Posted by NCWayne on May 19, 2014 at 21:37:18 from (173.188.169.54):
Long story semi short. Dad and Mom divorced and Mom is now selling the house so she has been forced to downsize and sell a lot of things. That being the case they had a yard sell last weekend. Now Dad and I have been busting our butts trying to get 20 years worth of stuff inside and outside of the shop gone so we have been occupied nearly every day for the past two months. Personally I have been putting in 12, and sometimes 16 hour days trying to get everything done as well as keeping my business going and customers happy. Now with the way things were divided out Dad has nothing to do with anything at the house, beyond a few named items, and he and I have been busy getting the shop stuff moved as we can"t really expect anyone else to do it given they don"t know what is what, what belongs to who, etc, etc.....Not that anyone but two of my friends have helped us, or even offered to.....But that"s another story in itself....
So, while we"re busting butt on the shop stuff, several female family members showed up to help Mom out with the yard sale of the items from the house. Everything for sale had been marked and laid out on the tables, with a very few things inside of, and off to one side of, the garage. In other words beyond that one, small, marked area, the garage was off limits as there were still many things inside that were not for sale.
That said, at some point the family members somehow decided that the things that folks saw in the garage and wanted were all of a sudden up for sale too, whether they had been marked as such of not. That being the case Mom had some stuff sold that she didn"t really want sold. Thankfully it was easily replaceable stuff like wrapping paper, etc, etc. so she"s not really out anything there other than she really didn"t want to get rid of it. Thankfully she did happen to walk up and see a man holding my old, metal Tonka toys and a old metal truck that was my Dad"s when he was growing up. Mom promptly told him that stuff was not for sale and made him put it back. Unfortunately she didn"t catch everything.
Now the question part, or at least getting there. When I went over there this evening to take Mom some more boxes, and pick up some stuff that was mine, I went to get my first BB gun, given to me by my Grandpa and Grandma, and a quiver of old arrows that went with Grandpa"s bow. They had been hanging up high on the wall on the side of the garage that was off limits. (In other words it would have taken a deliberate effort to get to them due to their height, even with the yard sale stuff not setting inside) Unfortunately I looked up to discover they were gone. Mom then fessed up that they had gotten sold but she doesn"t have a clue who sold them, or who they were sold to. She didn"t notice it until the sale was over because they had to hurry and get things back inside to miss a rain storm, but that she had then been afraid to tell me what had happened.
Now my feelings on the matter. Basically I am thankful that the women were there to help Mom, but I have to say that"s the extent of that. Needless to say, as far as what was done, I am beyond livid that anyone would take it upon themselves to sell something that wasn"t theirs, wasn"t marked for sale, and wasn"t even in an area anyone at the sale should have been, and then know that the had then had to work to even get to the items. In other words it should have been blatantly obvious to anyone with half a brain that the items WERE NOT FOR SALE. Further they sold those items without consulting Mom, who would have told them that the items were off limits.
Now my sister basically said it was my fault for not getting the stuff already, but the day I asked for it the garage was so full of stuff there was no way to get to it without having everything destined for the yard sale set outside and out of the way, something I couldn"t do by myself. That being the case Mom said the stuff was safe where it was and I could get it later.
Now I"m not mad at Mom, but I am ready to let the person that sold my stuff have it with both barrels and then reload and let them have it again, and again, until I need to go to the store and buy some more......Like I said, livid still doesn"t even begin to describe my disposition at the moment, and I found this all out nearly 6 hours ago.......To who ever sold my stuff, it meant absolutely nothing, but to me they were things that can NEVER be replaced. Things that brought back memories of my childhood, and my Grandpa and Grandma. Basically the sentimental value of the items was far higher than any amount of money could ever buy....and it probably got sold for a few dollars.....Makes me sick just to think about it.........Call it what you will, give an excuse for what happened, do or say anything to try to make me "feel good" but I know I will never forgive the person who sold my keep sakes.
Ok, I"m just about to the acceptance stage of things, still being livid aside, but I know if I ever find out who sold it I am going to go ballistic and probably burn bridges with at least part of the family on Mom"s side.....not that I really care given the way they have treated my family over the years.....(not going to get into that)........
Ok, sorry, this was a lot longer than I intended when I said "long story semi short", but I know if I don"t keep venting I am going explode and start knocking on doors and burning bridges, tonight, before I cool down.....and I am trying my best to cool down but finding it hard to do so every time I think about what was taken from me by someone who went above and beyond to sell something they had no attachment to, and care absolutely nothing about.....Yes, I am still pi$$ed, livid, angry, etc, etc... Call it what you will and the feeling still won"t be adequate.......
My one, small thing that I do have going for me is that, thankfully, they can"t take my memories. Still that is a small consolation when I know I will not have things I wanted to pass on to my children and grandchildren when the time comes because of someone"s ignorance.....
Thanks for listening....
Now I"ve got to ask, how would you feel if this had happened to you?
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