Thrift Store(ies) 11/28

After jinxing myself with this post, and the Thanksgiving holiday, things have been fairly quiet around here. The Black Friday/Cyber Monday thing was a non-event although I had a different sale each day.   We went to 2 Salvation Armies yesterday and did pretty well. Above, from left to right:

• Orange County Choppers baseball jersey
• Tori Richard shirt
• Harley-Davidson t shirt
• Polo Sport hoodie
• Robert Graham shirt
• Tommy Bahama shirt
• Reyn Spooner Warner Bros. shirt SOLD $30.00

 In the shoes and housewares department, we have:

• 2 pairs of Converse sneakers
• MBT Sand sneakers
• SAS loafers SOLD $51.00
• Pyrex 043 Butterfly Gold casserole dish

We also found 2 t shirts by The Mountain, and a Pearl Izumi bike jersey.  There were several heart breakers as usual, including a nice Ralph Lauren winter jacket which was stained horribly, and  no less that 8 Under Armour shirts that were all (of course) full price.

On the selling side, we picked up this old Boy Scout uniform a few weeks ago for $9.99 and it sold today for $49.99.  Well, it's time to stop writing and start listing!  Have a great one!

Happy Thanksgiving!

A Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving to all in the Blogosphere! Things have been on the quiet side here since my last post.  No thrifting, yard sailing, or flea marketeering.  Sales have been on the steady side, with the highlights being 2 vintage typewriter I had bought over the summer.

This one, an Underwood No. 5 from 1925-26 sold for $159.99. I had it at $199.99 OBO (I rejected 2 $100.00 offers) with free shipping, but it didn't sell, so I relisted with new photos at $159.99 + shipping.  It sold within a week. This baby weighed in at about 30 pounds, so I had to be very careful with packing and shipping. It arrived safely, but I have not gotten feedback yet.
If you ever find an old typewriter and want to find out when it was made, I highly recommend the Typewriter Serial Number Database.  All you need are two things: the brand of typewriter, and the serial number.

This is an Underwood Universal Portable from 1940-41(one of the first "portable" typewriters, although at 25 or so pounds, portable might not be the right word!). It went for $69.99. Anytime you can find an old typewriter in good condition for less than $10.00, pick it up. Due to the weight of these old timers, shipping is really the only drawback, but get a sturdy box and some styrofoam peanuts and you're good to go!
Good sales, all, but the flip of the week month goes to Autumn for this little gem:

She scored this Palm Z22 (as is, no cords or anything) for .25 cents. The seller was not sure it worked, but for the price why not.  She got it home, found a USB charging cable and lo and behold, it worked.  I listed it for $44.99 and it sold within a few hours! Yep, even these older PDAs go for some cash!
Well, I'm off to do some prepping for Thanksgiving dinner.  Have a great one!

A Great 24 Hours!

Whenever Ebay decides to change things (and as we all know, this happens quite frequently), I always try to change with them. Lately its been:

• Optimizing for mobile devices
• Fast and Free shipping
• More, larger pictures
• Less wordy descriptions

I  have implemented all these things, and I have to say,  I think it has helped. November has been great so far, I am on pace to sell about 100 items for the month. In the last day I have sold 8 items (5 over night!), not a lot to some, but a whole bunch to me! Several of these items I had just listed a day or two ago. 6 shirts, a pair of SAS shoes, and a rubber stamp.
The best part was that I had one buyer purchase 2 shirts. One was free shipping, one was not.  He paid $5.04 shipping for the one. They are both heavy Polo Ralph Lauren rugby type shirts and together they weighed 2 pounds 5 ounces. After considering my options, I used a Priority Regional A Box (I am in MA, he is in NY) and the total cost for both shirts was....$5.04!!  That made my morning even better!
On the down side, my luck with not loosing packages may have come to an end.  I had a buyer from Hungary tell me that she has not yet received a jacket I sent her almost a month ago. It is insured, so if worst comes to worst, we will both get our money back. I asked her to give it another week and she was okay with that. If it doesn't arrive, I will issue a refund and file a claim with ShipSaver.

Sales And Such

Autumn picked up this pair of UGG boots a few weeks ago. They were pretty gnarly looking, and there  was also a small purple ink spot on the back, but after some suede brushing and overall TLC, this UGGly duckling became a beautiful pretty decent looking swan. My history with UGG is limited, we had a pair of men's sandal/slipper looking things that were hideously UGGly and sat around for a few months but did eventually sell. 
So I finally got them listed yesterday for $59.99.  Within an hour there were 3 watchers, and they sold yesterday evening. Boy do I love a fast sale! Needless to say, my opinion of UGG boots has changed. When it comes to buying things, the one factor that I go buy is "will it sell". There are several surefire sellers that we will buy every time (Dansko being one) almost regardless of condition. Autumn likes to try new things, whereas I will sit up and take notice only when they sell.  Then they are on my buy radar. I must say that she does have very good instincts when it comes to buying new items.

