CASH FOR TRASH WEDNESDAY 10/31/12 plus eBay End Of Month Sales

Cash for trash is a posting on some items I have sold this last week on the Internet. These items are not really trash but used items I have found,bought and sold.
Recently I bought a large group of vintage bras and girdles at an estate auction. Within the last few days I sold a beautiful vintage bra from the 1950s on eBay and it is on its way over seas. Another one is staying within the US. This is a Cotton Bra sold on eBay. And I was able to sell a second vintage men's suit. This one sold for $29.99. The first one sold for a buy it now price of $60.00.

Another great item these last week have been vintage cookbooks.  Here is a vintage White House Cookbook that sold for only $5.00 but came in a group of cookbooks so I know I did make some money.
Total sold on eBay in October is $744.59 gross. Are you selling on the Internet to supplement your family income and if so how is it going?

Thanks for stopping by for Cash for Trash Wednesday and Happy Halloween every one. Be safe.

ORPHAN PHOTO # 118 Men and Their Fish Vintage Snapshot

Here is a funny old snap shot, no date but probably around the 1940s or 1950s based on clothing they are wearing.

We have a total of 18 men standing on this dock holding their caught fish. One man is in the back of the boat. Some of these men are wearing ties how strange is that?
Sadly no names to location on the photo so can not get any help to who they are or why they are all standing on a dock.

I am sharing this on Sepia Saturday of UK take a peek at what others are sharing tonight.
Thanks for stopping by. Grace

ORPHAN PHOTO #117 Snapshot Family On The Rock

Todays Orphan photo is #117 and what a cute family they were. Posing on top of a rock is mom, dad and three girls. I love the vintage clothing they are wearing. Sadly we have no names or location on this vintage photo.

Thanks for stopping by to view one of my photos. Love vintage photos take a look at my eBay offerings to see what is for sale.
Grace

THRIFT SHARE MONDAY ~ For The Love Of Vintage Cook Books

I am still going through the boxes of vintage cookbooks I bought at last Mondays auction. Five more  cook books were listed Saturday night and I have 5 on my desk to work on tonight or tomorrow. There is probably 65 to 85 cook books total in this grouping to sell some where.

Here is one of the ones I have for auction right now on eBay.  1890s New Perfection Recipe CookBook and Directions Operating Perfection Oven. Over 100 years old, fun to see what and how the females cook at that time.

Thanks for stopping by for Thrift Share Monday Grace

Sepia Saturday 10/20/12 VINTAGE ORPHAN PHOTO # 116 WW1 SOLDIER RPPC

Todays Orphan photo is of young man in his uniform. This is a real photo post card from WWW1. He so young and cute and hair cut really short. From Camp Dodge Iowa photographer looks like Mpls Tribune Studio.

Sadly their is no name or writing on the back of photo. Today I am sharing this over at Sepia Saturday. Take a peek at what others are sharing by going here.
Thanks for stopping by. Grace

Orphan Photo # 115 Brothers In A Tin Type Picture

Here is my newest orphan photo. It is of two brothers in a tin type photo. Both are carrying small suit cases and the oldest has a pipe in his mouth.
Wonderful vintage picture. Sadly no idea who these two young men were.

Thanks for stopping by.. Grace

FRIDAY FINDS ~ BOXES OF COOKBOOKS BOUGHT 10/19/12

Friday Finds this week is 5 boxes of vintage antique cook books bought at an estate auction last Monday. In these boxes were piles of old cook books that I will be putting up for sale on eBay for auction. 
Today I will offer for auction the following
1930s Northwest House Wives Prize Winning Recipes

1890s Majestic Cookbook

1916 Jello American Most Famous Dessert Recipe

1925 Jello Ice Cream Powder Recipe book

1890s Universal Food Chopper Recipe Book

1913 Ball Preserving Cook book

1923 New Home Cook Book

1928 Library Ann's Cook Book

Take a look at my eBay auctions  this week and watch if they sell. Grab one of them if you find something interesting.,
I will continue listing these over the week end and until they are all up for sale. They will be offered in auctions and buy it now.

Have you found anything interesting to sell on the Internet recently ?  Grace

CASH FOR TRASH WEDNESDAY 10/11/12

Hubby and I love to hunt garage sales, thrift stores and auctions for treasures to resell on eBay, Etsy and the Antique Stores.

