Maps!

[Baltimore]

Hey All,

Not too much activity for me this past weekend, I've discovered that I have too much stuff and not enough money, so I went on a listing frenzy instead. However, happened to bike past a stoop sale, and picked up a huge bag of print material from the 50's for $10. Its mostly Old Maps, Travel Brochures, vacation guides, hotel directories, postcards, etc, all from 1950-1965. Pretty cool stuff! I'm thinking about listing them at $4.99 a piece, free shipping (most of them will fit in a stamped envelope). They seem to regularly sell for $7-$10, But I figure I might try to incite a bidding war or three. Plus, even if I sold every one for $5, there's 60+ of them. I should Be able to make my money back. Here's some pictures, if you'd like any more let me know. Hope you all had good weekends!

 

[war-digs-it]

Hmm, not showing up for me?

 

[Baltimore]

I think I fixed them, can everyone see the images now?

 

[cheese]

Good buy, I bought a load of those a while back too and sold them in lots. I think I paid a quarter apiece for 50 to 75 of them.

 

[Beans]

Not from the East, what is a Stoop sale?

 

[diggummup]

Not from the East, what is a Stoop sale?

That's a sale you have on your front stoop. I would guess.

 

[Baltimore]

That's a sale you have on your front stoop. I would guess.

Yep, I live in Baltimore, which has primarily Rowhouses, which are thin houses all side by side. They don't have front yards, so the best you can do is have a Stoop sale. Or a sidewalk sale, I guess. It seemed weird calling it a yard sale without a yard to speak of. Anyways, I got some maps!

 

[GMD52]

Those road maps with Gas Co. logo's are bringing good money to auto-ephemera collectors, most interest is from 1960 and older. Nice find and deal.......HH

 

[Beans]

Yep, I live in Baltimore, which has primarily Rowhouses, which are thin houses all side by side. They don't have front yards, so the best you can do is have a Stoop sale. Or a sidewalk sale, I guess. It seemed weird calling it a yard sale without a yard to speak of. Anyways, I got some maps!

Now I know, thanks and good luck with the maps.

 

[war-digs-it]

Nice buy! I want to go "stoop sailing". Where I live they have chicken house sales as well as the normal garage and yard types.

 

[Baltimore]

Nice buy! I want to go "stoop sailing". Where I live they have chicken house sales as well as the normal garage and yard types.

It's a good time. Most of the time they happen because of a move, so there are usually good deals waiting to happen.

 

[jerseyben]

I enjoy certain ephemera but it is so tough to know what is valuable and what is just a piece of paper. Good luck and I am SURE you will make money on this one.