Syma photos on Flickr

Yellow-billed Kingfisher by Wade Strickland

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Gam Island, Raja Ampat

Papua Barat, Indonesia

20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0408 - Dominatrix comic books by Claire CJS

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Bought these for $3. Also, the family having the yardsale was struggling pretty bad. Probably because they were buying this crap instead of saving money for harder times.

Dominatrix comic book, Hohner Rockwood guitar.

by Gene Simmons.

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

May 16, 2015.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com

... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.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 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

THE TAKE:

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$±31.49±)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$±44.99±)

$2.00: game, Square Off, ±Parker± Brothers (EV:$±15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.

$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$±29.49±)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$±1.69±)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$±14.99±)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$±59.98±)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$±14.19±)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$±14.19±)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$14.58)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99±) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$±10.20±)

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$±10.20±)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±), however (EV:$±7.09 for just the empty bottle±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3±)

$1.00: wig, black with magenta streaks (EV:$±2.99±)

$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper ±scythe±, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$±5.40±)

$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"±x10±" (EV:$1.04)

$0.50: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$±.50±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Avatar±, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteries are dead. 5" tall (EV:$3.33±)

$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$3.94)

$0.50: action figure, Shrek, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$±8.11±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Fantastic Four±, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints (EV:$4.99)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$3.00)

$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$3.49)

$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$8.00)

$FREE: coloring book, G.I. Joe, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$3.90)

$FREE: sticker book, Batman, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)

$FREE: coloring book, Cartoon Network Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 price tag)

$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$1.77±) They asked for a dollar and when ±Carolyn± tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it because she didn't want coins.

$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$±15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz±)

$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$±18.00±)

$FREE: action figure, ±Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles±, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$±4.31±)

Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro) by Christina Zdenek

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Lockhart River, QLD, Australia. December 2018.

This species, like many other birds, are often heard but unseen. But this one takes that a bit more to the extreme: they call from densely vegetated areas (gallery forest or rainforest), move relatively little, and their call somehow seems to disguises their exact location. You swear they're in one location, but as you approach, you have to readjust your approach.

Most people wouldn't know, but they have two black dots on the back of their neck. Field guides don't show that part of the bird!

Like many of Cape York Peninsula species, this one also occurs in Papua New Guinea. They nest in arboreal termite mounds by excavating a small hole in the side of the mound.

Special thanks to Brian Venables for showing me this beautiful individual!

20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0399 - action figures - Nightcrawler, Raphael, Michaelangelo, Hulk by Claire CJS

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Green & blue action figures.

Michaelangelo, Nightcrawler, Raphael, The Hulk.

Hulk action figure, Michaelangelo action figure, Nightcrawler action figure, Raphael action figure, stud bracelet.

cartoon: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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

May 16, 2015.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com

... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.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 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a totalof 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

THE TAKE:

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$31.49)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$44.99)

$2.00: game, Square Off, Parker Brothers (EV:$15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.

$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$±29.49±)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$±1.69±)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$±14.99±)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$±59.98±)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$±14.19±)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$±14.19±)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$14.58)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99±) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$±10.20±)

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$±10.20±)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5,IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±), however (EV:$±7.09 for just the empty bottle±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3±)

$1.00: wig, black with magenta streaks (EV:$±2.99±)

$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper ±scythe±, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$±5.40)

$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"±x10±" (EV:$1.04)

$0.50: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$±.50±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Avatar±, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteries are dead. 5" tall (EV:$3.33±)

$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$3.94)

$0.50: action figure, Shrek, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$±8.11±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Fantastic Four±, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints (EV:$4.99±)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)

$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$±3.00±)

$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$±3.49±)

$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$±8.00±)

$FREE: coloring book, ±G.I. Joe±, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$±3.90±)

$FREE: sticker book, ±Batman±, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)

$FREE: coloring book, ±Cartoon Network± Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 price tag)

$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$±1.77±) They asked for a dollar and when ±Carolyn± tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it because she didn't want coins.

