Possibly some more rain… and cool and damp to start.\u00a0 There were patches of blue sky at dusk so I’m hoping for some clearing today.\u00a0\u00a0 It rained a bit yesterday, but was mostly just threatening, after raining overnight.\u00a0\u00a0 Actually storming overnight would be a more accurate description, with power loss for some time too.<\/p>\n
Did a couple of pickups.\u00a0 No drop offs this week.\u00a0 Had a chat with a couple of my auctioneers.\u00a0 New guy is actually from the next biggest town to my BOL, the nearest town with a Lowes.\u00a0\u00a0 He took the job down here to “get out of the sticks.”\u00a0 I bought the BOL to get out of the city.\u00a0\u00a0 Every successful transaction has two parties who each think they’re doing the right thing…\u00a0\u00a0 life is like that\u00a0 too.<\/p>\n
The other guy I chatted with we were talking about the future of the reseller industry.\u00a0\u00a0 I think we’re at peak mom and pop, like house flipping when all the people with no experience or applicable skills got involved.\u00a0\u00a0 I think there will be consolidation on the seller side, with more bigger players.\u00a0\u00a0 There will probably still be a place for the mom and pops but it will likely be more focused.\u00a0\u00a0 I could be wrong.\u00a0\u00a0 The demand for low cost stuff should rise as the economy worsens, but balancing that, the really big guys, the sources, will likely be feeling the pinch and may want to limit the returns, and maybe even recapture some of that revenue- more than they currently do by wholesaling the items to resellers.<\/p>\n
It’s a bit like thrifting.\u00a0\u00a0 Thrifting as sourcing depends on people being willing to give away valuable stuff.\u00a0\u00a0 That doesn’t happen in poor countries.\u00a0\u00a0 If amazon or other big retailers limit returns, or if they want too much for all the middlemen involved in reselling to make money, supply may dry up.\u00a0 Then\u00a0 I’ll have to find something else to do, I guess.\u00a0\u00a0 Several new players have entered the game, and several that I’ve been watching or buying from have exited lately.\u00a0 Change is the only constant.<\/p>\n
Headed to the BOL today.\u00a0\u00a0 Wife has a GS thing up that way, and will join us later.\u00a0\u00a0 Kids and I will go up first.\u00a0\u00a0 I hope to meet with a tree service guy and get the pruning and removal underway.\u00a0 I’ll ask him if there are cost savings if I cut it up myself.\u00a0\u00a0 And I’ll see what he wants to do with the smaller stuff or the rotten stuff.\u00a0\u00a0 If the difference isn’t dramatic, I’ll have him do it.\u00a0 I’ve got enough to do just stacking it.<\/p>\n
Last week I got some seed potatoes in the ground at the BOL.\u00a0 We’ll see if they got dug up and eaten.\u00a0 I hope not, and I’ll put some wire mesh in place this visit.\u00a0\u00a0 Some other gardening activity may take place, depending on weather and motivation.\u00a0\u00a0 More storage cleanup and organization will definitely take place.\u00a0\u00a0 Gotta shift out of the ‘construction’ mode and into the ‘we’re using the place’ mode.\u00a0 All while continuing with improvements, repairs, remodel, and stacking…<\/p>\n
Kinda like everyone everywhere, just more so.\u00a0\u00a0 Stack it up.<\/p>\n
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Possibly some more rain… and cool and damp to start.\u00a0 There were patches of blue sky at dusk so I’m hoping for some clearing today.\u00a0\u00a0 It rained a bit yesterday, but was mostly just threatening, after raining overnight.\u00a0\u00a0 Actually storming overnight would be a more accurate description, with power loss for some time too.<\/p>\n
Did a couple of pickups.\u00a0 No drop offs this week.\u00a0 Had a chat with a couple of my auctioneers.\u00a0<\/p>\n