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

Garage Sale Finds for 8/17/2013

Greetings!

Had a decent day inventory shopping and found a few things for my house too!

You already know I'm a huge sucker for vintage Halloween items. My next biggest weakness is old military related items be it medieval, revolutionary war, civil war, etc.  So this large framed and matted print of "The Bridge" by John Falter was a no brainer for $5. It depicts the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Very nice condition ... this will be a keeper for me.

 This marble top and metal table is PERFECT for our living room by our fireplace. I will be keeping this. $5.

 Call me crazy ... but this Vintage cat trinket box called out to me for some reason. Copyright Vermont Ltd. Artwork by Balliol Corp. It's just a nice metal and glass piece with a mirror inside. Paid 50 cents. Some cat enthusiast out there WILL buy this eventually.

 Vintage Porcelain Vanity Mirror. 50 cents.

 Native American Made Pouch with original tag "Made by the Cherokees of Qualla Reservation in Cherokee, N.C." Very cool piece that will sell easily. Paid $1.

 Dr. Martens. Paid $2.

 Retro/Vintage looking Disneyland tin tray. Has nice artwork of original Disney characters. Not sure what I'll get for this but paid 50 cents.

 Very Large plastic ship vintage wall decor. Paid $2.

 Pair of Old Brass/Cast iron Fireplace Andirons or log holders. Super nice find. Paid $2. I kind of want to keep these but I have a gas fireplace and there is really no reason to...so I will probably sell them.

These were a unique find. The woman at the sale said they are from East Berlin, Germany from the 1940s. They have symbols on them  and are marked Bleikristall Handgeschliffen. I will have to do some research on what the symbology means on these. Paid $4 for the pair.

 2 Vintage Pipe Holders/Pipe racks. Pipe stuff does pretty well. Paid $3 total for both.

 3 vintage metal/iron mirrors/picture frames. Marked "Made in Italy" on the back. Paid $1.50 for the three of them.

 Vintage Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer stocking. Paid 25 cents.

 Women's Leather Guess Coat. Paid $2. Not vintage, but in nice shape, 100% leather and a name brand. Should sell pretty easily.

Total paid on items for the store: $19.25

Hoping to make around $250 - $300

Happy Hunting!

The eBay Freshman