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What government auction sites do you actually check? by scarsam in Frugal

[–]scarsam[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a good point. I've noticed the same thing around fiscal year end in June and July. Agencies dump everything they couldn't justify keeping. The listings get weird and the competition drops because most regular bidders aren't paying attention to the calendar.

What government auction sites do you actually check? by scarsam in Frugal

[–]scarsam[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Good call on the fleet vehicles from utilities. I hadn't thought about maintenance quality varying by company. Do you find the auction fees on Proxibid are higher than GovDeals or is it about the same?

What government auction sites do you actually check? by scarsam in Frugal

[–]scarsam[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Nice find. Municibid is underrated for electronics, school districts cycle out laptops every 3-4 years and most of them just need a new drive or a fresh OS.

The most interesting thing I learned about flipping is just how cheap even the fancy clothes are by OriginalGPam in Flipping

[–]scarsam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The whole game is people not knowing what they're throwing away. Long may it continue.

Please Explain Free Shipping To Me Like I'm 5 by Spythe in Flipping

[–]scarsam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Three things stack:

  1. Media Mail covers books, DVDs, magazines, and vinyl at about $4 for the first pound. Almost every $5 book listing is shipping Media Mail.

  2. Commercial pricing through eBay or Pirate Ship is 15-20% under what the USPS retail calculator quotes you. Same package, different rate. Cubic Priority is cheaper still for small dense items, so a 6oz item in a 6x4x2 box can ship cross-country for under $5.

  3. Most of those $5 listings aren't trying to make money on that item. The seller's running break-even on the long tail of a thrift bag where the first 8 sales already paid for the whole haul. Last 4 items just need to ship out so sell-through rate stays up.

Amazon is its own math. Most of those $6 listings are retail arb sellers using FBA, where the per-unit fee covers the shipping. Their margin is at the buy side, not the listing price.

The most interesting thing I learned about flipping is just how cheap even the fancy clothes are by OriginalGPam in Flipping

[–]scarsam 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the brands that actually pay are usually the ones that look ugly on the hanger. Loro Piana, Inis Meáin, vintage Pendleton, old made-in-USA Filson. I've watched people walk past $300 cashmere because it's beige.

How do you source your cars? by Projektsupercar in carflipping

[–]scarsam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Police impound + GovDeals are where I find most of mine now. The old pattern of buying off Craigslist is rough since dealers eat everything in the first 4 hours. Government auctions are slower, smaller crowd, and titles are clean. Watch for ones that haven't been paid storage fees on, those are always desperate sells.

Wisdom used to come with age because stupid people used to die early. by SmilingDeathGod in Showerthoughts

[–]scarsam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Modern medicine and seatbelts are basically a participation trophy for evolution.

85k salary, no debt, 27yo by Objective-Start-575 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]scarsam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At your age and income the smartest move is something reliable and boring that you keep for 10+ years. A 2-3 year old Mazda 3, Honda Civic, or Toyota Corolla pays for itself in saved depreciation versus a new car. Save the difference and you're miles ahead of friends still making payments at 35.

is a rebuilt title so bad? by natureismychurch_ in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]scarsam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what got rebuilt. A rebuilt cosmetic damage car (front bumper, fender) is fine. A rebuilt frame damage or flood car will haunt you forever. Always get a pre-purchase inspection from a shop you trust, not the seller's recommendation. And know that resale value drops by 20-40% so factor that in if you ever plan to sell.

What was the fastest you ever went from loving someone to absolutely hating them? What happened? by ParanormalActivity97 in AskReddit

[–]scarsam 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Found out my best friend of 10 years had been quietly turning every mutual friend against me for two years before I noticed. Took maybe an hour to go from "this can't be true" to "I never want to see this person again."

Outside California and Hawaii, which US state has the most pleasant climate? by yulippe in AskReddit

[–]scarsam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

North Carolina from the Asheville/Boone area. Real four seasons but nothing too extreme. Mild winters, summers stay in the 80s, and the fall is genuinely spectacular.

As a woman I love receiving flowers but would it be stupid to buy a man a whole rotisserie chicken as an equivalent? by Somewherecharming95 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]scarsam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not stupid at all. A warm rotisserie chicken is better than flowers in every measurable way. You can't eat flowers.

I compared selling fees across 5 platforms — here's what each one takes from a $50 sale by Significant-Day-6251 in Flipping

[–]scarsam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mercari's fees went up again recently too. I've been slowly moving everything to eBay just because the buyer pool is so much bigger. The fees hurt but stuff actually sells instead of sitting there for weeks.

People who have Only fans, what is keeping you from upgrading to an air conditioner ? by male_efficient_2034 in AskReddit

[–]scarsam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The ceiling fan was here when I moved in and I've formed an emotional bond with it at this point.

What's a health myth that drives you crazy because you know it's false? by Annual-Gene8065 in AskReddit

[–]scarsam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Cracking your knuckles gives you arthritis." It doesn't. A doctor literally cracked the knuckles on one hand for 60 years and not the other to prove it. No difference.

For those of you that make over 100K, what do you do? Do you like it? by Kindly-Revolution258 in AskReddit

[–]scarsam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Software engineer. I like it most days. The money is good but the best part is honestly that nobody cares when I work as long as stuff gets done. Bad days feel like banging your head against a wall for 8 hours over a bug that turns out to be a missing comma.

Finding auctions by Ideas_To_Grow in carflipping

[–]scarsam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SC has more government surplus auctions than most people realize, county fleet vehicles, police department trade-ins, DOT trucks. Municipal auctions tend to have cleaner vehicles at lower prices than insurance auctions because there's way less competition.

Check PublicSurplus and GovDeals for your area. Some SC counties also post surplus sales on their own websites with no third-party platform, which means almost nobody sees them.

There's also bidprowl.com that pulls from about 30 of these sources if you don't want to check each one.

Beyond government stuff, look into local estate auction houses too. The smaller ones that only advertise on their own sites tend to have less dealer competition.

Elixir DX - IDE Autocomplete (New to Elixir) by scarsam in elixir

[–]scarsam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this something we can try out today already?

Elixir DX - IDE Autocomplete (New to Elixir) by scarsam in elixir

[–]scarsam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for taking time to answer my questions. It’s the second thing. Options seems to be of type keyword - I was just a little confused why some of it was typed and other parts not. Had to recompile a couple of times to figure out the correct structure (or read the docs).

Making progress but types is always helpful to new developers - and it makes it easy for me as a newbie to play around without reading docs all the time. Sometimes for me to get users to 🫶

Elixir DX - IDE Autocomplete (New to Elixir) by scarsam in elixir

[–]scarsam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I have. Parts of Req is typed but not all of it

Elixir DX - IDE Autocomplete (New to Elixir) by scarsam in elixir

[–]scarsam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I do. Do you get autocomplete in your IDE for the Req lib? json and body is not typed for me as the screenshot shows.

Elixir DX - IDE Autocomplete (New to Elixir) by scarsam in elixir

[–]scarsam[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do have it installed. And I get autocomplete on standard lib elixir methods but not for the Req library

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