$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$±15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz±)

$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$±18.00±)

$FREE: action figure, ±Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles±, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$±4.31±)

20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0412 - guitars - Hohner Rockwood, acoustic, 2 Wii guitars by Claire CJS

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You can't beat a fully functional $7 electric guitar, a fair-condition $1 acoustic guitar, and a $4 pair of Wii guitar controllers. It's guitar week! These guitars are so much better than twelve dollars!

Guitar Hero controller, Hohner Rockwood guitar, Wii Guitar Hero controller, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar controller.

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

May 16, 2015.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com

... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.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 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

THE TAKE:

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$±31.49±)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$±44.99±)

$2.00: game, Square Off, ±Parker± Brothers (EV:$±15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.

$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$29.49)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$1.69)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$14.99)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$59.98)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$14.19)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$14.19)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$±14.58±)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: Guitar Hero guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$10.20)

$2.00: Guitar Hero guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$10.20)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±), however (EV:$±7.09 for just the empty bottle±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3)

$1.00: wig, black with magenta streaks (EV:$2.99)

$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper scythe, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$5.40±)

$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"x10" (EV:$±1.04±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles±, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$.50)

$0.50: action figure, Avatar, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteriesare dead. 5" tall (EV:$±3.33±)

$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$3.94)

$0.50: action figure, Shrek, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$±8.11±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Fantastic Four±, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints(EV:$4.99)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$3.00)

$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$3.49±)

$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$±8.00±)

$FREE: coloring book, ±G.I. Joe±, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$±3.90±)

$FREE: sticker book, ±Batman±, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)

$FREE: coloring book, ±Cartoon Network± Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 pricetag)

$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$1.77) They asked for a dollar and when Carolyn tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it because she didn't want coins.

$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz)

$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$18.00)

$FREE: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$±4.31±)

20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0390 - Oranjello + ottoman by Claire CJS

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$35 ottoman/trunk that we got for $10. Very useful multi-use item.

Oranjello the cat, furniture, ottoman, trunk.

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

May 16, 2015.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com

... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.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 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales±, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

±THE TAKE:±

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$35.16)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings(EV:$149.99)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$9.99)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$14.99)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$31.49±)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$±44.99±)

$2.00: game, Square Off, ±Parker± Brothers (EV:$±15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.

$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$±29.49±)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$±1.69±)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$±14.99±)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$±59.98±)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$±14.19±)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$14.19)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$±14.58±)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$±19.99) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: Guitar Hero guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$10.20)

$2.00: Guitar Hero guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$10.20)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ), however (EV:$7.09 for just the empty bottle)

$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3±)

$1.00: wig, black with magenta streaks (EV:$±2.99±)

$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper ±scythe±, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$±5.40±)

$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"x10" (EV:$1.04)

$0.50: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$±.50±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Avatar±, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteries are dead. 5" tall (EV:$3.33)

$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$±3.94±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Shrek±, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$8.11)

$0.50: action figure, Fantastic Four, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints (EV:$±4.99±)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)

$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$±3.00±)

$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$±3.49±)

$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$±8.00±)

$FREE: coloring book, ±G.I. Joe±, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$±3.90±)

$FREE: sticker book, ±Batman±, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)

$FREE: coloring book, ±Cartoon Network± Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 price tag)

$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$±1.77±) They asked for a dollar and when Carolyn tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it because she didn't want coins.

$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz)

$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$18.00)

$FREE: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$±4.31±)

Comet coming up! C/2013 US10 (catalina) by Jean Jacquinot

17 8

Comet Catalina can now be seen in the early hours (around 6 this morning) in Europe.

It is coming towards us which explains why the dust tail (top left) is far apart from the plasma tails (bottom right). It is not far from Venus and very close to star Syma (SAOP139824) shining at magnitude 4. Syma is on to top right of the picture.

