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Here are some of our recent sales. Nothing earth-shattering…. just bread & butter.
Here’s something that we had around the house:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SanDisk-4-Card-Reader-USB-CF-I-amp-II-SD-MMC-RS-MMC-xD-SM-MS-Pro-Duo-/111993285826?rd=1Got these at the auction for a couple bucks:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Frosted-Glass-Globe-Light-Lamp-Shades-Approx-6-034-Round-3-034-Fitters-Set-of-4-/112162950364?rd=1This purse cost us only a dollar, and it’s going to Germany:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-50s-60s-Theodor-of-Calif-Convertble-Clutch-Handbag-Purse-Cream-Off-White-/112386612664?rd=1Here’s a bathing suit that we only paid 50 cents for:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MagicSuit-Womens-Sz-6-Swimsuit-Tankini-Bathing-Suit-Pink-amp-Purple-Floral-Halter-/112228692338?rd=1And these used to hang on our kitchen wall, I still think they’re cool but don’t have room to display them anymore:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Metropolitan-Museum-of-Art-Canning-Label-Placemats-Wall-Decor-Set-of-4-/112380312809?rd=1This is the most interesting sale of the week for us. Paid $12 for these at the auction, sold for 100: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Total-Fire-Group-Firefighters-Boots-Mens-Size-10-5-Fire-Department-16-034-Shaft-/111992119423?rd=1
Got this at the very first auction we went to for $1, ugh my old photos are so dark:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Maddock-amp-Sons-Royal-Vitreous-China-Platter-034-Autumn-Fruit-034-Pattern-1896-/112054896772?rd=1Here’s a new & improved photo, got a bunch of Shark parts at a yard sale and they had never been used. They have been really good sellers. Paid about $7 for around 9 parts:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SHARK-Vacuum-Small-Brush-Attachment-Replacement-Part-NWOT-New-Swivel-Head-/112184357240?rd=1Accumulated these from yard sales over the years but don’t really have room for them:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-6-Mexican-Rustic-Cobalt-Blue-Rim-Glasses-Glassware-Handblown-Hand-Blown-/112053929990?rd=1@SalarySlave – What you say is interesting. And I guess if people are moving every 3-5 years they are offloading a lot of stuff every time, which again enters the waste stream, only it is newer stuff. Yes, the older generations were much less likely to move thereby making accumulation of old stuff possible (trunks in the attic!).
@BrianB – Was he in Patton’s 3rd Army? If so then he also helped liberate the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. My dad was only 19 at the time which seems ridiculously young to be dealing with all that…
J&R – above you said “And because younger generations have much different buying habits…” I guess you mean that the younger generations are more frugal? If so I can’t agree. The people living in McMansions, at least in my neck of the woods, are around 35 – 55, aka, younger than the baby boomers. They spend like there’s no tomorrow, run up massive debts, and donate a lot of the things that we find in thrift stores. As I see it the most wasteful spenders are the children & grandchildren of the boomers and hence the waste stream isn’t going to end anytime soon. (Barring another Great Depression, or a crippling war.) JMHO
Best podcast ever. You guys had me snickering a lot. My parents were both born in 1925 and raised poor during the depression. Dad fought at the Battle of the Bulge under Patton. They had a long time to accumulate stuff but they were never wasteful or extravagant, in fact they were bigtime savers. My dad was a bit of a hoarder because he knew what it was like to do without. He was using his 1950’s radios and fans right up until the end.
I understand the whole auction thing too. It takes stamina to be a thrifter, dig through piles of stuff and to make 20 trips out to the truck and back, nevermind the packing…
I never heard of this brand. Where did you find such a quantity? Are they new?
Steve – the music you paired with the dogs had me laughing. Loved it
Got this very nice bag for only a dollar at a yard sale:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Perlina-NY-Black-Leather-Crossbody-Organizer-Purse-Handbag-Pocketbook-W-Keys-/112194314202?rd=1Got these nwt shorts at a churchy rummage sale for only a buck:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VOLCOM-Vmonty-Black-Mens-Shorts-Sz-34-NWT-New-With-Tags-Modern-Chinos-Flat-Front-/112159665852?rd=1These were also only a buck at a rummage sale:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-of-8-White-on-White-Reversible-Placemats-18-034-x-13-034-Excellent-Condition-/112227539531?rd=1Sold this miner’s lamp ($70) for my brother in law who got it at a flea market:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Miners-Permissible-Safety-Lamp-Coal-Mining-Koehler-Lantern-C38-Mine-Ligh-/111981725074?rd=1And got this for a buck or less at another church rummage sale:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Louisville-Slugger-Baseball-Bat-Model-C243-Ash-33-034-2-lb-New-but-Signed-/111812710890?rd=1@Doubly – I really like those prints and you got a nice price for them.
@Steve – the birds chirping in the background of your dog video are a reminder that garage sale season is nigh.We didn’t sell anything earth-shattering this week. Just a few bread & butter items:
Got this for a buck at a garage sale:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aeropostale-Tan-Canvas-Cloth-Crossbody-Messenger-Bag-Carhartt-Color-16-x-14-x-4-/112275728739?rd=1Paid $3 for this somewhere:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Heavy-Brass-Pineapple-Door-Knocker-Made-In-England-6-034-x-4-034-Hospitality-/112123340423?rd=1This was laying around the house:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Shot-amp-Powder-Measure-Tool-w-Rosewood-Handle-Bullet-Reloading-Gun-Rifle-/112329993950?rd=1Got this at the auction for $5:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Twisted-Wood-Walking-Stick-Cane-50-034-Leather-Thong-Wrist-Strap-Carving-Blank-/112310431030?rd=1Ooh, I have to get these. Thanks for the tip. Does anyone remember the Lovejoy (antique dealer/picker/faker) mysteries that used to be on A & E years ago? That is also a great mystery series. The author is Jonathan Gash. Lovejoy is a divvy (aka he can spot a valuable antique a mile away).
