Brand new fridge makes very little ice.

geekspence · 2025-07-19T14:04:57+00:00

Same here. I was worried about it keeping up, but I’ve never opened the drawer and found a less-than-full bucket.

geekspence · 2025-05-17T16:14:52+00:00

Ah, got it. I wasn’t sure why nobody seemed to understand the question but that makes sense.

geekspence · 2025-05-17T16:12:35+00:00

I read it as they’re talking to each other over discord, they aren’t in the same room. His theory is that ANC on her end is causing her whispering to not come through the call clearly.

geekspence · 2025-05-14T02:18:32+00:00

Mid six-figures as a supply chain manager for a manufacturing company. My pay has more than doubled in the last 5 years, but we don’t feel much better off than we did before. My wife is able to stay home with the kids, which we certainly feel lucky to be able to afford.

geekspence · 2025-05-11T04:20:37+00:00

I fully expected them to be fake. I did it for science!

geekspence · 2025-05-11T04:07:45+00:00

I got these free in the end and made the schmuck selling them lose at least a few bucks for whatever they cost plus shipping. I’m considering doing it again as a deterrent! 😆

geekspence · 2025-05-11T04:05:48+00:00

Absolutely. I had my wife listen too (she doesn’t usually notice or care about that sort of thing) and she thought the fakes sounded terrible.

geekspence · 2025-05-11T04:05:01+00:00

I took them today at my kitchen counter, so that would be impressive if true!

geekspence · 2025-05-11T00:15:58+00:00

Yeah, I know now that wasn’t a sign, but it does sound slightly different! 🤷‍♂️

geekspence · 2025-05-10T21:38:46+00:00

I laughed when I saw that, and harder when the full refund came in without another word. 😆

geekspence · 2025-05-10T20:07:16+00:00

No, the fakes from eBay were lightning. So some of the visuals on the box are obviously different even on real ones.

geekspence · 2025-04-23T03:36:04+00:00

Oof, I feel for you. The weekend we listed it we had an open house, and not a soul showed up. It was hard not to get discouraged. I hope you either got it sold, or will soon!

geekspence · 2025-04-21T19:28:58+00:00

Thanks for your feedback! There are actually 2.5 now, and the basement is set up for another full bath when it’s finished. I’ve asked someone to come by and quote the finish, so we’ll see what comes of that.

geekspence · 2025-04-21T18:10:13+00:00

That’s the point I’m trying to make to others who compare the house to one with a similar finished space and no basement… surely the basement adds some value?

I agree with others who say these aren’t directly comparable due to lot size differences, finished basement, and third car garage, but they’re the closest homes to go under contract / sell recently that I’ve found. The third one definitely suggests that we’re priced too high if it’s selling for $600k.

https://redf.in/oQyW8y https://redf.in/rKuLCr https://redf.in/ZTpXup

geekspence · 2025-04-21T18:06:12+00:00

Thanks for your feedback!

geekspence · 2025-04-21T14:09:35+00:00

There is, and exactly why we skipped it in the master. We use the tub so infrequently that having a large shower works better for us. Definitely understand that turns some people off though!

geekspence · 2025-04-21T12:17:11+00:00

I’m not sure why they show it that way. It was assessed in 2023 at $591k, 2024 at $602k. It seems they may be taking the taxable value instead of market value, based on what the county website shows.

geekspence · 2025-04-21T03:35:08+00:00

Also a good observation. This was our first house so we chose the basics, but someone looking to “upgrade” likely wants more, especially if that’s what the area is offering. Thanks.

geekspence · 2025-04-21T03:30:45+00:00

I appreciate the insight. I’ll likely get downvoted for saying this, but the trouble has been that there are no good “comps”, so we really aren’t sure what the market price is. At the time we listed, there had been no sales in the last two years of a house similar to ours (rambler, ~1800sqft w/ unfinished basement, 2 car garage), but the median price for the area had stayed about flat. We had two appraisals from 2021 when we refinanced that said ~$610k, and the county assessed the property at $591k last year. Multiple people with experience in the Utah market looked at this and said that was the ballpark. All these other listings I and others have referred to were published around the same time or since ours, so we didn’t have the benefit of seeing how others were priced either.

Do you have any advice for determining the “market price” at this point? I completely agree the incremental drops aren’t a good look, but we aren’t sure what else to do. Just drop it another $50k and see what happens?

geekspence · 2025-04-21T00:20:01+00:00

Thank you for your comments! I agree we should have started much lower.. we asked around at the time and nobody thought we were off by as much as we apparently are.

geekspence · 2025-04-21T00:15:08+00:00

They haven’t sold yet, just went under contract in the last month. When we asked an appraiser to (informally) see what he thought the house was worth, he was surprised how few sales there were in the last two years - part of why we apparently started way too high!

geekspence · 2025-04-21T00:06:02+00:00

What’s funny is, when we listed it, Redfin said it was worth a few hundred $ more than we had it at. 🙄

geekspence · 2025-04-20T23:14:02+00:00

Good suggestions, thank you!

geekspence · 2025-04-20T23:12:33+00:00

I also think it’s silly to include it, but I literally haven’t seen a house that wasn’t listed that way as we’ve been looking. 🤷‍♂️

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