aintrichyet
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posted on June 5, 2003 04:17:50 PM new
My husband and I are chompin' at the bit ... so many good-sounding yard/garage sales coming up this weekend with 'old stuff' .... we had a very good week in ebay sales,and hope we can find more goodies this weekend ... made $200 profit on last weekends finds of spending only $20, plus sold way more than that of stuff we already had ... post your 'this weekend' finds here ... I will too. 
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inot
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posted on June 5, 2003 04:21:20 PM new
Nice profit aint! I am also having a good week in sales. This will be my first full weekend out to the yard sales since I had surgery (almost 2 months)! There are sooooooooooo many good sales, I don't know where to start...but it will be fun trying to get to them all. Good Luck at yours!
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micmic66
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posted on June 5, 2003 04:29:08 PM new
Yes, the land is RICH with garage sales. My wife and I are going to a popular getaway in the northeast and there just so happens to be a town wide sale about 15 miles away I will carefuly comb thru! Can't wait!
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ahc3
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posted on June 5, 2003 04:47:30 PM new
This is my last weekend before taking an extended trip, but I will try to hit as many as I can on the road. The last time I went away in March, I ended up shipping back 6 boxes of stuff. When I am on the road, I strictly look for video games, movies, etc. so I can ship it back media mail. I am looking forward to this weekend, very hot here in the PNW and I expect people to set up even if they did not advertise.
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aintrichyet
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posted on June 5, 2003 05:00:54 PM new
gosh inot, hi! ... did not know you been 'laid up' with ailment/recuperation going on ... glad you are back into the swing of things ... btw, our daughter liked your wording for a consign to ebay ad best, and will be using [plagiarizing] parts of your wording for her ad coming out soon in the local community papers ... ... ... thanks and good luck with your fun searchings this weekend ....
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aintrichyet
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posted on June 5, 2003 05:02:13 PM new
ahc3: .... jeez, i never knew to keep an eye out for video games and vcr tapes .... that's just one more thing i need to learn ... thanks ...
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toasted36
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posted on June 5, 2003 05:05:14 PM new
Yeah ! You get to go out this weekend Inot ! I know you can't wait !! I hope you find a bunch of awesome things ! Were leaving for a vacation Sat....maybe I'll be able to talk him in to stopping at one or two yard sales on the way out (whistling lalalala).Good luck everyone !
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aintrichyet
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posted on June 5, 2003 05:05:39 PM new
mimic: ... sounds like you're in a great place too ........ we got an old rural town near here that is having a small 'community' sponsored 150+ yard sale day on saturday ........ we've already been pre-called in to look at some 5 pieces of antique furniture and bought $400 worth that we think we can turn around pretty well [ummm.... more than the $20 i spend last weekend on smalls, eh? ....... ya get 'em when ya get 'em] .........
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ahc3
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posted on June 5, 2003 05:12:15 PM new
Movies can be difficult, because there are a lot of titles (most actually) that will sell for less than what the seller is asking. Sometimes you can do well, but many have an overinflated sense of cost. It kills me when someone has so many great titles, but their sell price is higher than my sell price. Oh well! There are some good finds, just this week I sold something for $40 that I purchased for $2, and another $1 purchase is up at $35 right now.
Video games are usually a good thing, many times people underestimate what they are worth. Last weekend, someone sold two systems and about 10 games for $10. They asked if they sold too cheaply. I told her it was a good deal for me, nothing more. Did not want to make her feel too bad!
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CBlev65252
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posted on June 5, 2003 05:30:49 PM new
I actually found mine this past Saturday. Our local flea market was cancelled because of rain so we went to an indoor flea bazaar. I found a small gold filigree perfume bottle with Burmese Jade decoration for $5 (it's now up to $60), a Guilloche decorated coin holder that looks like it was part of a chatelaine for $3 (up to $34) and a Deco Evening in Paris Rouge compact with the rouge still in it for $3 (no bids yet). All in all, not too shabby. I plan to visit the guy's shop again this weekend.
Cheryl
My religion is simple, my religion is kindness.
