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I was up and a little earlier then normal. I was gone by 5:15…not that it really mattered. There was an estate sale I had a good feeling on…and I really wanted to make sure I was first. That and on Saturdays I have a hard time sleeping past 5. I was first…and it was inside and out. They opened about 6:30. And the prices were right…they just had nothing. Its not like someone had picked it either…I had to use a pocket knife on the old boxes…and a flashlight. But it (anything “good”) was frustratingly not there. Its one of those sales that everything looked right. Just the glass was clear…or glasbake. The tools were old…but s/k or plain USA. They had silver items but it was all plate. Everything dated right and was close. But not quite. It took me about 30/40 minutes there before I gave up…I spent a whole dollar. Not even I can win them all…

Then it was around to garage sales. I made a nice fenton score at my second sale of the day (the basket). Then some fishing tackle at the 3rd yard sale. So after that I was happy. I ended up adding a Fenton lamp to the mix…so I made it a nice day.

Here is the breakdown

Snap-on ratchet and Mac tubing wrench $1ea I’ll pay $1 for snap-on all day long.
Remington Crate $2 Interesting item…the lid screws down in 4 spots…the walls are 1″ thick. Its marked “Small Arms Primers Remington Arms Bridgeport Conn.” I can’t find one on ebay…
2 vintage aluminum pieces $1 I got these at the estate sale…
vintage holster $2 I think its for some sort of quick draw setup…
Old Desk $10 older piece…good patina…I sold the tables I got last month quick…so maybe tables are selling again? Yeah…I doubt it too…

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Tackle box $10 If you look close you will see a heddon no snag river runt…always popular…I think I’m going to sell it all…not my style.
4 vintage pennants $2 The other 2 will be in the next pic
penn jigmaster 500 box only free

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lot of Tiki mugs and stuff $10 I have no idea…I’ll ebay it…I don’t know what price to set so I can’t flea it
pink pyrex casserole $1 Flea

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a silver dictionary $1 Its marked 25 but when I asked the price she said $1
Wagner cast iron pan 50cents flea junk
jewelry $1 That’s for the religious stuff…I had to pay $1 for the silver .925 bracelet
south pacific record it came with the tick stuff. The best part of buying that tiki stuff was watching the seller and his boyfriend argue over what to charge…that right there was worth the $10…pure comedy gold

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VERY very very nice Fenton cranberry opalescent daisy and fern basket $20 Its the tall (12″?) basket. I considered making an offer…but I liked it to much…and didn’t want to upset the seller. So I got it before they could change their mind.
Fenton gone with the wind lamp $40 I did make an offer on this one…but no. I think the problem was it still had the original tag…its hard to offer 30 on something when the tag reads $340…apparently her mother in law gave it to her as a house warming gift and it didn’t match or something. Still when you see something you can get 4x your investment on…you buy it…even if you have to shell out 40 or more…

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I got more then I thought yesterday. I started to unpack my truck this afternoon and was wondering where all this stuff came from. I think the Pyrex had babies because I do not remember picking up that 3 piece set…I’ll put it all in a box and by the time it gets to the flea market maybe I’ll have a few more sets?! I thought I had a pretty slow day overall…but now looking at what I got I wouldn’t call it slow…although I didn’t set the world on fire either.

I was up and out early…went to an estate sale (where I got the clock) and not much else after that I scratched out a day at garage sales. I called it a day around 12 and came home for lunch…ran some errands…came back home to relax put on a DVD (The Shield Final act) and couldn’t stop watching…before I knew it the sun was setting and the series was over. I’m out of DVD’s now so here is the rundown on my finds…

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Morris Vintage? guitar $10 I don’t know a thing about it…but it looked nicer then the normal $10-20 ones I find…
yard fork $1 Never would have got this a few weeks ago. But last time at the flea my neighbor had one…and she actually sold the thing for $15. So when I saw it I figured if she can find a sucker…err buyer…maybe I can too!
compressor hose $3 The price was right…I already have a few…but well…now I have more…

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Pyrex 4pc set $2 Its brown…but still the price was right
Pyrex black casserole $1 Don’t see to much of the black…
yellow Pyrex bowl $? I remember getting this one at least…
3pc set of Pyrex I do not remember where this came from…not that I’ll complain. The Pyrex seems to sell good. Not $35-40 good that some of the other flea sellers seem to want to for it. But I can always get about $5 a bowl…more if its pink…

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horse clock $5 Not sure if it works…but these always seem to sell good!
Tiara sandwich basket $1 I HATE reproductions…but people buy it…and who am I to turn down $10 even if I think the buyer is insane…
hand painted footed candy $1 people always seem to love these…
sailfish wall plaque $? I don’t remember what I paid…think it was 50cents…its flea junk…
hocking ball juice pitcher $1 Nice pitcher…I had the tomato one not to long ago…I think this one has an orange on the side…although I’ve never seen an orange leave that looks like that myself…

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modern? lamp $1 It was only a dollar…so I got it…it has more dirt on it then one would think possible…
Italian nativity set $5 Its that…fantanini…or however you spell it…flea it…maybe ebay it…

cough cough

Sorry about last week. I was pretty sick and only made it out for a few minutes before I ran home. I only found a few items so unless noted everything is from yesterday.

Today I was selling at the antique flea. Not a bad show…a bit below avg. But when you remember last month is was good. I did have an odd one at the show. This is stuff you can’t make up! You probably remember the Zebra skull from a few weeks ago? Well I sold it today ($45). But the odd part was the buyer. I figured my key demo with a zebra skull was a male over the age of 40. Not a 10 year old girl. Seriously! She walked over with her father and stared at it. Asked the price…she looked at him and he said “I’m not buying you another one. How much do you have.” She had 45 on her exactly…and said it was “The best day ever” and how she had to go right home to “put it with the others.” I asked about if she collects zebras. And she said no and rattled of a bunch of animals names…turns out she collects animal skulls. A 10 year old girl that collects skulls…future wild animal vet or serial killer??? To put some perspective on it another little girl about an hour before that saw it took 3 steps back and said loudly “that’s creepy.”

Anyway here is the rundown

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pile of santas $5 I got these yesterday and I saw the one that was labeled rushton and remembered that name…so I took the chance…

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Mr Christmas light set $1 flea it?
cuckoo clock $1 I saw it that she told me to make an offer. I didn’t really think she would take it…but…
hand full of tools 25 cents each match a plomb and a nice snap-on adapter…I don’t have anything in that size…but if I ever do now I have the adapter…
2 brass props $5 Good price…nice props…this one should be a winner on ebay!!
fly line and reel $1 I like the fly line box…keep it…reel flea it
pentax camera $1 Not sure if it works flea it
holster $1 flea it

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Fenton vase $3 I probably could have offered less…but it was so nice I paid the listed price!!
nemadji wedding jug $2 flea it
haeger dutch girl $1 Older one foil label…
hazel atlas vase $? I got this last weekend…you can tell I was sick…no way it ever sells…
jadeite candlesticks $1 my gut tells me they are newer…but for $1…
milk glass grape covered candy $? last weekend…flea junk
yellow glass powder box 50cents flea junk…but it is old…

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little brown jug $? I got it last weekend…flea it
fire extinguisher $5 I go 3 years without and bam 2 in 2 months…
books 25 cents ea I got them to flea them out…although that little cookbook looks old and interesting…I need to look it up.