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What’s the symbol above the letters?
Do you read the letters as “HR,” or something else?I’m with incompetent picker. I’ve found similar pieces in porcelain.
I think it’s a photo-offset lithograph, rather than a stone lithograph or other more limited kind of print; that is, I think it’s an image that was produced in large quantity like for a book or a poster. If it’s not too much work, you could try closely photographing the image, posting it to imgur, and doing a Google image search. Maybe upside-down, too; it’s hard to tell which way is up with that one.
Pretty sure my daughter needs those to dress up as Barb from Stranger Things for Halloween!
So, is the image made up of lots of dots (like a mass produced poster) or is it printed with actual ink on the paper?
I’m sorry for my abrupt questions — I’ve got a bad cold and can barely think, never mind observe the rules of polite conversation. 🙂
Is it a drawing or a lithograph? I can’t really tell from the photos.
Is it signed anywhere — did you take it out of the frame?02/27/2017 at 2:38 pm in reply to: What Sells On eBay: Projection screens, HeathKit clock & Voltmeter, 8 Track Quadraphonic recorder, Patagonia jacket #13465I found a few of those lucite speheres with gears and clock parts online. Super-fun!
There’s one on the crazy 1st Dibs for over $4,000 (unsold), but those prices are never good comps for eBay prices!
02/27/2017 at 10:19 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 299: What Control Do We Have as eBay Sellers? #13417Total Items in Store: +/- 160
* Items Sold: 8
* Cost of Items Sold: $50
* Total Sales: $400
* Highest Price Sold: $175, vintage watercolor
* Returns: 0
* Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: too muchThis week I tried sourcing items at a semi-local auction and again left with the feeling that buying at auctions isn’t my optimum method. I’m way too neurotic (I hate being watched, and hate competition) and way too susceptible to the “needful things” effect, where I’m seeing what I *want* an item to be, not what it really is. I paid up ($100, huge for me!) for something I basically mis-identified (I don’t think I’ll end up losing money, but it’s not the score I thought it was.) Afterward, I went to a junk store and, for a much more comfortable $30, at a much more leisurely pace, got a huge box of super-cool stuff which should net a few hundred dollars. I’m not totally giving up on the auctions but I’ve got to be more careful and Zen while I’m there. Maybe I should start arriving later and just going for the box lots, which are at the end of this particular auction.
Not included in my numbers this week was a rather large sale of a truly terrific antique painting for a friend. The sale involved days of negotiation, literally 6 or 7 messages a day from the buyer, and hand-building an enormous box adequate to survive international shipping. For those considering selling on consignment — don’t underestimate the time involved, the packing, the customer issues, etc., when negotiating your rate. This was a freebie for a friend, but it definitely gave me some chewy food for thought re: consignment.
My second largest sale this week was a $90 piece of no-name handmade pottery, possibly even a student work, which went to a set decorator. This was a $2 find at a thrift. Keep an eye out for those interesting vases and bowls!
02/27/2017 at 9:45 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 299: What Control Do We Have as eBay Sellers? #13415Beverly, an etching titled “Chapel Melbourne Grammar” sold for $159.
Most sites show you pictures and titles but want you to pay to see prices.
Findartinfo.com shows titles and prices but wants you to pay to see pictures and other information. You can easily cross-reference searches using two sites; I often just use findartinfo.02/26/2017 at 4:52 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 299: What Control Do We Have as eBay Sellers? #13377My Muppet lunchbox! Totally had that one. <3
Another BOLO is studio/handmade pottery. I do well with interesting pieces which don’t even necessarily have a recognizable signature. Good forms, interesting glazes (browns don’t generally do super-well, but YMMV) — I’ve sold many pieces to decorators and designers for reasonable money and often, studio pottery is overlooked at thrifts and auctions.
Winchester38, I think your angel is blowing bubbles! Is that on canvas? Can we see the back?
Side question: is there any chance the finial is a replacement? It looks sort of wrong for the lamp.
Is that bit with the screw in the base a later add-on related to the rewiring, or is it original to the lamp?
02/24/2017 at 9:57 am in reply to: What kind of margins to look for with intent to sell eBay mostly? #13231If you start out with items that you can find for $1-2 (or less!) and sell for $20 or more, you pretty much can’t go wrong. You haven’t risked much, and you’re learning with every transaction.
02/20/2017 at 4:04 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 298: The Scavengers and The Collectors, A Love Story #12940She’s helping another local seller with photographing and listing; for me, she’s doing work on the domestic side, helping me deal with the family’s clutter and build-up. It’s working great.
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