C11 in hyperstar mode (F 1.9) and an Attik 460 EX camera cooled at -15°C;

15 shots of 10s plus 30 shots of 60s all binned 1x1.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Saima h. ツ

19 15

Mujhe ho gaya tumse pyar

How I wonder what you are

Kesa chhaaya hai ye khumaar

Up above the world so high

Teri yaad subh`o shaam aaye

Like a diamond in the sky

Chain ye dil ab kese paaye

Twinkle twinkle littler star

Mujhe ho gaya hai tumse pyar

Breeze by Mike

40 17

Playful pose with a little breeze.

[Breeze courtesy of Syma Sees]

20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0397 - THE TAKE by Claire CJS

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Batman, Jake, Johnny Bravo, Princess Fiona, Raphael, The Hulk, The Thing.

Avatar action figure, Batman, Cartoon Network, Chambord, CheriSuisse, Dominatrix comic First Act Discovery guitar, GPS Garmin Nuvi 780 hardware, Gigaball, Grand Old Parr scotch, Guitar Hero controller, Hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Inflatable ball, Michaelangelo action figure, Panasonic SBAK520 speakers, Princess Fiona action figure, Queen's Castle scotch, RC helicopter, Raphael action figure, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, The Hulk action figure, The Thing action figure, Tia Maria, Tic Tac Toss, Vandermint, Wii Guitar Hero controller, Wiimote skin, acoustic guitar, baseball bat, bubbles, coloring book, electric guitar, feather headdress, feathers, fishnets, guitar controller, medical tape, phone, retro phone, scythe, sticker book, stud bracelet, swings, wig.

comics: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. movie: Shrek.

by Gene Simmons. cultural appropriation.

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

May 16, 2015.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com

... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.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 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

THE TAKE:

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$±31.49±)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$±44.99±)

$2.00: game, Square Off, ±Parker± Brothers (EV:$±15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.

$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$±29.49±)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$±1.69±)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$±14.99±)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$±59.98±)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$±14.19±)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$±14.19±)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$14.58)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: Guitar Hero guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$10.20)

$2.00: Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$±10.20±)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±), however (EV:$±7.09 for just the empty bottle±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3±)

$1.00: wig, black with magenta streaks (EV:$±2.99±)

$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper ±scythe, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$5.40)

$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"±x10±" (EV:$1.04)

$0.50: action figure, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$±.50±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Avatar±, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteries are dead. 5" tall (EV:$3.33)

$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$±3.94±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Shrek±, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$8.11±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Fantastic Four±, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints (EV:$4.99)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$10.80)

$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$3.00)

$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$3.49)

$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$8.00)

$FREE: coloring book, G.I. Joe, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$3.90)

$FREE: sticker book, Batman, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)

$FREE: coloring book, Cartoon Network Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 price tag)

$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$1.77) They asked for a dollar and when Carolyn tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it because she didn't want coins.

$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz±)

$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$±18.00±)

$FREE: action figure, ±Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles±, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$4.31)

Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro) by Matt

6

Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park, Queensland.

Exploring Iceland - 2016 by BüniD

5 1

Sexy Syma by smooth2021

1

Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro) by Christina Zdenek

5

Lockhart River, QLD, Australia. December 2018.

This species, like many other birds, are often heard but unseen. But this one takes that a bit more to the extreme: they call from densely vegetated areas (gallery forest or rainforest), move relatively little, and their call somehow seems to disguises their exact location. You swear they're in one location, but as you approach, you have to readjust your approach.

Most people wouldn't know, but they have two black dots on the back of their neck. Field guides don't show that part of the bird!

Like many of Cape York Peninsula species, this one also occurs in Papua New Guinea. They nest in arboreal termite mounds by excavating a small hole in the side of the mound.

Special thanks to Brian Venables for showing me this beautiful individual!

20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0418 - G.I. Joe & Johnny Bravo coloring books, Batman sticker book by Claire CJS

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Coloring/sticker books. Can't resist!

Batman, Johnny Bravo.

Batman, Cartoon Network, G.I. Joe, coloring sticker book.

