posted on June 8, 2001 01:38:50 PM new
Anyone find any good stuff at garage sales today? I found some really unique stuff.
A possible first edition Ayn Rand book
LP: Soundtrack to Uncle Remus Song of the South (those go high!)
tons of current college texts (marketplace)
1937 beading craft book
lots more, but those are the highlights.
posted on June 8, 2001 01:54:30 PM new
7 door latch sets with glass knobs on both sides. $20 sold for $70 with buy it now already!
Motorola pager - $1
Levi kids embroidered jacked $1
Bell system princess phones 50¢ each.
Bandanas 10¢ each.
1000 watt motor speed control $1
UHF video transmitter $3
Big bunch of nice hardback books 50¢ each
Two big bags of stainless escutchen buttons for 1/2 inch holes $1 each
Remington single shot bolt action .22 rifle that looks to have never been fired with beautiful walnut stock $45
Two Ray-o-Vac lanterns that have yellow and white flashers on one side and a fluorescent lamp on the other side. You can turn different combos on 5 ways - for $2 each.
I've found 2 copies (one sealed, one not)since I've been ebaying (3 years). That was a GREAT Find!!
Don't get in a big hurry to sell them, if you list too many of them too quick, you'll depress the market. (I've done this in the vintage computer catagories with stuff I got at school auctions, and kicked my self for it.)
[ edited by Microbes on Jun 8, 2001 05:48 PM ]
posted on June 8, 2001 07:30:47 PM new
Well...I got an original snakeskin purse still has tags from 1989!
And I bought this thingy that is old for a $1 BECAUSE I know it must be worth something...now if I can just figure out WHAT it is.
Then I got a serving platter of this OLD OLD silver/tin like material (My folks had a piece of something like it so I know its' OLD)...just don't know WHAT to call it..don't think it's silver?
Then I got some OLD BOOKS just because everyone on here keeps telling me they sell...course mine probably aren't the right ones.
Bought a CUPIE doll..was sure it was worth something...checked on ebay...nope.
Bought another OLD toy...don't know what it's called so don't know HOW I'll even explain it...sigh...
And THEN I found 50 MATERNITY clothes they were dying to get rid of ...held a straight face as I gave her $45. for all of them...
posted on June 9, 2001 10:56:21 AM new
Finally a good day !!!!
First sale got a hand carved indian ( as in inda) mask with human hair and all really neat looking 15.00
Smaller inda god wall hanging carving 5.OO
Pile of books cookbooks and books on trout fishing and other outdoor subjects most 1st edtions
A Platt toolcase with tags still atached filled with copier tech tools 10.00 ( the platt case is like 150.00 new)
found lots of other good stuff.
After weeks of finding little today was what grage sailing is all about
Now If we can just sell them !!!!!
posted on June 9, 2001 11:16:47 AM new
Had a great day today!
Cool tablecloth with swizzle sticks and lots of drink recipes on it for .25 cents.
Box of Donna Parker & Disney Whitman books for .10 each.
Tire ashtray .25.
Hankies 2 for .25, some with tags!
Jadeite butter bottom for .25.
Stonewear frying pan marked West Germany for $1.00.
Tacky but ornate seashell planter for $1.00. It came with fake flowers. I took them out, put a real plant in and it's already hanging on my front porch. My daughter is having a great time playing with the fakes.
Bag of Avon rings for .75.
Old signed Lefton Angel for .50.
Tacky satin pillow from Denver with fringe for .10.
A Uneeda doll for .25. Didn't really needanother doll but for a quarter who can resist!
Wish all days were like this one. Love those garage sales!
posted on June 9, 2001 12:11:01 PM new
We had our first nice weekend in a month and there were far too many sales to attend. Some weren't even ready for business when I showed up [as in, when they were supposed to start].
I don't have the know-it-all to buy such various goodies, but I found some nice things in my area [books] such as 3 "Art Culinaire" cooking magazines [HC] and a huge pile of Scherenschnitte and cut-paper work patterns and booklets. The harried sellers glanced at my armload and said "$2". Good grief, even if I don't end up selling batches of them on ebay, the used bookstore will give me something for each one, and there are dozens!
A disappointment was a sale I drove 20 minutes to attend because it was a retired-something organization. There was some old stuff but nothing that I could tell was nice and vintage. Mostly just...old stuff, and no decent books.
I was also turned off, yet again, by the amount of material put out in dirty or unattractive condition such as filthy books, junky clothes, junk in general, and stuff put right down on wet grass. Ewww.
keziak
P.S. at one sale they had a whole box of educational CD Roms of the Jumpstart variety. I got one for my son but decided not to invest in the rest, even at $3-$4 each. That may have been a tactical error, but I just wasn't in the mood to spend a lot today.
posted on June 9, 2001 12:33:50 PM new
Had a pretty good day here in central Ohio,
Hewlett Packard Calculator, still in box with all attachments and paperwork $3
12 pieces of vernonware china $4
battery recharger (for me) $1.50
old 50's scrapbook (I love to read these)
posted on June 9, 2001 02:42:29 PM new
Awesome day for books! The planet must have heard me say to my boarder, "Honey, I need to find a good haul of books pretty soon."
Went to an estate sale on the second day - tons of books left, and they were ready to deal. Walked away with about 4 boxes.
Also found a very old unused girl's journal type book that I have to research and see if it's something special or just a thing.
Another sale, young couple selling parents' books ended up with a few bags at about 20 cents a book.
Then at the Episcopalian Church sale, I was being careful because they wanted 50 cents a book, and just as I'd about filled one box, the woman came in and said, "Boxes of books, $1.00, paper sacks of clothes or anything else, $1.00." Walked out of there with three boxes of books, three bags of purses, ties, suede vests, etc. Felt guilty getting all that stuff for $6.00 - gave her $10, then made one more pass through, and found two very nice wall hangings.
