47.96)
* $3.00: lamp, floor, silver (EV:$16.27)
* $3.00: rake, metal, 16" tines (EV:$7.61)
* $3.00: dish drainer, white, 17.5x13x5.5" (EV:$3.43)
* $3.00: decanter, barrel, tiki style, including stand & 5 cups (missing 1 cup) (EV:$19.98). It's close to this one, and it's even missing one of the cups, but this link doesn't say how much they sold it for.
* $3.00: popsicle molds, Flambeau, bear head tops (6) 2 red, 2 blue, 2 yellow, 9.5" including top, 7.5" without top (EV:$1.86)
* $2.00: suitcase, black, rolling, 4 pockets, 14.5x7.5x21" (EV:$15.00)
* $2.00: organizer, plastic, black, 2 drawers, flip top. 8.25x6.5x6.5 (EV:$5.42)
* $2.00: picture frame, school bus, School Days, 14.625x6.875" (EV:$7.95)
* $2.00: purse, black, 6 pockets, 9.5x8" (EV:$7.48). Also had some ChuckECheese tickets inside.
* $2.00: suitcase, purple, rolling, 4 pockets, 11x17x27" (EV:$12.29)
* $1.50: easel, chalk board & whiteboard, 47x24.5x11" (EV:$30.34)
* $1.00: umbrella, 37" (EV:$9.99)
* $1.00: action figure, Sin City, Rosario Dawson 7x1.25", 7 movable joints (EV:$19.60)
* $1.00: bracelet, arm band, gold (EV:$~2)
* $0.50: slinky, rainbow, big, 5.25" (EV:$13.62)
* $0.50: glitter, silver, 1lb, BGLT-002(EV:$11.49)
* $0.50: extension cord, white (EV:$0.99)
* $0.50: charger cord, micro USB (EV:$0.52)
* $0.50: apple corer (EV:$0.49)
* $0.34: timer, Intermatic Time-All, heavy duty, model no TN311 (EV:$7.72). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.34: extension cord with 3 female outlets on end, green, 2' (EV:$8.36). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.33: power strip, 6-outlet, white, BB-05 (EV:$3.24). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.33: extension cord with 3 outlets on end, black (EV:$9.45). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.33: dust buster, Black & Decker 2.4v V2410 (EV:$15.88). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.33: fan, 6", model 3146, 73037782 (EV:$0.00 because it was dead). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.33: action figures, X-Men Evolution, Wolverine 4x2.125", (EV:$7.84)
* $0.33: action figures, X-Men Evolution, Nightcrawler 4x3" (EV:$3.99)
* $0.33: action figures, X-Men Evolution, Rogue 4x2.25" (EV:$7.84)
* $0.25: french fry cutter (EV:$0.20)
* $0.25: small fork, 2 tines, silver metal & pink plastic handle, 9" (EV:$0.99)
* $0.25: picture, framed, Dragon, 6.125x6.125" (EV:$~3.00)
* $0.25: talon, finger, 4" (EV:$2.79)
* $0.25: shirt, Simpsons, Ralph, "I Dress Myself", red (EV:$6.57)
* $FREE: game, board game, Game Of Thrones, 2nd edition, www.fantastyflightgames.com, ISBN: 978-1-58994-720-7, barcode 9781589947207 (EV:$56.67)
* $FREE: grill, charcoal, Weber, 14" high, 15" diameter (EV:$29.99)
* $FREE: lights, skeleton hands, 14', item 95036 (EV:$unknown, but we'll say $~10.00)
* $FREE: tape measure, toy, red, The Eagle School, The Big Tape, 7.375x5.25" (EV:$13.98)
* $FREE: microscope, black, 8" (EV:$11.29)
* $FREE: dolly, luggage or beer cooler, 41.5" high with handle extended (EV:$21.99)
* $FREE: metal basket shelf, 18x12x18", 1st basket 6", 2nd basket 2.5" (EV:$24.99). Ours is not exactly like this, but this is the closet I could find.
