Please don't try this at home without sufficient candy or wine. Not recommended for those who are short on patience or anyone under the age of 66. Or over the age of 66. Actually not recommended for anyone who does not live out of a single suitcase.
What? You want for me to get to the point? I would love to, but I cannot find it. Anywhere. I might have buried it in the pile of clothes for the Salvation Army, or perhaps I left it in the file cabinet that just left with the Ebay buyer. Who knows? It could be sitting on the chair I planted my very tired ass on about five minutes ago. The point really doesn't matter anyway.
There is very little point about moving. It just is. One packs up and leaves one abode and drags said stuff to the newer abode. The only trick to this is called recession living. Downsizing. Making adjustments. Redoing the daily. Shifting priorities. Realizing the 401 can be used to paper the canary cage bottom. Or pick up dog poop.
First up is the reckoning that one larger abode does not fit in the new and very much smaller abode. Things must be sacrificed. The trouble with sacrificing is that choosing is not the hardest part. It is the freaking repetitive advertising on Ebay and Criagslist. The ads on Craigslist get buried beneath the rubble almost as soon as they are listed. You have to hope that yours is catchy. On Ebay, you have to hope that those silly "watchers" will turn into buyers.
Even that wouldn't be as painful if that were it. But you have to answer questions and sift through the scammer material. It seems the Nigerian Bank Employee who plans to steal some dead person's account is alive and well and crawling through Criagslist. Expect to get a nice note from Daryl asking if it would be fine with me if his representative sends me a little itty bitty money order to hold the merchandise and would I take more than I asked if only I would accept his money order while he works out his current sticky issues with his gov't and Bank, and forthwith someone will be dispatched to relieve me of said merchandise.
Got a headache yet? Imagine getting one of those for every single item. My second favorite question are from those who ask you for information that is already clearly in the ad, more than once. Thunk thud. That was my brain splatting on the desk. Again.
Fortunately the wine is not packed. I'm drinking it all.
Part 2. How to find your underwear and the wine glasses mid-move.
UPDATE: Part 1.5
I just got another inquiry from Daryl, who now goes by the name of Luke! Gotta love this:
"Thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an instant
purchase,so please do withdraw the advert from Craigslist.I dont mind
adding an extra $50 dollars for you to take the advert down from
criagslist so that i can be rest assured that am in hand of the item.
I will also like you to know that i will be paying via check,and it
will be an over night payment due to the distance .You dont need to
bother your self with the shippment ok,I will take care of that.So I
will need you to provide me with the following information to
facilitate the mailing of the check.
1.Your full name.
2.Your mailing address,must be residential
3..Your phone number.
**Once again ,I will like you to know that you will not be responsible
for shipping.
I will have my mover come over as soon as you have cashed the check**
Do Have a nice day,
My Warmest Regard"
What? You want for me to get to the point? I would love to, but I cannot find it. Anywhere. I might have buried it in the pile of clothes for the Salvation Army, or perhaps I left it in the file cabinet that just left with the Ebay buyer. Who knows? It could be sitting on the chair I planted my very tired ass on about five minutes ago. The point really doesn't matter anyway.
There is very little point about moving. It just is. One packs up and leaves one abode and drags said stuff to the newer abode. The only trick to this is called recession living. Downsizing. Making adjustments. Redoing the daily. Shifting priorities. Realizing the 401 can be used to paper the canary cage bottom. Or pick up dog poop.
First up is the reckoning that one larger abode does not fit in the new and very much smaller abode. Things must be sacrificed. The trouble with sacrificing is that choosing is not the hardest part. It is the freaking repetitive advertising on Ebay and Criagslist. The ads on Craigslist get buried beneath the rubble almost as soon as they are listed. You have to hope that yours is catchy. On Ebay, you have to hope that those silly "watchers" will turn into buyers.
