Okay, Heres The Rest Of My Finds... Wasnt Much Of A Gamble

[diggummup]

Okay, Here's The Rest Of My Finds... Wasn't Much Of A Gamble

I showed you last weeks finds yesterday. Here are this weeks finds, all from one house. An estate sale that had been listed all week with a phone number to buy before the sale on Saturday. I wasn't expecting much because of that. It was my last stop on on an otherwise dismal day of garage sales. I bought nothing until I got to this house. Here's the first pics-



The first set of pics shows 40 Las Vegas casino silver strikes. Each one is .6 oz. of .999 fine silver, for a total weight of 24 ounces of .999 pure. They sell for between $18 and $45 each depending on the casino/ design. Also shown is a black deck of Golden Nugget Casino cards (sealed)- Golden Nugget Casino black cards | eBay a deck of "What The Butler Saw" nude playing cards- Glamour Playing Cards from 1950s 60s What The Butler Saw EX Condition | eBay Various other poker chips over 100 in total most of them $1 metal. A patd 1916 cigar cutter pendant (needs cleaning/polishing).1916 cigar cutter| eBay
A 1960 Indianapolis 500 honored guest tie clip. Here's one that didn't sell- 500 Festival Honored Guest 1960 Tie Clasp Bar Clamp Indianapolis Look | eBay
a 13th Cavalry, "It Shall Be Done" pin- 13 it shall be done| eBay
A sterling USN Anchor pin - usn anchor cpo sterling pin | eBay
Several pieces of sterling jewelry, a Disston Saw button or screw (not worth much but cool nonetheless), several pieces of gold filled stuff including 2 Little's Cross and Crown Lutheran pins- lutheran cross pin | eBay
a pair of Laurel Burch enamel Parrot earrings- laurel burch parrot earrings | eBay
a lucite dice shaker (mine have wooden dice)- 1950's Vintage Gambling Lucite Dice Shaker Great Art Deco Style | eBay
a Gucci keychain (haven't found a match yet) a box of assorted pins and foreign coins etc.


Here's the next set of photos from the same sale-



Shown above is an AT-6 Texan Balsa wood model (sealed)- at-6 texan rubber | eBay

A battery operated Cheerful Dauchshund japan tin toy rough box, mint toy- RARE Mint in Box Dachshund Dog Battery Operated Japan Never Used Vintage Old | eBay

A Panasonic R-70 am-fm ball radio (obvious smoker house, hopefully it will clean up), works though- panasonic r-70 radio| eBay

A Jens Quistgaard Dansk candle holder w/box- RETRO DANISH DANSK SPIDER CAST IRON CANDLEHOLDER By Jens Quistgaard

a Quill brand ink pen- QUILL MATTE BLACK & GOLD TRIM BALLPOINT PEN NEW IN BOX

a Hroar Prydz Norway sterling and enamel tulip pin (needs the pin reattached but the piece is there)- HROAR PRYDZ STERLING SILVER & RED ENAMELED TULIP PIN/BROOCH

Also pictured is a few cheapy modern "collector" type knives, they were new so...

a Treasure Craft Pirate mug (must have for any detectorist or treasure hunter. lol

some more viewmaster reels and a not so old viewmaster.


On to the next set of pics from the same sale-




In this pic are 3 TMK3 Hummels (good condition but nicotine stained dirty)- value about $20-$40 each.

A Fiesta Turquoise ashtray- fiesta turquoise ashtray| eBay

A couple of signed Art Nouveau style wall decorations (need cigarette stains cleaned like I said, a smokers house), similar to the one on the right here- Gorgeous Antique Vtg Gilt Gold Ceramic Art Noveau Nude Nymph Wall Plaque Signed

A Norcrest Dragon bank- Vintage Fantasy Dragon Bank with Comical Expression by AnyOldTime

A fantasy (there are no real ones) Leavenworth Prison lock (I guess I should leave it out in the rain for a few months to get some age like these dummies)- leavenworth lock | eBay

a Victorian style silk purse made in India and a Franchi brand ruffle purse (the wifes picks not mine)



Still going, more pics-




A working Anscovision Memory Master 2 8mm projector (lost the cord to my other projector) along with a box of yet to be determined films, a couple are postmarked from Nigeria WW2 era, and A charlie Chaplin one too.
a Fast Track pinball game (just for the heck of it)

A (new before I tested it) Black Flag propane powered mosquito fogger with 2 jugs of juice (not pictured)
A (new) Stinger electric Bug zapper
A 7" Digital TV LIGHTLY USED IN THE BOX
Last but not least, a (new but opened) Tom Tom XL340S GPS unit

To round out the finds in that house was a box on the front porch that said free. I dug through it and found a few parts for a cuckoo clock and a set of Las Vegas Harrah's Patriotic hologram tokens limited to 1000 sets original price was $75 in 2002, Hologram Tokens -scroll to "other holograms, 2nd one)

here's the pic-



Thanks for looking and feel free to comment.

