dejapooh
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posted on April 2, 2005 06:17:15 PM
I was driving aroudn this morning with my kids and we saw about 35 different garage sales within 3 miles of my house. It was unbelievable. At one, I saw a REALLY nice gibson Electric bass in the original case. The man wanted $250 for it. Now, I don't know too much about instruments, but I know a good thing when I see it. I put $25 down on it (refundable) and ran home and looked it up (1975-78 Ripper Electric Bass). There were 3 up for sale and they seemed to go for $400 to $500, so I ran back, paid the rest and came home. I went to the community swimming pool and started talking with a guy, He wants it and has offered $400... WOOOT!
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glassgrl
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posted on April 2, 2005 06:25:19 PM
swimming already? it's too cold here in FL - where the heck do you LIVE?
BTW congratulations on the nice buy.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 2, 2005 06:40:40 PM
Not sure if I scored or not!!! I got a coffee / cocktail table that the top move over and a bar pops up. It was a 1964 (made in 1963 only) World's Fair piece - or so I was told. Jetson's space age for sure. Paid $250 but I think this could be rare. Any World's Fair experts out there???
Congratulation dejapooh. By the way - good idea to leave a deposit - never done that but I'll try it next time.
[ edited by ladyjewels2000 on Apr 2, 2005 06:46 PM ]
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stopwhining
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posted on April 2, 2005 06:51:24 PM
Once again,i was back in a vietnamese supermarket and they sell fresh duck and chicken eggs,so you said what is the big deal?
well the big deal is they cost more and the reason they cost more is that they bave been fertilised and then stopped,some folks like to eat them for the growth hormone.
well,i was fooled once to think i can make omelette out of these eggs,until i look .
so no more fertilised eggs for me,duck or chicken.
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Eat grass,kick ass,never go belly up!
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amber
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posted on April 2, 2005 07:07:57 PM
You are making me jealous! It has snowed all day where we live in Canada, a real blizzard. The snow was traveling horizontally, expect 5" tonight!! Needless to say, NO RUMMAGE SALES.
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jackswebb
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posted on April 2, 2005 07:35:46 PM
After my morning jacuzzi, I scored on two truck tires,,,,,,7 moving blankets, and a partridge in a pear tree,,,,,,
Good Luck!
Jacuzzi damnit, Jacuzzi!
[ edited by jackswebb on Apr 2, 2005 07:37 PM ]
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dejapooh
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posted on April 2, 2005 10:14:30 PM
I wouldn't hold a penny for Lincoln without a deposit. I've heard too many people say, "I've got to get some cash, I'll be right back!" only to never see them again (the worst is when I turn down other sales in the mean time). I stopped accepting holds without a deposit of $5 or 10% or a drivers license (in case they REALLY don't have the cash). I also put a time limit on the hold. If they do now want to leave something, I tell them I can't hold it without a deposit of some kind, but if they hurry, it should still be here when they get back... Unless that other guy who wanted it comes back...
Ebay auction starts tomorrow at 10pm PST. I'll post my auction number once it is up.
BTW, I also found out by doing a bit of research that this is a 1975 Natural Satin Finish and only 2242 were made over 2 years of production... WOOT2
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dejapooh
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posted on April 2, 2005 10:15:20 PM
I would love to see the coffee table... I hope you will post a pic of it. Thanks.
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fenix03
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posted on April 2, 2005 11:37:56 PM
I'm with Deja.... We Want the Coffee Table!! We Want The Coffee Table!!
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 3, 2005 01:50:48 AM
I hope to get some photos tomorrow and will try to post one or two. I can tell you now that you will either love it or hate it.
[ edited by ladyjewels2000 on Apr 3, 2005 03:30 AM ]
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CBlev65252
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posted on April 3, 2005 04:40:20 AM
We had a doozy of as snowfall here, too. We broke the all time record. As of 10:00 p.m. last night it was 105" of snowfall for the season and still coming down. It's supposed to be almost 70 by Tuesday. Crazy weather!
Cheryl
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photosensitive
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posted on April 3, 2005 05:42:09 AM
Wow on the coffee table (if it is 60s)! My nephew and his wife bought a house built in 1963 and are so keen on having "period" furnishings that they had a coffee table made from scratch. It still amuses me me to hear my college years talked about in reverent tones as some long ago exotic time. That table should do well.
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The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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stopwhining
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posted on April 3, 2005 06:19:15 AM
i take it none of you are interested in growth hormone.
good for you !