--Dalai Llama
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mezuzas
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posted on June 6, 2003 11:12:12 AM new
I bought a nintendo system for couple bucks and sold it this week for over 20 bucks. Nice little profit.
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ahc3
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posted on June 6, 2003 01:22:06 PM new
Wow, what a great day today. I found a rare video for 50 cents that I will try to sell for about $100, I got tons of other great videos, and someone sold me 9 Nintendo 64 games for $15. Can't wait to get back out there tomorrow.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on June 6, 2003 01:26:33 PM new
Tomorrow is the Palo Alto (Calif.) citywide garage sale.
I'd just as soon skip it but my partner has the GS bug with no cure in sight.
I don't expect to find much of anything, so if I do, it will be a nice surprise.
I think we used to get too worked up about Saturday garage sales and as a result, ended up making some questionable purchases. Florist ware or encyclopediae start to look almost good after no luck at the previous 20 sales.
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rarriffle
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posted on June 6, 2003 01:58:51 PM new
fluffy, you need to think outside the box...don't go thinking you will find that one item that will make a million, just look for things of interest that maybe someone else passed over. that is when it becomes fun for me.
at a church sale today, an elderly gentleman that was volunteering to help with the sale started joking with me. he was eating marshmallows from a bag and offered me 1 marshmallow for each dollar I spent. well I bought the whole table full of jewelry for $5.00 and let him keep the marshmallows. I collect jewelry so couldn't wait to start looking through it all. no major finds but 3 pieces of Sara Coventry.
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mtnzookeeper
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posted on June 6, 2003 02:23:31 PM new
I managed to find a nice Van Briggle turtle flower frog and majolica pitcher $1.00 each, will post pics of the pitcher later as I need some ID help
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pmelcher
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posted on June 6, 2003 04:18:44 PM new
Got some Goofus glass for 75 cents, new white jeans for hubby for $1.00, a tiny Hall creamer, a child's tea set for my granddaughters (maybe, got to look it up first), and other odds and ends. Tomorrow there are a lot more sales, some start as early as 7:00a.m. That will be me in the fuzzy slippers with my sippy cup of coffee stumbling around the neighborhood. LOL. Good luck to all!
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ihula
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posted on June 6, 2003 04:30:44 PM new
Our neighborhood is having a rummage - about 50 houses by us and then the association bordering us is also having theirs - another 75 houses. Everyone come over by me and shop! I'm hoping hubby will watch the sale a little while so I can rummage around, but he is going to take over the soccer duties and everything else that comes up on a Saturday.
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on June 6, 2003 07:44:26 PM new
luffy, you need to think outside the box...don't go thinking you will find that one item that will make a million, just look for things of interest that maybe someone else passed over. that is when it becomes fun for me.
Good point but I think I've gotten jaded from having done this for so long. We stopped at one sale last weekend (I didn't want to); the guy had a box full of kewpies, a Roseville vase and some other Fifties kitsch.
The kewpies were all made-in-Japan dimestore stuff, but I thought what the hey and bought them all anyway.
It was funny really, the guy wanted $5 for the Roseville and my partner kept eyeing the flea bites on its rim ("pssst, are you sure it's worth that much? here, look at this damage."
He's been really sweet this week, taking such painstaking care of me while I'm sick.
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CBlev65252
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posted on June 7, 2003 09:44:45 AM new
Just an update. The Jade decorated perfume bottle I bought for $5 is not up to $122. Who knew?
Cheryl
My religion is simple, my religion is kindness.
--Dalai Llama
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Roadsmith
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posted on June 7, 2003 08:30:05 PM new
Congrats, Cheryl! I found a big fat cookbook, Cooking for Fifty (like I'm sure I"LL ever want to do THAT)--50 cents total, going for lots on Half.com--up to $75. I listed it for $55 or so and we'll see what happens. Also, do you guys remember that repro Wexford glass wine jug I posted here for ID? Got it for 20 cents? It's up to $51 already and another full day to go. Love it. My sales are doing well, but I am not listing any high-end stuff this summer, just some of the odds and ends, throw-aways in my shelves that I want Out of Here Soon. But I've been surprised to see sales pretty brisk. Right now out of 30 auctions I have just 3 or 4 with no bids at all.
