Garage Sale Finds for 9/20/13

Greetings!

I think I did pretty well on my lunch break today!  I'm heading out of town for my nieces' birthday party this weekend so won't have much time to shop. Luckily I did ok today! Here's what I found:

Vintage Metal Letters that spell out PRINTING CO. Guy asked $5, I countered with $2, got them for $3. I think I will do well on this transaction. I have to decide if I'm going to break them out and sell them x amount per letter or sell them as a lot. I might make more if I split them up, but I think there has to be someone out there who could benefit from having a sign that reads PRINTING CO in full. We'll see.

 Vintage Coors belt buckle. $.50 cents.

 Vintage Leather hunting hat with hunter button. Paid $1. This is just really cool. Doesn't have a brand name on it, but to the right person this will be gold I think.

 Vintage Sunbeam Electric Razor. Paid $2. I don't know what my obsession with buying vintage razors is ... I sold one for like $30 one time and now I can't pass them up.  They always have really cool colors and cases. We'll see how we do.

 Vintage New in Box Fashion Manor Majestic Creations - 8 table mats. Very cool color and design. Paid $2.

 Vintage Ski Poles Barrecrafters Ski Poles, USA. Lady gave them to me for free. Thought what the heck I'll give them a try.

Vintage Georgia Giant Work Boots. Paid $2.

Total Spent: $10.50
If things go my way I will resell for around $200 - $250.

Happy Hunting!

The eBay Freshman

Garage / Estate Sale Finds 9/12/13

Greetings!

Came across a few goodies yesterday (Thursday) on my lunch break and after work. I have the day off of work today and plan on hitting the sales extra hard. Here's how I did today:

Probably one of my best finds of the day. Discontinued Pottery Barn Reindeer Christmas Stocking Hanger. Paid $2 ... these sell for around $50-$70 a piece.

 Painted Opera Masks from China. Paid $4 for the pair. Looks like these don't sell for much, but they are cool anyway and might do well as a pair.

 4 Pairs of shoes for $10 - practically look new - I love rich people's garage sales! 3 Nike 1 Puma.

 2 vintage plastic cigar boxes with eagles on them. Marked for the Windsor Company. Paid $1 for the pair.

 Retro looking wooden Camelot wall clock. Paid $3.

 Pair of heavy, metal Cherub / Cupid candle stick holders. Not sure of the metal but due to the wear and corrosion I think they are kind of old. Paid $3.

 Busch Beer Tin. 1991. Christmas themed - paid .25 cents.

 Pair of Vintage Ceramic Busts. Paid $1 for the pair.

 Inarco Rag Doll figurine/jar. Paid .50 cents.

 Power King Lantern. Paid $5.

 Big Beam Lantern. Paid $5.

 Retro Bar / Wooden/metal Alcohol Serving Tools with stand. Paid $1

 This box was interesting. It's carved wood and marked made in Japan. There was a hand written note on the bottom of it claiming the previous owner received it when they were 7 years old. The estate sale was for an elderly person who I am assuming passed on so I would date this to somewhere around the 1920's to 1940's. Not sure who it's buy or how to figure out the value ... we will see how it goes. Paid $2.

 Vintage metal container marked Friske of Marks made in West Germany. Paid $1.

Total spent on inventory: $38.75
Estimated Resale Value: $350 - $450.

Happy Hunting!

The eBay Freshman

Signs on corners that are not for garage sales really bug me!

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Short rant ... Day lilies for sale? Karen's comforting childcare? Open house? Basically any sign on the corner that's not saying yard, garage or estate sale really throws me off. I've hit the brakes and gotten far off course far too many times because of signs like these.  Why can't there be a sign that says "awesome vintage stuff and antique flintlock pistols for cheap this way!"

Some day ...

The eBay Freshman