 

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[Baltimore]

Now thats a haul! It'll take days to list though...

 

[diggummup]

Now thats a haul! It'll take days to list though...

That's my main problem. I need to hire someone to list all my stuff, give 'em a %, lol. It took 2 hours to make the above post.

 

[war-digs-it]

Hot smoke diggumup! That is how it's done!

I love those rough mornings when there is nothing but junk and that last g-sale makes up for an entire month.

What kind of situation was the owners in? Dead relative or just needed cash or needed a clue?

I hope you haven't stopped smiling for days. HH

 

[centfladigger]

I LOVE IT.......I love the plane, great score on the silver.....your score reminds me of my past 30 years of digging for artifacts, you never know what the next shave of the wall will produce

 

[jerseyben]

See thats my problem as well...

Those finds are amazing and I would have been happy to stumble upon even half of them at such a price.

However, the time and effort it will require to list them all to maximize your return is a lot. You almost need to take a week or 2 off of work to handle selling it all. That is why I have been buying with "flea market" resale in mind. If I can AT LEAST double if not triple my money at the flea market, then it is a buy for me.

Of course, I still save the highest valued items for ebay to list a few here and there in the colder months.

Again, incredible haul. Congrats!

 

[dieselram94]

See thats my problem as well...

Those finds are amazing and I would have been happy to stumble upon even half of them at such a price.

However, the time and effort it will require to list them all to maximize your return is a lot. You almost need to take a week or 2 off of work to handle selling it all. That is why I have been buying with "flea market" resale in mind. If I can AT LEAST double if not triple my money at the flea market, then it is a buy for me.

Of course, I still save the highest valued items for ebay to list a few here and there in the colder months.

Again, incredible haul. Congrats!

I like your formula Jersey! I tend to buy and flip most anything.

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[frankendime]

Nice haul! I'd love to stumble across a sale like that!

 

[clovis97]

Dig:

Those finds are amazing. We can do well around here, but I am thinking of moving to Florida.

I especially like the Fiesta ashtray. Would look good in my wife's collection.

I've found one single casino silver strike in my entire life...and you found a desk drawer full of them.

Being a WWII enthusiast, I love the T-6 trainer. Seems that the bottom fell out of that market. Balsa used to be as hot as fire.

Speaking of T-6 trainers, five of them followed a B-25 Mitchell as part of the flyover for the 2013 Indy 500. I am a huge fan of the Indy 500, and have been for almost all my life. Very cool find on the tie piece. I've never seen one of those before.

The Disston saw button screw can be dated here:

Disstonian Institute.com -- Online Reference of Disston Saws

 

[Lafitte Deux]

Great haul D!

About the Golden Nugget playing cards.
Is the background of the pack brown or black?
Makes a difference in price.

 

[diggummup]

Hot smoke diggumup! That is how it's done!

I love those rough mornings when there is nothing but junk and that last g-sale makes up for an entire month.

What kind of situation was the owners in? Dead relative or just needed cash or needed a clue?

