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labratdolls · ‎01-21-2018

I had an item that I have been re-listing for a couple of months and it sold tonight. Before Christmas, I had moved all my inventory from the guest bedroom, to the back bedroom and most of my shipping supplies to the basement. I went to retrieve the item from the stack of shelves In the closet I thought I had put it in, and it was not there. I have now torn up both bedrooms, part of the basement and opened every drawer in the house. The item is no where to be found. How do I approach the buyer about this? This has never happened to me in 20 years! I feel awful!

labratdolls · ‎01-23-2018

@the*dog*ate*my*tablecloth wrote:
That is what I will be doing and I will bask in the glow from knowing that my clothing will be going to people who need clothing instead of sitting in my closet making me sad.

What a great perspective!

nowthatsjustducky · ‎01-23-2018

Ah, but memories fade fast and details get lost. Physical mementos are what help keep those memories clearer over the years. Think Owen's coin collection in Throw Mama from the Train; where each individual coin was a very strong and fond memory of his dad, one of Devito's most heart warming scenes ever. 🙂

If it works, sell it. If it works well, sell it for more. If it doesn't work, quadruple the price and sell it as an antique.

-- Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #80

ersatz_sobriquet · ‎01-23-2018

@the*dog*ate*my*tablecloth wrote:
Yes, I'm a hoarder. I come from a long line of hoarders. The keep stuff just in case because we were poor type hoarder, not the dead animals under a pile of stuff hoarder.

However I'm now reading the spark joy book and am intending to get rid of most of the stuff in my house. I've come to the realization that I cannot even keep up with my own inventory, let alone sell my jeans that are two sizes too small.

Me too. So bad I confess you really don't want to know. But...most of it is inventory. I cleaned out a storage unit too, that was just out of sight out of mind. Not that much of it is for me...I don't have time to look at collectibles, plus I'm trained now after all these years of selling...collectibles I see dollar signs and don't know how to separate aesthetics from value anymore, to be able to just look at them without calculating a price!

My closet too, horrible, and I wear the same things over and over again and hardly even open the closet. Bigger sizes for the waist after 50...so it goes. Last year I started cleaning out my 3 clothing closets, so ridiculous. I wore the same size for 30 years or more. Now it's got to go, still a long way to go, one closet done and gone, two more to go.

best_vintage_photos · ‎01-23-2018

@labratdolls wrote:
@fern*wood wrote:
I know the feeling well. It happens to me every time I move items from their original landing spots. For some odd reason, the first place I put something sticks in my brain, but the transplanted spots just don't.

Hope you found your item this morning.
I guess our minds work the same! I remembered putting the items on the third shelf in the closet in the back bedroom. I sort of remember that I thought I should put them somewhere more accessible so they wouldn’t get lost (LOL!). What I did not remember was putting them in the top drawer of the hi-top cabinet by the door in the same bedroom.

I decided to take everone’s advice, get some sleep and start my search anew, in the daylight. First thing I did was open the cabinet drawer and there was a gray plastic grocery sack wrapped around something, right in the front of the drawer. It was the missing flatware. I must have looked right past it before.

Congratulations dear! I am so glad you found it!

labratdolls · ‎01-23-2018

@best_vintage_photos wrote:
@labratdolls wrote:
@fern*wood wrote:
I know the feeling well. It happens to me every time I move items from their original landing spots. For some odd reason, the first place I put something sticks in my brain, but the transplanted spots just don't.

Hope you found your item this morning.
I guess our minds work the same! I remembered putting the items on the third shelf in the closet in the back bedroom. I sort of remember that I thought I should put them somewhere more accessible so they wouldn’t get lost (LOL!). What I did not remember was putting them in the top drawer of the hi-top cabinet by the door in the same bedroom.

I decided to take everone’s advice, get some sleep and start my search anew, in the daylight. First thing I did was open the cabinet drawer and there was a gray plastic grocery sack wrapped around something, right in the front of the drawer. It was the missing flatware. I must have looked right past it before.

Congratulations dear! I am so glad you found it!

Thanks! I am just so HAPPY that I found it! Now I have to re-organize the room - I was so frazzled that stuff is strewn about everywhere! I do want to thank everyone for helping to calm my nerves and set me on the right path to find the item. It also helped to know that I was not alone in my experience.

odditiesandantiquities1 · ‎01-23-2018

If I don't find what I'm looking for the first time, instant panic sets in. Always does. I can look three times through my jewelry cases and never find it. Then I wait a day. Deep breath.

Next day it is in the jewelry box I thought it was in, but through panic, couldn't even see it. Everything I've ever thought I'd lost has always been found. Crazy....lol.

odditiesandantiquities1 · ‎01-23-2018

@the*dog*ate*my*tablecloth wrote:
Yes, I'm a hoarder. I come from a long line of hoarders. The keep stuff just in case because we were poor type hoarder, not the dead animals under a pile of stuff hoarder.

However I'm now reading the spark joy book and am intending to get rid of most of the stuff in my house. I've come to the realization that I cannot even keep up with my own inventory, let alone sell my jeans that are two sizes too small.

