Robb, that is TERRIBLE. I can't imagine anyone having the nerve to offer to buy something and then not do it. Worse still would be someone who took money for something and never delivered the item! Thanks for the warning.
Balloon handlers? What are they paying? Of course, if I did it, I'd get pulled up into the air and end up in Belgium with Underdog still attached...or with my luck, Funky Winkerbean...
You can always donate plasma if you aren't squeemish about needles. I have never tried it, but I have a friend who goes once or twice a week. The first time its like $50 after that its around $20-$30 per donation.
"All the while making faces like a baby platypus who forget to take some Beano before eating a chimichanga." FindingNamo in reference to Jessica Simpson's singing.
In college we used to sell our plasma for cash. In those days the price was $15/20.
Problem is that they have to take out 2 pints of blood in order to get 1 pint of plasma. Also, you can't do it every day. I would imagine that one is limited to one sale per week. So you might have to start immediately to build up cash over the next two months.