Consigned to Death
Consigned to Death
“At the auction, everything sold, and we beat our estimates; several people told me they were impressed, including a woman who made an appointment for an appraisal; and Bertie, from the New York Monthly, looking for fodder for her article on scandals in the antique business, learned nothing.
The tag sale went well, too. Revenue from sales was flat, but three people invited us to make offers on selling miscellaneous household goods to spare them the hassle of running yard sales. Anyone in the antique business will tell you that buying is tougher than selling, and the search for quality goods is constant. So to have opportunities to acquire inventory was all that was needed to transform a good day into a megawinner.
Max called around seven that evening, just as we were getting ready to close up.
“I finally reached Alverez,” he said.
“And?” “And it’s okay for you to go to the Grant place anytime.” “That’s great.” “He mentioned that they’re maintaining a loose patrol, so if you’re question...ed, it would make your life easier if you had some kind of written permission on hand.” “I have a letter from Mrs.MoreLess
The tag sale went well, too. Revenue from sales was flat, but three people invited us to make offers on selling miscellaneous household goods to spare them the hassle of running yard sales. Anyone in the antique business will tell you that buying is tougher than selling, and the search for quality goods is constant. So to have opportunities to acquire inventory was all that was needed to transform a good day into a megawinner.
Max called around seven that evening, just as we were getting ready to close up.
“I finally reached Alverez,” he said.
“And?” “And it’s okay for you to go to the Grant place anytime.” “That’s great.” “He mentioned that they’re maintaining a loose patrol, so if you’re question...ed, it would make your life easier if you had some kind of written permission on hand.” “I have a letter from Mrs.MoreLess
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