* $FREE: Child's puzzle toy, magnets (EV:$~5.00)
* $FREE: meeting amplifier, Apollo PA-5400, Sanha (EV:$9.99)
* $FREE: recorder instrument, cream-colored (EV:$4.99)
* $FREE: swiss army knife toy (EV:$2.00)
* $FREE: Reboot Toy, Micro Playset, Megabyte's Tor, Irwin Toys, 1995, 4x6x3", face opens up to lair inside, missing the people. (EV:$8.92)
* $FREE: Reboot Toy, Micro Playset, Hexadecimal's Lair, Irwin Toys, 1995, 6x7x3", face opens up to lair inside, missing the people, and the additional faces. (EV:$12.92)
* $FREE: car charger, phone, Nokia, AT&T (EV:$5.50)
* $FREE: box of miscellaneous power blocks (EV:$5.00)
* $FREE: dice, Dungeons & Dragons, including nice pouch, blue metallic finish (EV:$3.75)
* $FREE: basket, 10x7x2.5", full of miscellaneous magnets (37) and other stuff including 3" plastic peace sign necklace, purple, 2.125" West Virginia rainbow button (EV:$~3.00)
* $FREE: pencil sharpener, Dahle 122 (EV:$17.09)
* $FREE: hats, straw, cowboy (7) (EV:$9.80)
Pile of rubber duckies.
rubber ducks, shelf.
cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Bethany Beach, Delaware.
August 1, 2014.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon again this year, but we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation! The previous year, we spent the pretty much the whole weekend there. Then the following year (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Yet another Fluttershy. Kinda reminds me of early-to-mid 1990s style a bit. Like bad yearbook photo backgrounds with lasers and shit.
Fluttershy painting.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only timewe really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
A bit larger than the miniatures usually around, but the cutie marks are over-simplified.
Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity.
Pinkie Pie My Little Pony, Rainbow Dash My Little Pony, Rarity My Little Pony.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 4, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Two more voice actors that we've seen in person: Apple Bloom and Scootaloo's voices, done by younger actors as their characters are way younger. (The Mane 6 are in their early 20's in human terms years, while the Cutie Mark Crusaders are still prepubescent [at least, in 2013].)
Madeleine Peters, Michelle Creber, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo.
sitting.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Mane 6 as musicians. I'm not sure what this is a reference to. Maan, people always make Pinky Pie the drummer. What's up with that? I like that rarity apparantly has the least musical talent of everyone.
Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle.
Applejack painting, Fluttershy Pinkie Pie Rainbow Dash Rarity Twilight Sparkle cowbell, drumsticks,guitar.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
We commented on the stuffed Luna, and the guy said, "This one was only $400. They usually go for $1000 or more."
Crikey.
Princess Luna.
stuffed My Little Pony Princess Luna toy, stuffed My Little Pony toy.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 2, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
More stuff! Hexadecimal is over Carolyn's computer area, while MegaByte is now over my computer's area. Decided we didn't want the metal-rack storage unit, though. It's outside, if someone wants to give us $1 for it.
Hexidecimal, Megabyte, Nightcrawler action figure, Rosario Dawson action figure, Wolverine action figure, apple corer, basket shelf, digital picture frame, luggage dolly, powerstrips, skeleton hand lights, stripper pole.
cartoon: Reboot. cartoon: X-Men Evolution. movie: Sin City.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 30, 2017.
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BACKSTORY: COMMENTS/ANECDOTES: This was a great day for yardsaling! Multiple community yardsales, the Boy Scout flea market, a church rummage sale, this day had it all. We got a lot of stuff. 3 car-loads! A Russian Cyrillic typewriter. We actually made it through the entire route, surprisingly. We had talked about maybe skipping a section in the middle, but then we went ahead and continued on. Then later, we were like, "Damn, we should have skipped that stuff in the middle, but then we wouldn't have gotten the stripper pole." Trade-offs! Our two goals were met though: we were specifically looking for floor lamps and power strips. By the way, Trump voters price stuff ridiculously.
