Has this been done already?
I'll start but I'm sure there are many stories sadder than mine.
I'm a graduate student in a university town and yesterday was moving out day for most of the school. I was walking home through the student ghetto and as I traversed the blocks of broken IKEA furniture, well-used mattresses, and assorted garbage (tsk tsk) I happened upon a lovely teak dresser with nicely sculpted handles and short tapered legs (rare here). It looked Danish but I didn't investigate. I've been lusting after just such a piece for some time but I have absolutely nowhere to put it here (I live in residence) and absolutely no way to transport it home to join my other meagre pieces.
OK, now, you: go ahead and complain.
Well, I just missed a set of...
Well, I just missed a set of eight Hans Wegner CH30 chairs with teak seats for $150 obo. I was the second caller... There's someone in this city that's lightning fast!
A few months back I missed a complete Hans Olsen dining set for $40. Same story.
The list goes on.
2 Zenith Eames yellow shell...
2 Zenith Eames yellow shell armchairs with the "X" base for $20 at a street sale. I saw the chairs from almost a block away and sprinted to the house. As I arrived out of breath someone was handing them the cash for the chairs. I offered $100 to the buyer on the spot but they declined.
An egg chair for $125 (in...
An egg chair for $125 (in need of restoration).
An Eames rosewood ottoman for $175 (yesterday).
A knoll credenza for $250.
I forget the name/designer of that Baughman-esque sofa with the wood sides and back on Mad Men, but I missed the sofa and chair set for $375.
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