tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21766532340177834922024-03-13T08:51:54.198-05:00Estate Sale MamaKathy Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02266881137275022728noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-47180570944412380592008-10-28T22:29:00.001-05:002008-10-28T22:33:28.821-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SQfZRXA-0nI/AAAAAAAABkY/r7X4Asnx4AE/s1600-h/ebay+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SQfZRXA-0nI/AAAAAAAABkY/r7X4Asnx4AE/s400/ebay+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262413581864850034" border="0" /></a><br />Had one of these... and a Bam Bam too!<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SQfZRFD29-I/AAAAAAAABkQ/qc1yKDyFSJg/s1600-h/ebay+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SQfZRFD29-I/AAAAAAAABkQ/qc1yKDyFSJg/s400/ebay+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262413577045080034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SQfZQreAJOI/AAAAAAAABkI/kh2dKAcOBHA/s1600-h/ebay+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SQfZQreAJOI/AAAAAAAABkI/kh2dKAcOBHA/s400/ebay+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262413570175411426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SQfZQOfSyQI/AAAAAAAABkA/O0pHjhCw4-4/s1600-h/ebay+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SQfZQOfSyQI/AAAAAAAABkA/O0pHjhCw4-4/s400/ebay+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262413562396199170" border="0" /></a><br />A bit freaky.... games were sort of scary in the 20s.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SQfZQEpusKI/AAAAAAAABj4/R6w1HTfWV_c/s1600-h/ebay+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SQfZQEpusKI/AAAAAAAABj4/R6w1HTfWV_c/s400/ebay+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262413559755616418" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-30306788381723785082008-07-28T17:05:00.003-05:002008-12-13T01:55:09.963-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SI5DV6IWE3I/AAAAAAAABAw/OOYR7a2EQcY/s1600-h/weebles+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SI5DV6IWE3I/AAAAAAAABAw/OOYR7a2EQcY/s400/weebles+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228190261084296050" border="0" /></a><br />Another image from last week's sales...Weebles...<br /><br /><br />and from this week.....<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SI5DWEnXGoI/AAAAAAAABA4/6f2UvB0rOWA/s1600-h/kk+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SI5DWEnXGoI/AAAAAAAABA4/6f2UvB0rOWA/s400/kk+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228190263898741378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SI5DWp6aWNI/AAAAAAAABBA/31R5F7_yV44/s1600-h/kk+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SI5DWp6aWNI/AAAAAAAABBA/31R5F7_yV44/s400/kk+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228190273910757586" border="0" /></a><br />Then, this weekend, I only saw one or two ads in the paper that looked any good. I went, and saw what I would consider three garage sales. OK stuff, but not my usual shopping list.<br /><br />Then, my last stop was one of those lucky deals. I pulled up to an older house with just tables of stuff. I glanced at the first table and saw an old Finance board game (which is, by the way, a total rip off of Monopoly!)... I asked how much and a perky little girl called her sweet (great) gramma over. Twenty five cents. Heaven!<br /><br />So I started picking up anything interesting. Soon I found that she was a retired teacher, who worked during the 70s and apparently picked up any of the 50s era textbooks, library books and posters that were about to be thrown away. Every item costs -- twenty five cents!<br /><br />My biggest score was a plastic bag full of posters, most were self made laminations of photos out of magazines. But the prize was a huge school poster with a "city" on one side and a "farm" on the other. It is magnificent. Cost -- twenty five cents!<br /><br />I got lots of golden books, some cool old library books, teacher edition text books from the 50s. The whole box full was five bucks, and I tipped her cute perky granddaughter a dollar for telling me over and over that I was their best customer ever!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-72630407562280866532008-07-20T21:41:00.003-05:002008-12-13T01:55:11.438-06:00Back in the Saddle Again<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Went to one Estate Sale three times.<br />Went to one that was the pits.<br />Went to one en route to the pits-one, and got 8 items for $6.... my kind of sale!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SIP3-eeI3OI/AAAAAAAAA_s/xohCpNK8IdE/s1600-h/ebay+july+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SIP3-eeI3OI/AAAAAAAAA_s/xohCpNK8IdE/s400/ebay+july+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225292645383331042" border="0" /></a><br />Hippie Patches..<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SIP3-mIih5I/AAAAAAAAA_0/HQMgWLv0PtI/s1600-h/ebay+xx+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SIP3-mIih5I/AAAAAAAAA_0/HQMgWLv0PtI/s400/ebay+xx+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225292647440222098" border="0" /></a><br />Box is empty, but oh, so cool...<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SIP3-0LqAkI/AAAAAAAAA_8/dpHmSn4tR9E/s1600-h/ebay+xx+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SIP3-0LqAkI/AAAAAAAAA_8/dpHmSn4tR9E/s400/ebay+xx+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225292651211391554" border="0" /></a><br />Excellent Graphic<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SIP3_KYZFGI/AAAAAAAABAE/h2MEyut_-YY/s1600-h/july19+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SIP3_KYZFGI/AAAAAAAABAE/h2MEyut_-YY/s400/july19+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225292657170388066" border="0" /></a><br />Find of the week. This was in the pile of items I got for less than $1 each... this game can go quite high on eBay... yippee! I was afraid I'd never hit a home run again.