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That was my first thought. I'd try to find out where it came from, look at the truck and when unseen get the lic number, just in case. I'll bet if you came up with a hand full of cash, he'd dump the whole lot out on your lawn..which would be another mistake letting him know where you live.
Or is it someone you know and trust? A closed LQS perhaps? His Mom died and he is getting rid of all her stuff?
Better find out more about it.
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Oh, you already said his mom died. Better check on that.

Well I am an optimist today. I would check it out, offer less, get others to go in , buy only one truck load? I bid on fabric on ebay all the time. I would be interested in a bolt of good quality black ;)

I would definatley check out the type of fabric....would you want to spend $1400 on polyester? Make sure you know what type of fabric your buying.

His wife died and he wants to move. I can see this happening.

Our group have gone to several homes of deceased quilters and brought back U-haul truck loads of fabric. One lady had planned on making children's charity quilts when she retired and bought lots of wonderful fabric in preparation, then she developed cancer and died about the time she was to retire. Her family wanted the fabric to go to a group that would fulfill her wishes of making quilts for children.

My concern would mainly be is it quilting fabric and how was it stored. It's really hard to get mold smells out of fabric even after you wash it several times. Dry rot and bugs can also be a problem.

Some people don't know the difference between fabrics. My uncle asked me if I wanted any fabric from his wife's stash (she passed) and I told him I only make quilts so would only use the cotton fabrics. He sent me a huge box and I was all excited until I opened it. It was all polyester/nylon slinky-silky fabrics for clothes. He asked how I liked it and I said, I only use cotton. His response was "it felt like cotton to me." I was gracious and didn't tell him the truth.

Selling it would be quick and easy. My friends and I just sold 220 yards of fabric on Ebay last weekend. Thats a lot of fabric and shipped and gone in 2 days and it was not a problem. We had a boat load of fun doing it. Be optomistic about it. Ask if she was a quilter. If so buy all quilting fabrics from him. If she was a dressmaker, walk away. Its out of fashion fabric.

Is there a flea market where you could sell it?

WOW, a lot of great points here. I will email the person back and see about getting more information on it. :)

Sounds like a terrific deal to me as long as it is quality fabric. I don't think it would be hard to sell and still make quite a profit.

Sounds interesting and overwhelming at the same time. Good luck.

If its good quality cotton, I say, "Go for it!", but with a counter offer of less. If he's moving, he's probably willing to sell for less.