Even that wouldn't be as painful if that were it. But you have to answer questions and sift through the scammer material. It seems the Nigerian Bank Employee who plans to steal some dead person's account is alive and well and crawling through Criagslist. Expect to get a nice note from Daryl asking if it would be fine with me if his representative sends me a little itty bitty money order to hold the merchandise and would I take more than I asked if only I would accept his money order while he works out his current sticky issues with his gov't and Bank, and forthwith someone will be dispatched to relieve me of said merchandise.
Got a headache yet? Imagine getting one of those for every single item. My second favorite question are from those who ask you for information that is already clearly in the ad, more than once. Thunk thud. That was my brain splatting on the desk. Again.
Fortunately the wine is not packed. I'm drinking it all.
Part 2. How to find your underwear and the wine glasses mid-move.
UPDATE: Part 1.5
I just got another inquiry from Daryl, who now goes by the name of Luke! Gotta love this:
"Thanks for the prompt response and i will love to make an instant
purchase,so please do withdraw the advert from Craigslist.I dont mind
adding an extra $50 dollars for you to take the advert down from
criagslist so that i can be rest assured that am in hand of the item.
I will also like you to know that i will be paying via check,and it
will be an over night payment due to the distance .You dont need to
bother your self with the shippment ok,I will take care of that.So I
will need you to provide me with the following information to
facilitate the mailing of the check.
1.Your full name.
2.Your mailing address,must be residential
3..Your phone number.
**Once again ,I will like you to know that you will not be responsible
for shipping.
I will have my mover come over as soon as you have cashed the check**
Do Have a nice day,
My Warmest Regard"
Comments
If it helps---remember you're not alone.
Thanks Roger. I am actually looking forward to simpler. I just hate having to go through all this to get there.....
I'm about to do it too, later this year; didn't think about the scam part. How can you tell what to do? I'm on my own so it will be extra tough. Fun times, these. Anyway, good luck.
came here attracted by the title, not sure I understand the "being on the move during recession" part, but could get the drift of the story about the Nigerians scamming. These days you also get emails saying you have won hundred thousand pounds from Yahoo so please send your full name, address so we can send you cheques, and the companies names are dot org too. So the confusion doubles.
Good luck to you, Sir and a new blogger's best wishes.
Good luck to you, Sir and a new blogger's best wishes.
oh, sweetheart, this is a brilliant take on the whole thing. it's brutal, with or without daryl/luke, that fuck. god, i'm sorry you're going through this. i did the big move to the low income digs a bit more than a year ago. had to give truckloads of stuff away and deal with craigs. how are l&P with this? are they dealing? the wonderpups and i are here if you need an ear. love love love and gratitude for this exceptionally moving and right on piece.
Lea, start now! I wish I had started sorting and giving away and selling way before this. I think it would make it less hectic, but then again, I thought I had it all figured out. The scam is easy to tell after the first one. You get an innocent email reply asking if the item is still available. The next note is the scummy scam note. The only rule for CL that seems to work is to have them come by with cash and take it away at the same time. And try to have someone around with you too. Alone is not the best option. And trust your gut. If it sounds scammy, it probably is!
Rolling, welcome to OS! Thanks for the good thoughts.
Teddy sweetie - thank you so much for the encouragement. It will be great once we've finished. I don't enjoy the process or letting stuff go that I thought I loved. And this is better than letting the deflated 401 mock us. Thank you for asking about L&P! So far, so good. They like the new digs because they will have carpet so they can zoom more easily. We have wood floors now and not their favorite. It is the small things that make them happy. That and having a hundred other canine pals for company in the new complex.
Rolling, welcome to OS! Thanks for the good thoughts.
Teddy sweetie - thank you so much for the encouragement. It will be great once we've finished. I don't enjoy the process or letting stuff go that I thought I loved. And this is better than letting the deflated 401 mock us. Thank you for asking about L&P! So far, so good. They like the new digs because they will have carpet so they can zoom more easily. We have wood floors now and not their favorite. It is the small things that make them happy. That and having a hundred other canine pals for company in the new complex.
I feel for you. Moving is no fun, especially when you're forced to do it. Dealing with the creeps on eBay and Craigslist only serve to add to the fun. I hope you didn't pack the chocolate, hon.
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