Fire Sale

I have a couple eBay stories to tell but I am going to start with this one. It dawned on me it was time to start the fire sale so I have been looking for things to sell. It is good to downsize. I have more than enough and I need the cash more. As I was sorting through my things I came across these ribbons. They were in one of Uncle Tony's old El Producto cigar box which I have had forever and always stored within my treasures. Every Halloween there was a big night time party at the town common and high school for the local kids. My family went lots of times. It was such a small town thing to down and so incredibly fun. There was games and food plus all the kids dressed up. Later they would line us up and have us walk round the common and it was called the Horribles Parade. They gave a ribbon to everyone but one special year, when I was a two headed monster, I even got my picture in the local paper!

It dawned on me that I know someone that loves Wilmington memorabilia so I emailed him this picture and asked if he was interested in buying them. He was extremely excited as he had heard of these ribbons but never had one of his own. I sold them for 30 dollars total - a very fair and surprising price. Plus I know they will be enjoyed some more. Perhaps they will end up in a frame on his wall. Perhaps they will wind up in his draw instead of mine. Perhaps he will pin them to his kids as they trick or treat this year. It truly doesn't matter where they wind up. They are mine regardless and always will be. I also know that no matter what - if I kept them or sold them - they would end up in the same place, everything always does in time. Eventually with someone looking at them not knowing what they are or who they belonged to. I am ok with that too. I know what they are and I know whose they are. I will always know.