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Originally Posted by Bob Kontak
Do you mean local to you Habitat for Humanity? They probably let them come in on "closed" days as well and assuming they hit the warehouse room before the stuff is put out on the floor.
I have found some beautiful furniture just being lucky.
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They let them in before the store opens, for sure, Another thing I that I have noticed and been aware of for a few years, not forever, is that all estate sales have dealer days before the public ever even sees the address. Many times estate sellers notify specific and select dealers because they know of certain types of items some dealers are after. For instance, it's rare to see anything of real value in sound or musical equipment including instruments.
That Martin guitar you spotted has no value beyond being a Martin. And heavy items too. The estate people know what a hold up it will be to have a Steinway for sale because of arranging for moving. So those are taken away a week or 2 beforehand. No one wants to risk the damage either.
More trading and hustling goes on behind the scene than out front in the store. Seeing all this first hand coming off the trucks each day is fun. Some stuff just gets tossed. Each of these dealers have an off site retail store that is well set up and maintained. I work on the dirty end.
But there's always bait. I went to a sale that had 2 older McIntosh amps listed in the ad. They were there too. First guy in the door bought them for $6000. In my mind that was all prearranged for the benefit of the folks in line.