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A quick search brought up these, they look the same.
https://www.etsy.com/hk-en/listing/713498372/polish-painted-heads-krakow-wooden-frame
Interesting to say the least.
The symbol looks like it might be a representation of the zodiac sign for Aquarius (water bearer)?
Hand Chain/Slave bracelet.
It fastens around your wrist and the loop hooks around your middle finger.
Quick search brought up these, they look similar:
Whittier Potteries
https://www.etsy.com/listing/542871138/2-vintage-whittier-potteries-calif-usa?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=whittier+potteries&ref=sr_gallery-1-10
<h1 class=”wt-text-body-03 wt-line-height-tight wt-break-word wt-mb-xs-1″ data-buy-box-listing-title=”” data-listing-id=”542871138″></h1>Small pair of Sterling Silver hoops. Cost 0.00 (found trash picking). Sold for $20.00
https://www.ebay.com/itm/164429933126
Lufkin outside calipers…selling the last of the bunch finally I found trash picking (last fall). Sold for $14.00
https://www.ebay.com/itm/164442298778
Sterling St. Christopher medal. Paid $2.00 for this mixed in with a bunch of other medals at a local rummage sale awhile back. Sold for $25.00
https://www.ebay.com/itm/16442991361
Old reed duck decoy, trash picked. Sold for $17.00
https://www.ebay.com/itm/164339623010
Plant stand…another trash find. Sold for $125.00
https://www.ebay.com/itm/164439806541
Found the cat. Pipe/ring holder…or at least that’s how this one is listed.
Does look like a pipe rest.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/722182817/walter-bosse-cast-metal-cat-made-in
No, no, and no. LOL
Seriously I find Facebook a bit “toxic” anymore but I keep a generic account there for local Marketplace listings. Every once in awhile I’ll post some cute animal photo or some funny meme, or some sunset photos on Instagram, that’s about it for my social media usage.
Maybe if I made handcrafted items or something…I could see a potential benefit in it then.
But I resell trash picks and thrift store/yard sale finds in a small town and the less people know about the profit you “might” make on their cast-offs or .25 thingamabobs the better. Many wouldn’t see the time spent cleaning, fixing and listing, but they will start destroying stuff before it hits the curb or overly inflate their prices because now they know you’re a “reseller”.
Looks like she’s missing some wings?
Putting them in the old phone booths actually sounds like a good idea. LOL They should have done something like that here.
Those medals are actually pretty cool PellMell.
The Dyson attachments are a nice score. I look for the higher priced vacs here while picking, if they look decent I throw them in the bed of the truck. I’ve cannibalized Kirby, Tri Star, Filter Queen, Dyson, etc parts and repaired and flipped a few of the really nice ones locally…but you actually do better selling the parts.
Got the coupon here too.
My first sale was a quilting book, 11-11-2001.
I remember buying a big box of plastic canvas pattern books and quilting books for $1.00 at a rummage sale for my first “try out” at selling online and building up my feedback before I tried listing more expensive items…and all I had was a used flatbed scanner.
Made approx $200 with that lot at the time, and was hooked.
W. Pennsyltucky here, so I can echo some of what MyCottage already posted. In the “at risk” group as well with asthma and clotting issues so I’ve pretty much been staying home except for groceries. I did quit a bit of curb shopping before this, still going out, but only once a week and sticking to the local area, because people seem to be cleaning and pitching like crazy here. I have been doing better picking trash lately than I’ve done in in the last 3 years visiting the local thrift stores.
Gloves, mask, everything in back of pickup and then unloading and letting things set in the shed for awhile in “quarantine”.
I’ve been hesitant to list anything on Marketplace/Craigslist right now since 90% of those I see will not mask up, and will not distance, so sticking to eBay right now…regardless of the deaths or the mask mandate, they just aren’t listening here.
Some vintage cookie presses, esp Super Shooter…
Wilton pans featuring Star Wars, 1980’s figures like Mario, Batman, Ninja turtles, certain Disney characters.
Certain cast aluminum or Nordic ware pans.
Vintage Tupperware measuring cups, spoons, vintage aluminum.
Those are the things I would grab first at the rummage sales, and look up other stuff as I went along.
