Comments on: Scanners can suck it http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/ Fabulous But True Tales of Life in Yard Sale Land Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: DaveX http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-1470 DaveX Wed, 21 May 2008 14:00:38 +0000 http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-1470 For additional fun, you could always make FAKE barcodes... have 'em convinced every Penguin edition of "Tale of Two Cities" is a freakin' gold mine! For additional fun, you could always make FAKE barcodes… have ‘em convinced every Penguin edition of “Tale of Two Cities” is a freakin’ gold mine!

]]> By: Yard Sale Bloodbath » Is that laser going to hurt my eyes? http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-1469 Yard Sale Bloodbath » Is that laser going to hurt my eyes? Wed, 21 May 2008 05:20:44 +0000 http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-1469 [...] inside an apartment where we encountered a pair of our least favorite yard-sale-going specimens: scanners! I went over to see if they were even scanning anything good, finding them huddled around a pretty [...] [...] inside an apartment where we encountered a pair of our least favorite yard-sale-going specimens: scanners! I went over to see if they were even scanning anything good, finding them huddled around a pretty [...]

]]> By: Selena http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-100 Selena Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:34:58 +0000 http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-100 Not to sound like a commercial but I used to hate scanners too until I got one. I used to feel it was so unfair when I was searching through the books and they would come along and buy up everything that Amazon told them was valuable. I felt like it was cheating. But then I learned about them and my income went from about $400 a month selling books on eBay and working my tail off doing auctions to $3000.00 with less computer time. It pushed our income into a comfortable level. That was enough to convince me that I might just not judge people with scanners as harshly as I did before. I scan with manners though. I'm not pushy, I'm considerate and I try not to make it obvious that I am scanning. There are some mean spirited scanner booksellers out there who we refer to as Scan-Monsters. They hoard, they are pushy and are usually kind of mean. I think there is a big difference between someone who loves books and sells them to support their family and the rude, inconsiderate person who couldn't care less what they are selling as long as they get money......I love all the photos of your trunk and the sales. Makes me wish it was Friday all over again. And although I'm pretty worn out from summer sales, I'm sad the season is coming to a close. Not to sound like a commercial but I used to hate scanners too until I got one. I used to feel it was so unfair when I was searching through the books and they would come along and buy up everything that Amazon told them was valuable. I felt like it was cheating. But then I learned about them and my income went from about $400 a month selling books on eBay and working my tail off doing auctions to $3000.00 with less computer time. It pushed our income into a comfortable level. That was enough to convince me that I might just not judge people with scanners as harshly as I did before. I scan with manners though. I’m not pushy, I’m considerate and I try not to make it obvious that I am scanning. There are some mean spirited scanner booksellers out there who we refer to as Scan-Monsters. They hoard, they are pushy and are usually kind of mean. I think there is a big difference between someone who loves books and sells them to support their family and the rude, inconsiderate person who couldn’t care less what they are selling as long as they get money……I love all the photos of your trunk and the sales. Makes me wish it was Friday all over again. And although I’m pretty worn out from summer sales, I’m sad the season is coming to a close.

]]> By: Miss Pinny http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-95 Miss Pinny Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:36:16 +0000 http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-95 Gah! I love all those ceramic figures. Especially the scary clown. Gah! I love all those ceramic figures. Especially the scary clown.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-77 Carrie Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:49:36 +0000 http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-77 For real? People buy scanners so they can make a living selling books? I have never heard of this - where in the hell would you get one of those nerdy things? Also, way to stink up the book department. As if it's not hard enough pushing my way past people reading "Chicken Soup for the Soul" out loud to their fellow shoppers... For real? People buy scanners so they can make a living selling books? I have never heard of this - where in the hell would you get one of those nerdy things?

Also, way to stink up the book department. As if it’s not hard enough pushing my way past people reading “Chicken Soup for the Soul” out loud to their fellow shoppers…

]]> By: o.Sano http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-72 o.Sano Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:54:41 +0000 http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-72 scanners...perfect name for these nobs. i see the same two book scanners at the local goodwill(s) and ask them the same question everytime (which in turn makes me a jerk) "how do you find the time to read so many books"? i mean, what happens if they run across a first edition of moby dick, on the road, to kill a mockingbird, etc. w/o a barcode? so, meghan please do black line all of your books next sale and make a sign, book scanners welcome!! scanners…perfect name for these nobs. i see the same two book scanners at the local goodwill(s) and ask them the same question everytime (which in turn makes me a jerk) “how do you find the time to read so many books”? i mean, what happens if they run across a first edition of moby dick, on the road, to kill a mockingbird, etc. w/o a barcode? so, meghan please do black line all of your books next sale and make a sign, book scanners welcome!!

]]> By: Jenny D http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-71 Jenny D Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:14:23 +0000 http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2007/08/27/scanners-can-suck-it/#comment-71 I hate the scanner people too! I just had my first encounter with one at a thrift store. He was scanning along, taking all the decent books. I was curious, since I had never seen this before and said something like, "Thats a nice tool". He just smiled, said "thanks" and kept scanning. Meanwhile, the patrons of the store had to try to inch in around his scanning ass to grab what they could from the shelves. I just walked away. What a dick. What a lazy dick. I hate the scanner people too! I just had my first encounter with one at a thrift store. He was scanning along, taking all the decent books. I was curious, since I had never seen this before and said something like, “Thats a nice tool”. He just smiled, said “thanks” and kept scanning. Meanwhile, the patrons of the store had to try to inch in around his scanning ass to grab what they could from the shelves. I just walked away. What a dick. What a lazy dick.

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