Comments:

Drew - 2004-07-19 08:40:28
Why does Bob constantly belittle and berate people? Here he is admiting he is ripping them off, and is he grateful? No. Doe he even say a nice word about these people? No. Does he just shut up and say nothing? No. He mocks them. He makes fun of them. Sad. So sad. I can imagine the disappointed faces of the edelery couples grandchildren as they try to use the sprinkler frog, only to find it broken, while Bob laughs all the way to the bank.
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Drew - 2004-07-19 08:40:34
Jeepers UncleBob, I'd have given you $3 for the Kramer Poster.
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Saidnot - 2004-07-19 08:45:15
Weird. The page said, "0 people were all like "Hey Uncle Bob! Listen to this!" after reading this entry." Yet, there are 2 comments from Drew. What does it all mean?
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Lisa E. - 2004-07-19 08:59:44
We are preparing for a yard sale, and you have just reminded me why I hate having them. I loathe haggling, and find myself itching to kick the people who offer 10% of the tagged price. Especially since I tend to price really low so as to avoid the haggling altogether, to the point that our neighbors complained because their prices seemed so high by comparison. Can't win! And the "earlybirds"...they kill me. When they show up while I'm sticking the last price tags on things and start grabbing at everything, "How much is this?!?!" an hour before the sale is to start, I can't help but get a little snippy with them. I turn people away who come before it starts, and if they don't come back later, so much the better. Maybe I should just haul our stuff to Goodwill instead and save the stress.
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warcrygirl - 2004-07-19 09:17:10
Drew you troll UB's comments section like the Champion of All Trolls and berate him for berating people. This is his diary, he pays for it, he can say whatever the fuck he wants. If you don't like it stop reading it. Or at least stop posting comments. I bought a double stroller 3 years ago for $70 when our local Kmart bit the dust. I just recently sold it for $70. It looked brand new and I essentially got a double stroller for free. I go Goodwill every time, having yard sales suck major ass.
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Elise - 2004-07-19 09:23:28
Um, I saw those Kramer posters being peddled in mall kiosks for years. It is strange that you had to find yours in a small art shop in Atlanta.
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Drew - 2004-07-19 09:33:27
It means that anyone can post a message under the name of Drew.
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Amy - 2004-07-19 09:33:49
My favorite garage sale experience was the time when hours after the sale had ended (it was practically dark out)some people who didn't manage to make the sale decided to show up at our home. Did they ring the doorbell? No, of course not. They decided to bang incessantly on the garage door until we went outside. They wanted to see what we had left. I was speechless.
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UncleBob - 2004-07-19 09:34:25
Hmmmm. Very Interesting. Very Interesting
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kaki321 - 2004-07-19 10:00:49
We donate to the Cancer Federation or the Goodwill every single time. Have given away lots of big ticket items - including a car one year. Tried a garage sale once and found it to be a waste of a day, and way too much haggling, early bird fuckers, and STRESSSSSS. I prefer the tax write off, and knowing I donated. But to each his own...that is what makes America so GREAT! Congrats on your $450 haul UB. Are you gonna donate any of it? LOL
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Jenna - 2004-07-19 11:35:00
Anybody else suspect Drew is the proud new owner of a malfunctioning weedeater?
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Lando - 2004-07-19 11:56:39
that Kramer poster has been out of print for a bit. its a shame you sold it.
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Mr. Grey - 2004-07-19 12:19:55
It is really quite a simple explanation saidnot. Drew does not count as a person.
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duh - 2004-07-19 12:31:51
www.allposters.com do a search for kramer, once you get past the roosters (wtf?) there he is! for $22.50. has no one ever heard of shopping on the internet?
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Jedzz - 2004-07-19 12:35:54
I used to see that Kramer poster in frame/poster shops all the time. I'm surprised that anyone would have to go to hell and back (aka Atlanta) to get one.
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JuddHole - 2004-07-19 14:14:23
I'll sell you a Kramer-style potrait of me for 10 bucks.
It's just like the Kramer one, except I'm naked with a bowl of Jell-O.
Now, THAT's art.
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NotDrew - 2004-07-19 14:26:28
You average $450 per yard sale? That's amazing. Is that because you have 1) so much GREAT stuff? 2) fantastic yardsalesmanship? 3) So much shit that $450 is actually pathectic compared to what you were selling both in volume and quality?
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Jon - 2004-07-19 16:04:38
Funny as hell BOB!!!
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Barb - 2004-07-19 16:39:40
Oh My, I am laughing my heiney off right now. Drew, you slay me too. Juddhole, would you take 15 cents for that? :o) What?! have a great day Uncle Bob!
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Drew - 2004-07-19 18:13:08
Well THIS Drew, the one who would've bought the Kramer picture, LOVES the fact that UncleBob belittles others and rips them off. And don't feel bad about ripping off those old people, UB. Hell, by the time they get home, they won't even remember where they bought it...they probably don't even had Grandkids, the lying old Metamucil-chugging prunes.
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Jamie - 2004-07-19 19:21:29
I'm afraid I'm with Susie on this one, Bob... sentimental value is worth more than $3. Mind you, the spared labour of hauling all that shit around for years to come is pretty priceless, too. I dunno - I'm just still distraught after a similar incident I had the other day. I have a query, though. Wouldn't it be easier to just give the redneck the frame for 15 cents, or whatever it was, than haggle? Seriously, we're not talking about a fortune here. I don't know about you, but the fine art of not conversing with rednecks is pretty high on my list of priorities.
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pillydivine - 2004-07-19 20:22:58
so proud your son is going to be, as he grows up and sees what an honest, decent dad he's got there. ((((((((screwing over grandparents to make a buck))))))))))))) p.s. did you name your kid afer the guy who runs diaryland?
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Kelly - 2004-07-19 21:07:15
Saidnot, I agree with Mr. Grey. Drew doesn't count as a person. That's a fine explanation. I think the Drews around here next to make distinctions between themselves....like, IdiotDrew and CompletelyNormalDrew. BTW, I actually thought we might see an entry from IdiotDrew that didn't contain a typo or grammatical error but at the last minute...WHAMMO! Oh and about the Kramer poster...I bet you could have made a good bit of cash off that on Ebay, UB.
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Bingoguy - 2004-07-19 21:58:01
I think you should enterprise yourself, Unkle Boob! You should start "Uncle Bob's Defection House of Crap" .. you could make $450 dollars a day! Everything As is, Where is. No Returns cause it's Defective and you knew that when ya bought, move along sonny. I'm just saying.
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PP - 2004-07-20 00:26:37
Yeah, I see that Kramer poster at Spencer's Gifts all the time. That, and the erotic George Constanza one.
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Elhefty - 2004-07-20 04:23:00
NEVER NEVER sell your shit cheaply to the earlybirds. Ask yourself why they are there early...Is it just to get the BEST stuff?...Or is it because they are traders and they want the best stuff AND have another 72 yard sales to get to before lunch?. Fuck 'em...If retail is $29.99 and I have $1.50 on it...I say no deal.
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