I have a chance to buy 3 truck loads of ALOT of fabric. He gave me a price of $1400 for it all. But that price was off the top of his head. Not sure if my husband wants to put out that much in a huge lump sum. I look every day for the LUCKY catches like ive seen on here lol. This person might be willing to work out a better price though. ...hhhmmmmmm.....

where would you store all of it at?

is it 100% cotton?

If it is 100% cotton just think of the stash you would have plus you could open and online ebay store for awhile.

mltquilt

That would be a 'fun' full time job.

Wow wow wow. Didnt think about an online store possibilities! Hmmmmm not sure where we would store it if we bought it lol

If you get it and sell some of it, you can get back some of the money you spent buying it :thumbup: And, think of all the quilts you can make with all that fabric

If you sell on ebay then some of the money could be used to pay for a storage unit depending on where you are.

mltquilt

I would buy it. I am not sure that I would pay $1400. Maybe you can talk him down in price. I would definately go through it BEFORE setting a price. Maybe not peice by piece, but enough that you can see what you are getting. You don't want the stuff on the bottom to be crap fabric if you know what I mean. Good Luck to you. :)

What do you call a full size truck?

(My DH was a long haul trucker for quite a while and pulled a 48' long trailer)

Can you take a look at some of it before committing to it ?

It could be a fantastic deal -

IF you have a place to keep it - if you can't keep it at/in yo ur home - rental space costs money
IF you would be able to use it or sell it -

IF you don't have a place to keep it - it could end up being a huge white elephant.

Perhaps you could find a few friends or quilting buddies that would go in with you, and split it several ways.

That's an excellent idea!

Still - try to get at least am idea of what's in the loads.

Make sure it isn't hot mdse.

If it's good cotton fabric - go for it! I'd make a counter offer first, just in case he'd take it. You can start your own ebay store if you don't want to keep all of it or donate it to charity and take the tax deduction.

Exactly... where is it coming from?

Yikes! I wouldn't do it! Storing all of it in the house would be out of the question, taking up too much space. Just carrying it into storage would require many person-hours of work. What if it smells? Would take a *ton* of time to sell that much on eBay or other places -- as someone else mentioned, a full-time job.

If you want to go ahead with it, definitely take a physical look at the fabric (and sniff it) so you know what you are getting. I would also find at least two other people to split it with you (one truck each? still yikes!). Make sure you have a place to store it. Arrange for people to help you move all that fabric into storage. Oh, yeah, and find out why he is selling it to make sure it is not stolen (although who would steal that much fabric?).

The person said I can come look at it. Said he wants to move to texas and be with the rest of his family. I think his wife died. He didn't realize his wife had as much stuff as she did. He did say that he was picking a number out of his head and could possibly take less for it. I'm a stay at home mom, so time to work an online store would be ok by me. Need to talk tho my hubby more about it.

My Aunt and her friends bought out a quilt shop that was closing. To make it fair, they divided first by the bolt. One for me, one for you kind of thing. After all the bolts were divided, they traded around and cut pieces for each other.

Trying to find a few friends to share might make this a very good deal.

Personally, I would pass on it. I would just be too overwhelmed about what I would do with it. There has to be a lot of it that wouldn't be to your taste. Just my humble opinion. =-)

Be sure to check the fabric before paying. It could be scam or not the entire truth. Could have bugs hidden if fabric.
Buyer beware.

I'd check and see what he meant by 3 truck loads of fabric.

Then I'd check to see that it was quilting fabric.

Then I'd see how old it was and how well it was taken care of.

Then I'd call all my quilting friends and see if they'd split the cost.

If I couldn't get enough friends, I'd probably pass on the oppertunity. Unless it was absolutely fabulous quilt store quality fabrics with lots of blenders and batiks. That's a lot of money up front. I know that many people probably have that amount or more invested in their stashes but it accumluated over many years.

Definately counter offer and see what he accepts.

Have fun and let us know what you decide to do

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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.

Sounds a little too good to be true. But then, sometimes good things do fall into our laps! :D The thing that bothers me most is that he gave you a price "off the top of his head" yet he "couldn't possibly take less for it". That doesn't make much sense to me.

Like the others, I would definitely want to see it, touch it, smell it first. Once you have, and if you're still interested in buying it, I'd work out a fair price in my head and present it to him.

Gook luck and let us know how it all turns out. :-D :-D

How about 1 truck load? Look it over and see if it is quality fabric. Where did he get it? Is it stolen property?

We have a 40 x 40 building - it is not cluttered, YET. Bring the fabric here. We will get bins and sort it. I'll be the manager. Whenever you need something, I will pull it and mail it to you. Of course, I would expect some compensation - like 'pick of the litter'. :lol: :lol: :lol:

P.S. Be sure it doesn't stink, before you buy it.

was it a typo & it is 3 'trunks' full?

trust me, you really don't want to go there....and if you do, be sure to ask your tax consultant and insurance agent first....

that much "stash" will not be covered under your normal home owner's policy and most ins. companies do not cover HOME businesses!
you will need a bs license as well...
it gets really complicated....
and you will need to know how that fabric was stored,
each one will have to measured and photographed so you know who the maker was and how much there is...
it will take you the better part of year just do that part...
and yes, you will need a place large enough to store it properly and to have easy access to it and a table to measure and cut and then comes shipping....OY.....the pain of it all!

nothing more than $2 per yard!

Are you sure he didn't steal it from a fabric store?

Sounds like some hijacked trucks to me. I'd really check this out.

I agree, definitely look it over and make sure you can use it or at least be able to sell some that you don't like.

Holy cow - WOW !!