Let me start by introducing myself a bit. Since you probably came to this blog via eBay or some other selling site, it might interest you to find out a bit more about what I'm listing and where I got it. I try to get a little bit of background story behind the purchases I make, and I'd like to share that information with you so you have a better idea of what you're considering.
I am not a resale expert by any means. This is not how I pay my rent. The reason I mention this is because I'd like for you to understand why I buy what I buy and why I'm reselling what I have. I recently made the decision to restart building a record and "other media" collection. I used to buy records only of bands that I personally liked, but now with the help of the internet, it's become a bit more fun to scour the local garage and estate sales in my area, hoping to slowly rebuild my collection as well as learn more about the process of reselling the items for which I have no personal interest. I hold no illusions. I won't be paying for my kid's college education by doing this, but it's a fun little hobby and hopefully others will be able to gain from my efforts.
I've always liked garage sales. When I was younger, it was the best way to flesh out collections of things such as Atari 2600 cartridges, books, records and 8-track cassettes. I had built a fairly decent collection over the years only to have it destroyed (mostly) by bad accommodations in the late 90's. Emotionally hurt by the loss, it's taken me 14 years to finally get around to feeling like I can start rebuilding.
My personal interests are geared toward music and books. I love 1960's, 1970's and 1980's music in particular. However, I've noted that not many people here in North Texas have similar tastes. When I hit the estate sales, I know that the Korean vet whose personal possessions are now up for grabs will most likely not have a copy of Public Image Ltd's "Flowers of Romance" lying around. However, hey... here's a couple of Jim Reeves and Johnny Cash 8-tracks in good condition! I wonder...
...on the other hand, I've had people tell me "Oh, I have a bunch of records in great condition... here, let me get them" and they return with a plastic bin full of moldy, fused together junk... Ah, here's Morrisson Hotel, but the cover is rotted and the silverfish scurry when I flip through the others. Heartache.
What I feel is very salable I will try to put up on eBay, but I also wanted to create a blog where I can showcase items that I may not have as active listings -- a bit of a "blog-store". As I sell items, I'll update the blog entries as best I can. Feel free to email me with any questions regarding any item, and I'll do my best to answer in a reasonable time (again, see above about this not being my "day job"). I accept PayPal, and if you do purchase from me, I'll do my best to make sure that you get the items safely and in as good of a condition as when I purchased them.
My email is stringthe0ry at yahoo.
Thanks for stopping by!
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