> > > > prices are often sky high.
> > > Ah, rich people buying from other rich people. What's a
> > > sensible ratio of MSRP to tagsale price? 10%?
> > It depends on the original purchase price in most cases.  It's 
> 
> Which would mostly make sense.
> 
It does depend on the item; some don't depreciate as much, and some 
are pretty well worthless. 

> > generally 10-40% of the original price unless it's precious 
metal.  
> 
> That seems high, actually.

Depends on the item.  
 
> > Then ... you never know.  I did just score some heavy 14k 
earrings 
> > for $3 at a church sale; that's about 1/2 of 1% of the original 
> > retail, at the 80s prices the original buyer probably paid.  
They're 
> > damaged, so straight to melt they go. No loss, design-wise.
> 
> I can't translate that into how much they netted 
> you. Fifty?

I haven't melted them yet, but over $100 will be my cut. Metals 
markup is insane, so I'm guessing $500-$600 original full retail.  
 
> > If she likes Ikea, run? If she likes Ikea store food, run faster?
> 
> I've still not had Ikea store food. Lilli threatened
> to take me one the other day but only, I think, to
> teach me a lesson. We ended up at a place called
> Jimmy's, where she had a cheeseburger, pretty good,
> and I had a happy hour appetizer of ribs, which 
> probably would compare unfavorably to Swedish 
> meatballs and made it a considerably less happy hour.

Bad ribs sound pretty bad.  You need to get Clean Dave to haul you to 
Bear's Smokehouse here in CT. Those folks know how to handle pork. 
They even do a good smoked Thanksgiving turkey.  
 
> > Some places use cow poop as fuel.  It's a thought - cow poo to 
energy 
> > power plants? 
> 
> It's been suggested. It would be hard in this day
> and age to get anyone willing to shovel shit for
> a living.

They keep finding politicians, who shovel poop and lobbyists who do 
it daily. It ought to be possible.
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