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Does anybody know of Facebook groups where someone with vintage (back to 1950’s) Hawaiian fabric can sell. I came across some fabric scraps and old muumuus at a yard sale this weekend, and they have tons more but really want to get higher prices than at a yard sale. They know what they’ve got and I don’t blame them. They sold me 8 muumuus at $5 each, and $80 of fabric, a scorching deal, as we hit it off because my family is from Hawaii and they’ve spent many summers there.
They were getting a lot of garage sailing people thinking this was too high, and I’d really like to help them get more on the bigger more expensive pieces and get them to true collectors that know what this stuff is. Any suggestions??? THANKS!
If you ever need help identifying military patches and medals, there’s a great Facebook group that will help if you upload a picture … American Society of Military Insignia Collectors (ASMIC).
Wallabee: NICE! Sorry about the golf clubs, but you more than made up for it with the baseball bats! Thanks for sharing.
Habnab, thanks for the info on the Sobral jewelry. I often see interesting jewelry like that but if they don’t have a mark, I don’t know enough to evaluate them. I see a ton of “Sobral” listings on eBay, but hardly any show a mark like the big swirly S I see in some … Do you think those others not really Sobral ??? Or are some Sobral pieces not marked?
Congrats on 700! I’ve just hit 500 for the first time, but it’s going to take me awhile to get to the next hundred. When I considered doing this as my additional source of income in my forced early retirement, I thought my problem would be finding enough good things to get up to the hundreds. But now I find with even a little effort, and I mean just a little (Friday’s yard sales and rummage sales, Sunday last day of estate sales if any nearby), I have no problem filling me up with enough to keep me busy for a week or more. Thanks to R & J and all the scavengers here for sharing their successes and stories, it really opens the eyes to the abundance of “stuff” everywhere. Plus I have discovered I have a bit of a “rescue” thing going on, I can’t see good stuff tossed aside, I want to clean them up and get them to someone who appreciates them. Those are the most fun for me.
Another very good discussion, thank you!
BOLO on something I found this weekend (bought for $5) on the last day of an estate sale when almost nothing was left in the house …
VINTAGE BRASS OR ALUMINUM DRAGON STEAMER like these in ebay solds:
Caution to not turn it over unless you are over a sink, cuz it’s probably filled with gunk. I found this out the hard way by pouring icky water and mineral deposits onto what looked like brand new expensive looking carpet (OOPS!). Thankfully the estate sale helper was around the corner to hunt down some paper towels and help me clean it up.
Thanks, Steve. I’m always on the lookout for those reel to reels, but no luck so far, but I’ll be ready to pounce at the first opportunity.
I sold the Crosley record player you advised me about on packing, sold for full price…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CROSLEY-Stack-O-Matic-CR89-Portable-TRAVELER-Record-Player-WORKS-Brown-/112389711467?rd=1It made it to my neighboring state of Oregon in perfect condition, a gift to someone’s 90 year old mother for her birthday, she’s super happy with it.
Thanks for everything.
Another brand to watch out for on tools is Proxxon, really good quality like Snap-On.
Thanks, Steve. Another great video. I had super bad luck with a big set of Taylor Smith vintage china I got for only $20, real pretty pattern, no others out there for sale, so figured I could sell the serving pieces and make my money back and probably donate the little stuff or lot them. But not a single thing sold, so I finally donated it all to charity. But the old Spode looks like they sell well.
And oh those poor doggies! We had a late snow fall March 3rd (late for us in the Seattle area), and my kitties sat in the window saying “WE WANT GLOBAL WARMING BACK!!!”
Thanks again for taking your time to share.
Doublythumbs: I saw a tool set like that for sale recently and didn’t have a clue what it was for, neither did the person selling it …. dang, wish I’d bought it. But congrats to you!
Doublythumbs: Good for you, those kinds of picks remind me of American Pickers, they love those.
LeeinTN: Can’t wait to hear what you learn in the class! I’d love them to come up to the northwest.
lizlangsteiner, I always grab old Chilton’s and Clymer manuals. They’re usually covered in grease and cobwebs (ICK!), but I can get them for less than $1 each and sell them for $15 – $30. Easy pictures and listing, easy sales.
Steve: Thanks again for sharing. The doggies and kitty are liking the green in the yard now. One question … is the alcohol for you applied externally or internally ???