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SIP3_JIwKfI/AAAAAAAABAM/0Gzo8jjsh5o/s1600-h/july19+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SIP3_JIwKfI/AAAAAAAABAM/0Gzo8jjsh5o/s400/july19+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225292656836356594" border="0" /></a><br />Another cheapie, I thought of David when I got this. He did know about this old British series, and the picture sort of looks like him!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-40046369655771424562008-06-10T22:46:00.002-05:002008-12-13T01:55:12.356-06:00May Finds... just now getting to them...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SE9Ldn1CZYI/AAAAAAAAA8A/Dj3XjvQU3uw/s1600-h/ebay+june+1+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SE9Ldn1CZYI/AAAAAAAAA8A/Dj3XjvQU3uw/s400/ebay+june+1+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210466266170680706" border="0" /></a>A very cool sewing kit from the 50s....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SE9MHqGn1HI/AAAAAAAAA8g/ENEmSBtWNfM/s1600-h/ebay+june+1+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SE9MHqGn1HI/AAAAAAAAA8g/ENEmSBtWNfM/s400/ebay+june+1+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210466988335813746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SE9Ld0kWIvI/AAAAAAAAA8I/cXLfY4-4W3o/s1600-h/ebay+june+1+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SE9Ld0kWIvI/AAAAAAAAA8I/cXLfY4-4W3o/s400/ebay+june+1+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210466269590332146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SE9LeS6fz7I/AAAAAAAAA8Q/1NXXiifi50o/s1600-h/ebay+june+1+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SE9LeS6fz7I/AAAAAAAAA8Q/1NXXiifi50o/s400/ebay+june+1+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210466277736304562" border="0" /></a>An old record.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SE9LemWi1oI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/ebat-FLT7Fo/s1600-h/ebay+june+1+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SE9LemWi1oI/AAAAAAAAA8Y/ebat-FLT7Fo/s400/ebay+june+1+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210466282954217090" border="0" /></a>A cool composition book... Airdales and all Terriers are popular on eBay.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-39982082380745994942008-05-20T22:19:00.002-05:002008-12-13T01:55:13.114-06:00paper dolls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SDOVKgWDu2I/AAAAAAAAA4A/7Ogy_xfJZ2E/s1600-h/work+play.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SDOVKgWDu2I/AAAAAAAAA4A/7Ogy_xfJZ2E/s400/work+play.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202666002256739170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SDOVKwWDu3I/AAAAAAAAA4I/T0DYuHbgGsM/s1600-h/ebay+may+08+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SDOVKwWDu3I/AAAAAAAAA4I/T0DYuHbgGsM/s400/ebay+may+08+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202666006551706482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SDOVKwWDu4I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/JOiInOpYbhM/s1600-h/ebay+may+08+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SDOVKwWDu4I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/JOiInOpYbhM/s400/ebay+may+08+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202666006551706498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SDOVLAWDu5I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/Wje2uQ0IgUw/s1600-h/ebay+may+08+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SDOVLAWDu5I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/Wje2uQ0IgUw/s400/ebay+may+08+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202666010846673810" border="0" /></a><br />Found a bunch of vintage paper dolls. I just wrote an ad for the Annette as a Mouseketeer set, but then pulled the ad off ebay. I want to use the clothes for an art project. It will be called "fancy/not fancy"<br /><br />The elephant is a children's picture record.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-42450012538439819242008-04-15T20:36:00.002-05:002008-12-13T01:55:14.316-06:00View Masters and Little Golden Books<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SAVY0L6IjxI/AAAAAAAAA14/v8655HmOcLU/s1600-h/april+11+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SAVY0L6IjxI/AAAAAAAAA14/v8655HmOcLU/s400/april+11+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189651799187427090" border="0" /></a><br />1940s View Master. This is the "B" model which had slight improvements over the original "A" version. The best part of this one was the original box, instructions and list of available reels that came with it. Cost: $25<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SAVY0r6IjyI/AAAAAAAAA2A/yNZOhVriiaw/s1600-h/april+11+2nd+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SAVY0r6IjyI/AAAAAAAAA2A/yNZOhVriiaw/s400/april+11+2nd+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189651807777361698" border="0" /></a><br />I think this was a model "K" version. From the 60s, it came with a cool demo reel.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SAVY076IjzI/AAAAAAAAA2I/ZxUsPfZK9JU/s1600-h/april+11+2nd+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SAVY076IjzI/AAAAAAAAA2I/ZxUsPfZK9JU/s400/april+11+2nd+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189651812072329010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SAVY1L6Ij0I/AAAAAAAAA2Q/2h5VVLKZK1Q/s1600-h/april+11+2nd+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SAVY1L6Ij0I/AAAAAAAAA2Q/2h5VVLKZK1Q/s400/april+11+2nd+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189651816367296322" border="0" /></a><br />And I got LOTS of reels!