depression glass

rummage sale

need a book?

junk!

huge sale...with nothing good...

anyone need some frankoma?

ohh metlox!

oh closer look...the metlox is chipped...and $59? Are they serious?!

My yardsale adventure started Friday night this week. I got a call from a scout (friend) of mine about a huge community/area/cities/everyplace you look sale/sales. So I threw some stuff in an overnight bag and off I went. At first I thought it wasn’t my best idea…I left way to late on a holiday weekend Friday and spent some time in traffic…got up there and got a newspaper and tried to get some sleep. Sleep didn’t go to well. So I was up and out a bit early…to early…darkness kinda keeps the sellers in. But as the sun came up I started to find a ton of sales…and I kept hitting one sale after the other until I finally threw in the towel around 1pm…the sales were still happening. But I had a drive in front of me plush tickets to see Colin mochrie and brad Sherwood that night (last night). That show was great…bare feet blindfolds mouse traps and all! Anyway when I got home from yardsdales I was very tired and just took the boxes in and decided to post tomorrow (today).

So here is picture #1

a Giorgio? guitar $2 yes $2…I couldn’t believe it either!
4 albums $2 Including the Beatles white with the poster and pictures! One Elvis and 2 beach boys
A blank book 25 cents Its titled/printed inside scrapbook and dated 1931…I thought it might sell at the flea?
A book on prospecting for uranium 25 cents its from 1949…
tackle box with lures $5 Nothing really old (70’s) but some I’ll use and some I might put into a lot to sell. Not a bad set!

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cut crystal decanter $2 Crystal is not really my thing…but if its cheap enough I’ll buy anything!
Funny face mug 25cents made in occupied Japan
Vaseline glass toothpick $1 I don’t know the maker…I’d have to look through my pattern books and I’m to busy for that now!
1962 derby glass 50cents Thanks to someone on the old board for the tip!
2 Jadeite fireking mugs $1 The D handle…Japan here they come!
Candlewick relish 50cents flea market
Vernon plate 10cents flea market junk!
Murano glass bowl $1 more junk

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Here is the start of the depression glass. I just about died getting it all down to my truck. I stopped at a house with a golden view. He had carport down below and the house was up the stairs…about 3 flights of stairs and a steep dirt path above the carport/road (it went stairs…path…more stairs). It was an older gentleman selling it all. His wife had collected it “way back.” He was selling his house because he said he couldn’t get down the stairs anymore and I really believe him. The sale was set up on his patio. Now I didn’t think I was that out of shape. But after packing all the glass and taking a million trips down to the truck ( 8…one was to get wrapping paper) and going back up…I felt like I was going to die…it was almost 90 out…and I was at a 7k foot altitude so it was hard to get my wind after the 3rd trip! The seller was really sorry he couldn’t help me…but you couldn’t expect him too. Plus he liked me and charged me $200 for all the depression glass I got!

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I was up and out of the house early like always. But I’m moving pretty slow today…I feel like I’m in slow motion and the rest of the world is in fas forward. Overall my day was pretty slow finds wise…probably had something to do with me moving slow…

One estate sale first thing…I picked up a few things there. After that it was around to garage sales. Again I didn’t see to many sales. I’m not sure what is going on. Judging by the number of sales I would think its feb. not August! Not sure what the reason is for this. But things should start picking up here in about 6 weeks!

I didn’t get to many pictures while I was up at the sales today. Like the rest of me my brain was also turned off and I forgot to take pictures until around 10am…But I was still able to get a picture of a $75 dollar coffee grinder. Also thrown in is a picture of the Three dog night concert I was at last night.

I hope everyone had a better day then me! Here is my rundown!

Picture #1

2 Keane Prints $5 Flea market junk…
Old tractor seat $2 It has the…not sure what that’s called still attached…but the price was right!