SUMMARY: Got up around 7:05AM, made it out driving from McDonald's by 7:48 and went out until 2:39PM for a total of 6 hours. Spent $164.24 plus ~$5.03 gas for 58.1 miles of driving (28.7 mpg @ $2.49/G), for a total cost of $169.27. We drove to 48 yard sales, stopping at 18 (38%) of them. We made 65 purchases (115 items not including the power blocks) for a total estimated value of $1,207.61, leading to a profit/savings of $1,038.34. So in essence, we multiplied our $169.27 investment by 6.13X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $1,183 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $1,038.34 in cash that we saved. How long does $1,038 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 6 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $173.06/hr as a couple or $86.53/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
* $20.00: camping stove, Coleman, two burners, 5430B700 (EV:$42.41)
* $20.00: canopy, instant pop-up, Quik Shade, unsure of size, but it is probably around 8x8'. (EV:$49.99). Bought off the guy's back because it was his that he was using for his spot at the flea market, but he didn't have it up and had it in with his stuff as if it was for sale. When we asked how much, he said he'd sell it to us for $20.
* $15.00: Spencer's Light Up "Dance" Pole. Come on, Spencer's, we know that's a stripper pole. (EV:$138.95)
* $15.00: digital picture frame, 10", Samsung, SPF-107H (EV:$16.22)
* $10.00: cage, kennel, large dog, 49x21x33" (EV:$66.49)
* $8.00: pet carrier, Pet Gear, black, backpack, extending handle, 12x19 cage, 36" from floor with handle extended (EV:$52.49)
* $7.00: fan, Lasko, Cyclone, 21x23x7", adjustable, missing the remote (EV:$35.10 price tag)
* $5.00: Russian Cyrillic typewriter. (EV:$65.00) For Svetlana.
* $5.00: propane, camping stove (5), 14.1 oz, BernzOmatic (3), Primus (2) (EV:$9.75 based on $1.95 price tag)
* $5.00: light, twin disco ball, Spencer's (EV:$35.00)
* $5.00: copper etching, Gin Lane, 11.5x10 (EV:$34.00) This is a companion piece to another art piece, Beer Street. This site is selling the pair of copperplate engravings for $3,250!
* $4.00: power strip, 6 3-prong outlets, white, SPF-107H (EV:$3.24)
* $3.00: can opener, Cuisinart, black, CCO-50 (EV:$19.99)
* $3.00: lamp, floor, built-in 3-level shelf (EV:$74.95)
* $3.00: lamp, floor, halogen, green (EV:$47.96)
* $3.00: lamp, floor, silver (EV:$16.27)
* $3.00: rake, metal, 16" tines (EV:$7.61)
* $3.00: dish drainer, white, 17.5x13x5.5" (EV:$3.43)
* $3.00: decanter, barrel, tiki style, including stand & 5 cups (missing 1 cup) (EV:$19.98). It's close to this one, and it's even missing one of the cups, but this link doesn't say how much they sold it for.
* $3.00: popsicle molds, Flambeau, bear head tops (6) 2 red, 2 blue, 2 yellow, 9.5" including top, 7.5" without top (EV:$1.86)
* $2.00: suitcase, black, rolling, 4 pockets, 14.5x7.5x21" (EV:$15.00)
* $2.00: organizer, plastic, black, 2 drawers, flip top. 8.25x6.5x6.5 (EV:$5.42)
* $2.00: picture frame, school bus, School Days, 14.625x6.875" (EV:$7.95)
* $2.00: purse, black, 6 pockets, 9.5x8" (EV:$7.48). Also had some ChuckECheese tickets inside.
