re: Your best Goodwill finds.

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theantiquetiger

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I sincerely envy you

I didn't think it existed so I checked. someone is selling gramma's jewelry box.

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I find antiques and great buys from the marketplace, the only thing FB is good for.

I have had some great finds over the years. Best ever was a baggie of Star Wars Droids Animated Series figures. Paid 3 dollars, sold them for about 1200.

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Set of Callaway irons (2 thru Pw) for $1 each.

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Nice.

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Set of Callaway irons (2 thru Pw) for $1 each.

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At the garage sale where I bought the Estes model rockets, I also bought a 2-pw set of Ping Eye 2 for $100, sold with in 30 minutes of getting home for $250 buy it now on ebay.

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This is one of my best finds. It's a numbered print from Raoul Dufy. It's from his horse racing collection. I saw one on EBay awhile back and the guy was asking $750, but his wasn't numbered. He didn't know anything about it really, nor do I. I could only find that the original is in some museum. Paid $10. There is framing receipt taped on the back from the framing company. Somebody paid $60 to frame it back in the day.

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Did you know anything about the artist when you bought it? Nice find.

I don't look at the artwork too much nowadays. I was in Austin a couple years ago and there was an antique portrait of a woman there, that was an original oil painting on canvas that looked like it was 100+ years old. I couldn't find any info on my phone about the artist, so I didn't buy it. But it was beautiful. Looked like it belonged in a museum. Probably should have paid the $15 for it anyway.

Not goodwill but I found a Donald trump signature series tie ($90 new) for $2 at Savers. This was a year before he announced he was running for president.

I wonder how much I could fetch for it on eBay.

Never heard of him before. Not into art much, but I kind of liked it. It was numbered, and somebody paid decent money at that time to frame it, so I said what the hell. It could use a better frame, and I have grown to like it more than I ever thought I would.

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gramma's jewelry box.

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In that entire lot, there is probably2-3 pieces all those bidders are after. The seller mentions Miriam Haskell, which is very valuable, and I think the fish flask is also probably sterling silver.

I once did find two Miriam Haskell broach pins in Walden Estates. I didn't know who she was but the quality was amazing. I paid $1 each and sold them for $200 each. I am now a somewhat of a Miriam Haskell expert.

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Donald trump signature series tie

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I found one last week in Magnolia Woods. I paid $1. They are worth about $30

(actually my 14 yo daughter found it).

My daughter is hooked on garage sales as well. She found that tie last week as well a a Mexican Sterling sliver necklace for $5 ($50 - $100 value)

If you ask her, her greatest find was a few months ago. You know all these "Southern Marsh", "Southern Lady" etc tee shirts all the kids wear now? They are $40+ at the stores. She found 15 of them, pretty much brand new for $1 each ($500+ new). She kept all of those.