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Just learned a new term from Steve: Platter Pak. I know we’ve sold those but certainly wasn’t calling it by it’s correct name! Post your What Sold v[See the full post at: What Sells On eBay: Mouse Trap Instructions, Weed puller, Mailbox, Super Soaker, Platter Pak]
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Steve – There’s collies, and there’s flowers. Cauliflowers! Wonderful vistas in the last several videos. You certainly live in beautiful country out there.
A year or so ago you sold a portable analog TV. I tried to search in the podcasts, but couldn’t find the video. I recall that you were able to test it somehow. I picked up a 1985 portable GE TV/radio. It seems to work, but I’d like to see if I can get something to show on the screen. I’ve got a VCR and a cable with yellow/white/red plugs on one side and a single plug (that fits into the antenna port on the TV) on the other side. I’m trying to figure out how to connect something from our TV or receiver to the VCR. Any thoughts? I put it off for later and hope to get back to it today. If it’s too difficult, I’ll just show the white noise and hope that is good enough.
I didn’t sell much last week, but I have a few interesting items to show:
I bought this vintage pitcher at auction earlier this year for a dollar or two, sold for $33:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/182841534413It is hard to buy silver plate flatware for a low enough price. This set came tarnished with a beat up case. I guess that put off the other bidders. I threw out the case and polished the flatware. Bought for $5.75 and sold for best offer of $50.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183264163137I bought this vase recently at auction for less than $1. The design looks like similar vases from Fenton, but I couldn’t find anything with an applied design in front. I put “maybe Fenton” in the title and priced it a little higher than others at $17. Sold in just a few hours.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183337168904-
I use a digital to analog signal converter with a small antenna to demonstrate my TVs.
If you have a DVD recorder or late model VCR with a digital tuner built in you could hook it up to the TV.
I would just hook up a VCR or DVD player and play a tape showing that the screen is working. A lot of old analog CRT televisions are used by gamers so if it has front inputs that’s a plus.-
Thanks, Steve! I’ll check for a digital tuner, but I think the VCR is a bit too old and the DVD players a bit too young. I like the idea of putting in a VCR tape and seeing that play, if it works. I don’t have a digital to analog converter, although, we do have a digital antenna. I’ll see what works!
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You should be able to hook up an older VCR via a coaxial cable if there are no A/V phono hook ups.
Todays TV signals although digitally encoded are still the regular VHF signal of old so any TV antenna will work, it’s the tuner in the newer devices that decodes the signal.
HD Digital antennas are just a marketing scam to get you to buy a new antenna.-
I install OTA TV Antennas on the side – I hate that my customers buy the stupid “HD Digital” antennas and call me to install or “fix” the garbage they bought. A paperclip just works as well as any junk antenna for strong local stations. A good antenna from the 70’s will work on any VHF station and local UHF still, and those on the distant UHF stations just need a good bow-tie antenna like the CM 4228.
I don’t understand how these TV antenna scammers can advertise falsely – just disappointing that they are not prosecuted. My competition for installing antennas tells his customers the same lies that the antenna can pick up 100’s of channels from far off cities – then they call me when they are getting a fraction of that and I have to give them to truth.
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Before I found that antenna, I was looking at instructions online on how to make an antenna with coat hangers.
But, I didn’t just walk into Best Buy and shell out $100 or more for an antenna! This was a Goodwill purchase at half off day, maybe $15?
Hey, you’re talking to a fellow trash elf here!
Anyway, I hope to figure out some testing for this TV by the end of the weekend. Lots of things to try!
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Not much happening since I just got back from true vacation. But I did get a couple of nice vintage sales when I turned my store back on.
This was a weird item I wasn’t even sure about buying at $2. Sold for $55 in a couple of months and buyer was anxious to get it. Go figure.
These 60s trays I got at a rummage sale for $5 and I’m very happy to get $70 for both sets to the same buyer!
Have a great weekend scavengers!