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SAVY1b6Ij1I/AAAAAAAAA2Y/DshChfmftkA/s1600-h/april+11+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/SAVY1b6Ij1I/AAAAAAAAA2Y/DshChfmftkA/s400/april+11+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189651820662263634" border="0" /></a><br />And I got this Little Golden Book, staring our very own.... Joey Genet! I look for Little Golden Books all the time now. (of course)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-19005762974535200202008-03-31T17:43:00.004-05:002008-12-13T01:55:14.878-06:00Was I the only girl in Fort Worth who had this?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R_FpnGzyBnI/AAAAAAAAA1g/VXUbUuiuxKk/s1600-h/Late+March+005.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R_FpoGzyBpI/AAAAAAAAA1w/Obz3oBIaAXc/s1600-h/Late+March+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R_FpoGzyBpI/AAAAAAAAA1w/Obz3oBIaAXc/s400/Late+March+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184040783823636114" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R_FpnGzyBnI/AAAAAAAAA1g/VXUbUuiuxKk/s1600-h/Late+March+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R_FpnGzyBnI/AAAAAAAAA1g/VXUbUuiuxKk/s400/Late+March+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184040766643766898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R_FpoGzyBoI/AAAAAAAAA1o/LuVYPxJgyNU/s1600-h/Late+March+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R_FpoGzyBoI/AAAAAAAAA1o/LuVYPxJgyNU/s400/Late+March+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184040783823636098" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-36690248652567912432008-03-25T19:11:00.002-05:002008-12-13T01:55:15.168-06:00AAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R-mWVWzyBUI/AAAAAAAAAzI/tc8--8X6m_4/s1600-h/sambocvr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R-mWVWzyBUI/AAAAAAAAAzI/tc8--8X6m_4/s400/sambocvr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181838139910653250" border="0" /></a><br />UGH. I know you have to lose a few, but I had my worst Estate Sale mistake tonight.<br /><br />First off, I got a call last night, around 10pm from a lady who runs sales. She invited me to a sneak preview of a sale set to start Friday. So I went tonight and quickly found that the house didn't have much for me. It was an amazing house, however...<br /><br />Anyway, in one room I found some kids' books, including lots of Little Golden Books. I am starting to study those, and remembered reading that if they didn't have the covers they were basically junk. So I look through and grab ones that seem older.<br /><br />Besides the book, I didn't find much so I headed to the checkout. I overheard a lady checking out who had all the cool stuff in the house. She must have gotten there a few minutes before me and she liked funky town as much as me, great stuff in her box. I overheard her ask about the prices of Little Golden Books, and after that, I assumed she had picked hers out before me and found all the good ones.<br /><br />So I offloaded the ones with the bad spines. And I carried four books and an old Imperial Pure Cane Sugar Cookbook to checkout. While she was packing to leave, I made the ill fated decision to put down one of the Golden Books with an iffy spine. She snapped it up.<br /><br />Probably because she knew it was the Holy Grail of Little Golden Books, Little Black Sambo. Too bad I really needed to save that dollar it would have cost me, because they sell for between $50 and $125 on eBay.<br /><br />No biggie..... AAAARRRRGGGHHH...<br /><br />by the way, the winners I kept were worth about a buck each. Woo hoo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-80386739590150910482008-03-24T08:53:00.002-05:002008-12-13T01:55:15.580-06:00Just sold this...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R-ey3mzyBSI/AAAAAAAAAy4/ZYeA87_U1v4/s1600-h/031408b+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R-ey3mzyBSI/AAAAAAAAAy4/ZYeA87_U1v4/s400/031408b+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181306564693329186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R-ey4WzyBTI/AAAAAAAAAzA/vw0LK5lbN9w/s1600-h/031408b+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R-ey4WzyBTI/AAAAAAAAAzA/vw0LK5lbN9w/s400/031408b+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181306577578231090" border="0" /></a><br />One of my all time favorite Estate Sale finds.... Vintage Cowboy TableclothUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-80562424123777122402008-03-17T15:20:00.003-05:002008-12-13T01:55:15.752-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R97SuqMaqhI/AAAAAAAAAyw/ByjSrzSBj7U/s1600-h/031508+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R97SuqMaqhI/AAAAAAAAAyw/ByjSrzSBj7U/s400/031508+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178808320564832786" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Magic tiny goodies.<br /><br />These little Christmas Trinkets were being sold in small lunch bag sized bags.... all you could fit in a bag for $5! I bought one and a half and probably got 500 tiny Christmas trinkets....now, what do I make???................<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-26652411618547353762008-03-15T23:12:00.003-05:002008-12-13T01:55:16.037-06:00The Cheese Stands Alone.