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Well it looks like it worked!
My scavenge of the week was one of these:
I was hoping to have mine live by now, but I haven’t had a chance to take photos yet. Mine is complete in the box, but the battery is dead.
There is a guy in my neighborhood that does 2-3 yardsales every season. I think he does some cleanouts here and there. Anyway, there were SLR camera boxes laying all over the place and I kept going through them to find they were empty. Just as I saw the camera bag another lady picked it up. I kept hovering around hoping she would put it back down. As I was hovering I saw the garmin box, took a quick peek, saw a bigger screened garmin and thought “looks like a trucker GPS – probably worth about $50”. I asked for a price expecting $30-50 as he was a bit too precious on some items – instead he said $5. I grabbed it up and kept hovering. Lady kept going through the dang bag FOREVER and never put it down so eventually I checked out and left.
Later that day before we left for Columbus I remembered the GPS and scanned the barcode out of curiosity. To say I was floored on what it really was is an understatement!
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Thanks for posting the thread. Amazing find. I’m impressed how you find these random items for a good price at sales where a lot of things are overpriced. Just another reminder to leave no stone unturned when scavenging.
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A few good finds at one yard sale this Saturday. This numbered print from 1965 by listed artist Barclay Sheaks was $3. I try to avoid framed prints with glass because I hate photographing them and I hate packing them for shipment but for $3 and with that iconic ‘60’s look I could not put it down. Initial research indicates it’ll be good for at least $75 so I’ll probably list it for $120 or so OBO. Coincidentally, most of the subject matter of his work was from in and around Hampton Roads, VA, where I lived for many years.
The same sale had this incomplete chess set of Japanese Kokeshi dolls in a nice blond oak dresser box for $1. They are unsigned, unfortunately, but they do have some age on them. I haven’t zeroed in on what to put them up for yet but I’m working on it. (The box will be good for $15-20 by itself so I’ll sell it separately.)
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Those Kokeshi dolls have a lot of character. This listing is a decent analogue for your incomplete set. You’re going to get a really nice ROI on that dollar bill!
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I tried and failed to post this thread a few times, so in the interest of not breaking the forums again, I’ll summarize my week of scavenging instead of copy-pasting the cursed post. It was a really nice week of scavenging with a lot of diverse finds. Highlights include a framed Trey Anastasio (Phish) tour poster $6.49, 1/2 off the sticker color), a nice pile of weird old yearbooks and magazines ($1 each), an old Reuge music box ($1) which I might hang onto, and 56 pieces of Mikasa Garden Harvest china ($15). I’ve never sold china before, never even thought about it and would love some tips ($priceless), but I can see the appeal already.
I’ve had a lot of productive scavenging trips lately. Am I finding better stuff because I have more money to spend, I’m a more educated scavenger or because there’s better stuff to find than in past trips? Probably all three! But it’s fun to get out there and come back with a bin full of stuff that I’m excited to get listed.
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