Some of our highlights this last week on eBay have been vintage foreign postcards. I bought these a few months ago and finally got to them. Boy am I happy I took the time to work on them for eBay.

The postcards were in vintage black scrap books that former owner displayed them in.

290 + VINTAGE early 1900s Postcards w/ album England, Switzerland Germany France sold last night for opening bid of $49.95 plus shipping.

360 + VINTAGE early 1900s Postcards with album France, Spain Black White Color sold for $122.00 a little over a week ago.

I bought these a few months ago at an estate auction and do not know exactly what I paid but I do know there is a great profit between these 2 post card albums. Plus I have 3 more  albums with post cards to list for sale in the near future.

Well thats it for now. Another day and another dollar to make. Thanks for stopping by. Grace

DO YOU NEED TO BUY NEW OR CAN YOU BUY AT A GARAGE SALE

I know several people who turn their nose up at buying something at a garage sale or even a thrift store.  I love to shop all of the above plus flea markets.  What I do not like is malls and big stores even more.
I can spend hours at a flea market and at the mall I am in and out as soon as a possible.
Just a few weeks ago we were visiting the twin cities to see family and friends. Of course part of the time is spent at garage sales.  We are always on the hunt to find items to sell on the Internet or Craig's List. I have to admit I do not use Craigs List enough.

Back to my hunting, we were towards the end of the day when I spotted a garage sale down an alley. One of the first item I spotted was a bread maker that looked almost new. Just the day before my girlfriend Al had made us home made pizza using the bread maker to make her dough. It was the best I had ever had and I could imagine making my own pizza at home.
We have made about 8 loaves of bread, no more store bought bread in this house but have not made the home made pizza as of yet.
Here is a picture of my bread maker and one of my loaves of bread. Well worth the $20.00 spent.
Do you have to buy new or do you buy used if possible?  Grace

Cookbooks Fun To Hunt For Garage Sales and Thrift Stores

One item I love to hunt for are cookbooks. Cookbooks that I can enjoy and resell on the Internet at eBay and Amazon.

This last weekend I found four cookbooks at sales.


Rachael Ray, White House cookbook , A vintage Betty Crocker and a Fanny Farmer Cookbook. They will be put up for sale this weekend on eBay. But until they sell I will enjoy looking and maybe trying out a recipe or two.



Thanks for stopping by to visit.

Sold on Amazon Railroad Books are popular and can be profitable

Recently hubby found, listed and just sold is this book on Western Pacific Locomotives and Cars by Patrick Doran which had been signed by author.
Sold tonight for $49.95, hubby bought it recently at a local auction.

Thumbs up for hubby and his find. Grace

Garage Sale Hunting and Teasures Found

Saturday morning and the sun is shining and the sky is blue. Hardly a cloud in the sky. Plan is to go to a few garage sales to see if any treasures can be found.  So many of the sales are clothes and not vintage clothes.  Tables and tables of kids clothes sale after sale.  Last stop is an older couple and they are clearing out some of their household items.  The only thing of real interest was a nice silver plated tea pot with sugar and creamer. The bottom is marked Buckingham, with makers marks and that it is of heavy silver plate.

Should be a great addition to my booth at the antique store and my purchase price was only $10.00.

Hope that your garage sale hunting or selling is going great. Grace

Vintage Bathing Beauties From The 1920's Orphan Photos # 113 # 114

I love vintage pictures and paper. Treasures from the past. Here are two snapshots that I recently sold on etsy. No idea who they were but they look like they are enjoying themselves. These snapshots are from the year 1921 and 1922. Watch for more in the next days that I will be sharing with you.

Antique Vintage Picture of Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln March 4 1861

Recently I bought this antique photo of the Inauguation of Abraham Lincoln March 4th 1861. It is from that time period of the late 1800's and is a Steel Plate engraving photo and is probably a memorial piece sold some time after Lincoln's death.

Though it does not add to the value I find it a great addition that the back has a stamp of the St. Marks Church in Duluth Minnesota and in the center says " In God We Trust ". St. Marks is has mainly a black congregation and has been an important part of Duluth for many years.

