hypochondrial primitive wants to unload used wood

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=287x8469

Oh my.

mopinko   (1000+ posts)        Tue Mar-30-10 08:50 PM
THE HYPOCHONDRIAL PRIMITIVE
Original message

do people still like old barn wood? 

i know it was a big fad back in the 70's or so. i am looking to buy a little place to have my studio, and am checking out a place that has an old barn and a granary. both likely ought to be taken down. i am trying to figure out if this is an expense, or if i could actually make some money on the wood. or at least get them taken down for free by someone who wants the wood. there seem to be a fair number of listings on ebay for good money. but asking and selling are, of course, not the same thing. i am going to watch a few auctions and see what i think.

of course, the softness in the housing market is not on my side. but maybe this is something that rehabbers would be more interested in, anyway.

No primitives have seen this campfire yet.

The hypochondrial primitive, always trying to get something for nothing.

[Woodhick]

i am looking to buy a little place to have my studio,

If they are buying it, then how would they be wanting something for nothing?

[franksolich]

If they are buying it, then how would they be wanting something for nothing?

You're new here; you probably don't know the hypochondrial primitive.

The hypochondrial primitive is a notorious cheapskate.

Like the time she demanded Old World Craftsmanship when she had some under-the-table cash-only guys install her new front door.

The hypochondrial primitive wants Neiman-Marcus goods at Dollar General prices.

In this case, the hypochondrial primitive's buying a place with an old barn, and wants to make a windfall profit selling dirty rotten old used wood, rather than just having someone cart it away.

Trust me; the hypochondrial primitive's a notorious cheapskate; the sort of person who's always careful to cheat the other guy before he can cheat her.

[Woodhick]

I understnad what your saying about her . She is buying the barn however. And haveing been in the logging and lumber industry for decades, I can tell you that your wrong about old barn wood being worthless. It will bring big bucks if you market it to the right person. She is looking for just that and IMHO that is a smart avenue to take.

[Tucker]

I understnad what your saying about her . She is buying the barn however. And haveing been in the logging and lumber industry for decades, I can tell you that your wrong about old barn wood being worthless. It will bring big bucks if you market it to the right person. She is looking for just that and IMHO that is a smart avenue to take.

So she buys the land, sells the wood from the barn, takes said money and applies the to purchase price of land and you get something for nothing.

[franksolich]

So she buys the land, sells the wood from the barn, takes said money and applies the to purchase price of land and you get something for nothing.

Actually, my point is more parallel to this:

The hypochondrial primitive mows her lawn, and instead of bagging up the cuttings for the garbageman, tries to sell them.

The hypochondrial primitive has a track record of doing things like that, or at least trying to do them.  Obsessed with being cheated, she has to cheat first.

It's her nature.  Trust me.  I've been a fan of the hypochondrial primitive for a long tiem.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Distressed wood can indeed be sold at a good price in the right market, it's kind of a niche item for certain types of renovation.  But, it's not exactly hard to come by in here in MO, so the big problem she faces is whether she lives close enough to the bidder to profit from the exchange, or if shipping costs will eat up all the gain or worse.

[Karin]

if shipping costs will eat up all the gain or worse

  And that's the problem.  I've got a shitload of old wood, old moldings, all this stuff from time immemorial either in the basement or out in the storage.  What to do with it?  I'm not even sure it's worth anything to anybody.  Seems like shipping would eat the whole lunch.

[kenth]

I understnad what your saying about her . She is buying the barn however. And haveing been in the logging and lumber industry for decades, I can tell you that your wrong about old barn wood being worthless. It will bring big bucks if you market it to the right person. She is looking for just that and IMHO that is a smart avenue to take.

The problem is that she's a hypocrite, as all dummies are. The dummies go on and on about how giving they are; how selfless and altruistic. They will drone on about living wages, rail against corporate greed, browbeat others about "being fair." Yet the first time they find themselves with a few boards of rotten wood or a de-meated chicken carcass, they wonder how they can exact a premium profit from it. As Frank said, they will expect the highest quality work while employing illegal alien labor, and still try to find a way to cheat them out of their meager pay.

[diesel driver]

do people still like old barn wood?

i know it was a big fad back in the 70's or so. i am looking to buy a little place to have my studio, and am checking out a place that has an old barn and a granary.

If he/she/it has some type of photo/painting studio, then use the wood for picture frames....   

Damned DUmmies....

[Karin]

de-meated chicken carcass, they wonder how they can exact a premium profit from it.

Or at least Christmas gifts!  (Beat you to it, GOBUCKS). 

Picture frames....now that's a damned fine idea.  Hmmmm.