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This is a discussion thread to post pictures of some of the weird stuff you see (and/or buy) at garage sales, estate sales, thrift stores, flea markets, auctions, etc. I’m talking about those items that make you turn your head and go “hmmmm…” or “wow” or “what the heck?”.
I’ve been trying to photograph strange items I see at sales for about the last year. I was going to create a blog with these, but I never really had enough pictures to make it viable on its own. I’ll try to post pictures periodically here and I’m hoping others will post pictures, too.
Please include a description under the photo link describing what it is and where you saw it (and how much they were asking, if you remember). If you actually bought the weird item, please note if you were able to sell it and for how much.
This was at an estate sale. It was a human-size paper mache bear. The shirt says “Grateful Bears.” It had already sold when I got to the sale, so apparently it was a hot item. Have no idea why someone made this.
Someone framed a cow chip. As you can see, the estate sale company deemed that crap was worth $10.
I found the title to this high school reunion book to be poorly worded.
Found this at a church sale. Someone must have really loved this clip art, as they made full size framed portraits of it to hang on the wall.
For the ultra-active grandparents.
I bought this for a buck at a high-end estate sale. Sold it a few months later for I think about $15.
Somebody at the estate sale was being funny with price on this one. -
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What image hosting did you use?
https://imgur.com/ works by just adding links.You can also try using the “img” button at the top of this text post. This tells the blog that you’re adding an image.
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Here is attempt 2. Note: Linking to Google Photos for images does not work here for some reason.
This is a discussion thread to post pictures of some of the weird stuff you see (and/or buy) at garage sales, estate sales, thrift stores, flea markets, auctions, etc. I’m talking about those items that make you turn your head and go “hmmmm…” or “wow” or “what the heck?”.
I’ve been trying to photograph strange items I see at sales for about the last year. I was going to create a blog with these, but I never really had enough pictures to make it viable on its own. I’ll try to post pictures periodically here and I’m hoping others will post pictures, too.
Please include a description under the photo link describing what it is and where you saw it (and how much they were asking, if you remember). If you actually bought the weird item, please note if you were able to sell it and for how much.
This was at an estate sale. It was a human-size paper mache bear. The shirt says “Grateful Bears.” It had already sold when I got to the sale, so apparently it was a hot item. Have no idea why someone made this.
Someone framed a cow chip. As you can see, the estate sale company deemed that crap was worth $10.
I found the title to this high school reunion book to be poorly worded.
Found this at a church sale. Someone must have really loved this clip art, as they made full size framed portraits of it to hang on the wall.
For the ultra-active grandparents.
I bought this for a buck at a high-end estate sale. Sold it a few months later for I think about $15.
Somebody at the estate sale was being funny with price on this one.
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Okay, the last attempt was by using the “img” button above and linking to pictures hosted at IMGUR. Obviously didn’t work. Here’s an attempt with just the hyperlinks.
Attempt 3:
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I don’t see them. There is a link that says “view post on imgur.com”. Many sites do not like hot linking. Some sites will actually change the link to something not cool if they get too much traffic.
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Your first item was probably scooped up by a DeadHead. Pretty sure that is supposed to be Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. A bit of info:
http://gratefuldead-music.com/article/grateful-dead-symbols-de-coded-part-2-dancing-dead-bear
Pity you got there too late to buy it…probably would have done quite well with it
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Saw this artificial leg in a thrift shop recently. Pretty rare sighting around here.
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I loved the artificial leg sighting. I’m hoping more people post in here. I bet full time eBay people see crazy stuff all the time.
Anyway, here are a few more photos. Note: I didn’t buy any of this.
Today’s Theme:
Oddly Inappropriate Paintings
http://i.imgur.com/zEo7OAl.jpg
Does that couch secretly double as a toilet? The lady’s face looks like she’s taking a dump.http://i.imgur.com/3Z4jYpD.jpg
This painting was hung prominently in a bedroom full of mirrors.http://i.imgur.com/Ulxikbu.jpg
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Time for another round of weird stuff.
http://i.imgur.com/R4dg3SF.jpg
I’m not sure what weirdo a)makes this and b)puts it in his home. I passed on buying the alligator man, as I was just grossed out in general.http://i.imgur.com/IS1VUii.jpg
In the days before Photoshop, this image was probably fairly difficult to create. I passed on this item. I don’t know if there is a market for 80s political joke posters.http://i.imgur.com/XITjrK4.jpg
I thought this was pretty cool. Picked it up for a couple bucks at a garage sale. Sold it locally for about $20. The lady put it in her garden as a decoration.http://i.imgur.com/gIcPU0Y.jpg
This is a hand-carved cane from overseas. I bought it for $50 at a higher-end estate sale and sold it for about $250 on ebay, although I had to hold onto it for close to a year.http://i.imgur.com/9VuvjOS.jpg
This Comp ass logo for a piece of luggage illustrates the importance of proper kerning.http://i.imgur.com/6QOwLE1.jpg
I picked this up for a dollar at a garage sale. It’s a round, fairly large 80s antenna that you didn’t actually have to connect to the device. You just sat it near the device to improve reception. Sold it for $25 on ebay, if I remember correctly.
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