Recent Sales

[famous turtle treasures]

I have not been doing much posting lately so here are a couple of sales.


http://cgi.ebay.com/VTG-LUXO-DESK-DR...item1e6403cb13
Paid $3.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/RETRO-FUNKY-DRIP...item20b9f38497
Paid $5.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/MID-CENTURY-CHIC...item1e63a46084
Paid $9.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/MODERN-INDUSTRIA...item20b9f37755

Paid $9.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/MID-CENTURY-MODE...item1e640c0562

paid $4.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/DANISH-MODERN-ST...item20b906b166

Paid $2.00

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-MID-CENTURY-...item20b80818d1
Paid $5.00

Completed listing

http://completed.shop.ebay.com/famou...&_rdc=1&_rdc=2

[Charmin]

You've been doing really well ! I need to research those drafting/work bench lights more--we come across them all the time and I didn't realize they were worth so much. Thanks for showing your recent sales!!

[famous turtle treasures]

Yeah I see them all the time too, but I don't see them with the table clamps very often.

With lamps in general keep your eyes out for the more colorful ones such as blue, red, yellow, or teal.

Also from what I have found, those drip glaze pottery lamps go for some good cash as you can see.

I am going to keep my eye out for a table clamp to use for photos, but sell them without the clamp and see how that goes.

[GibH]

I saw a drafting lamp this past weekend and thought I'd scored. Turned it over ...."made in China".

[diggummup]

You've been doing pretty good on those lamps/lights. Your the reason I bought this one last weekend-



It's solid and has a heavy base. What do you think? Vintage Steampunk Mechanical desk lamp? or what?

[famous turtle treasures]

Yeah made in China crap lol. My eyes get fooled every once in awhile when I see something but as soon as I picking it up and feel the weight I know its made in China.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_1402wt_907

I used RETRO MOD YELLOW PIXAR ADJUSTABLE WRITERS DESK LAMP for the link above.

I only use colors in a title if they are more unusual colors and I used PIXAR because it looks very similar to the lamp at the beginning of Pixar movies. I used RETRO mod because its a retro yellow.

Other keywords I have used in the past are READING WRITING MECHANICAL DRAFTING. It would be a stretch but you could also use swing arm since it does swivel at the base.

Oh yeah forgot to throw VTG in there too ( ebay treats VTG as the same as writing VINTAGE and it only uses 3 characters, just in case anyone didn't know. )

[SEANO]

I was wondering where you've been hiding? Thanks for the update on some sales.
I delisted all my video games and will hold off until the winter, everyone seems to be doing other things.
Gotta love all you key listing words!

[famous turtle treasures]

I was wondering where you've been hiding? Thanks for the update on some sales.
I delisted all my video games and will hold off until the winter, everyone seems to be doing other things.
Gotta love all you key listing words!

Yeah I have been doing more reading than writing lately.

I made out like a bandit on a video game lot last weekend so I have been delisting my single video games and I am building lots, and listing them as we speak. And I just got an offer of $70 on a video game lot I just listed 5 minutes ago. Going to have to counter offer.

I can't wait until the holiday season. Last year was insane.

[diggummup]

Yeah made in China crap lol. My eyes get fooled every once in awhile when I see something but as soon as I picking it up and feel the weight I know its made in China.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_1402wt_907

I used RETRO MOD YELLOW PIXAR ADJUSTABLE WRITERS DESK LAMP for the link above.

I only use colors in a title if they are more unusual colors and I used PIXAR because it looks very similar to the lamp at the beginning of Pixar movies. I used RETRO mod because its a retro yellow.

Other keywords I have used in the past are READING WRITING MECHANICAL DRAFTING. It would be a stretch but you could also use swing arm since it does swivel at the base.

Oh yeah forgot to throw VTG in there too ( ebay treats VTG as the same as writing VINTAGE and it only uses 3 characters, just in case anyone didn't know. )

Okay, then I guess $3 was okay to spend on it. It is an older one because the plug is non polarized. I'll have to go over it with a loupe, see if I can find some marks anywhere. I've got terrible eyes.

[jerseyben]

Seems for me I have been finding a lot of stuff that is "Made in India" lately (and not particularly old).

[SEANO]

Seems for me I have been finding a lot of stuff that is "Made in India" lately (and not particularly old).

YES!! Lots of brass "India" items that go into my scrap pile!

[famous turtle treasures]

http://cgi.ebay.com/HOLLYWOOD-REGENC...item20b7803545

Paid $0.50

These are made in india.

Not a huge sale, but I have sold about 10 of these varying in different sizes and price ($5-$40 ea)

Its the summer so I am letting stuff go a bit cheaper.

[famous turtle treasures]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=130533754340

Listed yesterday, sold today

Paid $2.00

[famous turtle treasures]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_1597wt_907

I just sold that video game lot I listed yesterday.

With this listing I was testing a new selling method I came up with which I am calling the "hook" method.

Can anyone tell me which of those games are the hooks?

[Love It Twice 2009]

Conker's bad fur day those are selling between $40-$60 alone....

[famous turtle treasures]

Correct! Starcraft 64 is the other one. In other news....

Just got some very lovely news about owing $8000.00 more that we thought on our medical bills, so with that here are some recent sales!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hollywood-Regenc...#ht_1479wt_907
Paid $6.00

Hollywood Regency Faux bamboo still going strong.

http://cgi.ebay.com/MID-CENTURY-CHIC...#ht_1693wt_928

Paid $9.00 - I passed this thing up multiple times until I finally bought it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VTG-PENDLETON-RO...9#ht_998wt_938

Paid $9.00 - It's always cold some where.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VTG-36S-CROMBIE-...#ht_1479wt_907

Paid $12.00 - It's always cold some where.

http://cgi.ebay.com/OAKLEY-SNOWBOARD...#ht_1479wt_907

Paid FREEBIE - It's always co..... ok you get the point

http://cgi.ebay.com/vtg-stetson-don-...#ht_1479wt_907

Paid $5.95 I research the 50s by watching madmen and having cocktails

[famous turtle treasures]

Signed 1980s C. Jere metal wall sculpture

http://cgi.ebay.com/RURAL-COUNTRY-C-...#ht_1721wt_925

Paid: $12.00

I got this one at a thrift store that I know for a fact looks items up on ebay. They either missed the signature or didn't know how to read in between the lines of completed listings data.