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Tiffin June Night Lunch Plates $5 8 lunch plates and a creamer…plus two misc cups. The condition is good on everything…so it will make a good seller
Fenton Green Fairy Lamp 25cents I dug it out of a box (check the pics to see it in its natural environment!) Its not the best thing in the world. But its fenton…and I found it about 11am. So that was nice…I almost had a week without!
fire king swirl mixing bowl 50cents Why did I buy this??? It will never sell…and I knew that when I got it…
old blue salt and pepper $1 flea market junk…
Roseville candleholder 25cents I like 25 cent Roseville…I wish I could have got more…like the other holder. But I take what I can get…

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Vintage camera $5 It comes with an extra lens…I’m on the lookout for them after that other one I sold got over 150! But this one seems to be junkish…
3 vintage lures $10 CCBco pikie (junk), vintage Martin in box (meh), and a vintage bone jig (meh). Nothing great…but I had to rescue them!
sterling silver bowl $1 nice bowl its a bit over 9 ounces! I like!
springbok puzzle still sealed in box $1 Do these sell…I think I’ve seen the name on here??
2 vintage pens $1 One is a fountain pen and it says “Wahl eversharp gold seal manifold” But I’m not sure if they made the pen or just the tip. The other pen is unknown to me. I found it at the same sale as the green one. Its tarnished so I thought it might be silver. But I can’t seem to find a mark on it. I’ll take it apart tomorrow maybe it will have at least a makers mark on something…does anyone know a thing about pens? Any help would be great!

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I went to see America last night. I thought everyone might enjoy a few pictures. After the concert they came out and I got a shirt signed! They put on a good show and I had very good seats! I also took a few video clips but I can’t figure out how to post those…sorry…

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Ever had a day where you feel like going back and burning down someone house? That’s me today…I guess I need to start going the day before. I went to an estate sale first thing. Only to find out that they just decided to have it yesterday also. They didn’t have the courtesy to revise the ad they ran on craig’s list (Wednesday) and again Friday afternoon reading “Saturday only no early birds”…naw that would be to helpful. So you get there early this morning wait until they open a few after 7 only to be told yes they sold that yesterday because they got to the house early and just decided to put up signs and have a sale then also. They were surprised at how many showed up yesterday and thought they might sell out early…oh joy! So there goes gas (about 2 gallons and my precious early morning time). I was able to get out of there quick…but it was of little consolation to me. So I was back to my regular rounds a bit after 7:20 and I seemed to be out of sync and 10 minutes to late the rest of the morning. And I blame that first estate sale for everything…

I was able to scare up a few things here and there today. But I’m still fuming about that first sale. And for anyone reading this who hates early birds showing up early to the garage sales they hold. This is why we show up early…people cannot be trusted to do what they say they will! So put the blame where its due…on the other sellers who don’t follow their own ads. Not us!

I guess I won’t go burn down their house…I already wasted enough gas on them today….but still…they suck!

I took more pictures today while I was up at the sales….so you get to see the glass tables and stuff (blog only)! Also is it talk like a pirate day already? What is a “yar” sale? I got my new iPhone yesterday so I got to play with it all morning! That was fun. I like the GPS…the camera is still squirrely…but overall a good purchase!

Here is the rundown

Picture #1

2 Jeannette Iris Bowls 50cents for both Not bad…this seems to be a popular flea market pattern. An easy 10 per bowl.
Fenton blue thumbprint compote 10cents Its Fenton…it was a dime…how can you go wrong??
Fenton candleholder $1 It was Fenton…it was a dollar!
Hazel atlas moderntone platter 25cents Nice very dirty cobalt piece!
Indiana diamond point pitcher 50cents Ruby flash piece…flea market junk
Elegant etches relish 50cents Sorry the camera flash washed out the etching…I think its Cambridge?
Fenton hobnail covered candy $2 It was Fenton…it was $2..!
Fenton hobnail vase $3 I got a nice collection of Fenton for the next flea…