I enjoy old typewriters. I picked this Underwood Portable up at a yard sale over the summer. I bought it to sell, but when I got it home and realized how heavy it was, and what a pain the whole shipping thing would be, I kinda put off listing it. For 3 months. However, last month I decided it was time.  I photographed it, and listed it for $99.99 Or Best Offer. Yesterday I got an offer for $69.99, which I accepted. I am waiting on the payment (the one thing I don't like about Best Offer). I still need to figure out the best way to sent this beast.

A Trip To Savers

Our 2 local Savers had their Veterans Day Sale today which means 50% off clothing and shoes. I really like Savers, but they are on the high end when it comes to pricing, so we really only shop there during the 50% off sales. They both opened at 9:00, and we were at the first one at 8:55!  It was packed about 15 minutes after opening! Autumn tackled the shoe department and I went to clothing. We spent about 1 1/2 hours at store #1 and found 3 Tommy Bahama silk shirts, a Columbia PFG shirt, a Polo Golf jacket, 3 pairs of Danskos, 2 SAS, Merrell maryjanes, and a pair of Cole Haans.  A great trip, and a great way to start the day! 
On to Savers #2. We arrive at about 11:00. This store has a better clothing selection in my opinion.  Again, Autumn hits the shoes, and I go to clothes.  Highlights include: Ralph Lauren Purple Label polo shirt with tag from Neiman Marcus for $245.00!! (I paid $15.00), a Robert Graham R&G shirt, a Nat Nast silk shirt, 2 pairs of Clarks, and a nice Chaps polo shirt.  I also found a Pyrex Old Orchard bowl, which I will probably keep.
Heartbreaker of the day: Autumn found 5 pairs of SAS shoes but every single one had bad soles, some worn smooth!  I also found several nice Nike sneakers that had the same problem.  Oh well.
I got a message from Ebay this morning saying that from November 12-14, fixed price listings are free. Needless to say, tomorrow and Wednesday I am going to be busy!

Tag Sale Treasure Hunt 11/10

Very few yard sales again today as the season winds down. There was a parking lot sale at a local school this morning, which was quite good.  There were about 40 vendors there. I found the Pyrex Butterfly Gold covered casserole for $5.00, and the 2 Revere Ware saucepans for $1.00 each.  Autumn got the Clairol Kindness curlers for $1.00.
We hit the remaining yard sales next.  At one I got 11 Corelle Spring Blossom Green coffee cups for free (1 is pictured above), and a Tapout shirt for $1.00.  We also picked up an Under Armour vest and a pair of Clarks shoes at another sale for $3.00.
We stopped by the Goodwill next.  I had filled up a card (every $5.00 you spend, you get a stamp on your card, get 20 stamps, you get $5.00 off your next purchase). I have been having very good luck at this Goodwill lately, and today was no exception. I scored 3 Polo Ralph Lauren shirts; 1 was a Big Pony, another was a Dual Match. Also a nice Cooke Street Hawaiian shirt, and a North Face western style shirt. Bottom line: 5 great shirts for $13.00.
The flea market is now closed, so I will spend tomorrow listing.  Autumn is cleaning up a bunch of shoes, so I will get those listed as well.

Thrift Store(ies) 11/7

We go to our local thrift stores on Wednesday because it's Family Day, and most items are 50% off.  Yesterday was no exception.  We went to 1 Salvation Army and 1 Goodwill and found these gems (top left-right):

• Polo Ralph Lauren Clayton shirt
• Harley-Davidson Sturgis 1996 t shirt
• Lacoste polo shirt
• Reyn Spooner Silk Red Sox shirt - SOLD! $30.00
• Polo Ralph Lauren Terrier polo shirt (I have never seen one before)
• Ralph Lauren sweater
• Vintage Polo Ralph Lauren long sleeve shirt
• Tori Richard Hawaiian shirt
• Harley-Davidson dealer t shirt

Bottom:

• Silver jeans
• Diesel Cochise jeans - SOLD! $31.99
• 7 For All Mankind A pocket jeans - SOLD! $35.99
• Bloomies Eiffel Tower coffee cup
• Lavazza coffee cup - SOLD! $10.00
• 2 cross stitch kits

All in all, a very good day! It started snowing while we were in the second thrift store we went to, but there was no accumulation.  Cold as heck, though!  We did very well at the Goodwill, 3 of the items I got were 50% off, and 1 was $1.00!  We got home to find out that I had made 2 sales on Ebay for a total of 4 yesterday.  I had 20+ items end yesterday, so coupled with the new items, I have a lot of listing to do today!  Well, I better get going!