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September 9, 2008
Interested in buying and then selling stuff. I am running into two (and I assume, very common) problems. 1. The high quality stuff I find tends to be too expensive to buy. 2. The cheap stuff I find is really crappy. I know in order to make money, you need to buy low and sell high. But, this seems a LOT easier in theory than in practice! What am I doing wrong?
I am interested in selling video games, dvds, CDs/tapes/records, magazines, and books. I am also interested in selling vintage collectibles and jewelry.
I search thrift stores and pawn shops, and have little luck in finding quality items. When I do, it is too expensive. I don't know much about garage sales, is there a way I can find out who's having one? Are there any other places that I should check? Any other methods I should use? Any other items I should try selling?
I'd prefer to sell things through ebay, but craigslist is an option also. I heard of people selling things through resale shops, but I heard that it is really hard to make money that way.
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What you're doing wrong is to assume that you can make a profit without adding any value of your own. The only way that is possible is for either your supplier to be a fool, or your customer to be one. (Or both.)
If your supplier and your customer are both rational, then your supplier will sell to you at a price comparable to what your customer is willing to pay, and there won't be any margin between them for your profit.
There are various ways in which you might add value. Even moving something from where it is plentiful to where it is scarce is a value add. But your business plan must be based on a fundamental understanding of just what value you do add to the transaction, and an understanding of how much value you add. If you don't have anything like that, then you are relying on trying to find stupid suppliers and/or stupid customers.
In other words, by trying to rook people.
posted by
Class Goat
on September 9, 2008 [
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Carefully buying one item at a time and reselling sounds like a losing game because of the time invested in making all those little decisions. Even if you sell higher than you buy, you may rarely make enough to justify your time unless you're dealing in high-dollar items. If you're aiming at small sales, you have to make the process of buying and selling efficient. Buy a bunch of stuff very cheaply, without inspecting each and every little item beforehand. Buy out a whole houseful of old stuff when someone dies and nobody wants to sort through all their crap. Buy the whole collection of a video rental store that's going out of business.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
Uh, because if it were easy then everyone would do it?
Think about it: why would a thrift store owner sell CDs in the store at less than their going rate on half.com (or whatever)? Everybody knows about ebay by now. Even thrift store owners.
I think I would avoid "commodity" items like video games, dvds, books, etc. You might have more luck with items that are more rare and also more difficult to sell. Though of course then you have to worry about holding a bunch of junk you can't sell and don't want.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
Around here, the people who buy from garage sales in order to sell on ebay generally go out not only very early on Saturday, but also on Friday afternoon. If you're getting to the garage sales Saturday afternoon, chances are they have already been picked over for ebay-sellable bargains by several sellers, meaning that your only chance is to be an expert in areas that are niche enough that most sellers won't know what's valuable. Do you have any hobbies where you have more expertise than your competition as to what has value? Use those skills.
Normally, there is a "favorite" local classified ads where people advertise that they will be having a garage sales. This might be a newspaper, or it might be online, or it might be a dedicated classifieds paper.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
Yeah, your entire premise is based on the idea you hold information about an item's "true" value that the supplier doesn't. This approach usually doesn't work unless you have specialized training, like being an antiques expert or a baseball card collector, and are willing to put in an awful, awful lot of work towards finding those gems in that specific area that everyone else overlooked. Books and CDs aren't really going to cut it.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
I don't know much about garage sales, is there a way I can find out who's having one?
Newspapers have extensive garage sale listings; Craigslist as well. Get there at the crack of dawn, or earlier, or anything of value will be gone long before you arrive.
I have some knowledge of buying and selling toys and the like for a profit. To make money on stuff that just anyone could walk into a store and buy, you need to have a feel for what will in the future become a collector's item (and the knowledge of, for example, about how many will be made - if it's 'limited edition' or not), have the knowledge of where in the country or the world it's being sold (sometimes an item will be fairly rare, in, for example, the market of the Pacific Northwest, but more common in the south) have the cash to buy lots now, and the patience to wait several months or years until the value goes up. Start looking religiously at trade magazines for the items you're interested in selling. Go to every trade show you can and study them.
Making a decent amount of money off this will probably be like having a second job in terms of time and effort (in fact, there are many people who make it their first job, and put the same amount of hours, or more, into scouring stores, garage sales, etc. as a full time or more-than-full-time job).
posted by
on September 9, 2008
You might consider setting up an ebay consignment business. This is where people give you stuff they want to sell on ebay, you do the legwork of moving it on ebay, and then you take a cut of the selling price and give the rest to the original owner. The downside is that it involves actual work, but on the other hand it is more reliable than hoping to stumble across someone selling a Picasso for $5 at a yard sale.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
A friend of mine used to do this. Here's what I remember. (First two points are particularly for university students, but the others will apply to everyone).
1.) The university would sell old computer equipment to students at a markdown significantly lower than going rate on eBay. This was not widely advertised, and he constantly checked to see what stock they had. They limited purchases to one-per-student-per-semester, so he would give cash to other students to purchase stuff for him.
2.) When the iPod Mini first came out, he bought as many as he could at the academic price, (again, asking other students to help after he had reached his quota) and sold them on eBay, mostly to people in the UK. The pink one was in high demand.
3.) He sold stuff on eBay for friends, in exchange for a cut of the profit. (Some people just would rather not mess with it themselves).
4.) GARAGE SALES. Bring lots of quarters, and offer extremely low prices. You have an advantage because at garage sales people simply want to get rid of stuff. Go early. Have a car with some decent cargo space.
5.) Browse eBay all the time so you know the going rate for things.
posted by
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I have a fried who makes his living off eBay this way, trafficking mostly in antique crystal and china. As others have said, he does a lot of work getting up early, traveling around, and doing a ton of research. Some other notes:
- As Class Goat noted, a straightforward way toward profit is to add value. My friend, for example, tries to make complete sets by buying up individual pieces. A single cut crystal wine glass may not be worth that much, but a complete set of six is worth a lot.
- You need to buy
a lot
, and be prepared to hold on to it for a while. If all of your capital is tied up in a limited inventory, you'll wind up selling below the price you want/need.
- Things like books, CD's, DVD's, and games are all poor choices, IMO. The only money to be made there is in volume or (in the case of books, mainly) rare editions. The market is also totally saturated.
- If you focus in a specific niche, you can often find deals on eBay by searching on misspellings.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
Ok, I'm going to check out some garage sales. I do have one concern about relying on garage sales. What happens during winter? Do people stop having them? Are fleamarkets a good alternative?
