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May 18, 2007, 11:23 AM
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*My 2nd and 3rd Best Ebay Sales*1915 Vanderbilt Grand Prix pendants
At work I’m know as “the Ebay guy” for the fantastic buy low, sell HIGH deals I stumble on. I was at a yard sale and saw these 2 – Vanderbilt Grand Prix pendants from the 1915 San Francisco Exposition. I was thinking how much on Ebay and how much will I pay $25- $50. When I asked about price, the lady said how about $2 each. I couldn’t get my money out fast enough. When I tell the story at work, I say my only regret is not trying to knock them down to 2 for $3 because I always try and haggle the price down. That gets a good laugh because the next question and answer is, oh, I ONLY got $588.00 for one and $760.00 for the other……….LOL
PS, Remind me to tell you about my Ed Borein etching. There's another rags to riches story.
HH, S_F 
CRH TOTAL? That’s just a number and mines UNLISTED.
Swing and dig folks, swing and dig, because according to the late, great Mel Fisher, TODAY COULD BE THE DAY
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May 30, 2007, 12:23 AM
#2
Re: 1915 Vanderbilt Grand Prix pendants
Isn't this fun? I have been a (junker) for years,
I once bought a Ice tong for $1.00, it was half
price day, a WW2 bayonet for .50 cents, a new
England sleigh for $25.00, he threw in a bucket of
rubber horse shoes, which I sold for $2.00 a set.
Bought a cap & ball rifle for $50.00, sold it for
$150.00, (electric bill was due).
Fossis.............
fossil hunter Indian Artifact collector MDer Antique collector
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Jun 06, 2008, 11:00 PM
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Re: 1915 Vanderbilt Grand Prix pendants
 Originally Posted by fossis
Isn't this fun? I have been a (junker) for years,
I once bought a Ice tong for $1.00, it was half
price day, a WW2 bayonet for .50 cents, a new
England sleigh for $25.00, he threw in a bucket of
rubber horse shoes, which I sold for $2.00 a set.
Bought a cap & ball rifle for $50.00, sold it for
$150.00, (electric bill was due).
Fossis.............
Sound like a good score.
HH, S_F 
CRH TOTAL? That’s just a number and mines UNLISTED.
Swing and dig folks, swing and dig, because according to the late, great Mel Fisher, TODAY COULD BE THE DAY
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Jun 06, 2008, 11:09 PM
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Re: *My 2nd and 3rd Best Ebay Sales*1915 Vanderbilt Grand Prix pendants
Awesome finds, SF! A big congrats!!
I like to pick up stuff at auction and eBay them as well, but I've never made a score like that!
We all know there's no such thing as a "hunted out" location. Let's stop using that phrase to describe a park out of which you just dug a pile of coins! Obviously that particular place wasn't "hunted out", right?
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Jun 11, 2008, 08:37 AM
#5
Re: *My 2nd and 3rd Best Ebay Sales*1915 Vanderbilt Grand Prix pendants
Good job! It's been a few years since I've had one of those sales. I'm ready now!
Hearts that are delicate and kind, and tongues that are neither-these make the finest company in the world.
*Logan Pearsall Smith*
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Jun 11, 2008, 11:01 AM
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Re: *My 2nd and 3rd Best Ebay Sales*1915 Vanderbilt Grand Prix pendants
Yeah I just sold an item on eBay for LESS than I paid and even with S&H I will come out on the losing end. 
I just don't have good luck with eBay. . .
"It isn't the age, it's the mileage" IJ
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Jun 16, 2008, 12:41 PM
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Re: *My 2nd and 3rd Best Ebay Sales*1915 Vanderbilt Grand Prix pendants
great job silver fox, that is a huge score
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Jun 16, 2008, 05:22 PM
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Re: *My 2nd and 3rd Best Ebay Sales*1915 Vanderbilt Grand Prix pendants
 Originally Posted by Goes4ever
great job silver fox, that is a huge score
Thanks, I could use a few more like that.
HH, S_F 
CRH TOTAL? That’s just a number and mines UNLISTED.
Swing and dig folks, swing and dig, because according to the late, great Mel Fisher, TODAY COULD BE THE DAY
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