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7 Elvis LP’s and one Beatles $2 They were 25cents each. Not bad…Elvis always sells.
2 fishing lures $5 for the pair. I asked if he had any old lures and he came back with those. One creek chub darter in fireplug and one south bent Nip-i-deddee. To bad the creek chub is only in very good condition in excellent it sells for about 80 alone. And although the Nip-i-deddee is pretty common lure its in a harder to find color so the pair would sell for about 75-80 on ebay. But someone is going to have to pry them out of my cold dead hands first. I put the hook guards on them when I got home…
Brother calculator $1 It looks vintage…so who knows…
Newer Lionel train set $5 It came with the track and transformer and other junk in the box. It won’t sell for much…but I’ll make something on it!
enamelware pitcher $1 Flea market junk

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Box full of Christmas stuff $5 Got some nice vintage stuff in there. Lets hope the hold twinkle lights sell!

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Your trivia question of the day. What is it? I know what it is…but do you? I paid $1 for it…its not a very good seller. Not even the seller knew what it was. I had it in picture #2…but I took a close-up and decided it might be a fun game?  Your only hint…its 90 years old…

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I was up and out of the house early again today…of course. But for anyone wondering what my early morning Saturday rituals are. I get up sometime around 5. It all depends on what time the first sale is. I almost never get up later then 5:30. So After I roll out of bed and hit the bathroom its time for some coffee and food. This morning I had cold pizza and a bunch of coffee. And before you make a weird face…coffee and pizza went pretty well together. After I eat I get more coffee and head into the computer. I always have my first few sales already mapped. But I just to check and make sure something didn’t crop up overnight. Normally it doesn’t. But some of my last minute changes have been the best! Then its time to get dressed and comb my hair…my summer yardsale clothes are normally a T-shirt of some kind cargo shorts and sandals. Before you leave make sure you have your gear (this is why the cargo pants are good). Pocket flashlight, pocket knife, wallet, pen, cell phone, directions, and car keys. Throw a few drinks (water with caffeine is good) into a small cooler, some snack food and grab another cup of coffee its time to hit the road!

You do all that just to arrive at your first estate sale and wait…probably for 30 or so minutes before they open and the mad rush happens. I hit 2 estate sales this morning and it was sorta slow. I had what I would consider an average day. Nothing great/outstanding. But there are some pretty solid finds in there. After the 2 estate sales I went around to garage sales the rest of the morning and called it quits around 12noon.

I didn’t see as many sales today as I expected. Normally I see a sign or 2 on ever major corner. But It was a bit off today. Not sure why…its hot out…but not that bad. I took some more pictures of the stuff when I was up at the sales today (blog only). So check it out…would you have bought anything I missed/skipped??? I should get a small video camera and record a few sales as a new blog feature……I can get some James Bond spy gadget and you can watch me wheel and deal for a few items LOL!

Here is the rundown on my finds

Picture #1

Western Electric speaker? $2 Its like a portable speaker…I cut the handle on top off in my picture…but it looked cool to me…its some kind of vintage portable speaker setup I think…
2 books $1 1952 high school yearbook and a blue book of sports
Old rawlings catchers glove $1 Who is the baseball glove expert around here???
Box full of tubes $5 I’m not sure if I should be excited about these are not. I know a few of them in the box sell good. But its such a pain to list…but for 5 I couldn’t stop myself…I have impulse control issues when it comes to a deal!

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Dessert rose 3 tier tidbit $5 It was odd…at the second estate sale that had a full set of dessert rose for 6. They wanted 200 for it. I know better then that. But I asked if they would piece it out. They thought the dinner plates should be 20 each…but the tidbit they wanted 5 for…odd people…
Dessert rose creamer sugar teapot and tray $10 All I wanted was the teapot…but they said it was a set for 10. So I took that…the regular dinner pieces they had high prices on…but the services pieces were cheap. And that was just fine by me. All the pieces are the old 30’s mark.
Fenton green thumbprint bowl and vase $3 Flea market Fenton…
Wright glass daisy and button footed bowl $2 This is made by Fenton for Wright…using a wright mold…so does it count as another piece of Fenton or not?
Moon and Stars amberina toothpick 10cents flea market junk…
Candlewick bowl 50cents I was happy to find this…I’m having really good luck with candlewick lately…

