yesterday at an auc tion i saw 2 examples of how to run a business or where to put your energies....which is better is such an interesting question..... neither one was me....but i bought the most at the auction....
this was a big household estate auction with lots of interesting stuff....
one....bought the big cheap piles, if it was a big group and cheap she was the buyer..... many things that i couldnt even get 3 $$ for....she probably bought over 700 items...
the other..... bought only about 8 things...the very best small antiques that were there...including a wonderful toy car i wanted...for 195$$
they probably each spent about the same amount of money....
both drove me crazy..each was heavy competition to me..
..number one hurt me on the cheap stuff that i get for free sometimes..things that fill up the shelves and sell easily if the low price...i still got whatever i wanted against her but at a higher price than usual...
..and number 2 out bid me on the good stuff....because he knows that field better and probably does shows and is with the big buyers more often...he specializes ...so i didnt get the really neatest stuff...
my day, with a middle recipe for inventory, filled 2 box trucks...and i should do great with what i bought...one truck held a huge pile of screen doors and porch posts and a large pic nic table....
i cant help but wonder which way is best...i know 2 really rich junky buyers....i cant see how i could make the income i do now at either end of the spectrum....but it was a great where to aim example yesterday...
anyway...whats your theory?
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