Sunday Flea Finds

 We did pretty well at the flea market this morning.

The last couple Sundays it as been rained out,

so it was super busy today.

 The quilt was packing in some guys pickup,

but he agreed to sell it to me for a big $2.

 I paid $40 for all the Christmas stuff,

but I usually do well with holiday items.

 Nice firkin for $15 which needs a little work.

 This was my husband's "find", we live near the old Frisco line.

Olive green mason jar, which always do well on ebay.

Bought for $4, sold for $26.

Last Weekend's Vintage Finds

I went to a farm house estate sale last weekend that was organized by a friend of mine.  I have personally done estate sales before, and I know what a daunting task it was.  This sale was HUGE, and encompassed the house and several outbuildings.

 I got three of these American Poultry Journal magazines from the 1920s.

I may frame them and hang them in my future chicken coop.
(Doesn't everyone decorate their chicken coop interior?)

UPDATE:  Two were used on a cabinet in my Ozarks bathroom.

The last one I framed and it graces a shelf in the Stonecrest Cottage guest house.

 Speaking of chickens -- I also bought two large egg baskets

(purchased for $10 each, sold for $24 each)

and a great scale for $5.

I already had the basket, but purchased the 

"grocery cart" and owl #1.

It is the perfect time of year to be selling owls.

Paid $5 for this owl, sold it for $15).

 Owl #2 inside a milk crate "cage".
Paid $1 for this owl, sold it for $15.

+ 6 more metal milk crates with gallon jars included,

for $5 a crate.  And paid $5 for the sled on the right, later sold for $36.

Giant ball of twine for $1....

and the cutest little birdhouse for $1 (keeper).

 Bird nests.... they are a weakness of mine.

 These had sat in cardboard box in the barn for years.

 I also bought a garden windmill,
but had to make some repairs on it.
You will have to check back in a couple of days to see it.

Last Weekend's Vintage Auction Finds

We are still having a garage sale drought in our area, so I was thrilled to attend two auctions last weekend.  I only stayed about 1.5 hours at each, but got some good, sellable junk.  The first three items came from a monthly "Tiny Town" auction.

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 The baby quilt has hand embroidered Mother Goose poems.

It was in good shape, and I thought it had some age.

It wasn't until I got home that I noticed the 1923 date on it.

So cute.

 Love this little blue wagon,

do you think the name of the wagon or the owner was Sherri?

 These last couple of items came from a Saturday morning auction.

I loved the frame on this painting even more than the painting.

An olive colored mason jar,

which I will be listing on ebay,

(Bought for $8, sold for $92 on ebay.)

And I picked up an old trunk at the same auction.

Stay tuned for a future post on it.

Selling Vintage Buttons & Mason Jars

 Still working through my auction finds of July 1.

I got several bags and tins of buttons, which I always sell in clear

mason jars.  Pint jars sell for $9. And this time I used button cards as price tags.

 My husband recently unearthed some old silverplate

flatware which I had stashed in the attic.

I sold jars of flatware for $6 each.

Old bottle caps in jar sold for $9.

 And anything else that I can cram in mason jars

gets sold that way too.  Easy for the buyer to look

at and they get a bonus jar.

I will sell these button cards separately.

Top one may be my all-time favorite --

how easy to make cute button cards like that one!

Monthly Tiny Town Auction Finds 5.26.2017

The last Friday evening of every month this tiny town has an auction.  Not to be confused with their weekly Saturday morning auctions (usually the last wrung of the junk ladder).  The monthly auction is junk a wrung or two above that.

So we went to the once-a-month auction last Friday night.  It was hot, so I gave my husband the list for the outdoor stuff (they ran two lines) and sat in the air conditioning being entertained by people paying way too much in the air conditioning.  So here is what we came home with:

Cream Separator & Wash Tub

Washtub was purchased for $20, sold for $55.

Blue Mason Jars

White Dishes.

Some ironstone.  Some old.  Some new.

Some to keep.  Some to sell.

Eastlake Drawer Pulls

1940s Oil Can
Purchased for $25, sold for $50.

Junky Little Auction

Last Saturday night I was bored enough to go to a junky little local auction.

That is even putting it nicely.

Here are some of the things that came home with me:

 I bought all three of these chairs for $8.

I used parts from all of them to assemble one good one.

 The 1967 "auto race" thermos will be going on ebay.

For the $2 investment, I will put the brass planter in my "outdoor store".

 I got the two cross-hatched coffee jars in the same box with

the misc hardware -- another $2 purchase.

The frame of this mirror is some type of weird molded plastic.

Everything looks better when painted white.

June Local On-Line Auction

I have had other posts concerning local on-line auctions I participate in.  The photos of the estate items are usually dark or blurry, and hard to really get a handle on what you are bidding on.  I've learned by now to really scrutinize the photos, and bid a percentage on faith.  I thought I would give you examples of what I've been dealing with:


Take a gander at this photo.  What here looks appealing?  Is there a chance that
jar on the left could be a cool old general store candy jar?  Maybe.

Yes!  This time the gamble paid off.

 

Or how about this?

Ok, cool book thing on the back, but what type of bike is it?

 

Sorry, my photo is not much better.

Turns out it is a Monark, in good condition.  Bingo.

 

The description just called this "two chalkboards".

Old?  New? Damaged? Sizes?

 

Here is the smaller one after my husband finished with it.

 

Again -- old or new?

What is under that top white thingie?

 

Perfectly old, and with a couple pieces of marble thrown in to boot.

 

This group was my best surprise.

The shutters were wood, not plastic.

The drawers had great glass knobs.

The cabinet doors on the left will make great signs.

It turned out there were FOUR of the cool windows,

all with cool textured glass which did not show at all in this photo.

Saturday's Vintage Finds 4.30.2016

I actually did major junking on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.  Two auctions and lots of garage sales thrown in there.  I'm trying to crawl out from under the pile of loot that was collected.  Here is a sampling, and I plan to take some photos of my loaded booth later.


The Friday night and Saturday auctions were: in the rain, in the cold, and coincided with a huge local flea market.  So there were very few dealers there, and I took advantage of not having the usual competition.  I was bidding almost quicker than my husband could take charge of the merchandise and run it back to the van.  But we must make hay while the sun shines -- or buy junk while standing in 6" of water. I got some exceptional deals.

The items that made the photo cut in this post

are all going on ebay with the exception of the blue jars.

This little flower frog birdie was made by Weller.

Bought for $5, sold for $78.

This little plaid book has some tales from Scotland.

Sold for $7.

This shot glass is from Los Angeles,

old enough that the phone numbers only had four digits.

Bought for $2, sold for $14.

I hardly ever get jewelry because of the high prices

it brings.  But I managed to get a whole box of assorted

pretties at this sale, and this beauty is sterling.

Also in in jewelry box.

Sold for $10.

Another cutie from the treasure box.

Sold for $7.

 

A nice micro-mosaic button hook.

Bought for $3, sold for $24.

 

Maybe my favorite from the bunch,

a 1928 Yellowstone Guide.

Full of cool b&w photos.

Amazingly pristine (even after all of the rain).

Bought for $9, sold for $102.