Another idea came across my mind that I forgot to mention earlier: how about finding old bikes, skateboards, computers, or whatever....taking them apart and selling the parts?
posted by
on September 9, 2008
I have a fried who makes his living off eBay this way, trafficking mostly in antique crystal and china.
Where on earth can I find something like that, especially for cheap? I never see anything like that, even at the few auctions and garage sales I did attend.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
I know in order to make money, you need to buy low and sell high. But, this seems a LOT easier in theory than in practice!
Basic economic theory says that if there is an opportunity to make money easily, that a lot of people will notice it and will start doing it -- and then will engage in price cutting and compete away the profit margin.
In other words, economic theory says that easy ways to make a lot of money won't last for very long. All reliable long-term ways to make money involve doing a lot of work.
posted by
Class Goat
on September 9, 2008
There was a period early in Ebay's history when everyone knew someone who had made big money selling some crappy old Star Wars figurines or whatever they had found in their aunt's attic. It was new and exciting for buyers, but supply was lagging behind demand, and so a lot of auctions got pretty giddy. And the economy was better, so people had the disposable income (or credit) to burn on frivolous items.
That has all totally changed. Ebay is full of scammers and is increasingly oriented towards larger, business-like sellers rather than the hobbyist who cruises garage sales for stuff once in a while. Lots of people are shopping garage sales and estate sales with an eye towards national or international prices, so regional differences are a lot harder to exploit. And the economy is in the shitter, so people are trimming back on silly luxuries like collecting old video games.
In other words, five years ago was the "buy low" time to enter the selling junk business; right now is the "buy high" time to get into it.
Another thing I have noticed locally is that a fair number of garage sales are circular, in that there are a bunch of people who spend their weekends cruising garage sales for underpriced items; they sell the valuable stuff on Ebay and hold a garage sale of their own every few months to offload the cheap stuff... at which a lot of the shoppers are people who are trying to buy cheap stuff in order to sell it.
Fundamentally you can't make a profit if you are paying retail prices. That means you have to either exploit market differences (buy sunshine in Florida and sell it in Maine), or you have to find people who are selling something cheaper than you can sell it for. Wholesale is the way you do that with commodity items — you buy three gross of something, and sell them individually. Otherwise it's the old story of putting in the hours to know how to spot hidden gems, know the market to know what will sell and what won't, and so on. You just can't do this by buying the stuff at antique shops, where the person running the business has already taken advantage of their knowledge and time to make a profit.
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Where on earth can I find something like that, especially for cheap?
If any of us knew, why would we tell you? Wouldn't we take advantage of that knowledge for our own benefit instead?
One way for you to add value is to find
for yourself
some otherwise-unknown source for something that you can mark up profitably. But it won't last; as soon as you do, someone else will notice that you're making out and start doing the same, and then you and him (and all the others who will jump in) will engage in competitive price cutting.
posted by
Class Goat
on September 9, 2008
I always thought of it as
. I think the problem is that you're selling common things. (And in most cases, you're exploiting
price discrepancies. When you can do it with 50 million shares of stock, that adds up quickly, but you can't realistically buy 50 million books at the thrift shop and make a killing.)
For a little bit (back when I had boundless free time and plenty of money to play with), I got into the obscure niche field of reselling certain two-way radios. As a dork with no life I had come to know almost everything there was to know about certain lines of Motorola radios, and I'd just started by looking at buying one for myself. I soon found that a lot of the sellers didn't know what they were selling, but were instead getting them in bulk from municipal auctions and the like. They'd sell a handful of them at a time with very few details, untested and filthy from years of use in the field. So I'd buy a small lot of them, clean them up, test them, and then resell them with good descriptions, good photos, and show that they worked properly. I made a decent amount of money this way, but hardly enough to live on. But to a college kid, making a couple hundred bucks every few weeks was amazing, and I actually enjoyed working with the radios, so it was fun.
But I realized a few things... One was that I didn't even have the market on "Motorola VHF ASTRO Saber III" arbitrage cornered. I was routinely bidding against the same people. So I can only imagine how it is with books or CDs. Another thing I realized is that it's a risky business. I was able to make money because not many other people were willing to buy "as-is, untested" lots of expensive electronics. But I was occasionally reminded of the reason why...
To do well, I think you need to treat it as a hobby, and find an obscure niche that you're passionate about... And then go from there. If you do it because you enjoy it, you can view it as some extra cash, as opposed to thinking of it as something that's not overly profitable.
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Where on earth can I find something like that, especially for cheap?
But would you know it if you saw it? I go to garage sales a lot, and there is always a table of old dishes and glasses and pots. To me, and to most people, a $1 glass looks exactly the same as an "OMG!!!! Rare European crystal goblet worth $10,000!!!!" would.
The profit comes in seeing the difference between the glass that is overpriced at 10 for a dollar, and the one you can resell for a few bucks profit. But that takes a fair bit of specialized knowledge and time; things aren't conveniently labeled at the garage sale with their potential profit margins.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
Well, I have a LOT of time on my hands, especially during weekdays...until I graduate in December. Possibly a spare hundred dollars or two. I have no problems with spending a lot of time and doing a lot of work, as for now.
It seems like the buying/selling game is a lot more complex than I previously thought. What are some good books and websites I can find on this subject?
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My son just sold his collection of dvd's on ebay for 200$ to someone who is obviously going to resell them probably through their pawn shop. So there are deals out there on Ebay. Best if you have some kind of low overhead shop or flea market stall to sell from.
When semesters turn over local college students practically give away their nice crap which they have no idea what the value is because they didn't pay for it. Also, most college dorms have a free box. Find it. Students give really nice things away. Especially on moving day. Our local landfill has a freebox which some people lurk at and make a living from reselling what they find.
Yardsales right now are a bust IMO. Everything is overpriced. Not worth the gas money.
We used to bid on contents of storage lockers when the owners didn't pay their bill. This can be a goldmine if you can get over the queasy moral issues of profiting off someone's tragedy.
You know how you learn the value of crystal? You don't study anything you just buy what you think is beautiful if it is priced low and you triple the price to sell it. And you don't look back. Move on to the next thing.
Learn how to bargain with people to get the lowest price.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
Community is something that goes a long way in selling things online.
If you are a known member of a community (that has a section for buying/selling or specifically endorses it) then you automatically gain some credibility over random eBay and Craigslist sellers. I've paid 20-50% higher for items that I could get on eBay because I "knew" these people better than some random seller and I felt I could trust them to properly describe what they were sending as well as pack and ship it correctly.
