Little plateau

Well the pile is growing in the basement, and I've been perusing flea markets to find one where I can set up a table. May is a better month, I suspect, so that pile in the basement continues to get bigger and bigger each week.

But I've hit a little bit of a lull. I've starting putting items of value on Craigslist and eBay and it has set me back. Instead of taking quick offers and moving the items out, I'm getting caught up in the "value" of the item and stopping the sale because I fear getting ripped off.

Wait a second.

My KISS lunchbox from 1977: I didn't PAY for it. It was given to me. If I get $1 or $150 for it, it's still a profit. Yet I can't let go of it now that I found that the 2010 collector's guide valued it at between $450 and $250 depending on the condition. So my potential buyer laughed and walked away.

Similarly, I was all set to sell my grandfather's Baltimore American Brewery Beer Tray from the 1940's...until I found out it was rare and worth about $75. Now I won't take much less for it. Dammit.

So I may have to put these items aside for awhile and continue to focus on the other items that are easier to move out. Reminds me of friends who are working out to lose weight--after a few weeks they plateau and stop losing--and have to change up their routine to keep progressing.

Time to change my routine and figure out new ways to let go of the material.