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Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie
Not a garage sale, but a flea market run once a month near me. I had 5 5000 count boxes filled with 74 to 90 dubs. A little boy with his mom came back several times. He was shy, but eventually reached in his pocket and pulled out 2 dollars, and asked, How many can I buy for two dollars sir?". I looked at his mom and asked her how her son was doing in school? She said fine but was having a little trouble in math. Well, I said, I suppose I could let you have em all for that kind of money, but you will have to improve that math a little bit. His eyes got as big as pancakes. He and his mom and said "mahalo" over and over. They both assured me his math skills would improve. As I was helping him load the boxes, I slipped the 2 bucks in one of them for him to find later..Pay it forward guys!  Dave. |
Awesome story. I've done something similar but donating my modern cards (1980-present) that are worthless, to churches, schools and childrens hospitals. I've noticed that it helps bring a positive attitude to the kids. And with schools, the teachers give them away as an incentive to do well in class.
Sure, I had about 50,000 cards of junk that I could get maybe $200 for, but giving them away knowing it can help spark interest in a child, weighed far better than a measly couple hundred bucks.