01 ngo-08
Iya, Iya ... Nani!
Isimo sobugebengu: Igalari yokuthengwa kwe-Townshend itholakala ku-Route 30 eningizimu yeVermont, emaminithi angu-15 enyakatho yeBrattleboro kanye nokuhamba kwehora ezimbili ukusuka eBoston, eHartford noma e-Albany. © 2010 Kim Knox Beckius Enye impela ngoMeyi ngosuku, ngabuyela ekamelweni lami lokuthakazelisa e- Windham Hill Inn eWest Townshend, eVermont, futhi ngithumele lesi simo se-Facebook sokuvuselelwa:
UKim Knox Beckius uzoba engxenyeni engafanele yomshado "obolekisa ukuthi ngubani" olinganayo isikhathi eside kakhulu ngemva kwalokho akwenzile namuhla.
Yiqiniso, abangane bami bafuna imininingwane yamanzi ngesiphambeko sami. Ngokokuqala ngqa emsebenzini wami weminyaka engu-13 njengomlobi wokuhamba, kwakudingeka ngibize umyeni wami ukuba angikhulule. Cha, angizange ngiphume imoto yami noma ngiphume igesi. Cha, isikhwama sami sasingabanjwanga. Cha, ngangingazange ngiye ngigula ukufa.
Ukube nje ngingakaze ngicabange ukuya enqolobaneni yokuthengiswa kweVermont kungenza indaba enkulu! Uma ngabe bengingakhulisanga izikhathi zami eziningi kakhulu. Uma nje bengingazange ngicabange ukuthi isifuba sabadwebi siphezulu phambi kwesixuku egalari ye-Townshend Auction kufaka kalula ngaphakathi kwe-sedan yangaphakathi.
02 ngo-08
Umthengisi onekhono
Cha, akusiyo umyeni wami ukukhala kimi ngenxa yokuthengiswa kwendalini. I-auctioner HK "Kit" Martin, engimangalela ngokungikhohlisa! © 2010 Kim Knox Beckius Njengoba cishe usuqagele kakade, isifuba samathrekhi engingakutholanga ngokungafani empini yokuncintisana emfushane ayifinyelele ngisho nokufanela emotweni yami. Futhi, ngomzuzwana, indaba yami yashintsha kusukela ekugxileni kumnandi wokubheka umdlandla wokuzonda futhi ukuqoqa amabhonji amancane oku: Ungathini ukuthi ungabi i-idiot njengami lapho usendlini yokugcina amahora amabili ukusuka ekhaya.
"Yeka ukuthi ungangena kanjani emsebenzini wakho!" umlingani wami we-About.com, i-Cruises Guide uLinda Garrison, othunyelwe ku-Facebook ngomzamo wokududuzeka. Kuyiqiniso: Umuntu kufanele enze amaphutha emgwaqweni ukuze ufunde ukuthi ungawagwema kanjani. Ngithemba ukuthi amathiphu kulokhu ukuvakasha kwesithombe kuzokusiza ukuthi uhlele amaphuzu athile angavamile kugalari ye-Townshend Auction ... ngaphandle kokuthi uphakamise amehlo ubheke oshade naye.
03 ngo-08
Ithiphu 1: Qaphela Inqubo Yezintandokazi, bese Ubhalisa Kuphela Uma Uhlela Ukuthenga
I-auction yomgqibelo engangiyiyo e-Townshend Auction Gallery e-Townshend, VT, yaqala ngokuthengiswa kwamathuluzi wangaphandle, okwakudonsa isixuku esihle. © 2010 Kim Knox Beckius Lapho ngifika kuleli zwe ibhokisi lokudayiswa e-Townshend, e-Vermont, ngoMgqibelo ekuseni, amathuluzi okuthengiswa kwangaphandle ayesevele eqhubekayo. Kwakukhona abathengi abaningi abakhuthele, futhi ngangingenaso isithakazelo kumathuluzi, ngakho-ke kwakungelula ukugwema ukukhukhulwa kubhidi.
Injongo yami kwakuyinhloko ukugcina nokubona ukuthi yiziphi izintengo izinto ezithengisiwe ezitolo. Angazi lutho ngama-antiques, kodwa ngihlale ngithanda imininingwana, futhi ngicabanga ukuthi lokhu kuzoba ithuba lokufunda ngokuthenga izinto ezithengiswayo endalini, njengoba mina nomyeni wami sisezinkambisweni zokuthenga indlu yokulima epulazi le-1880.
Iphutha lokuqala engayenza: ukubhalisa ngenombolo ye-bidder. Ngangifuna ukulungiswa nje uma ngabe nginqume ukuthenga, kodwa uma unesidali esinezitolo esandleni sakho, usemthambekeni osheshayo wokulingwa!