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Autoharp $1 Its very dirty and has a crack…so its reduced to flea market decoration junk…to bad…
2 small tonka trucks 50cents
handful of stamps $1
Box lot of oil paints $5 they were in such nice order when I found them…then I tossed the box in my truck and its a jumbled mess…
Western electric microphone $10 Before you say “You paid 10 for that???” I have a box full of probably 20 of them but I just didn’t feel like putting them all out for the picture. I got the box full for 10…and I’m not even sure what they are…they all have a push button on them…so maybe a push to talk phone?…or some odd microphone? Anyone got a guess? I hope they sell good…because if they do I’m set to make a fortune Worst case I figured $1ea at the flea and I still make money!

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set of vintage looking Krueger chairs $15 They looked interesting…and older…so we’ll see…

And that’s it…like I said…it was just sorta average…

I’m back!

I was up and out early again. First on tap was a 7am estate sale. I got there just as the people did (5:50) and they let me right in. It was very nice having the whole place to myself I was able to score a few nice things there. Including a handful of Fenton. I got out of there around 6:15 and was still by myself. I’m not sure where everyone went. But I won’t complain. From there it was around to garage sales for the rest of the day until I hit an unadvertised estate sale around 9:00 that was just opening and I was able to score some nice Toby mugs! After that it was around to garage sales all morning.

Weather was warm…but it wasn’t the I’m going to stroke out and die temps we normally get in early August! I’m trying to take more pictures of the sales I hit when I’m up at the tables so you can see some of what I do…But I still don’t have a lot of nerve when it comes to just snapping pictures right in front of the seller! Oh! I also took a picture of the garage when I was at the 9am sale…They said everything was for sale so I went to a corner to dig and a took a picture before I started! (blog only pictures). It will give you a peak into what I do

All in all not a bad day…not as good as last week…but how many days are???

Here is the rundown

picture #1

Metlox red Bread tray $1 Nice flea market item!
Mens doxy caddy $2 Nice…good shape…always a solid market for dog items! Its marked but I forget who made it…
Ol Lamp $1 It was old…has a cloth cord…Maybe I can get $10 out of it??
Belleek vase $1 Nice flea market item…I seem to be seeing a lot of the belleek lately…well more then normal at least.
Blue cut crystal Decanter and stems $5 I was very happy to grab this at the estate sale. Nice set…will be a strong seller!
Fostoria American candlesticks $1 nice set…won’t make you rich…but it goes away!
Carnival glass bowl 50cents flea market item…

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Western electric fan with brass blades $5 Got this from a girl scout sale and when I asked the price I got asked “You want that old thing? Will you give me $5″ I could have got a better deal I’m sure…but 5 is cheap enough…plus someone polished the blade…and I plugged it in and it works like a champ!
A holley Double Pumper carb $5 also…her boyfriend left it in her garage! I got the original box with it (not pictured) its a 750cfm marine one.

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Roland PA-80 mixing amp $5 It looked expensive to me. Anyone know anything about this type of thing????? Please???? I can’t find one on ebay…

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Fenton!! All from the same sale and I paid $10 for the set! I guess I won’t have to turn in my Fenton badge quite yet! The blue candy will be a quick and easy $45 at the flea…and the pink is an easy 20!

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Penetray color wheel in the box $1 To bad they didn’t have the tree to go with it! But I’ll take what I can get. I dug this out of the garage at the late estate sale!
Christmas sleigh $2 It looked cool to me!
5 Royal Doulton toby mugs $25 And that is 25 for the set not each 3 of them are the older A marks I was happy to grab that set and didn’t even counter with 20 for the set…

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cool vintage fishing net $5 Its huge…and I like it to bad they didn’t have the glass floats to go with!
Fort apache $1 flea market…