I purchased the puzzle below called Verticalville II about 3 years ago but it has sat on a shelf waiting for me to put it together before I would list it. The only way to be sure all the pieces are there is to put a puzzle together because the number on the box is rounded up or down from the actual number of pieces. So we finally put it together which turned out to be fun. It sold for a whopping $50 on Amazon. If you ever see puzzles by this artist pick them up. His name is Robert Martin. He does some really fun puzzles. Check him out on ebay.
Below is a Laurel Burch apron. I love Laurel Burch things and have found and sold a few. She is an artist who did a lot of cat jewelry and other items with her cat designs. I bought the apron at my new found weigh and pay and it sold for $20 plus shipping.
I had the Indiana Jones poster below listed on ebay for a couple of years and it wouldn't sell. Put it on Etsy for three times the price and it sold!
I purchased the tabletop pool game below for $5 at an estate sale this summer. I had it listed on ebay for a couple of months but was hoping it wouldn't sell. I decided if I couldn't get a great price for it I would take it to the Assisted Living where my parents live. My dad loves it and we have been shooting pool my last few visits. It's probably less than 3 feet long. I love the mini pool balls.
I love the vase below because it's very much like what was made in the ceramics painting class I used to attend almost 40 years ago. Paid less than a buck and it sold for $17 on Etsy. Isn't it cute?
The skis below were mine. I used them about 30 years ago. I purchased them used which was good because I never really made it beyond novice skier. I sold them for $50. They had been sitting in my garage for YEARS and I haven't skied in many moons. They weren't fun to pack.
Lastly the vintage pink swan shower curtain below was purchased at a Goodwill outlet where everything is half off. It was a buck or two. Sold it shortly after listing it for $40. It was never used. It would have been fun to keep and use but doesn't go with my bathroom tile color anyway so off to a good home it went.
I like Laurel Burch even though I'm a dog person. I've picked up a few things here and there too. I haven't listed any of it : )
ReplyDeleteI'm a dog person too :)
DeleteAnother dog person, but never above the chance to sell something, cats or not! :)
DeleteLove the tip on the puzzles, I see them all the time but have never pulled the trigger on them. I really need to start looking more into puzzles. I think that might be something I could get very interested in but I don't know if I have the patience to put them together to see if its all there, lol.
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way. This one sat for years and so I quit buying puzzles that weren't sealed. Now that I've put one together though I'm feeling like putting some more together so I've started looking at them again. Picked up another last week that I need to build. If it is complete it will be worth 30 to 40 dollars. I figure it's kind of like being paid to play…Don't know if I'll feel so nice about it if it turns up missing a piece :) If you have a place to set it up and leave it for a while it's easier. Than you can work on it a bit at a time.
DeleteI was just at a yard sale that had bins and bins of puzzles. I could tell some were cheap, but a few were nice. I should have taken a chance on them, but I didn't. As for the poster, it's funny how things that don't sell of ebay, sell on etsy and vice versa.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why people don't check both sites. Why didn't the person go over to ebay and buy one of the posters there for less? Sort of weird. Same with Amazon. I know people buy things on ebay and sell them on Amazon. Why do some people pay Amazon prices without checking ebay? I guess not everyone cares about price as much as I do.
DeleteNice sales! I think I've had that puzzle in my hand before at a thrift and then got too lazy (in my head) and put it back. lol. I like sealed puzzles. Just sold a sealed one on Amazon for $70---Ravensburger Celestial Map
ReplyDeleteAnd Laurel Burch stuff rocks! Her earrings are always a quick flip.
I get lazy in my head too :)
DeleteGreat sale on the Ravensburger. I've seen some of those are worth quite a bit.
We used to do puzzles as a family all the time. Haven't done that in a while. I love doing puzzles so I need to keep an eye out for them! Smart what you did with the poster. And I'm so glad you're dad's enjoying the pool set. How awesome!
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