There are several nearly identical items and shops on Etsy. If you can link to your Etsy shop from your local Arts & Crafts board or something (and it's welcome and not spammy!) then you're two steps ahead.
If you have been posting intelligently on a home audio board for two years, you have some credibility when you are selling components you find for cheap at garage sales. The buyers know that you know exactly what you're selling and that your "reputation" is probably not something you'd throw out for $20.
My suggestion is to pick something that you're genuinely interested in and find out where its enthusiasts hang out online. Join the community. Learn about what you're selling.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
I had a friend whose boyfriend bought up lots (as in collections) of items, such as things from storage buildings, foreclosed homes and estates. Early Saturday and Sunday morning he'd haul his goods down to the local flea market and make a killing.
One of his best profits would come from people moving out of apartments. It's impossible to have a garage sale in an apartment and when I moved, after donating and giving away things, I still had a good amount of just....stuff that I didn't really want to haul cross country or throw away. I practically gave it to the guy and I found out later that he made over 500 dollars off of it. I don't know how he got in touch with other apartment dwellers, but I suppose that it had something to do how many people he knew and word-of-mouth.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
You have to pick one type of item, preferably with a dedicated audience, and then get to know that item really well. It helps if it's something you already like or have an interest in. I buy clothes. Specifically plus size clothes. I started selling just as a method to recoup my losses on stuff that I never wore. I also found plus-size fashion communities where people talked about what they loved and what they were looking for. I started accidentally making a profit on things I was selling.
Now, I am always looking for thing to sell. For instance, when I was visiting my parents, I found a bunch of dresses on clearance at Ross. But the important thing was that they were a very desirable brand, that I was intimately familiar with. I purchased them for about $13-$15 , knowing that the retail was $50-75, and that I could sell them for $30 to $40. I sell on e-Bay and directly through on-line communities.
I've also been able to purchase on e-Bay, and then resell on e-Bay at a profit. I bought a lot of 11 clothes items for $100, knowing that one dress retailed for $150, and I could sell it for $75. I kept two items for myself, and sold the rest. My profit was about $100 (plus two shirts!). But this only works because I know what is desirable and sell-able to a certain group of people that I can advertise directly to. You also have to be very aware of profit margin and the time and energy it takes to sell. I never intentionally buy something unless I think I can earn at least $12 profit on that item.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
Go to auctionzip.com and search for auctions in your area (you can search by zip code).
Go to a few and just watch & learn. Personally, I find it hard to make a profit on things I'm not personally interested in -- I love records, and I can look through a collection of 1000 old albums and know the handful of albums that might be worth $$$. I'll frequently buy big collections like that (often dirt cheap, at auctions), with the full knowledge that I'll be tossing 60% right in the garbage, putting 30% aside in bins to take to a flea market and sell for $1 a piece eventually, and keeping 10% that are worth selling on eBay.
Since I'm personally not interested in superhero comic books, it's almost impossible for me to go through a big stack of those and be able to pick out the few that might be valuable, even though it would obviously be an advantageous skill for me to pick up. But you can't become in expert in every sub-genre of collecting, and getting to know, say, the Precious Moments figurines market well enough to buy them at auction (or garage sale, etc) and sell for a profit is very difficult if you don't find Precious Moments figurines to be absolutely adorable.
Here's a typical purchase for me: I like old magazines, so when I saw a couple of boxes of old Good Housekeeping magazines from the early 50's, I had a pretty good idea that I could pick them up cheap and make a small but reliable profit on them: I got them all for $22, and a couple of weeks later I sold them for about $180 all together. But after you add up the hours I spent writing auctions for them and all the other work involved in selling them, it's not a very impressive hourly wage (not that I'm complaining).
Knowledge is EVERYTHING in this business. A box of early 70's porn magazines, for instance, is generally pretty worthless.....unless you are the only person at the auction who realizes that 3 of them are issues of Gallery that each have one of Stephen King's first published stories and are now worth $50 a piece.
As others have mentioned, doing this takes a LOT more time than most people realize. I spend at LEAST 30 hours a week at the computer writing auctions/dealing with bidders, and if you add up all the time going to flea markets/auctions, it's probably an additional 20-30 hours a week (don't forget gas money, which has definitely become something I have to factor in when considering an auction that's 90 miles away). Auction writing is pretty much drudgery and takes a lot of discipline, but I LOVE going to auctions & flea markets....still, there are times when even that definitely feels like WORK.
posted by
the bricabrac man
on September 9, 2008 [
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After looking at
your previous questions
in an attempt to give a thoughtful answer - because this is what I do for income - I'm curious about whether answering this question the best I can will be of any use, though I'll still hope to help.
The range of your previous questions, from getting started in graphic design; procuring the money for a better camera; getting stock photo gigs; taking great photographs; filling time during the day; bartending without taking classes; selling your photographic images...
and then I put them together with your questions about understanding people; your hunger for novelty; having difficulty reading mannerisms and character traits; having a perceived identity crisis; having ocd/germaphobe issues; having potentially offensive communication complaints and family responsibility issues to boot...
...but it was this question:
"How do people STAY ignorant?" We all came into the world ignorant about how life works. Some wisen up, others stay in the dark. What is it that separate those two kinds of people?"
and then admitting your own naivety that decided my best answer for you.
Taking all this in, looking at the great responses you've gotten, and considering this admission:
"It seems like the buying/selling game is a lot more complex than I previously thought. What are some good books and websites I can find on this subject?"
I'd like to tell this story (found in a few places and something I learned early on in my own career in the buying/selling of antiques) to preface an answer to today's question as well as that former one:
Legend has it that Pablo Picasso was sketching in the park when a bold woman approached him.
"It's you — Picasso, the great artist! Oh, you must sketch my portrait! I insist."
So Picasso agreed to sketch her. After studying her for a moment, he used a single pencil stroke to create her portrait. He handed the women his work of art.
"It's perfect!" she gushed. "You managed to capture my essence with one stroke, in one moment. Thank you! How much do I owe you?"
"Five thousand dollars," the artist replied.
"B-b-but, what?" the woman sputtered. "How could you want so much money for this picture? It only took you a second to draw it!"
To which Picasso responded, "Madame, it took me my entire life."
So, what I am seeing is that there is this recurring thread of needing to find income without much personal investment - be it money, education, research etc.