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

May 16, 2015.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com

... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.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 7:51 AMand went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

THE TAKE:

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$31.49)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$44.99)

$2.00: game, Square Off, Parker Brothers (EV:$15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.

$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$±29.49±)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$±1.69±)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$±14.99±)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$±59.98±)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$±14.19±)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$±14.19±)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$14.58)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99±) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$±10.20±)

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$±10.20±)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, ±Blended± Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Cheri-Suisse, Swiss Chocolate Cherry Liqueur (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Vandermint Liqueur, Park Avenue Imports (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, Royal Chambord Liqueur, Pres Chamboro, France (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±), however (EV:$±7.09 for just the empty bottle±)

$1.00: liquor bottle, hoglano Enziein Crreme RSchmes, Anton RiemerSchmrs Munchen, Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen (EV:$±12.67 based on $38 for 3±)

$1.00: wig, black with magenta streaks (EV:$±2.99±)

$1.00: plastic Grim Reaper ±scythe±, Rubie's Costume, 1994 (EV:$±5.40±)

$1.00: guitar, First Act Discovery, missing 3 strings, FG 186 [not FG 125], 31"x10" (EV:$±1.04±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles±, Raphael, McDonald's, 2007, shell opens, 5.25x2.25" (EV:$.50)

$0.50: action figure, Avatar, 2009, 4 joints, battery operated, but maybe the batteries are dead. 5" tall (EV:$±3.33±)

$0.50: action figure, The Incredible Hulk, Burger King, 2008, 3x3.375" (EV:$3.94)

$0.50: action figure, Shrek, Princess Fiona, McDonald's, 4.25x5", 3 joints, on/off switch and speaker on back don't seem to work (EV:$±8.11±)

$0.50: action figure, ±Fantastic Four±, The Thing, Burger King, 2007, 5x4", 3 joints (EV:$4.99±)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, black with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, white with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)

$0.50: stockings, fishnet, Music Legs, Style 973, red with rhinestones up the backseam (EV:$±10.80±)

$0.50: stud bracelet, Hot Topic (EV:$±3.00±)

$0.10: medical paper tape, Care One, 10yards (EV:$±3.49±)

$FREE: Indian feather headdress, 11 feathers, 2ft wide (EV:$±8.00±)

$FREE: coloring book, ±G.I. Joe±, Undersea Mission, Marvel Books, 1987, 02488501045 (EV:$±3.90±)

$FREE: sticker book, ±Batman±, DK (EV:$6.95 price tag)

$FREE: coloring book, ±Cartoon Network± Cartoon Cartoons, (EV:$2.99 price tag)

$FREE: Wiimote silicon sleeve skin, black (EV:$±1.77±) They asked for a dollar and when ±Carolyn± tried to talk them down to $0.50, she said to just take it because she didn't want coins.

$FREE: bubbles, Super Miracle Bubbles, Imperial, 100 fl oz, about 60% full, 076666213481 (EV:$±15.00 based on $4.00 for 16 fl oz±)

$FREE: speakers (2), Panasonic, Model No. SB-AK520, Part No NX0224, Serial no. TN4CB089299 (EV:$±18.00±)

$FREE: action figure, ±Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles±, Michaelangelo, McDonald's, 2007, 5 joints, twisty action when squeezed, 4.5x3.5"(EV:$4.31)

T'es "la ploubelle"#Février Symétrie#1 mois 1 Thème# by beatrice Drevon

14 7

quel "galbe" pour accueillir ..papiers froissés et canettes vides !!

Adelpha syma 2017.01.28_01 by carmen chase

10 2

Span: Almirante menor. Fuente: www.ecoregistros.org/site/imagen.php?id=213327

Engl: Syma sister. Sources:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelpha_syma

Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia by Santiago Angarita Films

5 1

Aerial photography taken with a DJI Phantom 3 drone in Chía, a small town in Colombia.

