theantiquetiger

[quote]Antique- have you ever seen a lapel pin like this? [/quote] No, but I may know someone that maybe interested. She collects LSU pins Never mind, I see that you sold it. It may have been her that bought it...

[quote]Did you do this before ebay was around? [/quote] No, I’ve been doing this about twenty years. eBay is where I learned the value of things. If I bought something for a dollar that I thought was cool, get home and realize it wasn’t valuable, I would look at similar items on eBay, that were v...

[quote] No way in hell would I put skin cream from a garage sale or eBay not knowing how old it is or what weather conditions it was kept in on my skin.[/quote] Walt, it will keep your skin silky smooth...

[quote]Looking for some guidance. Will likely be selling off some a parent's stuff soon (it's in storage right now). A lot of furniture and some nice pieces. Any recs on people/businesses in the BR area to call to see if interested in buying outright, or possible consignment?[/quote] Your best be...

[quote]who made a fortune going to estate sales in Alabama and Mississippi and buying mostly vintage furniture[/quote] I know furniture, but it is more of a business, not a hobby. It takes a lot of work to turn stuff like that. There is great money in it, but it is a full time job. Stuff like ...

[quote]What do you use to estimate their resell value?[/quote] eBay (sold items) is the best price guide ever made. It is real time, and it shows exactly what an item sold for. For example: The Griswold found today, it has sold for anywhere between $180-$220. ...

Those salt miners had to have been shitting their pants...

[quote]Do you have an idea of the value when you buy these items?[/quote] Yes and no. I’ve been doing this for so long, I have a good idea of what to buy. I knew as soon as I saw the Griswold for $42, it was a great find. The Stanley plane, I’ve dealt with before (not this one), and I knew I cou...

Estate sale pick up today for $42 I did a quick restore on it. It wasn’t in too bad condition [img]https://i.imgur.com/Srcdfdt.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/g70xqwK.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/uoiLxVG.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/5hZ99g0.jpg[/img]...

[quote]So how do you go about establishing the value of these things[/quote] Sold same item on eBay. I was wrong about the Griswold. It’s about $200, not $300...

[quote]I find some of these threads interesting and see how you make money on a lot of this stuff, but those hats can't be worth your time. I don't think there worth shite and you have to deal with selling them too. [/quote] It’s the hunt, buying something that I don’t know the value of. If they’...

I spent $231 Vintage old Louisville shirt $5 [img]https://i.imgur.com/Wvs6lX0.jpg[/img] Red Blooded Hats $15 [img]https://i.imgur.com/D9aneIW.jpg[/img] Jewelry (the bangles are Sterling) $9 [img]https://i.imgur.com/ciyxmyB.jpg[/img] Sealed skin care (I did well with these before) $150...

[quote]08 Silverado with close to 200,000 miles, maybe closer to 190,000. Biggest cost outside of tires has been about $200 worth of brake work[/quote] Brakes and tires don’t count, those are items that wear out. That’s routine maintenance. In 13 years, I’ve only had the u-joints changed, new r...

[quote]Name checks out[/quote] Damn straight. At work, there’s kind of an unwritten honor of driving the oldest truck in the unit. When a old guy retired a few years ago, he had a 1960 pickup. When he retired, it made my truck the oldest. Another guy drives a 2006, and he is always asking me ...

It’s funny, people say Dodge’s are pieces of shit, but three of the four posts in this thread are older Dodges. ...

I see guys at work buying new trucks every couple years, have never not had a car note, and they laugh at me for driving a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi. It has 137K miles, less than $1500 in repairs (not including routine maintenance). The Ole Gray Mare just won’t die. I didn’t even buy her new, I got...

Just wondering what crazy arse excuse she will have now. ...

[quote]There is a great episode of Insomniac with Dave Attel where he did that with the jpso. Everything was better when Harry Lee was running things.[/quote] I was just looking for it, can’t find it. It was great. ...

Actually due to Covid, I’ve become closer with my neighbors than ever before. We’ve had parties (indoors and out), dinners, walks, etc. That basically was the only thing that was affected by Covid in my life. ...

Once again, the thread gets anchored?...