Helping My Mom Again.... lol

I didn't realize it was dated! lol 80's eh? Seems like a long time ago and it is in a sense but gosh, I didn't think it looked that old. lol I think I'm going to lower the price because $50. is what I'm aiming for so maybe if I put it in for $65. would do the trick?

I remember telling my mom that it was a fad and she'd be better with a more classic looking fixture and she took my word - for once! also, she didn't like the way the style cast shadows under them (since reading newspapers at the table in the morning was the thing to do) but mom remodeled in the 80's and happily she said she didn't want that style in her house, and it held up over the years without looking dated (unlike what she moved into the house with!) I think lowering it is a good plan

Read the other responses for they're telling me I've got the right price for most would be higher than what I have it at which is $75. so maybe I'm on the middle ground? I'm only guessing since I can't find it in the stores online.

I looked in ebay and couldn't find it there either. I did find some similar ones but they were waaaay up there in price and I thought the store is insane for even considering such a price! lol I know there's no way I'll get anything near a hundered dollars out of this one whereas these that I saw were in the hundreds while some weren't even a hundred but were smaller. If I can get just $50. out of it, I'll be happy for that's how much the one mom wants costs.

Well then, I say $75 sounds like a fair price. We had a couple very old stained-glass/leaded hanging lamps that someone threw out. I was thinking of using them in the kitchen but we never got around to rewiring them and putting them up. Well, I finally put them in a yard sale few months ago and the bigger one went for $5 while the smaller one went for $3. Found out later that brand new copy-cats cost around $20.

I've looked for hours and hours for this one and can't find it anywhere including ebay. I did find some similar ones, smaller and larger but they were in the hundreds of dollars except for the small ones which were under a hundred so it's going to be a hit or miss type of thing. If I can get $50. for it, I'll be happy because that's how much the one mom wants costs. But if I can make a few bucks more, the better for them because they have property taxes to pay this month on both properties. Hopefully the renters will buy the darned place and it'll be one heck of a monkey off of all our backs once and for all. God, I hate that damned house with such a passion and it still haunts me today because of it not selling like it should have. ARG!!

Well look at you Hatley!! You have a red star finally!! I've been working HARD on your star and I'm so happy to see it finally climb!! YIPPEE!! LOL I've looked for hours and hours for this one and can't find it anywhere. I did find some similar ones, smaller and larger but they were in the hundreds of dollars except for the small ones which were under a hundred so it's going to be a hit or miss type of thing. If I can get $50. for it, I'll be happy because that's how much the one mom wants costs. Maybe I should lower it to $65.? What do you think?

Thanks Jo for your kind words!! I think she realizes it now especially when we were out to lunch last week and we got to talking about hubby's mouth and about moving to Arizona and she said which shocked me silly "Don't move while I'm still here" which really made me feel so good inside! Because she's said before in the heat of the moment, "Don't let us keep you two here, if you want to go, go!" which made us feel very unwanted, unloved and unappreciated. But I wasn't about to leave them here alone, especially not after mom having a stroke. I just hope this nice side of her stays around till her end days but I don't know. My wall is way up there and will be for a long long time till she's able to knock it down which I doubt she'll be able to because I need it to shield my feelings from her mean words should she change back to her hateful ways. She's done that a number of times before so I don't doubt it one bit she'll go back to that but time will tell. Thanks for telling me about Ryan! That's GREAT!! See? I told you he'd be fine!!

i SAW YOUR PICTURE & THINK $75 IS A VERY RESAONABLE price for it. Your mom is very lucky to have u & your husband. I hope she knows that. Ryan has had his suregery this surgery this morn & they are on the way home. Thank god it's over with & he is o.k. I was so worried about him. Thanks for your concern. U are a sweetie.

Thank you, I try to be. For now, I'm going to keep it at this price and see how it goes for a little while. If it doesn't sell then I'll lower it. I hope to get as much as I can for my parents have property taxes to pay this month so the more the better, IF I can get it.

You are so right about that, everybody wants new this new that. Why not go for second hand items and give them new life? I'm like you, I don't turn my nose to second hand things. In fact, I grew up on second hand clothes from my older cousin so no, I'm not above that. My grandmother bought me a second hand table and matching chairs, four of them for $50. back in '86 and I loved it! It was really pretty but my ex took it and sold it and everything we had in our place for a measly one hundred dollars!! I liked to have choked him for that!! I'd have given him more than that but dumbazz didn't put it back on the truck and tell that woman where she could go. Dumb dumb dumb!! I do wish I still had that table and chairs set for it was black wrought iron with a white table top. It was so gorgeous! Oh well, such is life I guess.

I looked for hours and hours on the internet to see how much it costs brand new but couldn't find it but found similar ones and the small ones are less than a hundred and the others were over a hundred. In fact, some were over two hundred so I hope I put a decent price on this one. We'll see how it goes....

I don't know how to do this.

That's just it, she didn't buy it, it came with the house her and dad bought 2 years ago so she hasn't a clue to the cost of it. I've found a round about price so hopefully the price I have it set at will be the selling price however, if I get $50. then she'll break even because that's how much the one she wants costs. We shall see.

I love it myself but mom doesn't. She calls it "that thing" and I can't figure out why for it's right pretty. It's hard to clean, because it has to be done with the lights off so it doesn't heat up the glass plates and smear so it's hard to tell where it needs cleaning 'again' till I turn the lights on again. I think the price is the middle ground because some are telling me to lower it and some are telling me to go higher. If I make $50. off of it then mom will break even for the one she wants costs $50. but I'd like to make a bit more for her if I can.

I moved here just three years ago so I don't know very many people. Hubby was in the army for 27 years so we traveled a lot. I was with him for the last 15 of those 27 years so moving around so much we don't know very many people where we live now. Hubby is retired now but still, it takes time to get to know everybody so right now the internet is what I'll have to use.