BOLO All Penguins

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Have you read this article? It's a really sweet commercial. I gather from the article that all things penguin are hotter now. Keep your eye out for anything penguin especially plush and/or list um if you've got em.  I have one lone penguin ornament to list but I'll be looking for more penguin paraphernalia when I'm out thrifting.

Bonanaza

Before today I'd had one sale on Bonanza since I started listing there a couple of months ago. Well today I had two sales and one offer which I accepted but hasn't been paid yet. To me this is an indication of holiday buying. If you have been thinking about trying Bonanza now is probably the best time to do so. Below are the things I sold or had offers on today. So if like me, you have a Bonanza account but just haven't been using it get your ebay or etsy stuff up there. Or if you've been thinking of opening a Bonanza account now is the time to try it. Do you use Bonanza? If so have your sales been increasing there? 

The Sorcerer's Apprentice Book

A lot of Gurley Christmas Candles

A Framed Print of a Lighthouse

Batman Stamps

I am a stamp geek. I don't have a formal collection and I usually use my stamps but I consider myself somewhat a stamp collector. I love stamps. Particularly I love commemorative stamps. I love the art work. I love the little stories they tell. The pieces of history depicted. I had to show you my latest. These are currently available at the USPS. I'm not really interested in older stamps that are valuable because of age unless they are also cool looking. As you can see I already used a stamp off of this sheet. These would be a great gift for a Batman lover.

I listed 13 items yesterday. That is a record for me. Yeah! I had four sales as well which is high for me.

My Best Sales This Week

Pendleton Shirt. I paid $4 for this shirt. I didn't notice when I bought it that it had paint all over it. I listed it anyway at a lower price and described the condition. It took quite a while to sell but finally sold this week for $24.99 with free shipping. 

These Levis cost .50 at an estate sale. They sold for $39.99 plus shipping. They were made in the USA which makes them worth more (I didn't know this but someone messaged me about them and clued me in). I had them priced at $14.99 before. Valuable lesson learned. 

Lastly. I sold this model kit before but the buyer didn't pay. Took a best offer of $50 this week and the buyer paid this time. I paid a dollar for this at a rummage sale. 

Sales have continued to be slow again this week. I have an auction ending today on this St Elizabeth statue that I featured in a previous post. I started it at $79.99 and have one bid so far and 4 watchers. I'm hoping it goes high. 

Lastly yesterday I went to a very unique estate sale. It was the contents of an art gallery. The owner of the gallery died two years ago and this sale was to sell everything in the gallery and settle his estate. There were hundreds of pieces of art, books, some furniture and a bunch of persian rugs. I went toward the end of the sale to get some better deals and not have to fight crowds. I purchased two rugs, a set of collages, a bunch of art books and catalogs and a framed vintage woven bag. All in all I spent $270. OMG! I've never spent that much in one shot. I'll post some pictures of my finds later. It was a fun experience. 

What happened in your store this week? Are you experiencing a holiday rush yet? 

Baby Ben Clocks by Westclox

I find these cute little Baby Ben clocks by Westclox fairly often. I think I've sold two and have two listed right now. I love their style. This morning I got a question through ebay messages asking if I knew the age of the clock. From it's appearance I thought it was 60s but I went searching the internet for some information to back me up before answering the potential buyer. I found this great site that I wanted to share with you in case you ever need to date Big Bens or Baby Bens. Interestingly my clock was made between 1979 and 2000. I didn't know they made them that recently. There are earlier models but this isn't one. I guess I should remove mid century modern from my title LOL. Previously one I sold was a mint green. It was really cute. The two I have now are off white. Hopefully the person interested in them will buy one or two..

My Cap Climbed a Mountain!

I love to read when sellers get a nice message from a buyer. I get them once in a while but none recently. So yesterday when a buyer left me feedback for a Chicago Cubs hat they bought from me I was happy. They bought the hat specifically to represent their home town when they climbed Mt McKinley  Whitney. I messaged them back and they sent me a photo. How cool is that? I blurred their face since I didn't get their permission to post their photo. Beautiful view. 

It's a rainy cloudy day today so I won't be listing much. I'm taking advantage of the weather to prep items and organize. 

Some More Cool Religious Finds

Last night I caught a little bit of the movie The Davinci Code on cable and it made me all tingly thinking about my recent interest in looking for religious items. What if I got caught up in something like the Davinci Code ;) Hey it could happen! 

Yes, I found a couple more neat religious items this week. The first I found at a thrift store. It's a vintage 7" carved wood sculpture of a saint. Very lightweight. Doesn't appear to be really special. After a bunch of research I am pretty sure it is a piece made by the company ANRI. ANRI is a very old company in Italy that makes carved wood pieces. I put it up at auction and already have a bid after just a few hours.

The second is a set of two vintage carved wood plaques of two figures praying. They are about 12" in height. The one has a feather in his hair which to me indicates American Indian but I don't really associate Christianity with American Indians? Or maybe praying with hands together isn't just Christian. Any thoughts? I haven't done much research on these yet but they are very cool looking. I found one similar pair on ebay. I haven't listed them yet.  

I had ZERO sales this weekend and haven't had a sale yet today on Monday either. Gulp. I thought things were looking up. It's given me lots of time to list though which I have been doing…religiously.