I hope you haven't stopped smiling for days. HH

It was an estate sale. It had been listed for several days with a phone number for "pre-sales". The sale was being held by the next door neighbor. The guy passed away and he was a buyer/collecter almost hoarder type I guess. She said that some "estate sale specialist" already took 8 pick up truck loads out of the house already. Including large bank bags full of silver coinage and several bags of jewelry. Here's the kicker... He didn't pay for a single thing. The executor or personal representative of the estate was either too trusting/gullible or he knows the guy real good or something and trusts him (I don't think the latter though). I never laid eyes on him, he wasn't there. The lady (neighbor) said she had no say in it because she isn't the one in charge of the estate, she's just getting rid of the rest of the "junk" that they didn't take. She also told me he owns the coin shop in Hollywood Presidential circle. So he is the one that took everything and paid nothing (yet? who knows?). I know she was po'd about it and was threatening to turn him in to the FBI (lol) during my conversation with her about it. She said the guy didn't actually live at the house, he more or less used it for storage. Also said they filled 2- 30 yard roll offs with garbage and junk. I just know they threw away all kinds of good stuff, they had to. The silver strikes were in one of two Crown Royal bags, the other one had the one dollar brass and metal casino tokens as well as the regular chips. The silver jewelry type items came out of a box that was filled with mostly cuff links, and junk jewelry. Some of the other small things came from another box that was filled with little trinkets and stuff that I dug through and cherry picked out of. I spent about 2 hours digging through stuff and searching through boxes. Then I went back the next day (Sunday) and spent another hour there. Spent $75 on Sat and $50 Sun. No one there either day except the lady selling the stuff. I was complaining about what a lousy day it was just before we got there,then... BAM! lol.

See thats my problem as well...

Those finds are amazing and I would have been happy to stumble upon even half of them at such a price.

However, the time and effort it will require to list them all to maximize your return is a lot. You almost need to take a week or 2 off of work to handle selling it all. That is why I have been buying with "flea market" resale in mind. If I can AT LEAST double if not triple my money at the flea market, then it is a buy for me.

Of course, I still save the highest valued items for ebay to list a few here and there in the colder months.

Again, incredible haul. Congrats!

Thanks Ben. I'm sure some of it will go into the next garage sale I have and i'll eventually sell a lot of it on ebay. I'm keeping the bug zapper and the fogger (Florida mosquitoes are bad) as well as the 7" digital tv and the wife claimed the Tom Tom and the pinball machine. As for the silver, I guess i'm in it for the long haul since it is still dropping like dead flies. I'll sell the stuff that will get a premium but most of it is being hoarded.

Dig:

Those finds are amazing. We can do well around here, but I am thinking of moving to Florida.

I especially like the Fiesta ashtray. Would look good in my wife's collection.

I've found one single casino silver strike in my entire life...and you found a desk drawer full of them.

Being a WWII enthusiast, I love the T-6 trainer. Seems that the bottom fell out of that market. Balsa used to be as hot as fire.

Speaking of T-6 trainers, five of them followed a B-25 Mitchell as part of the flyover for the 2013 Indy 500. I am a huge fan of the Indy 500, and have been for almost all my life. Very cool find on the tie piece. I've never seen one of those before.

The Disston saw button screw can be dated here:

Disstonian Institute.com -- Online Reference of Disston Saws

Thanks for the link. The Disston medallion is from 1888-1896, 1" with the 6 pointed stars. PM me your addy and I will send/give you the Indy 500 tie clip if you want it. On the Fiesta ashtray, I found a small chip that has been repaired upon closer examination (bad lighting and bad eyes), good repair job but a repair nonetheless. It's sitting on the back porch. The wife smokes unfortunately.

 

[diggummup]

Great haul D!

About the Golden Nugget playing cards.
Is the background of the pack brown or black?
Makes a difference in price.

It's definitely black.

 

[diggummup]

Oh I almost forgot. I did buy a set of Pfaltzgraff dishes there too. It's about 30 pieces or so. Midnight Sun is the pattern.

 

[jamey]

pretty good haul,if thats a reel to reel the sell pretty good,thats alot of things to sort out.

 

[diggummup]

pretty good haul,if thats a reel to reel the sell pretty good,thats alot of things to sort out.

No, it's an 8mm projector for old films.

 

[Lafitte Deux]

It's definitely black.

I see. The reason I asked is that the brown ones seem to go higher than the black. Still a nice deck!

 

[clorox]

Amazing! Recognized those casino silver rounds immediately and my jaw dropped! AWESOME find on the Golden Nugget cards! Lots of casino decks go unsold, I doubt you'll have that problem! Also, I'm glad that someone else knows not to overlook keychains

 

[desertmoons]

Wow..nice and thanks for posting. Time to sell some stuff eh?

 

[diggummup]

Amazing! Recognized those casino silver rounds immediately and my jaw dropped! AWESOME find on the Golden Nugget cards! Lots of casino decks go unsold, I doubt you'll have that problem! Also, I'm glad that someone else knows not to overlook keychains

Thanks. Yeah, I always check out keychains, ever since I dug up a Tiffany one at the beach.

Wow..nice and thanks for posting. Time to sell some stuff eh?

Way past time!