But most especially the two things that seem to be lacking don't seem to be based in the items you're hoping to deal with. I'd think that really, what's missing is any passion for this venture. It's not really idle work. And part the work I'm thinking you may have some difficulty with is making a connection - to both your the people you need to interact with in order to make any of these endeavours happen, and to what you're involving yourself in. Sales is kind of a contact sport, and you need people skills. You have to make people want to buy stuff from you - it's not always about price and description on a page. And then on top of those two things, there's the skill or a knack or a gift for finding the good finds - whatever you want to call that, too. That's the value added stuff others mentioned, and why I told that story - the life before that second.
It's not about learning or reading books or figuring out some niche or calculating profit margins. It's an unidentifiable something that many things lead up to, and then come together in a way that works. So, I'm kind of saying - you either "got it" or you don't. If you've "got it", you'd probably know by now and wouldn't need to ask this question.
The short answer? Find someone who is doing what you want to do, and work for them first. Initially, you'll make more money working for someone else, than you will as a novice entrepreneur anyway. Apprentice for a bit, if you must - to find out if you can do this and if you should. You'll make more that way, for one thing - the education is more valuable than any money and you'll have it always. You'll also meet many of the people you'll eventually be dealing with - also valuable. That's what I did, and it only took about twenty-five years to make a living from it. This same answer goes for any of the previous pursuits of income that you've considered. And for whatever you do after you get your Master's.
Good luck, whatever you choose - I mean that sincerely.
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Where do you live? Is there a good concert market? Upcoming bands with shows bound to sell out? The profit margins are huge in ticket speculation if you can pick the right shows. This may or may not be illegal in your area. And ethically, some people look down upon it.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
Where do you live? Is there a good concert market? Upcoming bands with shows bound to sell out? The profit margins are huge in ticket speculation if you can pick the right shows. This may or may not be illegal in your area. And ethically, some people look down upon it.
Good Lord, yes, there's a good concert market. And a REALLY good sports market. It is not illegal in my area. This is something I am looking into, in the future, when I have enough money to purchase tickets in the first place.
The idea that this is unethical is bullshit. It is not the same as taking bottled water and really jacking up the prices, in a situtation where people are literally dying of thirst (didn't this happen at one of the woodstocks?). Concerts and ballgames are luxuries, not necessities. I'm not ranting about you, yeti, I'm just peeved that some people in general look down upon it.
Metafilter: So, what I am seeing is that there is this recurring thread of needing to find income without much personal investment
Did you not read that I am have no problem in investing my time to make money selling things? I wish I have a lot of money right now, but I don't.
posted by
on September 9, 2008
I'm very curious about this, so I checked back in -- I did read everything - every answer too. I had a slow day and dinner in the crockpot and needed something to focus on in between email responses. You won! I completely and thoroughly understand that you have time - as evidenced by your previous questions too. You're not getting it - despite all the good answers to the other questions you asked and the good answers to this one. It has a lot to do with time. It's not one bit about having money. It's about you, yourself, more than any tangible factor. One guy started with
one red paperclip
, and it wasn't the value of the paperclip that started it, it was the value of his time and effort and the idea. Another guy started with magic beans...It's investing yourself personally, and it's dependent on your personality. And actually getting out there and doing it. School of hard knocks. Risk. Innovation. Inspiration. Networking.
Here, I'll use your sports tickets example. The auction house I used to work for had season's tickets, and were up for grabs to any of us. I never once took my turn in over three years, and there were many weeks when nobody went because we were all busy and so we passed them on to our best customers (or anyone in the lobby who'd go, as far as they'd tell us). That's what they were for, in addition to being one of our perks (and it's not like they were Leafs tix). BUT, if Craigslist existed back then, or if I'd cared to make the effort, I could have easily reserved some, as was my right, and flipped them for lunch money. And would have, if someone
had approached
me, because working 70 hour weeks handling thousands of items doesn't make you want to invest your time in doing such a thing. I would consider it a valuable service. I would also like to be able to call one guy to do any ticket getting I'd like, because I hate navigating Ticketmaster websites or going to box offices, and I hate getting the dumb subscription calls afterward. I'd pay a premium for that, and even more if my service provider was likeable. So, you don't necessarily need to be able to buy a block of expensive tickets after standing in line or waiting on hold at Ticketmaster for days - but you might want to be the person everyone you know, and everyone they tell, goes to when they've got a ticket or two that they can't use, and wouldn't mind an extra twenty - or who'd add ten to any ticket if it got delivered to them without more effort than one phone call to one guy. From the day of show tickets that get offered around on our neighbourhood Yahoo group, to the ones available through my husband's office, to the ones I see offered by Facebook friends - I'd say it can be done if you have a good network of people that trust you, and it's a feasible way to start. One ticket at a time. Then, after taking the money earned from that, you take next steps, and grow it.
That's all I'm saying. Don't look at the big picture - look at the next step. In my case, I'm taking three enamelled silver bowls I found at an Estate Sale out of town a few weeks ago, that I bought for half-off their original prices of $3, $8 and $18 to a dealer I know in town who specializes in such things, and will ask $10, 20 and $25 for them (and will take $50) - and he will offer them at retail for likely, $35, $45 and $65. Hidden in those cost are all sorts of things it took a lifetime to learn, such as how to find the GOOD estate sales, knowing the items' varying values (fair market, retail etc.) and knowing the difference in local markets, and being patient to get the end of sale prices. Also, waiting out slow summer cottage season to flip them, knowing that the film business has been slow and that finally, dealers are starting to buy for Christmas. Knowing this particular dealer from thirteen years of business dealings, creating a good feeling about dealing with me and cultivating trust and offering the right product at the right time are also key. As well, knowing what he has to buy them for in order to sell them at a profit (considering in antiques, he may have to discount too) and keeping our relationship light and friendly and personable in between dealings. All of that is the $5000 for one stroke.
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Ahh, peagood has the goods! :)
One observation about the original question..
I search thrift stores and pawn shops, and have little luck in finding quality items.
Target shops that are in the business of moving massive quantities of inventory at cheap prices. Visit early, visit often, and know your stuff, and you can do well enough. I don't think of pawn shops as fitting that description. Pawnshops are run by people who are already trying to optimize price a little, and they don't try to turn over the entire inventory every week.
To that end, peagood, being in Toronto, might appreciate
this little project of mine
Auctions are good too, but it is the same story in a lot of ways. I went to one a few months ago where a certain lot of computers was selling for ~$400 each mid auction, more than double their 'value'. They could only move the first 18 of 20, so the remainder went into a big lot that would be sold at the end. The same happened with another model, 14 sold at $200 and they couldn't sell the last two. At the end, all the dealers had been driven off by the high prices early on, and none of the regular folk were willing to handle an entire pallet load of old computer stuff. I jumped in at the auctioneer's opening $100, and nobody could react. Translation, gold mine for me!