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rarriffle
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posted on June 7, 2003 08:38:56 PM new
Roadsmith did you take my bidders? out of 23 auctions, I have 5 with bids...help! oh well there's still tomorrow.
I found a vintage (intellevision) aged TV "Computer" game, (remember pong?) still in the box with all the packing materials and paperwork intact, pristine condition.....25 cents...please hope for me...I need money!
got a good buy on two of the Gift Certificate miniature mens hats in their boxes and more jewelry for me of course.
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ahc3
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posted on June 7, 2003 08:41:09 PM new
25 cents, ouch! If you want to post the auction here I will take a look lol...I had a good day today, best deal of the day was someone who sold me a Nintendo system, a Super Nintendo (still in box with original packing) and a bunch of games for $30. I've already sold several of the games, too!
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Libra63
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posted on June 7, 2003 08:49:48 PM new
I have 19 auctions on and only 6 with bids but total over $100.00. I think the others will get bids as they don't go off for a while.
Good for you Roadsmith. I honestly it pays to start a little lower to bring those bidders in and once there is a bid on an item there are many lookers and I hope bidders.
Went to some sales but nothing spectacular. Of course I didn't start until late. Our one find was a new macrame Green Bay Packer chair that we gave to our daughter the ultimate Packer Fan....Her closet is green and gold...
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petpost
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posted on June 7, 2003 09:41:10 PM new
While my wife and I consider ourselves 'hard core' garage salers, I find it difficult to shop for things that could sell on eBay for a profit. Sometimes we'll find a thing or two but most of the time we're looking for things for our home and for our 3 y/o son (who has been coming with us to sales since he was born!)
After many weekends of just finding junk in our corner of the NW, this past Friday was a great bonanza. Unfortunately, our weather was VERY hot---in the 90's--and he had to call it quits around 2 PM Saturday as it was just too hot. But among our finds we found a full wood dining room set (table w/leaves, 4 chairs) for $40, two celing fans with light fixtures new-in-the-box for $7, a CD labeling kit with tons of labels and software for $5...
We also got a huge box of free stuff which included puzzles for my boy, electronic writing pad, antique ceiling light, toys...We may go trolling tomorrow if the weather lets up.
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ahc3
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posted on June 7, 2003 09:43:44 PM new
Tell me about the weather, I am near Portland and it was just crazy hot, like 25 degrees above normal this weekend! Funny how 95 feels fine in Las Vegas, but move it to Portland and it feels as hot as....
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sparkz
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posted on June 7, 2003 09:59:14 PM new
About a month ago, I shuddered at the thought of 95 degree weather. Now, after a few triple digit days here in Central California, 95 degrees is a relief. Just remember on these hot days, the seller is setting there in the garage more miserable than you are, and not wanting to pack up anything and drag it back in the house. Many times, when the temp tops 90, they are willing to do some serious price negotiating.
This is especially true at flea markets in this area.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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petpost
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posted on June 7, 2003 10:42:22 PM new
I agree, some of the sellers were wilting in the heat, just giving stuff away. However, we were wilting just getting in and out of the car---and we were getting close to heat exhaustion. But, the summer is young and cooler weather is coming.
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Libra63
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posted on June 7, 2003 10:47:46 PM new
Could you pass some of that nice weather to Wisconsin. Today was the first nice day and it didn't start until about 1. Tomorrow rain.
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paloma91
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posted on June 8, 2003 12:25:38 AM new
FLUFFY Did you hit the city wide garage sale in Belmont??? I did. Few buyers there but some collectors selling off their stuff cheap. too bad I didnt have very much money DRATS Oh well. Got a fenton hobnail for $2.00 and old microscope set up in a wooden case for a dollar and a couple of other things as well.
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seyms
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posted on June 8, 2003 02:43:53 AM new
Hey rarriffle-4 years ago I found the original Intellivision game set mint in the plastic at a flea market. Someone had never opened the box. They actually cost $300 new in 1978-79. I know because I bought one. :> I was fortunate to find a collector in San Francisco who gave me $750 for it. Since then that market has dropped but best of luck.
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