You should read up on social security, Mark. Last I looked, retiring early would net more money in the long run if the retiree lived long enough.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mark Landau <m@...> wrote: > > Thank you, Sal. My main reason for posting it here is in the hopes that > readers might know appropriate people and let them know. > No, I never tried to sell them here. They were featured in David Wants To > Fly, if anyone saw that. > To me, for these, $1,000 is one of those small amounts I wouldn't consider. > Do you really think anyone would be searching ebay for a pair of M's sandals? > Perhaps I don't understand how ebay works. > My age group is eligible for full retirement at 66. The more years I wait, > the more I would get per month. > I hope to secure another job, but could very much use a significant influx of > cash in the not too distant future... > I hope not to have to resort to state sponsored programs, but one never > knows... > > On Jul 18, 2011, at 9:19 PM, Sal Sunshine wrote: > > > > > On Jul 18, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Mark Landau wrote: > > > >> At sixty-five, I have very little savings and have lost my job. I was > >> planning to work into my seventies. My predicament forces me to attempt > >> to sell them. I am hoping that the person they are meant to go to will > >> have the wherewithal and will to honor their value. As 108 for over four > >> years, I spent around $100K working for the movement pretty much seven > >> days a week (when not rounding). As 108s, we weren't paid, paid $1000 a > >> month "so as not to be a financial drain on the movement," and paid all > >> our own travel (and sometimes other) expenses. Small amounts will not be > >> considered. > >> > >> Another possibility is donating to me so I can donate them to the movement. > >> > > Mark, this sounds familiar. Didn't you try > > > > selling them here a few years back? Did > > > > you ever try the suggestions about ebay? Sorry > > to hear you're in such dire circumstances, but I > > am failing to see what the sale of the sandals, even > > if they were to bring in, say, $1000, is going to do > > for you in the long run, not to mention that > > trying to sell MMY memorabilia on a forum filled with > > disillusioned former TMers is a serious losing battle. > > You're 65? Then you're eligible > > for SS. You don't say what your "predicament" is, > > but there are various programs in most states for seniors on > > fixed incomes, or no income. > > > > Sal > > > > > > >
