posted on August 31, 2002 06:45:58 PM new
We all gather at the front doors of our local thrift shop daily waiting for the doors to unlock. Some of us look for antiques, linens, picture frames, pottery, ect ect ect. I look for board games. I know my games and I know them well. I have had $450 weeks....no lie, just selling the $1 board games on ebay. The antique dealers are now looking at the board games that are on the carts that get wheeled out every morning as well as looking for thier old stuff. I had the ultimate compliment the other day from one of the antiquers who learned my screen name about 4 months ago. "I used to think you were an idiot buying games, now I think your a genius" lol!! One mans junk is another mans joy!
posted on August 31, 2002 07:24:12 PM new
I started getting into game selling on ebay recently. Several of them have hit $400+ for a few dollars investment. It pays to expand your horizons.
posted on August 31, 2002 09:59:35 PM new
This is a city of 80,000, we have 3 major thrift stores, I check them every week for china. Last week I bought 3 sets pf Noitake Bone China for $15.00, sold them for $120.00.11Love thrift stores.
I write with a ball pt pen! I am 8 yrs old.
[ edited by sanmar on Aug 31, 2002 10:01 PM ]
posted on September 1, 2002 02:45:34 AM new
micmic-have you ever heard of a board game called"Twenty Minutes to Berlin" by Marx?
I checked several books but came up empty. Thanks.
posted on September 1, 2002 02:52:19 AM new
Seyms, I have never heaed of that game. A quick ebay search turned of nothing as well. It might be a good one, I assume its vintage and it has a war theme.....good luck
posted on September 1, 2002 06:34:46 PM new
Oh my, I have about 100 board games for personal use. Maybe I should think about parting with some, huh? Some go back in years quite a bit!
posted on September 1, 2002 06:40:49 PM new
syl36,
This is just guessing, but recently there was a lot of negative publicity about Ouiji boards and Dungeons & Dragons games. Maybe that affected it. Who knows?
My guess is Halloween would be another time to try it.
posted on September 1, 2002 06:44:00 PM new
I got the board from a Mexican who was at the same auction I was. He had dropped it off his truck and when I picked it up to hand it to him he backed away with "no, no, no, demon." I played with the Ouija when I was young and I'm not demonized yet. BUT, asking it is a great solution. Thank you!
