Debbie,
I've considered that we're climbing the wrong tree respecting the Minker family, but if the 1-800 number is OOG, you would have thought that the "Minker family" would have discontinued the phone number by now, I mean it's been over three months since "Evelyn" assumed room temperature, and yet the number is still in service.
Badion wrote, with “brackets” being my comments:
“…we took almost no notice of the Sled, which is blurred (the only blurred image at that). Also, what do each of the items have in common aside from the estate sale? 2 are ceramic containers [knick-knacks], then there is the dress [and hat, both clothing], sled [travel?, “Rosebud” ref?] and clock [time]…”
[I’ve mentioned this before but one of the biggest differences I’ve noticed with the items posted on craigslist is the clock.
While the other listings use a dash (-) between “Estate Sale” and the other items (ex. Estate Sale – Old Sled ), only the clock uses the question mark (?), “Antique Clock.Estate Sale {?} Horse Clock,” and while the other items are listed in one category, only the clock is in two separate ones, posted in the Antiques section:
http://swv.craigslist.org/atq/
and in the General section:
http://swv.craigslist.org/for/, with both linked to:
http://swv.craigslist.org/atq/1797809591.html]
HLM should…point… us to the next clue…?
…compile a list of items on the page…break them down until we…find a clue.”
[Of the fish in the Fish slider, I looked for seven letter words indicating (with the addition of the 1-800 prefix) a phone number. Of those, I came up with:
OAR FISH [sat tv service]”
LAMPREY [”Ajax”?]
From the coelacanth blog, I’ve looked for words that could be construed as numbers/numerals, odd words, grammatic errors, seven word sentences and seven letter words (for possible telephone links). For example:
“I’ve had so much fun putting it together I {ROMAN NUMBER ONE?} thought I’d try a secondary {NUMBER 2?}…
…my passion doesn’t end {why not the word “stop?”}with the Coelacanth – there are a lot of other rare fish out there who {why not the word “that?”} need our help. Oh – and to {NUMBER TWO?} answer…
… would’ve been a horrible mobster {very close to horrible monster?})…
… Said he’d get back to me by the end of the week {NUMBER 7?}. Fingers {NUMBER 5?} crossed {CROSSED = TWO?}…. I’ve emailed five {NUMBER 5} or so and only one {NUMBER ONE}
… I am quite knowledgable {misspelled}…
…segue my career into {EXPRESSION FOR DIVISION?} home aquariums full-time {NUMBER 40 FOR HOURS IN A WORK WEEK?}! …starting to {NUMBER TWO} get a{n?} allergic reaction to paper products {LITERAL OR FIGURATIVE?}.
[The April 13th comment on his blog contains 3 seven word sentences (possible telephone numbers?)]:
“Still haven’t heard back from “Mr. Wilson.”
“Think I might give that avenue up.”
“Might have to sell some old things.”
[All numbers (with the 1-800 prefix) led nowhere IG.
So, I think that I and others have no doubt parsed words, sentences, photos, etc. on the HLM site till we’re having nightmares within nightmares over what is and isn’t a viable clue to follow up on. If you have any suggestions, go for it. All theories are welcome.]

Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:03 pm