* $2.00: suitcase, purple, rolling, 4 pockets, 11x17x27" (EV:$12.29)
* $1.50: easel, chalk board & whiteboard, 47x24.5x11" (EV:$30.34)
* $1.00: umbrella, 37" (EV:$9.99)
* $1.00: action figure, Sin City, Rosario Dawson 7x1.25", 7 movable joints (EV:$19.60)
* $1.00: bracelet, arm band, gold (EV:$~2)
* $0.50: slinky, rainbow, big, 5.25" (EV:$13.62)
* $0.50: glitter, silver, 1lb, BGLT-002(EV:$11.49)
* $0.50: extension cord, white (EV:$0.99)
* $0.50: charger cord, micro USB (EV:$0.52)
* $0.50: apple corer (EV:$0.49)
* $0.34: timer, Intermatic Time-All, heavy duty, model no TN311 (EV:$7.72). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.34: extension cord with 3 female outlets on end, green, 2' (EV:$8.36). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.33: power strip, 6-outlet, white, BB-05 (EV:$3.24). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.33: extension cord with 3 outlets on end, black (EV:$9.45). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.33: dust buster, Black & Decker 2.4v V2410 (EV:$15.88). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.33: fan, 6", model 3146, 73037782 (EV:$0.00 because it was dead). Bought at the church rummage sale that was $1 for each item, but then we got 1/2 off and the checkout girl gave us 6 items for $2.
* $0.33: action figures, X-Men Evolution, Wolverine 4x2.125", (EV:$7.84)
* $0.33: action figures, X-Men Evolution, Nightcrawler 4x3" (EV:$3.99)
* $0.33: action figures, X-Men Evolution, Rogue 4x2.25" (EV:$7.84)
* $0.25: french fry cutter (EV:$0.20)
* $0.25: small fork, 2 tines, silver metal & pink plastic handle, 9" (EV:$0.99)
* $0.25: picture, framed, Dragon, 6.125x6.125" (EV:$~3.00)
* $0.25: talon, finger, 4" (EV:$2.79)
* $0.25: shirt, Simpsons, Ralph, "I Dress Myself", red (EV:$6.57)
* $FREE: game, board game, Game Of Thrones, 2nd edition, www.fantastyflightgames.com, ISBN: 978-1-58994-720-7, barcode 9781589947207 (EV:$56.67)
* $FREE: grill, charcoal, Weber, 14" high, 15" diameter (EV:$29.99)
* $FREE: lights, skeleton hands, 14', item 95036 (EV:$unknown, but we'll say $~10.00)
* $FREE: tape measure, toy, red, The Eagle School, The Big Tape, 7.375x5.25" (EV:$13.98)
* $FREE: microscope, black, 8" (EV:$11.29)
* $FREE: dolly, luggage or beer cooler, 41.5" high with handle extended (EV:$21.99)
* $FREE: metal basket shelf, 18x12x18", 1st basket 6", 2nd basket 2.5" (EV:$24.99). Ours is not exactly like this, but this is the closet I could find.
* $FREE: Child's puzzle toy, magnets (EV:$~5.00)
* $FREE: meeting amplifier, Apollo PA-5400, Sanha (EV:$9.99)
* $FREE: recorderinstrument, cream-colored (EV:$4.99)
* $FREE: swiss army knife toy (EV:$2.00)
* $FREE: Reboot Toy, Micro Playset, Megabyte's Tor, Irwin Toys, 1995, 4x6x3", face opens up to lair inside, missing the people. (EV:$8.92)
* $FREE: Reboot Toy, Micro Playset, Hexadecimal's Lair, Irwin Toys, 1995, 6x7x3", face opens up to lair inside, missing the people, and the additional faces. (EV:$12.92)
* $FREE: car charger, phone, Nokia, AT&T (EV:$5.50)
* $FREE: box of miscellaneous power blocks (EV:$5.00)
* $FREE: dice, Dungeons & Dragons, including nice pouch, blue metallic finish (EV:$3.75)
* $FREE: basket, 10x7x2.5", full of miscellaneous magnets (37) and other stuff including 3" plastic peace sign necklace, purple, 2.125" West Virginia rainbow button (EV:$~3.00)
* $FREE: pencil sharpener, Dahle 122 (EV:$17.09)
* $FREE: hats, straw, cowboy (7) (EV:$9.80)
Punk's not dead.
Gummy, Pinkie Pie, Princess Cadence, Shining Armor, Twilight Sparkle.
drinking, spilling.