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9yeb6MaqbI/AAAAAAAAAyA/DhCyRsrzuTQ/s1600-h/031508+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9yeb6MaqbI/AAAAAAAAAyA/DhCyRsrzuTQ/s400/031508+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178187873884219826" border="0" /></a><br />Tavern Candles (by Gurley), Martha Stewart collects these!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9yecKMaqcI/AAAAAAAAAyI/7BlCmhO1DuM/s1600-h/031508+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9yecKMaqcI/AAAAAAAAAyI/7BlCmhO1DuM/s400/031508+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178187878179187138" border="0" /></a><br />I was thrilled to find this. $5! I listed it tonight and had a bid within 5 minutes. I sort of want to keep it, but David is convincing me to send it on its way... I will use this to finance my Par-Tay Girlfriend Trip later this month!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9yecKMaqdI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/mXXDsVSZbZg/s1600-h/031508+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9yecKMaqdI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/mXXDsVSZbZg/s400/031508+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5178187878179187154" border="0" /></a><br />Word to the wise: The Cheese Stands Alone.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>OK, I'm back on my game. For the last 48 hours I've been listing items like a fiend on eBay! All the old stuff, that I sort of loved, it's all on the way out. Yes, I value space in the closet over sentiment. Also, I'm just less lazy than I was for the last few months.<br /><br />I'm also getting back into the saddle with Estate Sales. I went to two today. My expectations were low, since I was hitting them on day two instead of my usual practice of being one of the first in line. But with the kids home for Spring Break, I just couldn't break away for Friday sales.<br /><br />Anyway, first house was owned by elderly cat fancier. There was cat stuff everywhere... Franklin Mint collectible sets in glass cases, amateur art cat paintings, Garfield stuffed animals, cat books, cat mugs, cat clothing. It was an almost empty sale, so the Estate Sale guy followed me around asking if I wanted anything. Nope.<br /><br />Second sale, was in a fancy house, and was filled with art. Real art. Hockney, Pissaro, etchings, engravings, oils, all in the multi-thousand price range. But I found the goods.... the Gurley/Tavern Choir Boy candles and the Fisher Price Farmer in the Dell Music Box. I also found a magical third item... but I'll post those pictures next time!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-82910453428950283422008-03-14T11:03:00.002-05:002008-12-13T01:55:16.309-06:00Vintage Gift Wrap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9qiDqMaqYI/AAAAAAAAAxo/_yhYUmyS__4/s1600-h/ebay+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9qiDqMaqYI/AAAAAAAAAxo/_yhYUmyS__4/s400/ebay+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177628905365481858" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-79433573066612669742008-03-13T16:19:00.003-05:002008-12-13T01:55:16.573-06:00Finally Selling this one....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9mbNqMaqUI/AAAAAAAAAxM/8S7K-Sd9vs8/s1600-h/ebay+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9mbNqMaqUI/AAAAAAAAAxM/8S7K-Sd9vs8/s400/ebay+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177339905606068546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9mbOKMaqVI/AAAAAAAAAxU/Wb4L3utlMbA/s1600-h/ebay+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9mbOKMaqVI/AAAAAAAAAxU/Wb4L3utlMbA/s400/ebay+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177339914196003154" border="0" /></a><br />Big Beautiful Bluebirds of Happiness Chenille Bedspread.<br />Very cool, but no one in my house actually wants it on their bed, so it's off to eBay!<br />I'm finally getting some stuff listed, so I'll post photos to this site as I snap them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-32787738484652695842008-03-12T22:59:00.004-05:002008-12-13T01:55:17.344-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9imx6MaqMI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/efrxKTQ2wKE/s1600-h/ebay+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R9imx6MaqMI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/efrxKTQ2wKE/s400/ebay+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177071148027521218" border="0" /></a><br />Finally, I'm listing a few items on eBay, which means I've taken some photos, which means I have something to post. I haven't forgotten about this blog, it just fell to the bottom of the "to do" list.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-7108004426283032672008-02-13T21:57:00.003-06:002008-12-13T01:55:17.353-06:00For JKH<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R7O8PxTDdiI/AAAAAAAAAuw/vaMtVhH4giM/s1600-h/cute+kitten%28weee%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R7O8PxTDdiI/AAAAAAAAAuw/vaMtVhH4giM/s400/cute+kitten%28weee%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166680176641406498" border="0" /></a>this image is a gift to a friend, since she was being haunted by the Fisher Price faces...... I'm not really buying kittens at Estate Sales.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-69258381250037038892008-01-04T09:46:00.001-06:002008-12-13T01:55:20.808-06:00Selling for a Friend<div style="text-align: center;">Look what my friend has me selling on eBay.... I'm having a blast!