From Brett.
I've discovered a couple of things over the last few weeks that apparently occupy way too much of my time. Auctions and GarageJournal.com.
Auctions. Through a relative, I discovered a local auction last month from a plumbing supply business that closed their doors. Sad, but I hear tell that customer service wasn't their strong suit. Anyway, we had not lost the deal on our coveted 13 acres at the time of the auction and thought that some of the purchases could be used towards the construction of living quarters out on the land.
I had watched a few items go for the cheap and with Jenn's encouragement through Google Chat, I started bidding on a few items. Lost a few and noticed that I was a head on some others. I started to get anxious during the online bidding in hopes that someone would not outbid me. Darn! Bid Again....wait....wait...YES! It's mine! Wow, what a rush, I was really getting into this whole auction thing.
I walked away with three brand new sinks, one was a surprise as it wasn't listed in the lot but yet it was apart of it. I started searching these items and their worth only to realize just what a bargain I had made. I saved hundreds of dollars. Hmmm! I think I'm on to something.
Fast forward to last week and another auction I'd been watching since the last. There were some cabinets that were intended for medical purposes but thought one or two would be ideal for the garage and storing some of those odds and ends or any of the homeless tools I might have. The day came, I was settled in, had a budget limit, and my mouse was ready to start clicking!
Bid1, bid2, bid3....wait, no sir that's mine...bid1 higher, now where was I...bid4....and so on.
A couple hours later and I was the proud owner of not a couple, but 5 carts, a tall cabinet, and 2 used microwave ovens! YIPEEE!!! <Jenn rolls eyes>
Once again, I started researching more on these items and was completely astounded on what I paid versus their actual value. I'm hooked!
Do what...Jenn, what's that??? You want me to do what!?!? Sell some! But these are my treasures...my...my...precious treasures....precious, my preeeciouuuus!!
GarageJournal. I'm a guy, I like tools, and my tools are housed in the garage, like most. So, I stumbled onto this site while looking for some cool storage ideas, just before that last auction. Holy cow, this site is full of garage ideas, layouts, tips, and tools! Tools are a big downfall of mine, and most anything with blinky lights and lots of buttons, too!
I started reading this guy's thread about his garage and all he's done to fix it up. Over 70 pages in his thread of pure garage coolness and almost a week of reading and I've just recently caught up! Jack Olsen is a husband, a dad, and a screen/playwriter/editor kinda guy out in L.A. who built up his old garage with cabinets, tools, and other items he bought for cheap, I mean CHEAP. Those lights that hang down just inside the garage are cake pans hanging from a bracket he welded and mounted to the wall. Yes, cake pans!
Just Google his name and you'll see all the write ups about his 12-Gauge Garage, not to mention his Porsche. You'll have to read it to learn why he named it the 12-Gauge Garage, and no, it does not involve a gun.
Ah, auctions and garages. So many auctions and so many threads to read, and yet so little time!
Besides reading this, what's your waste of time these days?
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Sometimes Things Just Don't Work Out The Way We Plan!
Hard to believe it's already been a month and a half since our last post! Lots happening around our household lately, LOTS. Most of the time has slipped away with kids, their activities, court, work, vehicular maintenance, auctions, open houses, and just plain ol' exhaustion.
Well, the deal we had on the property is gone. <insert sniffing and boo-hooing here> We had a contingency on the property knowing that the owners could take other offers...however...we didn't really expect it to happen. I mean, it sat idle for over 6 months and the price had dropped twice before we made an offer!
Since we have to sell our place before we could buy the property, there's a lot of time, waiting...and waiting. Meanwhile, the owners of the property did receive an offer and decided to accept, but not without giving us a fair chance to move ahead with the purchase immediately. Remember when I said we had to sell our place first? Yeah, it stinks, but right now, I do NOT want to get caught with 2 mortgage payments whether I can do it or not.
That said, the other offer was accepted, we still have our home on the market, and we're back to looking for land. <heavy sigh!>
I know, it probably just wasn't meant to be and that there's something better around the corner. An adage that's been played out twice in our lives, both of which occurred when looking for our last two homes. So, not all hope is gone, it's just not visible at this time.
Well, the deal we had on the property is gone. <insert sniffing and boo-hooing here> We had a contingency on the property knowing that the owners could take other offers...however...we didn't really expect it to happen. I mean, it sat idle for over 6 months and the price had dropped twice before we made an offer!
Since we have to sell our place before we could buy the property, there's a lot of time, waiting...and waiting. Meanwhile, the owners of the property did receive an offer and decided to accept, but not without giving us a fair chance to move ahead with the purchase immediately. Remember when I said we had to sell our place first? Yeah, it stinks, but right now, I do NOT want to get caught with 2 mortgage payments whether I can do it or not.
That said, the other offer was accepted, we still have our home on the market, and we're back to looking for land. <heavy sigh!>
I know, it probably just wasn't meant to be and that there's something better around the corner. An adage that's been played out twice in our lives, both of which occurred when looking for our last two homes. So, not all hope is gone, it's just not visible at this time.
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