I frequent some Facebook groups related to buying and selling used clown and circus supplies. Last month, a guy posted 3 or 4 pictures of this massive yard sale amount of stuff. Folks kept offering him money for individual items, but he’d say he’d only deal with folks who’d pick up. He ALSO said he’d be willing to take a reasonable offer for the lot. After seeing enough folks make individual offers, I decided, heck, the guy’s in New York, I’ll make him an offer, and if he takes it, I’ll make it back by shipping out just the things folks have offered on.

So, that’s what I did. I made the guy an offer. I came back with a mini-van chock full of things. A full-size Scooby Doo costume. A full-size Easter bunny costume. 6 large Lowes’ boxes filled with costumes and supplies, including a couple of puppets that run usually for $300+. Two boxes of videos. Another full (+!) box of clown magazines. A full bin of various magic tricks. A box of juggling bean bags. All in all, a bonanza of random fun. I spent a weekend building out an inventory spreadsheet and looking things up to figure out their probable retail value. I’ve been putting them up on Facebook, selling them off at a bit at a time.

So, if you know anyone who wants an Easter bunny costume or a set of dove pans, I’m your gal! I’ll be taking at least a representative box or two to the local clown convention next month – see if I can find some willing homes for another thing or two, at least!