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Oh man I put all mine in the dumpster . Real nice ones. . . India Jones. Ahhhhhh. And Poke man. Ahhhhh. So many more. No one wanted them. A brand new in the package Gone with the wind. Never opened
We bought gobs of them to put rocks in when we had to clear off a 3'x30' section next to the house that the previous owners had covered in landscape fabric and heaped on rocks. When the foundation needed repair all that had to come out. What a pain! So wheelbarrows at a time we hauled them to an area where we made a 'rock wall' out of them 3 crates high and 7 crates long and still had more rock so we made another rock wall in another area, same way. Also used them to store tools and fluids in the vehicle, plus stuff around the house and in the garage. We originally got them for $0.50 each in bulk and noticed folks were selling them for $4 each, so we started to do that w/ the extras. One day a gentleman asked what colors and names we had and he specifically picked those and bought 10. We were able to buy several dozen more from someone doing a house rehab and needing to get rid of them ASAP. When I advertised those on facebook this same gentleman wanted more. I started to get curious as to WHY so did some research on eBay and immediately let him know they're no longer for sale! So now I need to do an inventory and take pics of all that are left and get them listed on eBay. Thanks for the great info about where to find them, how to date them, etc.! The size doesn't bother me because some of the first things we ever sold were fancy tire rims, a huge large format printer (free from a dumpster and sold for over $150), a very large remote control truck (also free from same place and sold for $100), luggage, and large coolers. We had to dive in with both feet and learn quickly how to pack big, heavy items.
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All of the crates are from a specific time or era, and made for companies that no longer exists. And they're useful. I've yelled at my local ReStore for tossing a milk crate into their dumpster. Better to put them out with a $10 price tag; they fly out the door. At worst, some dude would buy the crate to carry his tools!
Professor, I have some 78's that look in real good condition that they will play good. Greek music. I have looked on discogs but cant find much info on them. Do they have value?
I still have 5-6. And yes I have my albums in 2 of them. But I have used them for 40 years. The other day I used it to sit while gardening. They are well worth having for many things.
Yo Don, have you ever seen a record that is made out of metal it looks like it might be steel or something along those lines I've never seen it before. Do you have any advice? It does not have anything written on it.
I can see where some of the comments in the chat are coming from with the crates, it doesn't look very clear in the US on selling these crates. Here in the UK, there are many crates you can buy and sell without any hassle with some decent money to be made on some of them. Love your enthusiasm in the video Thank You, Don. Charles in the UK
Everybody need a milk crates nowadays….. I would like to get all the variations.. so fun and when I own all of them I will start my postcard collection…. I will buy it all.. so good …. Nope! Please wake up!!
When I was a kid we had Altadena dairy in California deliver our milk he had a key to the garage & placed the milk in the outside garage refrigerator... dad also had a smoking Habit in stored Hardware in his cigar boxes...Laxvespa-LosAngeles I'm retirement age though this is been quite some time ago....
Sorry but that is not true. I address the marking on the crates that say that in this video. Currently used crates that are stolen are illegal, but not defunked company crates.
@@TheAuctionProfessor The law and act are literally stamped on the crates: Pennsylvania Law Act No. 37, 1987 - "Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for identification, possession and unlawful use of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, bakery trays and bakery baskets; and providing a penalty." Signed into law by Robert Casey.
Then why can I buy them from the plastics company that makes them or Michael's, Walmart or Amazon? Only if they are stolen from a dairy are they illegal to sell. He said these crates, that he sells, are from companies that are no longer in business.
@@M.CampbellThat doesn’t matter. They are purposed for dairy. If a company goes bankrupt or merges, then the property is transferred to the new company or trustee. Your Amazon crates are not made for dairy or handled by the DFA. I don’t make the laws.
That's only for using stolen, or currently in use items without permission. I can buy, sell, and trade shopping carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, boultry boxes, bakery trays all day long as long as they were legally acquired. As your statute states "unlawful use" specifically, which is the crime and offenses violation aspect. It is not unlawful to legally buy or sell an item not in use from a defunked business. Stamping the statute into a crate changes nothing as it is always illegal to steal and use someone elses property. It was stamped into them to discourage people from taking them. At the same time the companies were also making them for personal use. It is not illegal to go down back then to K-Mart and buy a new milk crate to use. It's not the item in question that is the issue, but the unlawful use of someone else's property in general that is the violation.
It has come to my attention that some states may have laws on milk crates as crazy at that sounds. You will want to check your local area laws in your area if you plan on messing with theses. Some areas have banned owning labeled ones, and others just say you can't buy or sell labeled ones. All the ones shown in the video are pre-1987 and I could not find any warnings on them as they are all pre-1980 it appears. You can check out our RU-vid Membership info here: ru-vid.com/show-UCpK1lhblbdm3yV4Je1TR_Fwjoin If you wish to help support our channel our Patreon page can be found here: www.patreon.com/TheAuctionProfessor We have a second channel that will cover making money from arts and crafts for those interested. There will be a lot of How To videos as well. Here’s a link: ru-vid.com/show-UCaViiCbXUWhekTbp8ttqUuw I also write articles for eCommerceBytes the best reseller news site out there. You can find my articles and tons of other great content here: www.ecommercebytes.com/ If you'd like to see the equipment, shipping supplies, and reference material we personally use you can find it all right here: www.amazon.com/shop/theauctionprofessor (We may get a small commission from links posted here and across our channel)
Interesting video. The Star Wars book that got pulled is against the guidelines to sell on eBay - and technically even illegal to sell almost anywhere, really, since it's copyright infringement.
Nice mix ! The clasp on the coral necklace is called a box clasp. You probably know that now since this was an older video. Awesome to see your enthusiasm !
they should just have a requirement that you send photographic or even video proof of the item when packing it to return. then the seller can provide proof of opening the box. or something like that. could be a requirement on expensive (over 200 dollars perhaps) orders.
This didn't work for me, BUT i found a fix. Under reports in the seller hub, i downloaded an "unsold" report. The item number was garbled, but i copied my exact listing words & plugged them into a Google search. Sometimes, i could add my city's name to narrow it down. Then i could "sell similar" from my listings & it allowed me to use my pics and everything.... even though it appeared like it didn't know me.
