While sitting in the backyard this afternoon I thought it would be a good idea to get a detailed photo gallery of Jason’s treasures. The shark in the picture is 8 feet long and hangs on our patio.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Do You Have Anything Like This In Your House?
While sitting in the backyard this afternoon I thought it would be a good idea to get a detailed photo gallery of Jason’s treasures. The shark in the picture is 8 feet long and hangs on our patio.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
My crazy husband Jason is known for buying and selling pool slides, especially during the summer months. He has actually sold this particular slide (pictured above) not just once but twice.
Jason originally bought the slide for $200 on craigslist. He was so proud of his most recent find, bragging to me that it was 12 feet tall - one of the tallest pool slides made. He went on and on about how people will be looking for this type of slide and will pay top dollar because they are not generally easy to find - and who wouldn't want a huge slide for their pool time adventures?
All I could see was a huge blue slide taking up room in my back yard. I was having trouble seeing the value in this item.
He picked it up, handed over $200 cash, came home and relisted it immediately. A production company called about 30 minutes after it had been listed. The guy he sold it to was so excited to have found this slide because he had been searching for one just like this for weeks. It sold for $600 to the production company that day. That was a $400 profit! The sale transaction included a deal. If the production company did not need it after they completed their film shoot, they would sell it back to my husband for $200.
About a week passed after the first transaction. My husband contacted the buyer of the slide and asked if they were done with it and ready to sell it back to him. The guys who bought it were more than happy to stick to the deal and sell it back to him for $200. However, the slide that my husband picked up from the buyer was a much different slide than the one that he had sold them. The slide had been completely refurbished, patched, sanded, painted and looked just like brand new.
Jason listed the slide for sale again but this time the price was $800. He immediately got calls and ultimately ended up selling it for $750. That was a $550 profit.
All in all, my crazy (yet brilliant and handsome) husband made $950 from picking up a slide twice and listing it on craigslist.
Kind of hard to complain about that - you know?
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