[Boatanchors] was New Ham vs Old Ham now "dollar box"

[John Flood]

> Pet Peeve at hamfests:
> Selling something from the Dollar box and the buyer asks, "Does this work?"
> 


Ahhhh  the wonderfull dollar box.  I had 5-6 of them at my table a couple years 
back, your typical photocopier paper size.  Near the end of the event I was down 
to just 1/2 a box.  Guys with me teased me that I'd never get rid of the rest.  
I bet one of them $10.00 I would.  One of the punters (guys who kick the box to 
see if anything better comes to the top) was there and I offered him the whole 
box and it's remains for $1.00 he said no others may want some stuff and I then 
offered to pay him him $2.00 to take it away.  He smiled  said really?, I 
produced the $2 and he went away thinking I was daft.  ( that could be true)  My 
guys were laughing at me saying I paid to get the box gone.  I replied "No I 
just sold it for $8.00" and collected on my bet.

Probably related that before but getting a bit older so sometimes it's almost 
new to me 

John Flood
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