HOLY SH*T!

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What's even stranger is that I've seen the same guy put up at least two other lots that contained pretty much the same stuff. I think those two lots even got sold.

If he (or she) is sitting on that much stuff, why not just open a small store? (Oh, right, you need to pay rent and taxes and things if you open a real-live store. :P)
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He may actually be a former store-owner, who is now emptying his warehouse space. :P

I know someone who owned an Art Deco store. He got tired of retail hours, and decided to semi-retire. His warehouse is crammed with 'stuff' that he collected over the years, and he has been selling selected items off slowly through eBay for some time. Surprisingly, he usually gets more for the items this way, as he has access to a much wider group of collectors than he ever did at his storefront.

Oh, and he still makes a comfortable chunk of money from some items that he doesn't ever sell. Ever wonder where the authentic period stuff for some movies comes from? Things like the 'right' lamp on the table? Or the 'right' dishes for dining? They are rented for the movie and then the owner gets the joy of warehousing them until the next time someone needs the exact right backdrop for some scene in a movie.