Thanks for stopping by to see another found treasure. This will be added to my antique shop case or sold on eBay.  Grace

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July everyone. I wish you a happy safe holiday. The pictures I am sharing are from one of hubby and my trips to New York city.

 Grace

Collecting Vintage Cookbooks

One of the first things I look for when going to estate sales, auctions and garage sales is cookbooks. Cook books to resell is fun and can be profitable.  Just this week I sold a copy of Betty Crocker's Pie shape cookbook on eBay for $19.49 plus shipping costs. It was a 5 ring binder published in 1972 and was in pretty good shape for its age.

Some other fun cook books to search for are old ones that are instructions for vintage kitchen appliances. Recently I found one for a Dormeyer Electric Mixer. I had it for sale on the Internet and sure enough a buyer came along and bought it for $15.00 plus shipping. She had just recently found the same mixer at a garage sale and was so happy to find the one I was offering for sale.  My little instruction book is now sitting near her vintage mixer.

Thanks for stopping by.. hope that you stop by again to see what I have found or sold on the Internet or at the antique store. Grace

Vintage CABINET ORPHAN PHOTO # 112 Cute Shy Smiling Baby Picture Texas

Vintage CABINET PHOTO Cute BABY Fancy Dress Shy Smile Child Picture Paper Ephemera Texas is the title of my newest orphan photo on etsy. I know she is from Texas but do not know who this darling child was.

Hope that you enjoy taking a look at another of my orphan photos.  Grace

Found Vintage Photos Orphan Pictures # 111 Found

I have to admit I always stop to look at photos and vintage postcards for sale. Some times I just have to bring home either a lone photo or a whole album of long forgotten photos. Makes me sad that family has parted with them.
Here is a middle age couple holding hands. You can tell they are still in love by their closeness of body and the hand holding. No names found on photo. This is up for sale on etsy at this time. Check out my other photos, post cards or what ever some time.

Thanks for stopping by.. Grace

Treasures Found Books, Vintage Items, Collectible 1960s

Another fun weekend. Most of it was spent watching one of my grandson's play in a hockey tournament. Yes they play hockey in June. Twelve years old will play hockey any time they get a chance.
Even though most of our time was spent in arenas or watching the kids play in the hotel pool we did find a little time to hunt for treasures.

Saturday morning 9 am sharp and we are in a church basement among tables of books. First place I hit is cookbooks and find a nice supply of vintage small cook books to resell on the Internet.

A couple of tables away there is a great supply of vintage pulp paperbacks. They can have the best cover art and can be collectible.

Then today Sunday afternoon after watching the grandson's team comes in 2nd place after a loss in overtime we went to a estate sale.  While others are looking at the over priced china or in the kitchen looking at items I see over priced even when they are half price today I head to the bedroom and them the basement.  Nothing of excitement in the bedroom so off to the basement. There I find on a shelf a vintage 1970's make up mirror, 1950's automatic travel iron and a vintage ladies shaver probably from the 1960's. 

Next to all this is some more vintage cookbooks or instructions to vintage kitchen products.

Cost for all of this on Sunday reduced price day is $6.00 while we found a total of 57 books at the church sale for $27.00. Money can be made searching basements.

I hope that your weekend was a fun and hopefully profitable as mine should be after all is listed and sold. Until later happy hunting. Grace

Dating Vintage Clothing ~ Mens Suits Are Todays Treasure

The weeks can pass by so fast. Between going to auctions twice a week and hunting garage sales 2 to 3 times a week we can be very busy. Probably will have mo garage sales today since it is rainy and very foggy.

Last Thursday we were at one of our local auction houses. It was getting late, we were getting antsy and ready to head home.  Up comes a rack of vintage clothing from a seller.  The first few items went for a few dollars. At the end the whole rack was offered minus the metal rack of course for $2.50. I bid and won thinking I can take to a local organization to give to those who are looking for clothing free.
Well on boxing it up hubby and I noticed the suits were in good condition and vintage 1970s probably. Well made and in good condition.
Time to now start researching men's styles and sort through those to resell and those to take to give away. I am off to the library and the used bookstores to see if I can find books on clothing styles.

Here is just one of my found suits. I think it is from the 1970's. Brand is Pendleton and has a western leisure style.

Other than a couple of stains it is in great condition. Hope that your treasure hunting is fun and profitable. Have a great day. Grace