Vintage Electric Angel Tree Topper. I can't remember what I paid for this. Sold for 22.95 plus shipping. Christmas type sales are picking up. I also sold a lot of satin beaded ornaments this week and a set of Santa nesting dolls last week.
I had been picking up vintage tablecloths for a while and had amassed a pile that was just sitting and sitting as I didn't want to list them. Why? I was thinking it was going to be this huge job of measuring each one and meticulously going over them for stains and holes. I could see without much work that some had stains. Finally I did my research and ended up listing them as a lot of mixed sizes as is with some stains and holes. I still got 45 dollars plus shipping for 9 tablecloths. If they are pristine you can get around 10 a piece for them. People buy them both to use and to repurpose in crafts. I love their bright colors and patterns.
Finally yesterday I hit a church/school sale. I've got a method now where I go at the end of the day for the bag sale. At yesterday's I got some great items for 3 dollars a bag. This is my new favorite source that I'll be looking for each weekend. Indoors. Cheap. Huge variety of things. I just have to be careful to leave those items behind that I know are only going to net a few bucks. It's hard! and I fail sometimes. They had a whole table of religious items which I scooped up. I'm hoping there is something interesting in the bunch.
My primary source is thrift stores but church sales are closing in. I hope they last all winter. What is your favorite source? Estate sales, rummage, thrift stores or church sales? Or other?
Church sales are my favorite. Unfortunately, they don't happen very often around here. Yard sales are a close second, but now that colder weather is setting in, those will also be few and far between. The winter will be spent trying to find bargains at thrift stores.
ReplyDeleteI just started really paying attention to church sales. I'm hoping they don't peter out as the cold weather comes on but I'm afraid they will. I do a lot of thrift stores too.
DeleteYears ago my favorite source were Friday night auctions in upstate NY. Then I would head to the flea market on Sat/Sun. Now I love a good estate/downsizing sale. I don't go to the fancy dancy ones where someone was a collector of fine art. They usually start on Fridays in my area and I have to go to my day job. Sometimes there are still some things I like on the second day. Church sales are great because of the prices. Then yard sales and then thrift stores. I look on Craigslist a lot but have rarely sourced directly. I love the hunt - I could shop all day long - it's never enough. I keep saying this but I need to learn to love listing all day long too!
ReplyDeleteI love the hunt too. Mentally I could shop all day. Physically my feet would argue :)
ReplyDeleteI love church sales the best. But I've only hit a couple this year, been busy. I haven't done much of garage sales either. I've been doing mostly GW & SA.
ReplyDeleteLove those tablecloths!
I picked up two more tablecloths at the church sale. Christmas ones.
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