Anybody want a Bay Networks power supply? I've got 8 that I can't bare to throw away yet :)
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One generally lucks into bargains. Bargain hunters, whether they're collectors or people looking to make a profit, generally become professional, full-time bargain hunters. Let's assume that all the commenters above are correct (
'Your entire premise is based on the idea you hold information about an item's "true" value that the supplier doesn't.'). You'll have the best chance of lucking into bargains that may be worth more than what you've paid for them by frequenting flea markets, garage sales, and yard sales (specifically moving sales). It might be worth checking out estate sales, as well. These sellers will be more motivated to move the items they have for sale, sometimes at the expense of profits. Flea market sellers may not want to lug all their stuff back home, and those who will be moving soon may be even more motivated to sell their entire stock at any price.
I agree with -harlequin-. It might be easier to make a profit if you become an expert on a certain sort of collectible and concentrate your buying and selling to that sort of product. The value of CDs, DVDs, and games may change over time (Some that were once in high demand are now in bargain bins.. You'd have to stay ahead of the curve of popularity for this to be lucrative), but a person looking to fill out a collection would be more likely to spend a little more. And, if you were an expert in a particular sort of collectible, you would be able to determine if the table of glassware, jewelery, postcards, or magazines, etc. at a flea market it worth the investment.
Check newspapers and online for garage, yard, and estate sales. I'm not sure where you're located, but it seems like warmer states like California have flea markets year round. I'm in Philadelphia, and, generally, flea markets are spring through autumn. You might still find a few in the next few months.
market directories and sites. Good luck.
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Peabody brings up some good points. With that out of the way, one place I haven't seen mentioned is retail clearance racks. If you know what something is going for outside the walls of the store, or have the ability to hold onto it, you might be able to make money on it.
For example, Target briefly carried a tool that was popular on the Internet, but not at all popular in their shops in my area. The tool normally (and still) sells for $30 online, but Target had marked them down to $7.50. I listed one and sold it within a few days, then went back and bought the rest of their stock. I didn't make a ton of money though (maybe $5 per item) as each tool was costly to ship.
If you can haunt clearance racks and ebay, you could get a feel for where price differences exist, or you could exploit seasonal differences. Say, pick up summer baby clothes (currently marked down more than 50%) and hold them until spring. It shouldn't be as reliant on fashion trends as other clothes might be.
The thing is, you're competing with people who have been doing this a while. They know what day electronics/clothes/toys are marked down, and will descend on the clearance lady in no time. They hang out at places like slickdeals to know what bargains to watch for.
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I remember hearing, though, the anesthesiologist say that he was still struggling and that he may only be able to do a spinal block. He then decided to test something out to see if I'd begin to feel tingling and numbness in my legs. They had me lay on my side. Over the course of maybe 10 minutes, I began feel a tad bit of relief, then the doctor knew he had the right spot and was able to give me the epidural medication. Slowly, the pain subsided, but I still felt the pressure. I was fine with the pressure. I could deal with the pressure. Feeling the pressure was what I needed to help me as I pushed.
Once I felt relief, the nurse checked me again. I was fully dilated! Yep, I went through transition, the hardest part of labor, all the while getting my epidural. However, Olive wasn't down enough for me to start pushing. The nurse propped pillows between my legs and had me lay on my side to open my pelvis and help sister move down. I got some much needed rest, and since I was fully dilated, the Pitocin was kept shut off for the remainder of my delivery. The nurse said that my body just took over. I felt relieved.
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St. Bernard Catholic School is one of the best school located in the North-East Los Angeles. All of the staff are awesome especially the principal who is always working to improve the school academically. As parents of 2 young kids currently attending St Bernard Catholic School, we know that this is a great foundation for them. This school is so good that some parents attended the same school back when they were in grade school. Parents actively gets involve with school activities and fund raising for their kids. Good school with good catholic faith!
Update: There is a new staff, there aren't any combined classes, there are numerous extracurriculars (academically and athletically), and a great majority of the students move on to Catholic High Schools such as Immaculate Heart, Loyola, Villanova Preparatory, La Salle, Cathedral, Sacred Heart, Providence, and Holy Family. This school is truly amazing and I love it so much :)
I am a proud teacher at Saint Bernard Catholic School and feel honored to serve the Glassell Park Community. As a member of the staff I can say that St. Bernard's is a great environment to teach in and I am privileged to work for a fantastic principle who puts the students' needs first and has worked hard to make the school great! She has worked to get technology into the classrooms, implemented a new math program, worked to receive new programs to improve literacy, and is constantly looking for the best options available. Our staff is wonderful and we are constantly learning to provide our students with the best education possible. We work well together and that affects student learning for the positive. We have wonderful programs that help mold our students to be empowered, active, and faithful. In addition to wonderful students we have been blessed with fantastic parents who understand the importance of a quality Catholic education and the need for their support. The parents and community are always willing and able to help when and where they are needed. I am truly blessed to be apart of all the great things that are happening at St. Bernard Catholic School.
I am currently attending SBS and about to graduate. I havr experienced both sides of the previous staff and the newest staff. Since it's the time of the new staff, I must say SBS has improved very well. Our teachers are humurous, fun, strict, and determined. The same for the students and entire faculty/staff. We have decathlon, speech, leadership, computer rooms, PE, music(taught by a member of a band, and Shakespeare(aslo taught by the music teacher!) and an art class. We have annual Science fairs, the 6-8 Religion teacher attented WYD for an excellent guidance video and many of the students have won awards nationwide, including writing comps. In LA, Conference to DC offers, and much more. We are taught to be empowered students, active individuals, and faithful disciples. I strongly recommend for you to have your child attend this amazing school. I will never forget the values and teachings I've been taught! GO TROJANS!!!!
I have two children at the school and we've been there for at least 7 years. The school has a new principal. She is like a tornado. I've never seen a principal work so hard. On her own, she has actively brought in private funding to help the school. Also because she has both public and private school experience she knows exactly where to find money and what programs we can benefit from. The result: she has put the school on a strong financial footing, she has hired new passionate teachers; implemented lots of new program such as art and music, storytelling, and even Shakespeare. She also found money for laptops for all the teachers and smart boards for all the classrooms. And the teachers find ways to integrate technology with the classroom studies. We also have a new computer lab, academic decathlons, speech tournaments, and sports. We also have a strong parent organization. Overall, I am very happy with St. Bernard.
