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re: Another odd garage sale purchase from yesterday
Posted on 10/18/20 at 10:20 am to theantiquetiger
Posted on 10/18/20 at 10:20 am to theantiquetiger
They used to sell these at a novelty shop in Gatlinburg. I was kind of disappointed when they stopped but I always thought they were kind of ugly.
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Posted on 10/18/20 at 10:21 am to Odysseus32
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I have no idea how you are so knowledgeable about what has value and what is trash.
Years of studying and years of just seeing stuff for sale. The other day when I was helping an estate sale price stuff, I see a pair of shoes in the “donate” pile of old clothes. I grab them and show her these shoes are $100-$250 pair of shoes. They were Converse Chuck Taylor black label sz 16 (yes, sz 16!!!). They are only two pair on eBay, one sold for $100, other sold for $250.
They were going to throw away.
I also came across a box contain 6 boxes of Crayola crayons. I notice they were old. I look them up, they were worth $10-$20 a box. They were from the 60’s. She would have put $1 on the whole lot.
This post was edited on 10/18/20 at 10:23 am
Posted on 10/18/20 at 10:23 am to theantiquetiger
I’m pretty sure I made my parents buy me one of those hideous things when we were on vacation somewhere in the late 70s.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 10:24 am to YatInTheHat
Guess what I’m about to go do, hit three estate sales. 1/2 off today!!!
There’s alway hidden treasures out there
There’s alway hidden treasures out there
Posted on 10/18/20 at 10:27 am to theantiquetiger
I also enjoy these threads. Keep them coming.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:20 am to Swagga
In game follow up for the Sunday morning Shop
So far I’ve bought an all clad nonstick frying pan in pretty good condition and a whole box of those stupid travel souvenir spoons. I spent $14
So far I’ve bought an all clad nonstick frying pan in pretty good condition and a whole box of those stupid travel souvenir spoons. I spent $14
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:52 am to theantiquetiger
Friend,
I collect travel spoons and magnets, but I only buy them new in gift shops in cities and national parks we visit.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
I collect travel spoons and magnets, but I only buy them new in gift shops in cities and national parks we visit.
Yours,
TulaneLSU
Posted on 10/18/20 at 11:58 am to TulaneLSU
You may be getting some for Christmas
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:01 pm to theantiquetiger
Really digging these threads. 
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:02 pm to theantiquetiger
quote:I don't mind your threads, they're pretty neat, but this is pretty cringey.
use to show up a couple hours early just to be number one, especially if I worked the night before, I’d head over when I got off. This was back when I collected LSU and toys. I showed up at John Ferguson’s estate sale at midnight to guarantee me to be #1
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:31 pm to saint tiger225
That was the only time I’ve ever showed up really really early for an estate sale, but if you know who John Ferguson is, and you collected LSU, you would’ve done the same thing. I’m talking about one of a kind pieces, rare programs, books etc.
I know of people who showed up the day before at 7 PM and spent the night in the Driveway, to guaranteed to be number one. It was the athletic director of LSU in 58. It was his estate sale
I know of people who showed up the day before at 7 PM and spent the night in the Driveway, to guaranteed to be number one. It was the athletic director of LSU in 58. It was his estate sale
This post was edited on 10/18/20 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:41 pm to theantiquetiger
Can you start a blog and post this junk there?
Posted on 10/18/20 at 12:47 pm to theantiquetiger
This is cool how much do you pull in a month doing this? Are winter slower? Do you just do this for fun/side hustle?
Posted on 10/18/20 at 1:04 pm to theantiquetiger
This might me something you rather not share and that's cool.. Understand if so, but what is the most profit you ever made on a single item?
Posted on 10/18/20 at 1:06 pm to lsuwontonwrap
I don’t get the hate for these threads. Have you seen what the OT has become? These threads are not the issue.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 1:17 pm to OweO
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This might me something you rather not share and that's cool.. Understand if so, but what is the most profit you ever made on a single item?
Straight up profit, it would be the speakers I bought last year. I paid $375, sold for $1600. I bought a chess set for $350, sold for $1500+. In twenty years, that’s the only two times I’d have ever sold a single item over $1000. I have my painting I paid $125 for, it’s “valued” at $7500-$10,000. I’ve had two offers of $1000.
My greatest mass purchase was a ton of Mego toys. I paid $175, sold for nearly $7000. I’ve had quite a few purchases of entire collections for $100-$1000, that sold for $1000’s.
My purchase yesterday has potential to be my greatest purchase, that weird instrument I paid $20. I found one (actually the OT did), they are asking $1600.
Those Saints tickets maybe top 10 flip percentage wise. I paid $5, sold for $680.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 1:23 pm to theantiquetiger
The rest of my finds today:
MrsAntiqueTiger likes classic red & gold for her Christmas decorations, so these are for her, paid $15
$3 Vintage Tri Delta LSU bag
$1 copperhead air rifle pellets (TG&Y)
$1.50 1968 Shell’s President Coin Game
$37.50 brand new but open Chanel #5 powder
MrsAntiqueTiger likes classic red & gold for her Christmas decorations, so these are for her, paid $15
$3 Vintage Tri Delta LSU bag
$1 copperhead air rifle pellets (TG&Y)
$1.50 1968 Shell’s President Coin Game
$37.50 brand new but open Chanel #5 powder
Posted on 10/18/20 at 1:26 pm to themasterpater
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This is cool how much do you pull in a month doing this? Are winter slower? Do you just do this for fun/side hustle?
It’s all for fun, the money is lagniappe. It’s all about the hunt. I think there’s more garage sales in winter than summer in BR because of the heat.
I probably average $200-$300 a month
This post was edited on 10/18/20 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 10/18/20 at 1:27 pm to theantiquetiger
Was the chess set an old set that was in good condition? Was the board a table?
My grandpa used to have a chess set in which the board was a table. He got it soon after coming home from the war. When he past away 8 yrs ago one of his siblings mentioned it and wonder what he ever did with it.. Because he loved to play chest and they never found it.
More than likely he gave it to a friend since all of his grandkids were old enough to the point he rarely had the opportunity played with/teach us anymore. But thinking back, that would have been a cool set to have.
My grandpa used to have a chess set in which the board was a table. He got it soon after coming home from the war. When he past away 8 yrs ago one of his siblings mentioned it and wonder what he ever did with it.. Because he loved to play chest and they never found it.
More than likely he gave it to a friend since all of his grandkids were old enough to the point he rarely had the opportunity played with/teach us anymore. But thinking back, that would have been a cool set to have.
Posted on 10/18/20 at 1:32 pm to OweO
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Was the chess set an old set that was in good condition? Was the board a table?
Actually there was no board, just pieces. It was hand made by Anri. I’ve made a ton of money off Anri, maybe $10,000. I bought two Anri sets that day. The other set was $200, sold for $600
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