About Us

Crossing the mountains in search of rare treasures - well - and a lot of fun!

Back in 2012, my wife and I had a sudden realization that our 4 children would soon be heading off to college and that we had not yet made a plan. Through the course of many conversations, we came to the census that we wanted to minimize any debt they might incur to get their degrees. So we decided to buy and sell merchandise to fund their college tuition, books and sundry expenses, thus "Just Stuff I Sell" was born.

Since that time, we have been selling online across various platforms and venues including craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, eBay, Etsy and more. We have had over 10,000 total sales ranging from a few dollars to thousands of dollars without any significant issues over that time span. 

Since 2012 we have used the profits from this little venture exclusively to pay for the college education of our 4 young adults. Our first graduate in 2018 was our oldest son Walt who attended UNCW and achieved a degree in Recreation, Tourism and Sports Management. With no interest in attending grad school, he entered the workforce and married his high school sweetheart. We are so happy for him, and quite proud of all he has achieved! 

Our beautiful, smart and funny new daughter-in-law is a wonderful addition to our growing family tree. She graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators!) with a degree in Religious Studies with a minor in Family Youth Community Services. She returned to Wilmington, and the love of her life, to marry and setup house. With a heart for others, she went back to college and attended the University of North Carolina State where she received a Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) and is now working in private practice as a therapist.

Our next graduate is our oldest daughter who graduated in May 2020 with an English major and a minor is Psychology. She has joined the clan at the County workforce in the accounting department and in 2021 married the Love of her life Earl Write and moved off to the mountains. Earl works as a CSA for a local car dealership and Katie presently works for the local .GOV folks. Needless to say, she always insisted her entire life that she was right and now she officially is always Mrs. Write! 

Mr. & Mrs Earl Write

Our youngest son has graduate this past spring of 2021 from App State. He has decided that he is ready to take a break from school and enter the work force and is now working full time in the insurance industry, as he put it, in his first Big Boy job. He's is now married to the love of his life Lady Lexi Chapin Stanfield.

Our middle son successfully graduate with a BA in Computer Science in the fall of 2021. He wanted to be like his mother and focus on the field of technology, but has a spirit of independence. He loves coding and developing apps that solve problems! 

We have been so blessed as a family and thanks to the thousands of customers we have had the pleasure of working with since the start of this little enterprise, all of our young adults are now officially "Adulting".

Katie, Charles, Juliana, Walt and Chris - Our Growing Family
Pictured above: Katie, Charles, Juliana (Walt's Wife), Walt and Chris
 
My wife and I are officially retired to the mountains of North Carolina and it is deep in the heart of the Blue Ridge that this little venture will continue just because we both very much enjoy finding and acquiring vintage and antiques and keeping them all is simply out of the question. 


Our family thanks you from the bottom of our hearts for the opportunity to earn your business and look forward to what the years ahead bring our way!