The only bummer? They were giving away two refrigerators, and I surely need more freezer space (I have an old 60's GE w/a very tiny freezer), and I couldn't fit it in my truck. The town's 25 miles away. Still, a great day!!
posted on June 9, 2001 07:10:58 PM new
Don't go to garage sales as my house is very "loaded" down with stuff from last year and the year before and the year before.
However, my favourite thrift story where I browse and of course buy
Won on silent auction: Return of Tarzan with mint d/h~$ 8.00 canadian turns out to be G&D 1915 worth $ 2.00 on ebay ( think I will wait to list on that one)~ first editions can sell upwards of $ 300.00+ american!
Bob Marley poster~ $ 1.00~ can't give them away ~ at least 200 per week and very few bids ~
grater~ $.10 unusual style ~ you turn a crank~ patent pending~ will check this out and sell maybe in the fall
old cookbook with cooking with a new anti-radiation stove or some such thing reprinted but first published in 1900's
All in all ~ I know why I don't go to garage sales~ I always think ~ WOW and get home and say oh oh~ but I learn about what may or not sell and would recognize a first edition tarzan book now! ( will try to sell on amazon when I get back on there! )and tarzan golden books "HOT" and if I ever see a tarzan very early comic~ I will run and grap it carefully.
Happy hunting next weekend , folks, unless you go out hunting on Sundays Too!
Suzanne
posted on June 9, 2001 08:07:16 PM new
Lets run em down...
Danny White (Dallas Cowboys QB)RECORD ALBUM
Hawaiian Airlines travel bag
Big box of scenic park slides (hundreds!)
New tongue hitch in box (56.00 pricetag)
Lighted Santa and reindeer
Little Tykes boat that rocks (double meaning)
Early 1980s Nike Airs-new
JVC 21 in. TV with remote (works)
Cool graphic wood box (I dumped the contents,so I could take the box,and found a new Buck knife w/sheath,2 sets of Weiss tinsnips,and 3 cast iron utility knives)
Nelson Rainbird tractor sprinkler
Timberland size 10 waterproof shoes
Box of 1960s Outdoor Life mags
Cast iron garden bench
2 cases old beer bottles
and some other small stuff...
I guess the best thing was the price....they were free!
Its a city sponsored garbage pickup,but to some its a holiday.Trucks cruise the streets packed with old mowers and tillers,barbeque grills and picnic tables.There are vehicles overflowing with "treasures"
I actually got my Mother in law in on the act last night.Her husband was a hard sell though,it took the trailer hitch to hook him. "Jeez,why dya' suppose anyone would throw THAT away???I was gonna buy one of these."
They divide the city into 4 weeks/sections.So,if you pick up something the first week (we live in the last section)and it doesn't work,etc,you just leave it out when your week comes.
I saw snomobiles,freezers,various metal pieces,car parts/stereos,rims,tons of wood,you name it.
The social soiree' of the year,and I attended in all my glory.
"at one sale they had a whole box of educational CD Roms of the Jumpstart variety. I got one for my son but decided not to invest in the rest, even at $3-$4 each. That may have been a tactical error, but I just wasn't in the mood to spend a lot today."
Don't kick yourself. I keep seeing ads for these for just $3.99 each brand new. So you were right to pass on the rest of them. :0)
-----AT
posted on June 9, 2001 08:17:33 PM new
Had some pretty good finds this week.
Three bags full of romance novels (most softcover), over 60 in all for $6.00
A vintage woven rose print bedspread - $2.00
Four vintage printed tablecloths - $1.25 each
Two boxes full of old Xmas ornaments - .75 cents
Like new Gymboree crib bedding set - $15.00
TONS of clz - incl. 3 Ralph cashmere sweaters at $1.25 each! Also an Escada silk blouse for $1.00 and bags and bags full of like new and NWT high end kids clz for next to nothing
A couple of large Disney plush, a few halloween costumes and various odds & ends.
posted on June 9, 2001 08:22:34 PM new
Did I ever! To start the day off I went to an estate sale. And whoa! this 90 year old lady had some tremendous stuff! I got:
-pink depression bowl $8
-Czechoslovakia ash tray $7
-set of six Fire King blue depression dessert bowls $12
-a Carlton Ware dish and spoon $9
-a large assortment of vintage X-mas items $3
I also found these awesome items at various other sales:
-3 pink depression dessert bowls $7
-an old Sloan's Liniment medicine bottle $3
-two Japanese porcelain cats $2
-two Japanese porcelain deer $3
-Care Bears hard to find toy clock $.25
-an M&M dispenser $2
And my two biggest finds of the day:
-a Fisher Price Dump Truckers set $10...these go for $40-$60 on Ebay
-a Hull pottery vase for $37!...if you know anything about pottery or collectibles you know this is just an unbelievable find! And at a garage sale too!
posted on June 9, 2001 08:23:24 PM new
Found an antique Pyrex Glass Iron, circa 1943 for $140.00 at auction. Searched it online and found one for sale for $1900. Took good pictures and got it up online ASAP.
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liquid8ter on eBay
edited to add an s to pictures, because I took multiple pictures, so saying "picture" wouldn't be correct, because there were more than......oh never mind.
[ edited by revvassago on Jun 9, 2001 08:25 PM ]
posted on June 9, 2001 10:05:49 PM new
tiggressoflove:
Are you serious? Are you sure we are referring to the same toy? It is not an actual clock. It is a toy clock...sort of like a puzzle. The numbers come out and snap back in. Are we talking about the same Care Bears toy here? Thanks.
