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What to do with 1,600 sq ft of mirror?

A buddy gave me 1,600 sq ft of mirror. His brother bought it at a auction 12 years ago with plans of covering his basement walls. Then he died. My buddy moved it home with unknown plans. Now he's selling his house and wanted it gone so he offered it to me because I have a car hauler. It weighs about 3,500 lbs. There are about 80 pieces. Most is made in Belgium.

I offered it to the local Habitat store but they won't take it unless it's framed. Glass recyclers won't take it because it's mirror.

I've given away some and there was one piece of two way mirror that I'm keeping.
Selling it one piece at a time will be a PIA and I'm not putting it up on all the ceilings of my house.

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Old 07-22-2013, 07:24 PM
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Old 07-22-2013, 07:29 PM
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Cover the ceiling of your bedroom for starters.
Old 07-22-2013, 07:31 PM
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local work-out / exercise fitness store?
That is what I wanted it for when you mentioned it on FB. I am toying with the idea of opening a dance/exercise studio in a couple of years...


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Have you taken some time to reflect on what you'll do with it?

I'll get my hat...
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People offer me treasures all the time. I appreciated so much that I cry because I have to throw it away somehow. Hauling trash away isn't free.
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Sell it to a mirror seller.
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Upon further reflection, that would make you a mirror seller.
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People offer me treasures all the time. I appreciated so much that I cry because I have to throw it away somehow. Hauling trash away isn't free.
He gave me about a ton of scrap metal, 100 lbs of copper, a small compressor, set of tires (sold $40) and a snow blower along with the glass. So I'm covered for the time/use of my truck/trailer/me.

I just sold a 6' X 4' piece of the mirror for $40 to someone looking for a big mirror on Kijiji (like Craigslist). Tomorrow I'll start taking some pictures and posting sizes on Craigslist and Kijiji.
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That would be neat to have.
-btw,do you have a neighbor you hate......on a sunny day?
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He gave me about a ton of scrap metal, 100 lbs of copper, a small compressor, set of tires (sold $40) and a snow blower along with the glass. So I'm covered for the time/use of my truck/trailer/me.

I just sold a 6' X 4' piece of the mirror for $40 to someone looking for a big mirror on Kijiji (like Craigslist). Tomorrow I'll start taking some pictures and posting sizes on Craigslist and Kijiji.
When they starts to give you that many things, you are obligated to take all of them. Hope it works out for you without much trouble. Selling things over the net is a PITA because they never seem to show and you spend the whole day waiting for them.
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And with all that copper he sold, I bet he can afford some good blow!!!
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Make an array to reflect sunlight to annoy your neighbours.
Set them up on a blind corner so traffic thinks they are going to have a head-on.
Fix them across a neighbour's front doorframe, then ring the doorbell.
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This. Also, martial arts studios.
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