Thread: Unbelievable craigs list gift!!!

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Hello all! Well, I just received the most AMAZING email, and I had to share it with you all! Some of you may have read my thread from about weeks ago called "Major Craigs List Purchase." For those of you who are not familiar with it, I will give you a brief history. I had been searching the local Craigs List ads, as well as the ads in my parents area for Halloween deals. There was a post that said $2,500 worth of Halloween decor for sale...about 45 minutes from where my parents live. So i emailed the girl, and she was very nice, and sent me pics of what she had for sale. FABULOUS items! A large home made coffin lined in foam, Gravely the Butler, the Count, Mr. Shivers, Harry the Zombie, wood pillars, a guillatine, haunted organ, flying bats, smoking cauldron, life sized Frankenstein with "electricity" table, mad scientist lab, pirate decor, ,6 foot executioner, tons of fright catalog items, toxic waste dummy in can, hanging reapers, spirit foam coffin with chain link, tombstones, large latex creature, Crawling grave reaper from Spirit, pirate chests, caged skeletons, hanging heads, kitchen decor, tons of rats, spiders, vulture, two headed dog, body parts, coffin with corpsed skeleton that lights up, foggers, and the list goes on and on. She lives in a very rural area, with no Spirit store at Halloween, so many of her items came from Fright Catalog, and were in their original boxes! So I told her I was mainly interested in the life size props and what did she want to sell them for? She wrote back that he husband recently passed away, and she didnt want to piece it all out, she just wanted to sell it as a lot, and that she had about $8,000 worth of decor that had purchased over the years, as well as home made items. I told her I understood about wanting it to all go at once, but at this point really just needed life size and larger decor, and if she changed her mind to let us know and we would be happy to make the drive (2 hrs) and buy some of her things. A few days later, I got an email saying that she had someone interested in her smaller items, so if we wanted to look at the larger props, that would be great! So we rented a uhal and drove the 2 hours and filled up my H2 and the uhal with amazing props! We bought the Count, Mr. Shivers, Harry the Zombie, the wood and foam coffin, corpsed skeleton in coffin that lights up (life size), latex creature,two wooden pillars with busts, tombstones, pirate chest, tiki torches, severed heads, caged skeletons, candleabra, hanging reapers, Frankenstein lab and mad scientist lab items....the list goes on! There are pics with my first thread you can see I cannot stress the high quality of her decor! Everything was labeled and in tubs!!! So, we paid $700. and we got a great deal! The homemade props are top quality, and all the other ones are in immaculate condition. She treats her props just like me!! So a few days later I emailed her and told her thanks for all the items and that if after the other people who were interested in her items came, and there was anything left, that we might be interested in a few more items. So she wrote back about two weeks later and said those people were a no show, and that if I wanted the rest of it all that she would give me a great deal! So I wrote back, what would she like for it all?? She wrote back and said hows $1000.00? Truth be told, that was a great deal bc she had TONS of stuff left...and I mean tons of tubs, the gilliatine, gravely the butler, two life size ghouls, the toxic waste dummy, haunted organ, light up coffin, fogger, hanging skeleton bats, stuffed dummies, more severed heads, candelabra, sooo much stuff! As much as I wanted it all, we had spent $700.00 on her stuff, and $150. at an auction a few weeks ago, and the stores haven't even put their stuff out yet...so at this point (and we are also doing some major home remodeling...new kitchen, yeah!) I didn't have that much, but that that we discussed it and she had a few more items we would like to buy from her. Gravely the Butler for one...the smoking cauldron, the other two wooden Pillars, Spirit ball, any other scientist lab items, fogger and a few other things, how much did she want for these items, as we would be happy to pay her a good amount for them! A few weeks went by, and I hadn't heard anything, and I didn't want to bother her because she was dealing with her husbands estate. So, this is the email I just received! Are you ready for this?

"Melissa - been thinking about all this stuff we have...if you want it, I'll give it ALL to you for free. At this point I just want to get rid of it and I know it would be going to a good home with you. Let me know what you think! "
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So this was my response! With my heart racing, of course:
"OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG ARE YOU SERIOUS???? I dont know what to say, I am sooo touched! Thats so sweet of you and I could never repay you!! Im teary eyed just thinking about it!! We will take it...of course!! I just cant believe it...ive had the crappiest weeks ever and this had just made it so much better!!!!!! this is so amazing.!
We will bring the big trailer, of course!!
I just cant thank you enough....
when would you like us to come get it...
again, It just means so much to me!!!!!!"
Melissa

and this was hers back:
"You're Welcome! You are the sweetest and I'm happy to give it to you. I will be home all this weekend. Gone next weekend (23rd-25th) home the weekend of the 30th and gone Aug. 6th-8th. And really if you wanted to do it thru the week I am off school on Tuesdays. You let me know what you're thinking and we'll work something out.

Have a great night - you just made me happy reading your e-mail! "

Can you believe it?? She has thousand of dollars in decor and she is GIVING IT TO ME!!!! I really am so touched....mainly because I offered to buy more things from her, and was going to give her a couple hundred dollars. She she could easily of said that she knows there are more things I wanted and would pay for, and if I wanted to buy those for however much, she would just give all of it to me for that price. Instead, she is just giving it to me because she knows how much I love it and that its going to a good home! I just CANNOT believe it, I am nearly jumping out of my skin with excitement!! Now we just have to clear out the garage, pick a date, get a Uhal and pick it up! I think I will give her some money, just because I feel it is the right thing to do AMAZING!

wow! congratulations!!! Its like the halloween fairy came and paid you a visit!

$100.00 of free halloween? This is such an OMG moment. Congrats. Make sure you keep us posted.

Could not happen to nicer girl! Glad for you! Congrad!

Originally Posted by halloweenrocks08

$100.00 of free halloween? This is such an OMG moment. Congrats. Make sure you keep us posted.

Well, she wanted $1000.00 for it all when we first mentioned it. Truth be told, she has about $3000.00 shes GIVING ME!!! I still cant believe it!
Osenator....thanks so much, thats so nice of you to say! When I get the items, I will be taking and posting lots of pics!

Ok your joy is making me sad because that would never happen to me(hahaha). Congrats!!!!!!! I would give her some money for sure.

P.S. You know if you wanna spread some of that generosity and give me some stuff I will take ithahaha

Well congrats and looks like you found the holy grail of halloween lots! Enjoy your latest acquisitions!

WOW ! Congratulations

You are going to have to buy a bigger house or rent a warehouse to house all your new stuff during the off season!! You must have some great karma to keep having all this great stuff fall into your lap. I'm jealous in a good way!! Nice score again! Please post lots of pics.

thanks guys! I knew all my forum friends would be happy and excited for me! This has really been an amazing time finding all these deals....i feel very blessed