For Those Up North In The Cold.. A Few Not So Obvious? GS Finds...

[diggummup]

This is for those who can't get out to sales because of the weather/ time of year. There's nothing special here, just cheap items that I picked out of local garage sales and estate sales. Some of these items were found at high dollar estate sales put on by outrageously priced companies, but I got these for little or nothing because they don't know everything. Like I said there's no high dollar sellers here but when you can get it for a buck or two (or less), it's worth it. Sorry the pics are all single but it's my Ebay pics so...


Vintage Springbok puzzle, only sold for $15.50, but it cost me a dollar.


A set of 12 Apex wood darts, sold for $36.57, cost $3


Gameboy Advance SP w/10 Games, sold for $31.15, cost $5


Tiffany catalog 69-70, sold for $24.74, paid .50


Steiff catalog 1956, sold for $32.34, paid .50


Peter Max paper airplane book, sold for $32.68, paid $1 for two of them, only sold one so far.


Bottle of almost full Givenchy Pi after shave, sold for $31.02, paid $1


set of 7 vintage spark plugs, sold for $24.65 w/ BIN in less than 24 hours. I have had these for a while. Sold several for $5 each which is what I paid for the lot of 10 of them. They didn't sell too well as singles so I figured i'd put the lot up just to get rid of them.


a small lot of 3 vintage whistles picked up over the years for next to nothing by bundling at sales. Sold for $38.09. paid maybe $1-$4 for all three, not sure, wasn't much whatever it was.

Like I said, there's no major scores here but it all adds up. I'll gladly take something for $5 or less, and turn it around for a minimum 500% profit, anyday

[SEANO]

Thank for the post, helps out during the slow GS times.

[OldSowBreath]

Tiffany catelogue and Peter Max. Who'd a thunk it?

My problem with perfumes, here in Houston, is that we have an entire street dedicated to knock-offs. They periodically get raided. But I'm not sure I'd know which were real or which were fakes. I realize that sometimes the bottles alone (especially those made by Salvador Dali) are worth a lot of money.

[curbdiggercarl57]

That's why I love getting the little items at garage/estate sales.
Small, easy to ship, don't take up any room if you decide to keep.
And I love figuring out the profit margin, usually a higher percentage than larger stuff.
Nickels and dimes add up fast!
Carl

[jerseyben]

That's why I love getting the little items at garage/estate sales.
Small, easy to ship, don't take up any room if you decide to keep.
And I love figuring out the profit margin, usually a higher percentage than larger stuff.
Nickels and dimes add up fast!
Carl

Every time I buy a lamp or something that doesnt fit into even a large flat rate box, your statement runs through my head.

[creeper71]

I can't believe that peter max didn't make more money... I am not a expert on that kinda stuff but I know he is very popular... Mostly everything you Bought Digs I would have bought on a hunk it was worth a good bit of money...

[diggummup]

Tiffany catelogue and Peter Max. Who'd a thunk it?

My problem with perfumes, here in Houston, is that we have an entire street dedicated to knock-offs. They periodically get raided. But I'm not sure I'd know which were real or which were fakes. I realize that sometimes the bottles alone (especially those made by Salvador Dali) are worth a lot of money.

Lalique are the bottles to look out for, some worth thousands.

I can't believe that peter max didn't make more money... I am not a expert on that kinda stuff but I know he is very popular... Mostly everything you Bought Digs I would have bought on a hunk it was worth a good bit of money...

The Peter Max books sell for $10-$50 usually. There are others listed for highr but they aren't selling. I started mine at $9.99 which was the least amount they were selling for. It's a small 4"x7" paperback.

That's why I love getting the little items at garage/estate sales.
Small, easy to ship, don't take up any room if you decide to keep.
And I love figuring out the profit margin, usually a higher percentage than larger stuff.
Nickels and dimes add up fast!
Carl

Exactly! I love selling, but I hate shipping, more precisely packing large things in boxes to ship.
Time, materials = pain in the butt. Little stuff is fast, easy and cheap to ship.