nygal

It really is true "we can't take it with us".

1screech

It looks like you scored big. It sure makes us jubilant when we find great stuff at a good price. I would probably be most excited about the box of squares...just cannot help love scraps.

Quiltshaker

So very sad. Her passion just sold for pennies. So glad that you came to the rescue.

RkayD

That book..by Barbara Brackman..Encyclopedia of Quilt Patterns. It a treasure for sure. When I bought mine I paid $75 and the next time I looked it was $400. Your lucky.

tatavw01

good for you but it makes me sad that non quilters don't know what they have
enjoy

nstitches4u

They were lucky you were able to help them with pricing. Non-quilters have no idea of the value of quilts. Glad they reciprocated and gave you a good deal.

heather1949

Me as well pays to be honest at all times.

justflyingin

Actually, yard sales and estate sales are like their own little world. $20 for a quilt at one of the above is about right--IMO. Of course it is dirt cheap, but the idea behind the two is to get rid of their stuff. If not, they should look into auctions or consignment, or try selling on ebay or someplace where people who are actually in the know will shop. It is what keeps yard salers going--looking for the great haul. I once bought a whole tote of fabric (a big luggage tote..not a 32 quart one), for $20. I don't consider that I stole the fabric, but it was literally pennies a yard.

If I were the buyer, I'd be pretty upset at you for coming to me to tell me I'd cheated the sellers. If I paid what they asked for, I'd consider both of us happy.

quiltingcandy

We had an estate sale when my mother passed and I literally went thru the house before the estate people and took out the things family members wanted. They were all welcome to go thru the house to take what they wanted, but felt ghoulish about it, so just told me what they wanted. I saved certain items, I told a several old book stores that my parents frequented they had passed and to come by the house - but never did until the estate people contacted them. There were over 5,000 books - they did not believe me - when they got there they all said how they were surprised by the amount of books, there was enough to open an actual bookstore, but we didn't have time.

When someone dies you have a couple months to liquidate the assets, so you sell what you can at very low prices. Do they buyers get bargains? Yes, do you really have a choice? I don't think so. And I don't want to talk about the art work they spent thousands of dollars and we go little or nothing for it. Time are tough and now people have very little money for extras. So they are not going to spend a lot of money at an estate or yard sale. If you charge too much people just walk away, and so something is better than nothing. If you don't have a dead line - that would be nice. But very few people have a lot of time, so thank you all for shopping the estate sales and please do not feel bad for buying the bargains.

earthwalker

Well I'm sure SQ would be pleased her stuff is going to someone who will use it and treasure it. I hope when my time comes my quilting stuff will find a good home too. In my travels, I have encountered dealers who know exactly what an item is worth and will intentionally mislead people into practically giving things away...Well done being honest.....a lot of people do get great bargains at estate sales, which is fair enough...but some people do take liberties.