This school has some excellent teachers and provideds a lot of good religious education along with it's academic curriculum. It is small, and will have a combined K/1 class, which gives kids a lot of individual attention, but also means that there are not a lot of extras. There is no computer lab, no physical education program, and any extras (like hot lunches) are parent provided, not school provided. The good academics combined with less than average extras makes this school average at best.
This school provides a great, family feel, and lots of attention. It is lacking in some curriculum areas, with no P.E., no active computer lab, and no educational aides in any classes. Parents need to put in a lot of work, but kids do learn a lot in the school.
Wonderful School! Each students are given lots of individual attention. I know many who graduated from St. Bernard & they've had nothing but pleasant things to say about their expierences at St. Bernard. The office staff & teachers are great. The kids K-8 treat one another like family.
This school is going through a lot of changes. St. Bernards is run by the parents so many extra programs depend on the volunteers and some programs like computers and tutoring have been cut. The academics are good for but as far as innovative teaching or new ideas this school is lacking. Average at best.
St. Bernard has a amazing faculty. The teachers have been dedicated & wonderful in providing a excellent education. It has a family feel to it. My nieces & nephews credit their college & carrer success to St. Bernard School. I highly recommend this school!!!
I'm a graduate from this school and I feel as though I got the best of the years I went there. I learn plenty not only from my teachers but from my peers as well. I always felt at home and bonded with my classmates as if we were family. I will never forget the things I learned there. <3
St. Bernard is an excellent school, my son is in 8th grade and i'm proud to say that because of the school he has become a better person and has improve in many ways not just academically, he is well behaved and well disciplined. I highly recommend st. Bernard school and for sure will send my 5 yr.Old daugther in that school.
St. Bernard is an excellent school. The teachers are great they all care about all the students. This school is great in academics.
St. bernard school is an advantage for life! to the staff of st. bernard school i would like to thank all of you for being such great teachers and teaching my kids the right things. I will always remember what the 8th grade teacher said 'The journey matters. Not the destination. You made my children the best they can be. thank you so much.
A wonderful school with great students and caring teachers.St.Bernards is a school I will neverr forget. As the 8th grade teacher always says 'its not the destination that matters.Its the Journey'
St. Bernard's Elementary is a shining example of quality education in the middle of a low-income area in California where both public education spending and test scores are low. My experience at St. Bernard's was extremely positive. The principal is a credit to her profession.
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Now, after nearly 20 years and 23,913 cars, the last Viper has rolled off its Motown assembly line. (Chrysler's idea to perhaps revive a Viper based on an Alfa Romeo sounds as heretical as a Ferrari Ram pickup.) This is an American beauty after all, a dangerous 600-horsepower beast that still can't be bothered with wimpy lifesavers such as stability control.
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History was boring; I know Abraham Lincoln got shot. I've known it since 3rd grade, why does this particular lesson keep following me? Math passed fairly quickly and then it was time for lunch. I sat at our table and waited for Frank, he arrived seconds later. "Not eating today?" I shook my head no; I wasn't a fan of eating in front of a large group of people. I'm probably the most paranoid person in the world but it's just something I do. I always feel like they're watching and that I look like I'm gorging myself. Frank returned with a sandwich and fries, he offered me one but I declined. "Frank how can you eat this shit?" I asked him as I started some homework. "I don't think of it as cafeteria food, I think of it as...something from a foreign land." "Yeah a foreign land called shit." He laughed, "You suck." He said wiping his mouth, peanut butter and jelly shot up his cheek bone.
"So how was art class?" He asked with that tone, that tone that made art class sound like an orgy or something. "I stayed after today; he wanted to talk to me about joining Art 2." "Told you, you're good enough to be in there." I rolled my eyes in Frank's direction, "I know that but I don't want to be in that class." "Veronica, you can't take Art 1 again. Eventually you'll have to go to Art 2." "Not if I start failing Art 1." Frank smacked my arm; it made a loud enough sound for a few kids to look in our direction. "I'm not going to fail; I'll go to Art 2 next year. Hopefully by then I'll be over Ge-Hey Gerard." I said as he walked over to our table. "Hey, listen Frank I have to cancel practice tonight. We're having a teachers meeting." "Oh ok, we'll just wait till Wednesday then?" He nodded, "Later Frank." He said, Frank waved with a mouthful. "Keep thinking about Art 2 Veronica." He said with a smile, my spine tingled. A huge grin was plastered on my face, almost like Barbie. When Gerard was gone, Frank busted out laughing. "What!?" I snapped. "You're an idiot you know that." "Shut up."
My last two classes of the day were shared with Frank. We sat together in the back during Literature usually doodling or scribbling down things that we had to remember we said that was funny. "So I ask you this class, what is poetry?" Our teacher, Miss. Bliss, was probably the most boring person in the world. She was clearly textbook; she never put the damn thing down. "Ok so your homework tonight is-Oh hello Mr. Way." She said with a smile, I looked up from what I was writing. Gerard walked swiftly to her side, whispered something, his hand was on the small of her back. "Frank, are Gerard and Miss Bliss, you know..." I trailed off, I couldn't picture it. She's so...boring and he's so, amazing. "I don't know, it looks like it doesn't it?" The bell rang, Miss Bliss was giggling. "Oh um-you know what, no homework today. Have a good afternoon." As Frank and I walked past her and Gerard, a slight flame of rage lit up inside of me. He was huddling over her desk and she was trying to sexily hold a pen in her mouth. Frank saw my staring, "Come on." He said pulling me out of the room. Now I was really stupid, to think that I'd even have a chance if he likes girls like that.
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Festival goers enjoy the rides during the last day of the Michigan State Fair in Detroit on September 7, 2009. (Elizabeth Conley / The Detroit News)
The State Fair and its pig races are over. At the fairgrounds, it�s time for the controversy to begin.
Last October, Magic Plus LLC signed a purchase agreement for the 157-acre site, signing on Redico as the developer. Critics were able to pressure the state, forestalling any transfer of cash and land before the developer met a series of requirements.
It was a vision thing: Critics hated the vast open-air parking lots, scant green space and �strip mall� feel of the early plans. Jim Casha, an engineer and advocate for better use of the land, independently created a �MetaExpo� plan that created buzz behind the scenes, raising the level of expectations for design and transit planning, and slowing down the state�s plans to finalize the deal.
Sometimes making noise works.
