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Price: $685.00
Queen Sized??: I'm glad you noticed. Originally the bed was a double, but sometime in the forties it was converted to queen size by the local village blacksmith. That alone would cost you $685.00 today, so it's a bit of a rarity.
FAQ:
Where will you sleep?
Aw, shucks, thanks for asking. Actually I've acquired a smaller bed that better suits my monastic lifestyle. If Pretty AND Smart should call she'll have to get used to sleeping in close quarters. Although given how long it's been she shouldn't count on sleeping.
The Bedknobs?
Yes, very astute, it has bedknobs. You know, when things were good I never thought to rub them, and when things were bad I just slept. Buy the bed, give them a rub and tell me where you end up.
Why would I buy this original Antique bed when for $2000 or more I could buy a cheap third world reproduction from Chintz and Company?
You're logic is inscrutable. I have no ready answer, apart from you'll certainly enjoy walking across the new $25,000,000 Pedestrian Bridge in downtown Calgary.
On Fire?
"This bed is on fire with passionate love, the neighbors complain about the noises above..."
- james: Laid
Not this bed, not anymore. But before we blame the bed let me explain:
Read more: For Sale: On Fire! - 1 Queensize Antique Wrought Iron Bedframe
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For Sale: Pair of character stuffed wingbacked armchairs.
Price: $65.00. I've left room to dicker.
Reason for selling: I'm going for a slightly more casual look.
These 2 elegantly crafted arm chairs will raise the tone of any contemporary living room.
Read more: For Sale: Pair of character stuffed wingbacked armchairs.
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A ridiculous amount of copy for such a cheap item, yet once I began telling my story I couldn't stop until I had told it all.
"He stoppeth 1 of three...."
Now to get it onto Craigslist and Kijiji....
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This downsizing is addictive. By the time I'm done I'll be ready to live in a shoebox in no time...well, at the rate it takes me to write copy, maybe a year...but still.
But copy sells the table (or so they say)...
Haunted Table for Sale:
For pretty much the same price you could have a pressboard table made in China with a fancy Swedish sounding name (like “frendli” or “Bjork-borg”), or a small 27’ HD TV, you could buy a fine antique table (seats 4-6).
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Proof that it all comes down to advertising. He didn't even dicker on the price, drove in from Cochrane to pick it up, he asked how & why I came to have it (long pause...."um....."), I asked what his plans for it were - he has a friend with a plane, it would be a good dirt biking helmet, vague uncertain plans, he just knows that he wants it, exactly how I came to possess it....
Now this leaves me a table to get rid of, but I think I have an angle or two on that, then there's the Pachinko machine and the hanging brass oil lamp.
It's addictive, this downsizing, and I'll see how far I can take it.