04 ngo-08
Ithiphu 2: Yiya ku-Preview Preview
Ukubuka kuqala kwe-auction kuyithuba lakho elihle lokubheka ngokusondela esimweni sama-antiques nezinye izinto ezithengiswayo. Hlola izinto ezithakazelisayo uma ufuna ukugwema ukuzisola komthengisi. © 2010 Kim Knox Beckius Igalari yeVermont's Townshend Auction ivame ukubeka imibukiso yokudayiswa kwe-auction ngoLwesihlanu ntambama ngaphambi kokudayiswa nakusasa ekuseni ngaphambi kokuba umthengisi weMgqibelo uqhubeke. Ngoba ngidla isikhathi sasekuseni e-Windham Hill Inn ... futhi ngichitha isikhathi ngibheka ngaphandle kwethuluzi lamasendari ... Nganginethuba elincane lokubuka kuqala izinto ezizobe ziphakanyisiwe.
Angikaze ngibuke kuqala isifuba samathrekhi engiwathengile. Uma bengingahlakaniphile, iqiniso lokuthi angizange ngilihlole lesi siqephu, noma ngilinganisa ubukhulu balo, kufanele kube yinto engenza ngithengele ukubiza. Ngesikhathi esilandelayo ngiya endalini, ngokuqinisekile ngizoletha isilinganiso se-tape.
05 ka-08
Ithiphu 3: Yazi ukuthi yini oyithengayo
Iyini leyo nkinga? Futhi kufaneleke kangakanani? Uma nje ngingazi! © 2010 Kim Knox Beckius Enye into engiye ngayibona ngesikhathi sokubuka kuqala kwendali yayiyithuluzi lokugcina lezinkuni phakathi nendawo yalesi sithombe. Ngangingazi ukuthi kwakuyi-antique cranberry scoop kuze kube yilapho uKit Martin etshengisa into futhi waqala inqubo yokubamba iqhaza. Ngingase ngibe nesithakazelo sokuba le-antique yase-New England eyingqayizivele, kodwa ithengiswe ngo-$ 125 (no-15% we-premium yomthengi), okwakubonakala sengathi ihle kakhulu. Sesha i-"anti-cranberry scoop scoop" kuyi-intanethi, kodwa-ke, futhi uzothuswa ukubona intengo lezi amathuluzi ezingavamile kusuka esikhathini esingangaphambili zingalawula: umthengisi oyedwa we-antiques unesidumbu se-cranberry esibhalwe u-$ 1,250.00!
Ngakho-ke, ngizokwenza umsebenzi wesikole owengeziwe ngaphambi kokuba ngiye kwenye indalini. Impendulo eyodwa yale ndawo yangasendlini yendawo eningizimu yeVermont: Ngangingenaso isevisi ye-smartphone yami ye-Verizon, ngakho angikwazi ukucwaninga izinto endaweni ukuze ngithole ukuthi intengo enhle ingaba yini.
06 ka-08
Ithiphu 4: Gcina imizwa yakho ekubukeni
Abathengi abasendayo bazilethe izikhwama zezihlalo zokubamba zensimbi ngaphakathi kwegalari ye-Townshend Auction. NgaloMeyi ngoMgqibelo, nokho, izindlu eziningi zendlu yendalini zazingekho. Isixuku esasilokhu sinobuhlakani kunokuba sigcwalise lezi zihlalo. © 2010 Kim Knox Beckius "Ngidinga ngempela ukuthengisa ngokushesha namuhla. Nginokuningi ukuthengisa," uMartin waqala, kodwa njengoba amabhidi ahluleka ukukhuphuka, wakhononda: "Ngosuku lomthengi, lokho kuyiqiniso." Amazwi akhe awakhukhumazayo ayengenakuvinjelwa ukuba angaboni phansi:
"Leli yididi eyi-dollar eyi-10 ngamabhakede angu-10!"
"Kukhona yini lapha okukhona umuntu okufunayo? Ngokukhululekile, ngoba ngizohamba ngizodoba."
"Sizovele sithathe lezi zinto ku-Boston. Khansela zonke izinkampani lapha."
"Awukwazi ngisho nokunikeza izinto ngaphandle. Ngethukile."
"Akunabathengisi be-antiques lapha namuhla. Akekho umuntu lapha: abantu nje abangenawo umndeni ozohambela!"