Redico, the Southfield-based developer, has unveiled preliminary new plans and has hired SmithGroup, an architectural firm, and another global firm, Parsons Brinckerhoff, as a mass transit consultant � signaling that the firm is aiming higher aesthetically and conceptually as it prepares to meet a state requirement for a transit plan.
SmithGroup CEO Carl Roehling says the intention is �to do something special� that honors people�s memories of the fair and other events held on the site in the past, and to make the site walkable and exciting. He�s so enthusiastic about the project�s potential that he drove to Lansing last week to pore over the archival records.
With the success of the Meijer�s Gateway Project and the M-1 rail startup, �we do see this as a great opportunity for a transportation hub,� Redico CEO Dale Watchowski told me during an interview at the firm�s 16th floor office in Southfield.
Redico has developed much of Southfield�s high-rise landscape and downtown Detroit buildings that include Orchestra Place in Midtown, and One Kennedy Square and the Broderick Tower downtown.
�It�s not going to be a �big power center,� said Kenneth Till, Redico senior vice president, responding to a phrase used by critics. �It�s going to be a very high quality development.�
The firm�s latest plan includes an American House senior center, 650 rent apartment units �that won�t be typical suburban apartments� and the intent to use three or four historic buildings on the site, including the Coliseum and the poultry building. �We would like to repurpose everything,� Watchowski said, but given the project budget � between $160 million and $200 million � and the high cost of re-inventing huge, old buildings, that prospect seems unlikely.
There is talk of creating an artisanal food hall out of old state fair exhibition space. The developers are pursuing colleges that might want to use the site as a campus. Buildings are being designed to wrap around parking areas, so the lots aren�t visible from the street.
The site, located just south of the successful Meijer store (another Redico project), will include traditional retail stores, eateries and a movie multiplex � but �it�s not going to be a strip mall,� Watchowski said.
For now, though, the site still belongs to the state, and Redico has to fulfill brownfield requirements and file preliminary development plans with the city by January. A development plan signed in June created a May 2015 deadline that Watchowski says is realistic.
�We live by a project schedule,� he said. �We intend to meet it.�
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Support for the Giant Impact Hypothesis of Moon Formation
The origins of the Moon have been as murky as a black hole's interior, but now a new study shines light on the Moon's making. Scientists aren't completely sure how the Moon formed but they have a prevailing theory, the Giant Impact Hypothesis, which suggests that the Moon was formed by a collision between a proto-Earth and a solid object of mysterious composition called Theia.
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The first of these letters -- describing climbing Pike's Peak on horseback in August 1883 -- from actress EJ Phillips to her son Albert Nickinson was written from San Francisco where she had traveled with the AM Palmer theatre company from New York.
EJ Phillips
about 1877 (1830-1904)
Albert Nickinson, Middletown NY
about 1886 (1863-1948)
Theatre manager AM Palmer
Palmer Theatre Company colleagues included Maurice Barrymore (father of Ethel, Lionel and John), Agnes Booth, wife of Junius Brutus Booth Jr. and sister-in-law of Edwin. She was in San Francisco when Palmer produced Oscar Wilde's first play Vera the Nihilist, but later toured in his Lady Windermere's Fan. Palmer's company performed at Grover Cleveland's 1885 inauguration and met Cleveland at the White House as part of their trip to Washington for a sold out Actor's Fund benefit performance in April 1887.
Dr. and Mrs. Dr. John T. Nagle kept a boardinghouse on East 21st Street and were friends as well as landlords. He was a public health physician at 301 Mott Street, and as an enthusiastic photographer collaborated with Jacob Riis in investigating New York slums.
Daughter Hattie Nickinson
Dolman (1860-1946) married
Philadelphia lawyer John Dolman Jr. (1837-1939)
in 1887.
Dolman cousins and their quilts
married Mary Penelope Macardell
Nickinson (1864-1955) in Middletown, New York
on Thanksgiving 1889.
Jack Dolman (1888-1952) and Edward Phillips Nickinson (1890-1948)
were quite young in these letters. Each died fairly young, too soon to know
their grandchildren.
That these letters were saved is both a reflection on the travel and adventures reported by an intrepid actress, and (it must be admitted) the habits of a family of packrats. John Nickinson, actor, the father of EJ Phillips' children (and possibly her husband) had died in Cincinnati in February 1864, aged 56, leaving EJ Phillips (aged 33) with Hattie, aged 3 and Albert, aged seven months and herself to support.
Nickinson (1808-1864)
About these letters 1992+
I could never have
produced this website without my mother's transcription of them. Em
Turner Nickinson Kuhl (1928-2000) grew up in Pensacola and delighted in the
company of Albert, her grandfather. I never knew him -- he died the
weekend my parents met. Nor did I know her father Ted. But I grew up in
Florida, going to Pensacola every summer and hearing stories of lots of
Mother 1996 reading the second edition
1999, 619 North Baylen St., Pensacola Florida
child Edward Phillips Nickinson had three children, 12 grandchildren and 20+
Nickinson Family Tree
I count myself lucky to have grown up with so many fine examples of "terrific old ladies", starting of course with my maternal grandmother the Poor Old Lady. What I hadn't realized was that the prototype went back so far. I never expected to know a relative so well who died 46 years before I was born. Mary Glen Kuhl Chitty firstname.lastname@example.com
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18 45 0.24 (1999). A comparison between the pile capacity based on Davisson's failure criterion for the slow maintained tests and 0.22 40 the static-cyclic capacity is presented in Figure 7. The obtained 0.2 relations and the associated statistical information suggest 35 that there is no significant influence on the static pile capac- 0.18 ity based on the applied static load rate. 30 0.16 The static-cyclic load test results were also compared to Number of Pile-Cases Relative Frequency log-normal distribution 0.14 the representative static pile capacity (based on the afore- 25 mx = 1.018 mentioned five methods), resulting in a mean KSC of 1.023 ^ mx = 1.013 0.12 and a standard deviation of 0.057. 20 These evaluations led to the conclusion that Davisson's lnx = 0.0829 0.1 pile failure criterion can be used to determine the reference 15 normal distribution 0.08 pile capacity for driven piles, irrespective of the pile's diam- 0.06 eter and the static load-testing procedure. 