Gummy painting, Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, Pinkie Pie Princess Cadence Sex Pistols Nevermind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols album, Shining Armor Twilight Sparkle microphone.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic. music: Sex Pistols.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Royal Wedding ponies... For better and for worse.
Princess Cadence, Queen Chrysalis, Shining Armor.
Princess Cadence sticker, Queen Chrysalis sticker, Shining Armor sticker, button.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 4, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Our haul. Not too bad for only one sale.
cigarettes, duct tape, hand cleaner, kite string, leather box, metal grids, purple skull, skull mug, spray paint, towel rack, watches.
cartoon: Powerpuff Girls.
glow in the dark.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
March 5, 2016.
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BACKSTORY: We stopped by at ONE yard sale today. Spent $13:
* $~3.50: spray paint (5 cans that averaged about $0.70/can)
* $0.20: watches (2), Powerpuff Girls, pink & blue
* $0.80: hand cleaner (8), Citrus Lotion with pumice, Gent-l-kleen, 2 fl oz
* $1.00: mug, plastic, Skull, purple
* $1.00: towel hanging ring, chrome, MintCraft
* $1.00: candy cigarettes, Victory
* $1.00: candy cigarettes, Stallion
* $0.50: duct tape, glow-in-the-dark, Firefly, IPG, 1.88 x 10yards, 077922994304
* $FREE: string, kite
* $FREE: metal grids (2), square
* $FREE: case, leather, 14.25x8.125x4"
Our media/foosball room is the most overlooked room in the house. Technically a 3rd bedroom, but only measuring 8'x8', with no closet. We have crammed an insane amount of stuff in here. Without exaggeration, thousands of comic books, thousands of CD-R/DVD-R/BD-Rs backups, all our old almost-trash hardware that occasionally gets re-used, floppy discs, audio cassettes, some DC2120 tapes, routers, hubs, an Odyssey 2 console, vinyl records, empty cd spindles, spare keyboards, headphones, floppy drives, hard drives, torn up remnants of tee shirts & posters....... A veritable junkyard of stuff that we don't use very often, but also don't want to throw away. I've been looking into the idea of climate-proof comic book boxes, so they could be moved to the attic. It's an expensive prospect, and I'm not sure what we'd do with the extra space. It's not like we'd throw away the shelf the comics are on. We'd just put new stuff on the shelf. So the real question would be: From where would that new stuff come from, and how would it benefit wherever that new stuff comes from? It's hard to optimize when there's not a super-specific goal.
A Clockwork Orange shirt, BDRs, Bart Simpson doll, CDROMs, CDRs, CDs, DVDRs, DVDs, Odyssey 2 console, Slayer poster, blurays, cassettes, floppy disks, foosball table, hard drives, hubs, spindles, switches, tapes.
cartoon: The Simpsons.
media room, upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
December 18, 2014.
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We stopped at a yardsale on the way back from Magill's at 3PM. It was pretty late for a yardsale, but apparently, it didn't start until 11AM.
SUMMARY: 9 purchases (9 items) costing $13.00:
THE TAKE:
* $5.00: hoe, flat, longer handle
* $5.00: hoe, flat, shorter handle
* $1.00: laser pointer toy, Interactive Pet Laser Toy, Animal Planet, 2201020 (2294965), 694202230466 (EV:$20.99)
* $0.25: action figure, Star Wars, Jar-Jar Binks, 2 bendable joints, 5" high, LucasFilm LTD, 0325
* $0.25: action figure, Batman, rubber cape, malleable, 6" high, "Warning, Do not throw out of water" (s06) Possibly some sort of water toy
* $0.25: action figure, The Flash, 5.5" "Warning, Do not throw out of water" (s06) Possibly some sort of water toy
* $0.25: action figure, Sinestro, 4.5", 5 bendable joints, (s04)
* $0.25: action figure, Superman, 4", 8 bendable joints, 287908
* $0.25: action figure, Superman, push button for swinging arms, 4.375"
I love this arrangement!
Batman action figure, Jar Jar Binks action Figure, Sinestro action figure, Superman action figure, The Flash action figure, automatic laser pointer, hoe.
comics: The Green Lantern. movie: Star Wars.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 2, 2016.
