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Yesterday I saw a bunch of Psychology Textbooks at a yard sale. Not only is this one of my favorite topics for a bedside read, these books retail at $70 minimum! So what if they were about 7 years old. They were FREE! {I would’ve even paid for some of them!} I got so excited I literally exclaimed “Get the f**** out of of here, are you serious??!??!?!!” to the elderly couple. [I felt so bad for cursing in front of them but I think they were more amused at my awe than anything else]

I scooped them up like a little girl getting free candy.

What are some things you get excited over that others may pass on as ‘ho hum’?

I know ya’ll are going to say that it depends what I want to sell. I want to sell some beanie babies (both TY and other brands and I have some packaged tinie beanies from when McDonald’s sold them) , maybe some pairs of shoes, clothes, books (children’s, adult, young adult, school textbooks), maybe my DELL computer keyboard (model # RT7D40) because I was going to get a new one, my gold cross necklace and other necklaces (a choker necklace and a shark tooth necklace that my dad got me from Costa Rica), Magic the Gathering cards, Pogs and slammers ( I have some bad ass slammers) from the 90s, magazines, sports cards, some tae kwon doe equipment (like sparring gear), maybe some music CDs, an old SONY boombox (from the 90s or 80s) type stereo with speakers but the wires that hook up to the speakers broke, an APEX DVD player, some marbles and a Yoda hand doll (the type of doll that you put your hand through to make the mouth or head move), a SONY Discman CD player that doesn’t work (don’t know why, it’s about 9 years old or so), a CPS instruction clicker for school, a James Avery silver ring with a cross in it, some old computer games, and some school and honor society pins that you put on your shirt, maybe some old pairs of prescription glasses and a pair of prescription recreational glasses, and I think I have some old toys that i used to play with as a kid. I actually have some Z bots. How much are those worth? I have an old duncan yo yo but the string is kinda old and worn. I guess the last thing is an old Jansport school backpack.

About how much do ya’ll think I could get for each of these items or for the whole lot?

And where should I sell this stuff to get the most money? Ebay? Craigslist? Garage Sale? I would be willing to hear other options in addition to these three that I just said.

Okay, well I have a questions from my HW. City sales tax, property tax, federal income tax, etc…… Here I have an assignment but I have no idea about economics so I am asking you guys for help. I need to know what kind of taxes are used to pay for the following structures?

1. city park?
2. army tent?
3. public school textbooks?
4. Street Lights?
5. police/fire training?
6. public school teachers salaries?
7. flood control?
8. free/reduced lunch programs?
9. public university tuition?
10. national park system?
11. strip shopping center?
12. infrastructure of a city?
13. county hospital/indigent care?
14. Local Charities?
15. City Animal Control?
16. cab service?
17. park & ride lots?
18. Public University tuition?
19. City Lake?