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Eat grass,kick ass,never go belly up!
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dejapooh
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posted on April 3, 2005 08:59:15 AM
BTW, I am in Thousand Oaks, CA. That is right near Los Angeles. It was in the low 80's yesterday, so it was close enough to try out the new membership in the pool.
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marcn
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posted on April 3, 2005 01:07:22 PM
I am in Simi Valley and we used the pool on Friday for the first time this year! Congratulations on the bass....
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twig125silver
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posted on April 3, 2005 02:38:57 PM
stop- My butt is big enough  No need for growth hormones.
cheryl- That's the kind of weather that keeps us all sick! We woke up to 3" of snow, after 4" of rain yesterday. Has snowed off and on all day today. Should get more tomorrow. Then, 50's the rest of the week. Weird weather!
terryann
ps/ Can't wait to see the coffee table! But I'm certain it will be a little out of my price range..... 
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toasted36
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posted on April 3, 2005 02:40:07 PM
lol stopwhining , I'll bite . I watched a show on Discovery once where them half hatched eggs were considered gourmet and they showed people eating them ..hack !! They all said how tasty they were but eww how nasty they looked, boiled ducklings with feathers starting to sprout. Glad to see your smart enough to stay away from them.
No yard sales for us this weekend ,it was raining ...wahhhhhhh
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longtime1
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posted on April 3, 2005 07:16:06 PM
Lady...that's a desirable table. The original has black sides with silver trim and is worth 2-3K. Double that at least if all original and perfect condition. There were many remakes made in the mid to late 70's, these are much more commonly seen and these are worth about what you paid. Nice piece in any case.
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sparkz
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posted on April 3, 2005 07:28:41 PM
Not a yard sale score, but I went to a swap meet Thursday. Bought an item for $5.00. Didn't have to take pictures or write a description as I had sold a few other identical items and had all the info stored on my computer. listed it that night at 7:15 PM and it sold on a BIN at 5:15 the next morning for $135.00.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 3, 2005 08:04:56 PM
longtime1
Do you by chance know the maker? Mine has a label. That is how the seller looked it up but I have not had much luck.
Do you know the name for this piece??
Mine is gold trim not silver. Do I have a chance??
I got some photos and will post tomorrow.
Thanks
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dejapooh
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posted on April 3, 2005 10:36:32 PM
Ok, the auction has started... You can see it at Dejapooh.com
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Libra63
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posted on April 4, 2005 12:26:49 AM
Nice write up. Great pictures and you already have a bid. Good Work and Good Luck.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 4, 2005 06:54:53 AM
dejapooh
That's great - I'll be watching your auction. I hope you get the BIG bucks.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 4, 2005 01:48:00 PM
What's the Gibson up to now??
Here's my table / bar - hope it works. I don't post photos very often.
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Libra63
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posted on April 4, 2005 03:13:08 PM
I remember those. Is there a maker name on the underneath side? If so tell us as I have a book of the 60's and 70's with furniture makers in it. I looked through it last night but your coffee table wasn't in it. The shape goes along with the time.
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on April 4, 2005 03:30:05 PM
The lady I got it from said she googled it and came up with the World's Fair information. Said they only made this one year for the World's Fair.
I must be doing something wrong because I can't find it.
I think this reads Sam Stock Manufacturing Corp.
This is on the inside but nothing underneath
[ edited by ladyjewels2000 on Apr 4, 2005 03:31 PM ]
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glassgrl
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posted on April 4, 2005 03:50:36 PM
is anybody else thinking what I'm thinking?
How in the world are you going to ship this?
I assume you bought it to sell on Ebay?
I like it - I just shudder thinking about shipping it!
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fenix03
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posted on April 4, 2005 05:12:58 PM
Can I have it? Huh? huh? Can I? Can I? Can I?
Very cool piece!
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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toybuyer
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posted on April 4, 2005 05:26:35 PM
Well, at least you can say it was Eames era since the Eames were involved with that World's Expo. I want to say they did some work for the IBM display. I'm not a collector but that was from some limited searching I did when you first posted.
not "toybuyer" on ebay
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toybuyer
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posted on April 4, 2005 05:32:34 PM
I like to research sometimes on www.ask.com (jeeves) since I get better results even though I've been a google fan for a long time.
Newton is in Manitowac County. May have to call the library or historical society and get some history on the company if they no longer exist.
just my .02
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