Recent Finds

[famous turtle treasures]

Here are some of the goodies I found yesterday, this is my first batch of photos.

Capiz and brass light fixture x 2 - Hollywood Regency

Laser Active pioneer sega genesis pac-s10 - paid $3.99 someone already offered me $60.00 on ebay, and its been on for 1 night.

Antique light fixture

Elgin starburst Hollywood Regency wall clock

 

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[Damon64]

Good finds.

 

[SEANO]

Famous, have you tried "Gimp" for resizing your pics, its easy to use.

Like to see the pics you posted, but they're gone.

 

[famous turtle treasures]

Yeah I use gimp quite a bit, I just didn't realize how big those pictures were. This should be better.

 

[SEANO]

Perfect Pics, thanks!

 

[olivia11dancer]

I really love that starburst atomic clock.

 

[famous turtle treasures]

So now that its the weekend, I moved everything out of the ebay room so I could start taking pictures. The 150 mile thrift store trip pulled some very nice finds. I am just going to start dropping pics in here.

The silverware is danish modern, so are the teak spoons.

Mid century modern electric clock

Vintage retro gooseneck desk lamp ( I must have found 5 or 6 different kinds )

Stainless steel flint knife set made in the usa

Vintage hollywood regency faux bamboo wine rack

PM candle holders made in italy with leaded crystal

8 Dorothy Thorpe lowball cocktail glasses

Only 13 more bags to go.....

 

[famous turtle treasures]

Just listed the dorothy thorpe monogram H glasses, and I already have an offer for $75.00. WOOOO

I paid .45 cents each muahahah

 

[SEANO]

Just listed the dorothy thorpe monogram H glasses, and I already have an offer for $75.00. WOOOO

I paid .45 cents each muahahah

AWESOME!!!!!

 

[olivia11dancer]

I love the hollywood regency faux bamboo wine rack. That should sell very well!

 

[famous turtle treasures]

More recent finds.

vintage SEALED in original wrapping - Golden wheat pattern tumblers by homer laughlin

2 Pendleton coats, one rockabiliy and not sure what the other one is but its awesome ( I think im going to keep it )

Farberware stainless steel skillet

Fireplace screen fan

Vintage harris tweed blazer

 

[famous turtle treasures]

got out of work early today, as I normally do on Fridays. I decided to go hit my normal thrift store loop, of course when I started to head towards my first thrift store I realized that my phone was dead as a doornail. Well when your on call for ied response, having your phone dead is a big no no. SOOOOO I decided to head home to look for my charger, and drop off a few packages at the post office. Once I found my charger and dropped of my package, I was off to my first thrift store.

Goodwill #1

1950s hollywood regency mad men goose neck cone desk lamp to go along
with another one I found on my previous 150 mile road trip.
( Now I have two of them to clean)

1950s industrial goose neck desk lamp, it says something about a writers lamp or
some thing like that on it.

A vintage woolrich hunting jacket which is NICE! Should be worth some money.

By the time I found these two items my hands were full. Call my superstitious, but I never grab a cart when I first walk into a thrift store. ( If I do that I won't find a darn thing)

I try to rifle through stuff with my hands full, but decide its safer for my lamps, and other customers, if I go find a cart.

I grab my cart, and shoot through the store without finding anything else. I pay for my finds, throw them in the car, and head to the next goodwill.

Goodwill #2

Vintage Duchin compote with a sterling silver base. Score!

Gorgeous syroco gold gilt filigree sunburst 8 day clock. I love syroco stuff so this made
me very happy.

I took a look around the rest of the store, and didn't find anything else worth reporting.

Jacob's thrift store - Nothing to report.

Value Village

Donkey Kong Country SNES video game
Kirby Super Star SNES - Which is actually worth some money
Krusty's Funhouse SNES
Super Nintendo, which turned out to be broken, but I can still sell it no problem.
Super Mario World, which ALSO turned out to be broken, but I can take it back
Weighted PEWTER candlestick, which I thought was weighted STERLING until I got
home. I will be taking this back too.

St. Vincent De Paul #1 - Big fat skunk

St. Vincent De Paul #2 - Bigger fat skunk... God hates me...

Goodwill #3 - Biggest skunk, time to go home...

Well before I started off for home, I stopped over at a local new and used store, and did some research. I found some stuff that I COULD have turned a profit on, but didn't have my reach backs so I didn't buy them. They had some really nice hollywood regency lamps there, only $30.00 for the pair. I am thinking I should have bought them. The only problem is that they were huge. UGH I may have to go back and pick them up.

Anyways I did pretty well today over all. I still have a TON of stuff to list this weekend.

 

[famous turtle treasures]

Another find of mine...

43 pc set of these... paid $2.99

http://cgi.ebay.com/Washington-Forg...ltDomain_0&hash=item3cb4cb8be0#ht_3400wt_1141

 

[SEANO]

Thanks famous for the update on your treasure hunt today. Had a pretty good hunt myself, gonna post a couple pics on your "Things that I hunt for at garage sales / thrift stores"

Pick-up a "Elgin" wall clock too. Love to know more about it. Seems pretty neat looking so I'll try and sell.

 

[famous turtle treasures]

Nice, I have sold every elgin clock I have ever found. Can't wait to see what you found on your hunt.

 

[famous turtle treasures]

I had an interesting find yesterday.

Ignatz flying pendulum clock reproduction from the 60s.

Has original packaging, extra ball, and instructions. The only thing missing is the lubricant.

I used my new andriod phone to look it up, and I saw that the broken ones were going for $80.00
( Which is what I paid for it )

Looks like they go for $200 - $300.

I'll post pictures and video of it tonight.

Oh yeah another story, I picked up a brooks brothers camel hair sports coat yesterday. While I was standing in line to check out, the guy behind me taps me on the shoulder, then proceeds to tell me how he was looking at that coat too, and how he liked the windowpane look.

Well I got home and typed in brooks brothers windowpane camel hair, and this is what I got.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BROOKS-BROTHERS...SA_MC_Blazers_Sport_Coats&hash=item4cf51e975b

 

[famous turtle treasures]

Pictures of the ignatz flying pendulum clock plus video.
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[famous turtle treasures]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130486589437#ht_1401wt_910

I picked this mid century teak wafter wood art up because I sold a similar set about 3 months ago for $59.99.

This one pictured cats. Having a cat myself, I actually saw my cat in the art, and noted that in my auction. I guess someone must have seen their cat in the picture too.

sold for $99.99 paid $3.99 per frame.