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Wow Amatino, thanks for that. It’s the exact same pitcher, different on bottom. The one I have must have been based on the one you found but I do think it is some kind of project, hand painted. I’m going to research it some more but you’ve given me something to go on.
Thanks Sharyn, Sonia, Jay. All your input is helpful. I’m going to focus now on watching the What Sold videos and exploring auctions. My current non-Ebay job is medical transcription and that field is about in the toilet now. I’m only still hanging onto it because I’m in my early 60s now and I don’t want to move into another job at this late stage, even if I could get hired, which is doubtful. The good thing is that my income from that has gone so low that it wouldn’t be all that hard to make it up with Ebay if I could just get Ebay a little more profitable. I look forward to learning more from and being a part of the Scavenger blog. Thanks again!
Sonia, thanks for the input. Any constructive feedback is always welcome. Re the rotary phone, I had that listed for about 2 months and priced it based on what was listed at the time. I have another chance. I bought 2 at the same garage sale and I listed one at a time so that I could see what the first one got before I listed the second one, to be listed soon. I do think I’ll price it a bit higher. Re the frame, I don’t think it is vintage and I’d rather err on the side of caution. The woman who gave it to me, my neighbor who moved away, had a 14 year old daughter so I figured she probably got it as a wedding present or after, which would make it no more than probably late 1990s/early 2000s. Thanks again for your input, I’m always looking for advice on how to improve my business.
Sharyn, thanks for the input. To answer your question, I’m not sure why I’m not making more profit. I seem to be drawn to lower priced items at the thrifts, mugs, golf shirts, games, puzzles, but when I try to aim higher, I don’t find things all that often that bring in a higher ROI. I’m beginning to think it’s my area. If I traveled an hour up the road I’d be in a very prosperous city and would probably find better quality, but, again, I do work full time. I started out finding and selling collector pottery and ceramics, e.g. Weller, Red Wing, McCoy, Fenton, but then the market just seemed to vanish for those things. Auctions I haven’t explored yet aside from looking a bit into AuctionZip. How exactly do you do auctions? Do you travel to them or do you do them online?