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35Vd32cHPI/AAAAAAAAAs4/6i-amydc6jw/s1600-h/ebay+erika+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35Vd32cHPI/AAAAAAAAAs4/6i-amydc6jw/s400/ebay+erika+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151648995455278322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35W5n2cHZI/AAAAAAAAAuI/YV26LJxhRrc/s1600-h/ebay+erika+x+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35W5n2cHZI/AAAAAAAAAuI/YV26LJxhRrc/s400/ebay+erika+x+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151650571708276114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35Wc32cHUI/AAAAAAAAAtg/M95O63WUMMM/s1600-h/ebay+erika+k+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35Wc32cHUI/AAAAAAAAAtg/M95O63WUMMM/s400/ebay+erika+k+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151650077787036994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35WdX2cHVI/AAAAAAAAAto/TMoyYpRLrQ0/s1600-h/ebay+erikap+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35WdX2cHVI/AAAAAAAAAto/TMoyYpRLrQ0/s400/ebay+erikap+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151650086376971602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35Wd32cHWI/AAAAAAAAAtw/xMd8_dmnpwY/s1600-h/ebay+k+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35Wd32cHWI/AAAAAAAAAtw/xMd8_dmnpwY/s400/ebay+k+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151650094966906210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35WeH2cHXI/AAAAAAAAAt4/EGnban3SoWE/s1600-h/ebay+erika+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35WeH2cHXI/AAAAAAAAAt4/EGnban3SoWE/s400/ebay+erika+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151650099261873522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35Wen2cHYI/AAAAAAAAAuA/caoP0eSOsQQ/s1600-h/ebay+erika+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35Wen2cHYI/AAAAAAAAAuA/caoP0eSOsQQ/s400/ebay+erika+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151650107851808130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35VfH2cHQI/AAAAAAAAAtA/9jlJqvWWBQY/s1600-h/ebay+erika+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35VfH2cHQI/AAAAAAAAAtA/9jlJqvWWBQY/s400/ebay+erika+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151649016930114818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35VfH2cHRI/AAAAAAAAAtI/6Fw8wflnvnA/s1600-h/ebay+erika+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35VfH2cHRI/AAAAAAAAAtI/6Fw8wflnvnA/s400/ebay+erika+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151649016930114834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35VgH2cHSI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/EzqURogzbmo/s1600-h/ebay+erikam+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35VgH2cHSI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/EzqURogzbmo/s400/ebay+erikam+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151649034109984034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35VgH2cHTI/AAAAAAAAAtY/IfvOStj1x2k/s1600-h/ebayll+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R35VgH2cHTI/AAAAAAAAAtY/IfvOStj1x2k/s400/ebayll+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151649034109984050" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-14104388703949415062007-12-30T12:33:00.000-06:002008-12-13T01:55:21.259-06:00Things I'm Keeping....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R3fk_32cHNI/AAAAAAAAAso/iB4Wafuu6Bk/s1600-h/estate+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R3fk_32cHNI/AAAAAAAAAso/iB4Wafuu6Bk/s400/estate+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149836484896627922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R3flAX2cHOI/AAAAAAAAAsw/JBoZoe0G0mQ/s1600-h/estate+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R3flAX2cHOI/AAAAAAAAAsw/JBoZoe0G0mQ/s400/estate+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149836493486562530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Some recent acquisitions that I am hanging onto for the moment.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-80873873901602292002007-12-29T13:47:00.001-06:002008-12-13T01:55:21.830-06:00Finally, a sale!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R3alfX2cHKI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/9sRxFoJ1DL8/s1600-h/estate+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R3alfX2cHKI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/9sRxFoJ1DL8/s400/estate+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149485182341618850" border="0" /></a><br />Wooden block puzzle in a wood box.<br /><br /></div><br />It has been a while.... (or so I hear from people who check in)... and now I can update with some fresh photos. I felt pretty good at today's sale. I love the guy who holds these sales, his stuff is good, the prices are fair, and you can't beat the way he writes his classified ads....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Weller, McCoy, & Siamese Art<br />Ranch Mink Coat Looking Smart<br />Harrison Fisher's Pretty Girl<br />Old Egg Beater Give it a Whirl<br />Mexican Sterling it Does Gleam<br />Rare Decanters from Jim Beam<br />30's Chrome Cocktail Shaker<br />60's Glass Briard the Maker<br />Over 200 Butter Knives<br />For Your Classy Gourmet Lives<br />19th C. Japanese Wood Block<br />Commercial Store Sign & Clock<br />Beautiful Brooches Very Nice<br />You Will Want to Go Thru Twice<br />Fab Flow Blue & Murano Glass<br />Lilli Ann With Style & Sass<br />Antique Basket of Woven Oak<br />James Avery's a Talented Bloke<br />Butter Pats for Your Collection<br />Paper Weight, Glass Confection<br />Velvet Postcards Very Camp<br />Ceramic Tiger T.V. Lamp<br />Sleepy Eye He's White & Blue<br />Arts & Crafts Desk Just for You<br />Ladies' Hats & Collins Purse<br />Pickard China Ends This Verse<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And this is some of what I found (tomorrow, the stuff I'm tempted to keep for myself!):<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R3alfn2cHLI/AAAAAAAAAsY/DPir8Y2zU6s/s1600-h/estate+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R3alfn2cHLI/AAAAAAAAAsY/DPir8Y2zU6s/s400/estate+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149485186636586162" border="0" /></a><br />Girl Scout Collapsible Metal Cup<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R3alf32cHMI/AAAAAAAAAsg/mMYnNT4xDx4/s1600-h/estate+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R3alf32cHMI/AAAAAAAAAsg/mMYnNT4xDx4/s400/estate+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149485190931553474" border="0" /></a><br />Funky Eames Era Wall Light Fixture<br /></div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-68563040770483186222007-11-26T08:30:00.001-06:002008-12-13T01:55:22.303-06:00A Little More...