This week in our free time, my friends and I have been sorting through our haul from last Saturday's auction. Things were off to a good start when a high number of items had a good resale listing price on half.com. Even better on Sunday when our first sale came through. Followed by another on Monday. Then three today. In three days' time, we have nearly doubled what we spent at auction (although gas must be accounted for), from the sale of five books. Five books, it must be noted, out of TWELVE BOXES of books. And out of four truckloads of stuff.

Oh, we know we're going to have to dump some of our haul. There are a few white elephants in the lot (and white paper towel dispensers...anyone want a paper towel dispenser?). But when you're operating in the black after three days with maybe one percent of your inventory sold, I'd say that says something.

The funny thing about the books was that everyone passed on them. I was able to buy them at the minimum bid. Because I knew what they were wnd what they were worth. Now I just have to spend a lot of time packaging and shipping. But it's kind of nice to have a little side cash flow coming in again.