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543Anthro representation of Friendship Is Witchcraft song "Pinkie's Brew", one of my 5 favorite songs (of all music) in 2012.
brewing, stirring.
Friendship Is Witchcraft Pinkie's Brew song, Pinkie Pie painting, Pinkie's Brew song, cauldron, corset, gypsy magic, witch.
cartoon: Friendship Is Witchcraft. cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Another episode-specific cosplay: Pinkie Pie's Grand Galloping Gala outfit by Rarity.
cosplay.
costume.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
person.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekendthere -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Ponies made out of wire. Recognizable yet strangely abtract.
Applejack, Lyra, Rainbow Dash, Shining Armor, Zecora.
wire sculpture.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Pinkie Pie after, what I imagine, a night with way too much cocaine.
Pinkie Pie.
Pinkie Pie painting, sticking out tongue.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
crazy.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the yearafter that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Tabbitha made an awesome Bender cake for Joe! It was comparable to the Castle Greyskull cake that she made for Carolyn on her 30th birthday. Tabbitha is AWESOME at making cakes!!!!
Bender cake, candles, cupcakes.
cartoon: Futurama.
Tabbitha's house, Herndon, Virginia.
August 8, 2008.
Pic by Tabbitha.
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Any minute now!
Rugrats poster.
cartoon: Rugrats.
Potty On!
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
February 10, 2000.
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...Karen Milligan is a Fairfax County official marriage celebrant. She married Clint and Carolyn, Chris W and Jeri, and Greg and Nicole!
Random singing in the longest registration line ever.
pointing, singing, standing in line.
line.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
people.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 2, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
More Fear And Loathing crossovers. This time with Mario Brothers.
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas shirt, Mario Brothers shirt.
cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 1, 2014.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon again this year, but we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation! The previous year, we spent the pretty much the whole weekend there. Then the following year (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
We paid good money for a Pampered Chef apple corer, and here we are getting them for free at yardsales! And I just started eating apples again!
Also: If only there was an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles where they stand atop a giant hi-hat. That'd be cool.
Donatello.
Despicable Me action figure, Minion action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figure, apple slicer.
movie:
close-up.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 24, 2014.
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Aaron visited and snuck upstairs. He captured Butt-head putting the moves on Lisa Simpson.
Unstained wood courtsey of Dan Lopez and Virginia Design Builders. Contract called to move shelves; they threw them away. Then they sued us. Then we settled with a new contract, and they refused to stain any wood despite the fact that the original shelves were stained.
Butt-head toy, Lisa Simpson toy.
Beavis and Butt-head.
Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
December 29, 2006.
Pic by Aaron.
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Interesting painting technique.
Applejack, Doctor Whooves, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Rainbow Dash, Rarity.
Applejack painting, Doctor Whooves Fluttershy Pinkie Pie Princess Celestia Princess Luna Rainbow Dash Rarity.cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 1, 2014.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon again this year, but we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation! The previous year, we spent the pretty much the whole weekend there. Then the following year (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
The Friendship Is Witchcraft panel was the highlight, for us, as this parody series is 100X funnier than the actual show, with a new episode being a much-looked-forward-to event amongst several of our friends (all aged 30-50).
Griffon Lewis, Jenny Nicholson, Wild Card, Spike.
stuffed My Little Pony Spike toy, stuffed My Little Pony toy.
cartoon: Friendship Is Witchcraft. cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 2, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
For all your arm brace needs.
Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle.
arm Applejack brace, arm Pinkie Pie brace, arm Rarity brace, arm Twilight Sparkle brace.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
We got to print another batch of digital pictures. These are good to just tape up around the house in various places where they might make sense or look cool.
Carolyn, Clint, Timothy, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash.
Garfield, Lemonjello the cat, Oranjello the cat, Pegasus drawing, chocolate cake, picture of pictures, pictures, ping pong table.
cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 14, 2016.
Art by Angel Preble.
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Cool ponified Transformers cosplay.
Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle.