20150516 - yardsale haul - IMG_0424 - speakers, bubbles by Claire CJS

1

Free speakers & bubbles. At some point, I should get a switchbox and make these speakers battle against my current rear speakers, to see if they sound better... But it's a huge pain. And mounting these things from the ceiling would be tough. I should just accept my current dissatisfaction with my rear speakers ;)

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

May 16, 2015.

... Read my blog at ClintJCL at wordpress.com

... Read Carolyn's blog at CarolynCASL at wordpress.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 7:51 AM and went out until around 1:30PM for a total of 5 hours, 39 minutes. Spent $73.00 plus ~$7.98 gas for 41 miles of driving (15.1 mpg @ $2.94/G), for a total cost of $80.98. We drove to 64 yard sales, stopping at 22 (34%) of them. We made 49 purchases (50 items) for a total estimated value of $743.64, leading to a profit/savings of $662.66. So in essence, we multiplied our $80.98 investment by 9.18X. (Also, if you think about it, the profit counts for even more when you consider that we have to earn $~755 on the job, pre-tax, in order to take home the $662 in cash that we saved. How long does $662 of disposable income take to earn, vs the 5.65 hrs we spent here?) Anyway, this works out to a *post-tax* "wage" of $117.29/hr as a couple or $58.64/hr per person.

THE TAKE:

$10.00: furniture, storage chest/ottoman/trunk, brown leather, 32x17.5x16", with storage area (EV:$±35.16±)

$7.00: guitar, electric, red, Rockwood by Hohner, only has 2 strings (EV:$±149.99±)

$3.00: instrument, zither, Small World Toys, Toys That Toot, only has 1 pick, missing second pick and tuning key (EV:$±9.99±)

$3.00: boom box, Durabrand, model cd-2036, AM/FM cassette cd player (EV:$±14.99±)

$3.00: game, Horseshoes, Billard, Rodeo Model (EV:$±31.49±)

$2.50: yard decoration, stone mushroom, maybe 8-10 inches high (EV:$±44.99±)

$2.00: game, Square Off, ±Parker± Brothers (EV:$±15.00±). Similar to ±Rubik's± Race.

$2.00: game, ±Rubik's± Race (EV:$±12.99±)

$2.00: baseball bat, wooden, Louisville Slugger 225YB, Powerized (EV:$±3.96 Goodwill price tag±)

$2.00: GPS, Garmin Nuvi 780, ICG014055, FCC ID: IPH-01278 IC: 1792A-01278, 10R-023994 (EV:$±29.49±)

$2.00: component video cable for Wii, 62606 (EV:$1.69)

$2.00: game, Tic Tac Toe beanbag toss, purple, including 5 beanbags (EV:$14.99)

$2.00: Inflatable Gigaball, Item# 6119, production date 201209 (EV:$59.98)

$2.00: swing, black, Game Time (EV:$14.19±)

$2.00: swing, green (EV:$±14.19±)

$2.00: phone, retro, 10 memory speaker telephone, 10.25x9.5", Spirit of St Louis Collection Telephone Hands Free Speaker Retro Look (EV:$14.58)

$2.00: radio controlled helicopter, Helizone FireBird, #41164, 3 Channel Metal Frame Coaxial Helicopter, with USB charger (EV:$19.99±) A broken one was thrown in for free as parts.

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 19 stickers, skull buttons (EV:$±10.20±)

$2.00: ±Guitar Hero± guitar, Wii, 20 stickers (EV:$±10.20±)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 4, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 5, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: comic book, Gene Simmons Dominatrix, Lesson 6, IDW www.idwpublishing.com (EV:$3.99 price tag)

$1.00: liquor bottle, airplane sized, Tia Maria, from Jamiaca (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, The Eternal City's Precious Liqueur, Chatham Importing Co, NY, 11222 (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ) www.chathamimports.com/sambuca.php

$1.00: liquor bottle, Queen's Castle, Blended Scotch Whiskey, Brooks & Bohm (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 )

$1.00: liquor bottle, Grand Old Parr, Blended Scotch Whiskey, 12 years old, MacDonald Greenlees LTD (EV:$12.67 based on $38 for 3 ±)