<div style="text-align: center;"><br />Two other recent finds....</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0rY9ec1lVI/AAAAAAAAAnY/xQJOBu7tbYE/s1600-h/nov+25+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0rY9ec1lVI/AAAAAAAAAnY/xQJOBu7tbYE/s400/nov+25+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137156875627107666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0rZBuc1lWI/AAAAAAAAAng/Zv5RlFjEcmk/s1600-h/nov+25+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0rZBuc1lWI/AAAAAAAAAng/Zv5RlFjEcmk/s400/nov+25+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137156948641551714" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-14340988850629556082007-11-23T22:17:00.001-06:002008-12-13T01:55:23.177-06:00Catching UpIt's been hard to continue my eBay/estate sale work now that I have REAL work competing for my time. But today, during this nice long weekend, there was an estate sale just a few blocks (toward the nice side) of my neighborhood. I headed over and stood outside before 9 with all the people who are starting to look familiar to me.<br /><br />We are all people who would rather be pawing through someone else's moldy old belongings than at any store on "Black Friday". Happily I did no other shopping other than two estate sales. (Don't worry family, you won't get old stuff for Christmas -- unless I think it's perfect for you!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0emYec1lQI/AAAAAAAAAmw/k1vRuYhOSfI/s1600-h/nov+23+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0emYec1lQI/AAAAAAAAAmw/k1vRuYhOSfI/s400/nov+23+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136256839460427010" border="0" /></a><br />Poodle Dog Trash Can. It's kind of dingy because it needs a good cleaning. But I'm just not interested in cleaning stuff!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0emauc1lRI/AAAAAAAAAm4/qRiw_86ecQc/s1600-h/nov+23+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0emauc1lRI/AAAAAAAAAm4/qRiw_86ecQc/s400/nov+23+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136256878115132690" border="0" /></a><br />For some reason, I keep finding these Dymo label makers lately.<br />I found one in its original box today.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0emcec1lSI/AAAAAAAAAnA/g3V8yWd6N9g/s1600-h/nov+23+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0emcec1lSI/AAAAAAAAAnA/g3V8yWd6N9g/s400/nov+23+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136256908179903778" border="0" /></a><br />Very pretty Ohio Art click gun. Joey has fallen for this big time.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0emeOc1lTI/AAAAAAAAAnI/VfliYrF2_gw/s1600-h/nov+23+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0emeOc1lTI/AAAAAAAAAnI/VfliYrF2_gw/s400/nov+23+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136256938244674866" border="0" /></a><br />Oh yeah.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0emluc1lUI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/D6By6NDP54o/s1600-h/nov+23+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/R0emluc1lUI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/D6By6NDP54o/s400/nov+23+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136257067093693762" border="0" /></a><br />OK the best part of the many gift boxes I got today (besides the fact that I can remember receiving gifts in very similar ones when I was a kid...) is the photo to the right. The item is a huge gift bag. I don't know which one of that couple is the receiver, but if I got a huge big package like that and it contained a wooden stool, I would not be a good subject for a Hallmark photo shoot! Plus the stool is about 1/3 the size of that bag....WTF?<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-50034394999511914232007-11-10T08:22:00.001-06:002008-12-13T01:55:23.498-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RzW_QBkGafI/AAAAAAAAAio/19ev-NB_QGU/s1600-h/next+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RzW_QBkGafI/AAAAAAAAAio/19ev-NB_QGU/s400/next+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131217632477211122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RzW_QxkGagI/AAAAAAAAAiw/VPDXey8KLD8/s1600-h/next+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RzW_QxkGagI/AAAAAAAAAiw/VPDXey8KLD8/s400/next+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131217645362113026" border="0" /></a><br />Not too many photogenic finds lately. I found a bunch of golf balls at a big old rich person house, so am selling those. I bought some Crane's stationary paper there too.<br /><br />I got the Coors Hat last weekend when I went to an estate sale with Dad --- why don't you move down Dad? Think of all the fun we'd have EVERY Saturday morning going hunting for goodies!! I also got ET bedsheets at the sale, but surprisingly, they aren't that valuable on eBay... go figure!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-49800521382547811442007-10-27T16:40:00.000-05:002008-12-13T01:55:24.817-06:00This Week's Goodies...