holy moly... good guess. why bother to take half a year with that though? volume fits, precision fits, direction fits, cellar fits. timeframe doesn't fit as well...

Absolutely! The last garage sale we had included a baby swing. It started the day at $5 and was reduced to $3 around lunchtime. At 3:00, when we were theoretically shutting down, a woman who was already buying some other stuff was waffling about the swing. I told her it was hers for a dollar. She seemed genuinely surprised, and asked why I'd sell it for that little. I said, look, my youngest kid is 8. I need this thing out of my basement more than I need five dollars. She still looked suspicious (but she bought it anyway).

If it helps confuse the issue further, it didn't start at ~38,000. It started at ~80,000, four years ago. :)

SD: At some point, it costs less to pay her to take it away. You would pay to have the dump accept it. $1 is a steal! For you! But that "logic" doesn't operate in a linear way--less cost==more value. I doubt the woman struggled financially over the additional dollar, but the low price probably helped reduce the value of the chair in her mind. "If it costs a lot, there's probably a reason for it. And vice versa."

Clodfobble: Yes, that adds nicely to the confusion. Yours isn't moving linearly either. I like puzzles, but I'm certain I don't have enough to solve this one without a lucky guess.

omg

Freecycle is a great way to get rid of crap fast. People are addicted to it, and they will snap stuff up just because they want to "win" it first. Although we did have a heck of a time getting rid of the "Light in the Piazza" cd.

I was sidetracked reading my wikipedia link for "Light in the Piazza" and missed UT's post.

Holy cow. I'd heard of that book a while ago, but never knew it was real. And Amazon has it!

and here I thought I was the Amazon Queen . . . I'll relinquish the title . . . long live Queen Undertoad!

But! (no pun intended.... )

There's no reason that can't be done while on the cellar, so, disqualified.

funny tho!

SCF !!! on the reviews. You have been warned.

I'm constricting right now!!!

Ah one...... and out

Ah two...... and out

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99,998

Malarkey!

It's certainly cheaper than Effexor.

I would worry, however, about getting exactly to (but not over) 100.

horse puckey!

Shenanigans!