On Wed, 11 Mar 1998 mahlon.r.haunschild@xxxxxx wrote:
> Doris has the right of it. In my opinion, commando garage sale-ing like
> this seems to be a Southern sort of thing. Odd...
I dunno. There's only a handful of locals that are G.S. Commandoes, and
4/5ths of them are dealers (many from the flea markets). But I've g-sailed
many times in N.Y.C., Chicago, L.A., Miami, N.C., Atlanta,etc., and done
well using the same formula I've described here. I really should remind
everyone that this takes patience and much time and effort, and one never
knows if there'll be one camera item on any given Saturday. I've learned
to enjoy the anthropological angle of it after all this time.
> In my neck of the woods (beach sand?), the sales start on FRIDAY mornings,
> can you believe it?
We have them here also on Fridays, but I limit myself to Sat. only, and
NEVER go to a friday-sat one. All the goodies are gone. Some heathens
(only joking) even have them on Sunday. I once picked up A G.Loomis 9' #8
AND a Sage 9.5' #9 flyrods for $40.00 both on a Sunday. (I love fishing)
> Hmmm... US Air has a direct flight from Ft. Walton Beach to Tampa in the
> evenings... maybe I'll give Doris some competition!
I'll bet there's some good sales in your area. Scour the papers...
And be THERE by 7:15-7:30. Speaking of competition, the very friends I've
gotten equipment for now do the g-sales religiously and compete with me.
Sheesh!
*= Doris Fang =*
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