Voltron costume, sword.
cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
ponified.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 1, 2014.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon again this year, but we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation! The previous year, we spent the pretty much the whole weekend there. Then the following year (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Another cool Optimus Prime cosplay!
Optimus Prime, Twilight Sparkle.
Hasbro Studio costume, Hasbro logo, Hub Logo costume, Hub channel, Hub logo, Optimus Prime costume, Twilight Sparkle costume, stuffed My Little Pony toy.
cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. cartoon: Transformers.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 1, 2014.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon again this year, but we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation! The previous year, we spent the pretty much the whole weekend there. Then the following year (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
The stadium outside was full of non-brony muggles doing non-brony muggle things.
buildings, city, road, stadium.
cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 1, 2014.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon again this year, but we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation! The previous year, we spent the pretty much the whole weekend there. Then the following year (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
This large Decepticon stone is pretty cool! I bet it's really heavy!
squatting.
Decepticon stone.
cartoon: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. cartoon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. cartoon: Transformers.
Bethany Beach, Delaware.
August 1, 2014.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon again this year, but we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation! The previous year, we spent the pretty much the whole weekend there. Then the following year (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
"Look Around You... Look Around You... Look Around You."
standing in line.
costume, line.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
people.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 2, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
The cosplay photoshoot. I didn't expect someone to organize each picture by various character groupings. I really wish I had an opportunity to do something like this for EVERY show that I watch.
Flufflepuff, Rainbow Dash.
dancing.
Flufflepuff costume, Rainbow Dash costume, costumes.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
video.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
Ponies made out of wire. Recognizable yet strangely abtract.
wire sculpture.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.
The Dark Phoenix has come to DESTROY YOU ALL!
Carolyn, Dark Phoenix, Jean Grey.
laying, posing.
Dark Phoenix costume, catsuit, fur rug.
comics: X-Men.
diptych. hot. sexy.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
August 17, 2016.
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BACKSTORY: Discovering AliExpress.com was a game-changer. Carolyn said "I want a Dark Phoenix costume". Next thing we knew, we spent 30 minutes taking 16 measurements of her body, the most distinct dimensioning of her body in her life (wrist & ankle circumference? really? foot length? neck size?). The costume was custom-tailored straight from China for $35! It was like $3 extra for the tailoring compared to just choosing a size. A couple of days later, thought flashed across Clint's mind, "This thing might be a lot of work to take off to have sex in." He sent them a message, and they added a crotch zipper for free!
Pink guitar! And the obligatory Simpsons fast food toys.
Bart Simpson action figure, Chief Wiggum action figure, Homer Simpson action figure, Krusty The Clown action figure, Maggie Simpson action figure, Marge Simpson action figure, The Punisher action figure, guitar.
cartoon: The Simpsons.
upstairs, Clio and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 21, 2018.
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BACKSTORY: Got up around 07:30, made it out driving by 08:12 and went out until 13:42 for a total of 05:30 hours. Spent $93.84 plus ~$3.25 gas for 38.3 miles of driving (31.8mpg @ $2.7/G), for a total cost of $97.09. We drove to 11 yard sales, stopping at 4 (36%) of them. We made 42 purchases (48 items) for a total estimated value of $278.94, leading to a profit/savings of $181.85. So in essence, we multiplied our $97.09 investment by 2.9. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $207.28 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $181.85 in cash that we saved. How long does $181.85 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 05:30 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* wage of $36.37/hr as a couple or $18.18/hr per person.
THE TAKE:
* $22.00: necklaces (5), twisty metal, like the one we got last week, 1 orange, 1 pink, 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 gold/silver/black mix (EV:$15.95)
* $20.00: headpiece, chainmail, purple and gray stones, styrofoam head (EV:$25.00)
* $5.00: guitar, pink, First Act, missing a tuning peg and missing a string (EV:$12.40)
* $5.00: cupping set, suction cup, www.Nayoya.com, 24-piece set (EV:$1.55)
* $3.00: dress, black pleather (EV:$7.45)
* $2.50: bracelet, black, wrought iron like design (EV:$4 based on Goodwill price)
* $2.50: bracelet, black, beads (EV:$4 based on Goodwill price)
* $2.00: bracelet, gold, twisty knot (EV:$4 based on Goodwill price)
* $2.00: bracelet, pink, hinge (EV:$4 based on Goodwill price)
* $2.00: The Walking Dead: Volume 1: Days Gone Bye (first 6 issues) ($14.99 price on back)
* $2.00: dress, yellow plaid, with handcuff flair (EV:$11.99). For the plaid party!