10 x = 0.1010 0.04 5 2.3.4 Failure Criterion for Statically Loaded 0.02 Drilled Shaft 0 0 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Static load tests of small- to medium-capacity drilled shafts KSD (say up to 5 MN) are similar to that of driven piles. It is com- Ratio of Representative Pile Capacity over the Pile Capacity Based on Davisson's Failure mon, however, for example in the Northeast region of the Criterion United States, to design and build high-capacity drilled shafts Figure 6. Histogram and frequency distributions of KSD (10 MN and more), often as an alternative to a large group of for 186 PD/LT2000 pile-cases in all types of soils. small-capacity driven piles. The testing for capacity of such (Paikowsky and Stenersen, 2000). shafts is a challenge that often requires alternatives to the common external reaction testing, for example, the Osterberg load-cell (Osterberg, 1992), statnamic tests (Bermingham and 2.3.3 Load Test Procedure White, 1995, Middendorp and Bielefeld, 1995), and drop for Statically Loaded Driven Piles The influence of the static load testing procedure (load- 1400 ing rate) on the designated pile capacity was examined in Equation Y = 0.924 * X Slow Maintained Static Load Test � Davisson's two ways. 1200 Number of data points used = 75 R2 = 0.978351 Two detailed case histories from a research site in New- buryport, Massachusetts, were evaluated. A pipe pile and 1000 prestressed concrete heavily instrumented friction pile were Criterion (kN) tested over a lengthy period at a bridge reconstruction site. 800 Both piles were tested using three types of static load testing procedures: slow maintained (testing duration of about 45 hrs), 600 short duration (testing duration of about 6 to 8 hrs), and static cyclic (testing duration of about 15 min). Details about the piles and the testing are presented by Paikowsky and Hajduk 400 (1999, 2000) and Paikowsky et al. (1999). The interpretation Mean KSC = 0.930 Standard Deviation = 0.136 of the load-displacement relationships in both cases sug- 200 Max KSC = 1.215 gested that the test type had an insignificant influence on the Min KSC = 0.577 pile capacity (referring to a failure criterion irrespective of 0 the displacement). 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 The effect of the test type was further investigated utilizing Static Cyclic Load Test Capacity (kN) a database containing information related to 75 piles tested 1 kN = 0.2248 kips under slow maintained and static-cyclic load testing proce- dures. In the static-cyclic procedure, the piles were loaded to Figure 7. Comparison between pile capacity based on failure using a high loading rate and then unloaded. The Davisson's criterion for slow maintained load tests and process was repeated for four cycles. The testing procedure static-cyclic load test capacity for 75 piles. (Paikowsky and its interpretation method are presented by Paikowsky et al. et al., 1999).


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After all, this is the Kansas City Chiefs! The Kansas City Chiefs that went 2-14 last season and picked No. 1 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
This marks the 2nd best start in franchise history. KC started 9-0 in 2003 behind a prolific offense. Time eventually showed that that Chiefs' squad was a fraudulent 9-0 because it featured a matador-like defense that couldn't stop your local high school's offense. Will this team be exposed later in the season?
It's hard to tell, but one thing is for sure--if the Chiefs are exposed, it won't be because of the defense. Yet again Bob Sutton's defense proved overwhelming for the opposing offense--in this case Case Keenum and the Houston Texans.
If there will be an undoing of this team it will be the offense, which sputtered yet again this week. There were a few positive signs -- the return of Anthony Fasano, more balls being thrown to Dwayne Bowe and Jamaal Charles being Jamaal Charles -- but still the game was won by the defense. Alex Smith made a few seemingly-crucial mistakes, including a bad read on 4th and goal and a 4th quarter interception, and for the first time all season KC lost the turnover battle. The defense can't do it all all season, can it?
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This afternoon, a small group of citizens, our borough mayor, Native leaders, and the entire Detective's Division of the Fairbanks Police Department gathered downtown at Saint Matthews Church to remember homicide victims whose cases remain unsolved locally.
Thursday's march of remembrance took place on the nineteenth anniversary of the still-unsolved murder of 20-year-old University of Alaska Fairbanks student Sophie Sergie.
Sergie's body was found in a UAF dormitory on April 26th, 1993.
The student, who was taking the semester off, but was in town for appointments, was found sexually assaulted and shot to death.
Sergie's unsolved murder was just one of at least 33 local cases of its kind, dating back to the 1970s.
Reached for comment today, Leslie Hunter, Sr, Sophie Sergie's stepfather says he and her mother Elena continue to grieve, hoping for some kind of closure.


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Emulsion polymerization of vinyl/ldivinyl monomers may result in crosslinked polymers and lead to peculiar characteristics for the kinetics and network structure. Herein is provided a comprehensive study including both extensive experimentation and computer modeling with the aim of elucidating the effects of crosslinking on emulsion polymerization kinetics.
The model monomer system chosen for the present study was methyl methacrylate (MMA) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as the comonomer and crosslinker. The polymerization temperature was 50°C. Potassium persulfute (KPS) was the initiator. Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) as emulsifier was used below and above the critical micelle concentration(CMC).
The monomer conversion, polymer particle number and size development, swellability of crosslinked polymer particles, pendant double bond (PDB) conversion, the glass transition temperature (Tg) and the internal heterogeneity in polymer particles were measured as a function of time in a batch reactor. It has been found that EGDMA level in the monomer feed and the initiator concentration have a pronounced effect on the behavior of the polymerization process. The experimental responses were very different when polymerizations were done below and above the critical micelle concentration.
ESR was used to measure the dramatic radical concentration increase which is particularly great at higher levels of crosslinking. Time profiles of propagating radical concentrations have two regions. A relatively constant radical concentration region coupled with high rates of monomer conversion and polymer particle generation and a dramatic radical concentration increase coupled with a level off in monomer conversion and polymer particle concentration. These observations suggest that a trapping of radicals within the crosslinked polymer network occurs during emulsion polymerization an this is further confirmed by ESR testing of solid polymer samples coupled with DSC testing of residual PDB in the same samples.
The second part of this study features kinetic modeling and the simulation of the kinetic equations by the Monte-Carlo method. An existing kinetic model for crosslinking density distribution has been revised to acCOWlt for the shielding effect on pendant double bond reactivity. In addition, a stochastic Monte-Carlo simulation algorithm for emulsion polymerization has been developed. After basic testing, the program has been applied to emulsion homopolymerization with long chain branching and copolymerization with or without branching/crosslinking. Calculated results clearly reflect the kinetic phenomena when crosslinking is relevant In the present study, Monte-Carlo simulation has been used to simulate kinetic behavior in stage II where polymer particle concentration is constant. However, the algorithm can readily be extended to include the nucleation period (stage I) and the finishing stage (stage III) and to consider a host of kinetic event combinations provided that the proper kinetic expressions, constraints and criteria conditions are available.
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