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

Thrift Store Finds 8/7/2013

Greetings!

Hadn't bought any store inventory and I'm soon going to run out of stuff to list.  With the weekend garage sales still a day away I thought I'd swing by a small thrift store that I hadn't been to in awhile.  It's a non-corporate one so there are sometimes ok prices ... sometimes not.

Didn't come up with anything that will blow anybody's minds but found a few random things:

1972 Vintage Decorative Wall Art - Hunting Themed Marked "Tim - Made in wood (can't make out the rest) Jan. 1972. If I had to guess I'd say someone made this in wood shop in high school. Not a great piece of art but since it's dated it makes it easier to list it as "Vintage Rustic Hunting Decor" or something similar. Paid $1.99

Small Vintage Metal Bird Themed Trinket Tray marked "Made in China". Paid 50 cents. If you combine bird themed stuff with a vintage decor item that usually is a pretty good chance at a sale. Maybe not much to be made on this guy, but I can sell it for more than 50 cents.

Vintage Heirloom Oak Nut Tray by DiDware / A Division of Independent Stave Co.

Made of "rustic oak".  This thing had a lot of descriptive information on it so I figured I'd give it a shot. Someone might be missing this out of their set. I always come across nut cracker tools at yard sales so I will pick one up and include it with this bowl. Paid 75 cents.

Yesteryear Brand by Westwood 1992 Perfect Brand Coffee Mug. Paid 25 cents. Never bought a mug to sell on eBay yet. I think I could get 15 - 20 bucks off this. We'll see.

I bought this last item just because I think it's cool.  I love 1980's horror movies and this just jumped out at me for some reason. Burlington high School Class of 1986 Senior Banquet.  It is foggy glass and has a devil head on it. So 1980's occult vibe going on.  Paid 50 cents for this ... Don't mind if it even sells cause I just think it's rad.

That's it!

Paid: $4
Hoping to make: $75 - $100 off of these items.

Happy Hunting!

The eBay Freshman