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RyOw6x_Ys9I/AAAAAAAAAho/u8j6sRWUTtc/s1600-h/ebay+oct27+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RyOw6x_Ys9I/AAAAAAAAAho/u8j6sRWUTtc/s400/ebay+oct27+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126135324775855058" border="0" /></a><br />Vintage Salt and Pepper Shakers<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RyOw7h_Ys-I/AAAAAAAAAhw/IVmMKd-JrnM/s1600-h/ebay+oct27+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RyOw7h_Ys-I/AAAAAAAAAhw/IVmMKd-JrnM/s400/ebay+oct27+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126135337660756962" border="0" /></a><br />1920s Playbill for "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" at the Selwyn Theatre in Chicago<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RyOw8h_Ys_I/AAAAAAAAAh4/mOeENIyBkts/s1600-h/ebay+oct27+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RyOw8h_Ys_I/AAAAAAAAAh4/mOeENIyBkts/s400/ebay+oct27+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126135354840626162" border="0" /></a><br />Crib Mobile that is just like the one I had as a baby!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RyOw-B_YtBI/AAAAAAAAAiI/U7iDiWLVViM/s1600-h/ebay+oct27+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RyOw-B_YtBI/AAAAAAAAAiI/U7iDiWLVViM/s400/ebay+oct27+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126135380610429970" border="0" /></a><br />Vintage Plush Toy named "Worry Wart" with Missouri embroidered on his side. Is that the Missouri state motto?<br /><br />These are my "sellin' purchases" next post I'll brag on some of the "keepin' purchases" I've made lately.<br /><br />This weekend's three sales included a nicely packed house in an upscale neighborhood, a faux Estate Sale which made me very mad--(Just putting your classified ad in the Estate Sale section of the paper vs. the Garage Sale section where it belongs will not make you my friend!), and the last sale was out at the lake. It was a Mega-McMansion hanging out over the lake (next door to the Oasis restaurant!). It was a divorce sale, so no vintage stuff, but I got great kids' stuff for pennies on the dollar. Including a Chia Pet for Emma, Keen Sandals, and something I'll post next time that I am keeping!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-12321986045903658842007-10-23T19:00:00.001-05:002008-12-13T01:55:25.192-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/Rx6LsvDSUBI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/ehIr4UrmJtM/s1600-h/ebay+oct23+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/Rx6LsvDSUBI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/ehIr4UrmJtM/s400/ebay+oct23+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124687026654957586" border="0" /></a>Here are the good finds from last weekend. This is a nice, funky martini shaker... looks like a bomb just prior to dropping..... either way you get smashed!!! haha<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/Rx6Lt_DSUDI/AAAAAAAAAhg/rUdzwByWmyU/s1600-h/ebay+oct23+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/Rx6Lt_DSUDI/AAAAAAAAAhg/rUdzwByWmyU/s400/ebay+oct23+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124687048129794098" border="0" /></a>Then, I loved the little children's faces on this vintage straw package.<br /><br />Reporting on a few prior items:<br /><br />The vintage hose that I bought for a quarter a package..... I sold the six packages for $55!<br /><br />The $3 vintage Baseball game sold for $53<br /><br />The $3 vintage Ouija sold for $20.50 HOWEVER, I underestimated postage to Canada by eleven dollars...ouch! So I just about broke even on that.<br /><br />I have had to cut back on my estate haunting because I got a new job. I set it up so that if I work really hard Monday through Thursday, I have Friday free for my obsessive shopping. So we'll see....<br /><br />I do have to report that last weekend, at the second of my two sales, I had another scary experience. I went to a little shack of a house. Thankfully I had told two girlfriends where I was headed so if I had gotten locked in a basement they would have had a hunch where to start looking. Anyway, I wasn't nervous about the house, all houses are potential treasure chests. But when I opened the door on this one, there was a snaggle toothed guy about my age sitting on a stool in the middle of the living room. He had long stringy hair, a baseball cap, and numerous tatoos including one on his neck that I tried not to stare at. I just played it cool and asked about the vintage toys they were selling. Yikes! He was probably on parole and starting a new life in the glamorous field of Estate Sale greeting. Good luck! Snaggletooth!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-15066429970140870842007-10-13T23:01:00.001-05:002008-12-13T01:55:25.708-06:00Part of this Week's Haul.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RxGVQfDSThI/AAAAAAAAAeM/uDxUuvPMH3U/s1600-h/fri+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RxGVQfDSThI/AAAAAAAAAeM/uDxUuvPMH3U/s400/fri+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121038361742691858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RxGVQ_DSTjI/AAAAAAAAAec/9jTI1L15YXA/s1600-h/fri+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RxGVQ_DSTjI/AAAAAAAAAec/9jTI1L15YXA/s400/fri+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121038370332626482" border="0" /></a><br />On Friday, my first sale was the worst ever. I drove waaaaaay South and got to the little house having the sale. There was no one else shopping there. I was almost afraid to go in. I knocked on the door, and the lady inside opened it. I got hit with a dense thick wall of stale cigarette smell. I went in anyway, to find that it was her house, lived in, and she just wanted to sell her things. No price tags, just make an offer on, her couch for instance, or her plants... I gambled that she wouldn't have any antique toys, asked about that, and used it as my excuse to get the hell out!