I used to get so frustrated going to garage sales. You turn up early and the home owner would scold you for coming before the advertised opening time but if you didn't, chances are those dreaded dealers would clean the place of the good stuff and be left with crap. The last straw was with this house who stipulated in their ad strictly not before 7am only to find out they had let people in well beforehand anyway. They just shrugged their shoulders in a blase fashion when I asked what happened to their not opening before the advertised time. Maybe I should have reported them to consumer affairs. I reckon the Australian public can be some of the most unscrupulous people out there when it comes to trading of used wares. They expect top dollar for their used crap but want your stuff for next to nix.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
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