Thank you for mentioning that book. I just ordered it from Amazon. Since I have a lot of trouble with housework and physically being able to do it, I need something that will help keep me in order while I accomplish things. I sure hope it works for me. I need it!

ersatz_sobriquet · ‎01-23-2018

@labratdolls wrote:
I think I need that book! I have so many pair of size 2 high end designer jeans that I will never ever be able to wear again, I get overwhelmed at the thought of photographing them all! Once in awhile I will pull out a few pair and list them, but nobody wants them. I am starting to consider Goodwill.

I'm never going to list my clothes. Donate is all I will do. I don't sell contemporary clothing, only sell that once in a blue moon smoking jacket I happen upon or some Edwardian dress.

Darnit, I was never a size 2. I was a whole 99 lbs soaking wet when I got married at 24 though.

The thought of never again wearing all my RL silk skirts with my italian knee high boots, sob...

So ladies, do we try the Jane Fonda starvation torture workout to see if we can get back in our bikinis in the next year, or say meh and go watch a movie and grab some haagen-dazs? I'd go for it and starve myself but what if it didn't work? That's the really scary thought! 😮

odditiesandantiquities1 · ‎01-23-2018

I just made a giant pan of chocolate croissants and raspberry jelly donut bread pudding. Wan't some?

keziak · ‎01-23-2018

I feel your pain. I sell books which I shelve by alphabet, not SKU which I am aware is the better approach. All the time I have to poke through boxes and piles of books waiting to be shelved. I can't tell you how often though that I can't find the book on the shelf, tear the house apart, then look again and it was in the right place the WHOLE TIME.

best_vintage_photos · ‎01-23-2018

@odditiesandantiquities1 wrote:
I just made a giant pan of chocolate croissants and raspberry jelly donut bread pudding. Wan't some?

OMG! Stop, please stop! LOL

labratdolls · ‎01-23-2018

@ersatz_sobriquet wrote:
@labratdolls wrote:
I think I need that book! I have so many pair of size 2 high end designer jeans that I will never ever be able to wear again, I get overwhelmed at the thought of photographing them all! Once in awhile I will pull out a few pair and list them, but nobody wants them. I am starting to consider Goodwill.
I'm never going to list my clothes. Donate is all I will do. I don't sell contemporary clothing, only sell that once in a blue moon smoking jacket I happen upon or some Edwardian dress.

Darnit, I was never a size 2. I was a whole 99 lbs soaking wet when I got married at 24 though.
The thought of never again wearing all my RL silk skirts with my italian knee high boots, sob...
So ladies, do we try the Jane Fonda starvation torture workout to see if we can get back in our bikinis in the next year, or say meh and go watch a movie and grab some haagen-dazs? I'd go for it and starve myself but what if it didn't work? That's the really scary thought! 😮

I was just starting menopause when I married my current husband and weighed 107. I won’t even step on the scale now - but I know I’ve gained about 40 pounds. Even if I could loose all the weight, I have no desire to wear those low waisted jeans ever again. I would just like to look good in clothes again. Bikini - probably never again. I do have two really cute ones from Victoria’s Secret still in a drawer though - wishful thinking. Now -swimwear is Soma Underwire Tankini’s. At least hubby has gained 40 pounds as well - but he is 6’4” and big boned - so for him a was actually an improvement!

I’d say we should give it a go and see if any of us have success. I don’t want to starve, but need to get back to exercising and eating more healthfully. Kind of a late New Years Resolution! Do I have to give up wine though?

dcintennessee · ‎01-23-2018

@odditiesandantiquities1 Heck, list it! Now that we're all wanting an ample serving of each, it's guaranteed to sell out in about a minute! 🤣🤣

I just have to say, this thread totally embodies the community aspect of The eBay Community. Refreshing!

odditiesandantiquities1 · ‎01-23-2018

@labratdolls wrote:
@ersatz_sobriquet wrote:
@labratdolls wrote:
I think I need that book! I have so many pair of size 2 high end designer jeans that I will never ever be able to wear again, I get overwhelmed at the thought of photographing them all! Once in awhile I will pull out a few pair and list them, but nobody wants them. I am starting to consider Goodwill.
I'm never going to list my clothes. Donate is all I will do. I don't sell contemporary clothing, only sell that once in a blue moon smoking jacket I happen upon or some Edwardian dress.

Darnit, I was never a size 2. I was a whole 99 lbs soaking wet when I got married at 24 though.
The thought of never again wearing all my RL silk skirts with my italian knee high boots, sob...
So ladies, do we try the Jane Fonda starvation torture workout to see if we can get back in our bikinis in the next year, or say meh and go watch a movie and grab some haagen-dazs? I'd go for it and starve myself but what if it didn't work? That's the really scary thought! 😮
I was just starting menopause when I married my current husband and weighed 107. I won’t even step on the scale now - but I know I’ve gained about 40 pounds. Even if I could loose all the weight, I have no desire to wear those low waisted jeans ever again. I would just like to look good in clothes again. Bikini - probably never again. I do have two really cute ones from Victoria’s Secret still in a drawer though - wishful thinking. Now -swimwear is Soma Underwire Tankini’s. At least hubby has gained 40 pounds as well - but he is 6’4” and big boned - so for him a was actually an improvement!

I’d say we should give it a go and see if any of us have success. I don’t want to starve, but need to get back to exercising and eating more healthfully. Kind of a late New Years Resolution! Do I have to give up wine though?