* $2.00: dress, white, snakeskin design (EV:$12.63)
* $2.00: cloth napkins (11), black (EV:$7.59)
* $2.00: belt, handcuff (EV:$5.48)
* $1.60: assorted used nail polish (16 bottles) (4 of them are Sally Hansen Hard As Nails which are generally higher quality.) (EV:$20) (2 had $19.95 price tags, 1 had $20 price tag).
* $1.00: belt, butterfly, 4 butterflies and rings (EV:$2.49)
* $1.00: bracelet, butterfly with blue stones (EV:$4 based on Goodwill price)
* $1.00: slinky, plastic, blue & purple, 3.75" diameter (EV:$14.09)
* $1.00: no slip pad (2), 6", green-blue (EV:$2.99)
* $1.00: ice pick, wooden handle with metal top (EV:$1.99)
* $1.00: necklace, stars, choker (EV:$0.99)
* $1.00: ring, skull, triple skulls (EV:$2.50)
* $1.00: ring, skull, skull & crossbones (EV:$2.50)
* $1.00: ring, rainbow (EV:$2.50)
* $1.00: arm warmers, black, knit (EV:$4.64)
* $1.00: shirt, green, snakeskin like design (EV:$6.89)
* $1.00: temporary tattoos, Day Of The Dead, Sugar Skull, 44 tattoos (EV:$4.99)
* $0.50: makeup sticks, glow-in-the-dark, 0.24 oz, 195908cm (EV:$0.50 price tag). The guy had it marked for $1, but we talked him down by pointing out the $0.50 price tag.
* $0.50: action figure, Simpsons, Krusty The Clown, Burger King, 2007, 4.5" (EV:$5.80)
* $0.50: action figure, Simpsons, Homer Simpson, super hero robot, Burger King, 2011, 4" (EV:$8.00)
* $0.50: action figure, Simpsons, Bart, 3" (EV:$4.74)
* $0.50: action figure, Simpsons, Marge, Burger King, 2002, 4.25" (EV:$3.49)
* $0.50: action figure, Simpsons, Chief Wiggum, Burger King, 2007, 3.75" (EV:$8.08)
* $0.50: action figure, Simpsons, Maggie, riding turtle, 3" (EV:$8.50)
* $0.50: action figure, Harley Quinn, 3" (EV:$3.45)
* $0.50: action figure, Smurf, Brainy Smurf, McDonald's, 2013, 3", Peyo (EV:$1.34)
* $0.33: action figure, Wayne's World, Wayne, 1991, 3.75" (EV:$4.30)
* $0.33: action figure, Wayne's World, Garth, 1991, 4" (EV:$4.30)
* $0.33: action figure, Punisher, 3.75" (EV:$5.98)
* $0.25: toy, Superman, Bizarro, huge fists with holes, rubbery, 3x3.25", Y0785 (EV:$7.00)
* $0.25: The Tick, McDonald's, rolling, 2.5x2" (EV:$5.00)
* $0.25: slinky, metal, rainbow, keychain, 1.5", 1" diameter (EV:$6.86)
Human & pony Luna. So few get the hair translucency right. (These guys didn't.)
Princess Luna.
gaming.
Princess Luna painting, controller.
cartoon: My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic.
blurry.
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
August 3, 2013.
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BACKSTORY: We went to BronyCon this year! Over 8,000 people showed up. This was the only time we really spent the whole weekend there -- the following year (2014), we only went for a few hours on the way back from an exhausting family vacation, and the year after that (2015), we didn't go at all. Attendance is over 10,000 nowadays. Frickin' crazy.