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I had an okay week of sales last week. Here are some notables…
I paid too much for this cast iron pot at an auction last year ($20). I thought it was a bean pot of some sort, but later learned it was a smelting pot. I intended to restore it with a lye bath, but it sat in my garage for too long. I just wanted rid of it. Ended up listing it as is and it sold for a best offer of $40. Doubled my money before fees and learned something new in the process.
Hollands Smelting PotI would never have thought that cutting boards could bring a decent price if it wasn’t for SL. This extra thick cutting board came in a box lot of misc. stuff that I paid $13 (13 sellable items so $1 each). I labeled it as a butcher chopping board because of the extra thickness. Took a few months but it sold for full price of $50.
Small Butcher BlockHere’s my big sale of the week. I bought this vintage Coleman lantern at an auction for ONE DOLLAR! I was shocked that nobody wanted it, and so was the auctioneer. I had no knowledge of vintage lanterns, but it was a no brainer purchase. After some research, I learned that it was from 1961. It looked hardly used. Came with all the original paper work and the box too. I priced it rather high and waited for a good offer, which came for $115 last week. Since it was bulky and taking up a lot of room, I decided to take it.
Vintage Coleman LanternHere’s another neat item that sold. I spotted this industrial light fixture under a table inside a barn auction. I paid $2 for it. It needed a good cleaning as it was covered with dust and filth. But it cleaned up really well! Surprisingly, no cracks or damage. And the old lightbulb that came in it still worked! I priced it for $100 and took an $89 offer.
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I bought several place settings of this gorgeous English transferware last year at an independent consignment shop. The plates are hard to come by and sold quickly as a lot. Sold off 6 of the cups and saucers shortly after that, and now the last 3. Paid ~$5/item or set, and sold each for $30-40. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Johnson-Brothers-Windsor-Ware-Harvest-Fruit-Teacup-and-Saucer-Set/322791751748
This was a good and fast sale last week – the vintage 1960s era leather zippered pouch from a Speedy Stitcher I got at a yard sale last year. Should have listed it higher, in hindsight, but $80 wasn’t bad earnings. There were 2 1940s LL Bean leather pouches listed on eBay, for $150 and $170, and had writing on them. Mine had some water damage and were smaller, but also a nicer looking leather/color. Go figure. Sold within the day: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-60s-LL-Bean-Brown-Leather-Pouch-Bag-w-Talon-Zipper-White-Tag-5-x-4-5/323360011165
Can’t go wrong with comfort sandals, when you can find them. I actually purchased these off of eBay for myself, but they were too narrow for my paddles, so I listed them. Took a long while to sell, but got my money back: https://www.ebay.com/itm/EUC-Mephisto-Helen-Brown-Leather-Sandals-EU-40/322558230855
People love their name brands. Stiffel lamp shade sold for $50. Found it at a thrift store for a few bucks: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Stiffel-Lamp-Shade-8-Panel-Bell-Greige-Textured-Silk-Dupioni-12-Tall/322924548517
Found this unique mokkapot/stovetop coffee maker from Italy, and aimed higher on the price than most typical ones go for. Took many months to sell, but just did for $40: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bialetti-MOKA-FIAMMETTA-3-Cp-Stovetop-Espresso-Coffee-Maker-Blue-Italia-Soccer/323179666049
More Italy….I couldn’t pass up this fun dish, though I wondered if it would find it’s person. Finally did, for the asking price of $30: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MINT-Consorzio-del-Parmigiano-Reggiano-Cheese-Ceramic-Dish-Server-Italy-Gift/323093878781
Finally, I sold 2 vintage beach towels last week. Not a huge money maker, but for $1 a piece, and selling prices in the range of $15-20 (and being so easy to ship), it made for a good bread and butter item. I don’t have the best set up for photographing them yet, however…. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Cannon-Beach-Pool-Towel-Florida-Fruit-Parrot-Palm-Pastel-USA-30-x-54-5/323174244389
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