<br /><br />Second sale, hopes high. I drove up and there were tons of shoppers. It was the type of sale where everything was priced really low, but there were a few nice surprises. My best find there were 6 packages of vintage Sears Cling-alon Garter stockings. The homerun came when I got home and found they were quite the thing on eBay. Especially since they are size "Statuesque" for people up to 6'2". I think I know my target audience for that.... I also got cool 50s TV trays, and these AWESOME placemats and napkins....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RxGVQ_DSTiI/AAAAAAAAAeU/XCLbG4Nw8ZE/s1600-h/fri+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ewKsgQh5GjA/RxGVQ_DSTiI/AAAAAAAAAeU/XCLbG4Nw8ZE/s400/fri+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121038370332626466" border="0" /></a> The third house was waaaaay North. Another house of weird little stuff. I entered through the garage this time to find OLD GAMES! I got the 1930s Ouija Board for $3! and the Baseball game for the same price! I got "Game of the States" from the 60s. There were lots of collector dolls, and after coming home, I thought I should drive back up for a better look at the dolls. I ended up taking a gamble on one.... I probably shouldn't have, but I'll write about that tomorrow...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2176653234017783492.post-18575281349771077312007-10-10T08:28:00.001-05:002007-10-10T08:56:25.063-05:00And the door opens...So here's what an estate sale feels like to me....<br /><br />Sometimes there is a line out front, because the house is little and they are limiting entry. Sometimes there are numbers in a little box before the sale, and so the people in line are arranged in numerical order. Sometimes I get there a little later and I walk just in. The suspense is greater if I have to wait, but so is the frustration. I usually spend the time trying to assess the people in front of me. Are they looking for my stuff? There is usually "The Tool Guy", "The young family looking for sheets", "The old couples who just walked up after their 7am walk around the neighborhood". The ones I worry about look just like me. I know I'll see them inside with my funky stuff. If they have a baby in tow, I usually prevail, because they are half aware of what's going on.<br /><br />So now I'm next in line, and finally, IN!. First, the smell. Old house, someone else's house. It is funny how many houses in Central Austin feel the same, with similar arrangements. Usually the front living room has the good stuff, china, things in display cases like jewelry, watches, tiny spoons. (If you are a tiny spoon collector, go to estate sales!). Usually the good furniture has all been pulled to the front. I bypass that room.<br /><br />I generally head to the hall with the bedrooms. I glance inside each and stop at the one most likely to have toys. There is almost always one that has office type stuff, one that has all the linens, and one that has the little knick knack junk and toys (if any). That is my room. I scan high and low, grabbing things I'm going to consider. Looking low is important, because under the tables are some good things.<br /><br />After that room, I generally look in the other rooms for paper goods like old stationary, Peanuts stickers like my grandmother used to put on our greeting cards, old children's books. I look through tables of vintage table cloths, I look at clocks on the wall, I look at luggage. I look for old Girl Scout stuff. I look for old holiday stuff, especially Halloween. All this time I'm moving pretty quickly.<br /><br />Then I break into the den, another good spot for me historically. Weird stuff gets into the den, postcard collections, sometimes some cool framed things. I always have the "oh no" memories of past sales. Once I half heartedly flipped through the first few picture frames in a box on the floor. They were mostly old diploma frames, but as soon as I gave up, and a lady flipped through she found the most awesome tiny print, for a dollar or something. It was wonderful. That smartened me up.<br /><br />The thing I missed in a garage once was an old pencil box like I used to use in elementary school. So now I'm heading generally toward the kitchen and garage end of the house. Now I'm looking for mid-century Tupperware, serving dishes, Nambe!, clocks on the wall. I'm on a mission for covered baking dishes, aluminum ones which have a lid that slides on and off. I'm going to give one to a friend when I find one. (Hi JH!)<br /><br />Then I'm in the garage. Often this is a place for old toys, but since "Old Tool Guys" and "Fishing Lure Guys" hole up here, I'm safer to let this place sit until the end. I've found great toys in the garage, but often they are dirty and more beat up. For erector sets, that's not so much of a problem. I also look here for camping stuff. Old pots for my Girl Scout troop. Camp stoves.<br /><br />Then depending on the time, I stroll back through again. Generally I've seen it all the first time. I take whatever I've found to the check out person. There are several estate sale companies who run sales in my part of town frequently. So I half know the crew running the sale. I look at what my competitors picked out. I lust for the things I missed the first time through that they got, but that doesn't really happen much.<br /><br />Then I get to the car and try for another sale.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0