Ngingayithola ukuthi le banter ihlambalaza, kodwa esikhundleni salokho, ngazizwa ngizwela: imizwa eyingozi endalini! Futhi amanye ama-bidders ama-bidders ayesebenza ngempela ayebonakala engenakwenzeka. Lapho i-styp-cast iron-stove eyenziwa eTroy, eNew York, ithengiswa ngamaRandi ayi-35, uMartin wakhononda: "Leli isitofu sika-$ 300 nanoma ikuphi esizweni."
07 ngo-08
Ithiphu 5: Thatha Iziphesheli
Lesi Sihlalo se-Hitchcock sithengiselwe u-R80 ama-auction engangiya kuwo eKapashend, eVermont. Izihlalo zangasese ezifanayo zibonakala zidayisa eBay cishe kabili lelo xabiso. © 2010 Kim Knox Beckius Ngokungafani nezindlu zendalini, ezinikezela abantu abanobambe iqhaza noma uhlu lwezinsuku zomnikelo ngokulandelana okuzobe zithengiswa ngazo, igalari yokuthengwa kwe-Townshend yenza lokhu kudayiswa ngendlela engahleliwe, futhi lokhu kwakwenza kube nzima ukulindela lapho izinto ezibambe iso lami lizokwethula futhi lihlele ukuthi lizolibiza kangakanani.
Ngangibukele njenge-Rock oak rocker oak rocker esithengiswa $ 50, i-antique Bar Harbor wicker isihlalo wathola $ 40, kanti screen Victorian fireplace balethe kuphela amabhakede 10. Ngichitha ama-dollar ayisihlanu ebhokisini lokunikela izinkuni futhi ngaphonsa enye imali engu-$ 45 emiqulwini emibili eqoshiwe eyayibambe iso lami. Ngazikhandla ngemva kwalokho ngenxa yokuthi angizange ngithengise etafuleni le-oak ne-top top elidayiswa ngama-$ 30 nje kuphela, kodwa ngathokoze ngakhuleka ngamadola angu-90 futhi ngivumela omunye umthengisi ukuba athathe ekhaya i-anti-bed beder for $ 100. Labo, ngafunda kamuva, ungathengela okungenani kakhulu ku-eBay.
Izitolo zihamba ngokusheshisa, futhi akukho isiqinisekiso sokuthi ngeke uzisole ngesinqumo ngokuphindaphindiwe. Kodwa, uma ubona into oyithandayo-futhi intengo ilungile-ungangabazi ukubamba lo mkhiqizo.
Kwaba cishe ngo-1 ntambama lapho umthengisi odinwe uKit Martin ecela ibhidi yokuvula engu-$ 50 esitokisini sabadwebi ababebukeka bekhangayo kude. Ngagxuma i-paddle yami njengesenzo sokusekela. Omunye umqhubi wagijima wangena emgwaqeni, futhi nganginesiqiniseko sokuthi angidingi ukukhathazeka ukuthi ngizovuthwa ngendwangu. Ngiyacela futhi, ngicabanga. Omunye umthengisi uphumile. Futhi yilokho lapho izinkinga zami zomshado zaqala khona.
08 ngo-08
Konke Okuhle Okuphelile Kulungile
Ehlangothini elikhanyayo, ngathola into enhle kakhulu: ifenisha enkuni eqinile ehambelana kahle nendawo yami yokudlela engu-$ 65. Ngesikhathi esilandelayo, ngizoqiniseka ukuthi ngizohambisa i-SUV yethu kuVermont. © 2010 Kim Knox Beckius Ngakho-ke, umyeni wami wayekhathele kangakanani ngokwenza uhambo olungalindelekile lweVermont ngeSonto ekuseni? Empeleni, uBruce wathatha kahle. Wangitshela ukuthi kwakuyinkinga yesikhathi ngaphambi kokuba enze okuthile okufana namathambo ngisho namaphuzu. Futhi, nakuba ayehlele ukwenza umsebenzi, kamuva wangitshela ukuthi wayezozwa ukucindezeleka kwakhe ngesikhathi esedlula umgwaqo kahulumeni waseVermont.
Indodakazi yami eneminyaka eyisikhombisa ubudala, okwadingeka ihambe nobaba wayo ohambweni, yayijabule ukubuyela nami. Sasima efrijini le-Grafton Village Cheese kanye nesitolo e-Brattleboro, futhi sidonsela phezulu ukuze sithole amabhuloho amabili ahlanganiswe ku-Route 30 kuhlanganise nomunye ovimbela ama-butterfly ama-Swallowtail. "Hamba-ke ama-butterflies: Angisoze ngikukhohlwe," kusho indodakazi yami njengoba sasibalekela ifu lokufaka izinambuzane eziphuzi, futhi ngangazi ukuthi ngizobe ngithole imali engcono kakhulu yokuthengiswa.