Monday, May 17, 2010

The time I discovered treasure

So B1 loves looney tunes and every wall has at least one looney tune lithograph on it - because why not - it has nothing to do with our business or anything we have done but when I'm spending my day staring at coyote and the roadrunner, I know that everything is right in the world. PS do NOT suggest that these art treasures be removed or that more business or even age appropriate art be hung up in its place.

But this post is not about a love of looney tune and their adventures.

As I have mentioned, every space that is not a walkway is filled with boxes or shelves or something as empty space is wasted space. The area I work in has multiple cupboards - or IKEA PAX systems aka shelving with doors. So all of these cupboards are full - hence having to keep 'important' documents in boxes under the pool table.

One day I decided to check out what was inside these cupboards, mainly to see if some of the things that were on the floor could make it into a cupboard as I hate clutter in an office space. One of the cupboards is full...like every shelf top to bottom with Disney figurines. These figurines are all still in their original boxes, just to be sure to retain and maximize value.

Upon making this discovery, I wondering what kind of gold mine we were sitting on here so I checked out the ebay to see how much other people were selling these priceless artifacts at. Well, it's a pretty lucrative market those mass produced Disney figurines - some of the small ones are fetching $5 while the larger ones are going for $20 - that is probably at least 25-50% of their original sticker price. I know you're probably wondering why I didn't just load up my car and run away with them...I guess life is just full of mysteries and what ifs.

FYI I have no brought up that perhaps the office is not the most appropriate place to store these treasures, I feel like that's a conversation that could end with people not talking to me cause obviously when you live here, there is no distinguishing between private and public space.

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