no, no,no..... you can't leave it like that... the whole contents?...give us more!
😆 Ok Ok here's some back story and an update.
We rented a booth at this mall and have a move-in date of Oct 1st. Since we didn't have a large lockable case, the "going out of business" booth caught my eye. This was the largest case in the booth and for $300 I was confident we could get our money back. Being the cautious shopper I am though, I took some pictures through the glass and had 3 items sold for $100 before we even paid for it. $324 with tax and $100 sold, we only had $224 left to cover.
Once we started going through it I found stuff that we're interested in like the arrowhead then a nice CW Enfield and a pristine torpedo bottle. One shelf was mostly fashion jewelry but we found a .925 bangle in it...subtract another $10 in silver off the case. There was some carved ivory pieces, some Netsukes that look like the were carved from teeth, lots of glass ware, mechanical toys and doll parts. Some other interesting pieces were monogrammed whiskey flasks, advertising memorabilia, political buttons, ephemera and some medicine bottles (the kind that we throw back when digging...because, you know, slicks don't do it for us).
Since I started this post I have sold an item on feebay and my profit was $23...only $191 left to go.
We will be removing the large white base and top to this case (they added these for old fluorescent light fixtures) and replacing it with natural wood and retrofitting it with LED lighting.
I have started re-pricing everything 80% lower that we're putting back in the case.
I've decided to keep the arrowhead.
My cousin is partners with me in the booth. She is the jewelry and glassware expert. Here's some pics of us emptying the case and a couple of pics of the mess while I was trying to research the small stuff.
