What Sells On eBay: Vintage slides of Vietnam, Amish bookcase, Bass Weejuns, Zenith speakers, Panasonic stereo
I love those slides, Steven! I would have bought that lot in a heartbeat if I’d seen it – glad I did not though. I need more stuff I’ll never sell like I need a hole in the head.
I found a box of a bunch of these NIB Dirt Devil HEPA vacuum filters at a yard sale for $4 for the whole box and they have sold like hotcakes at $12.95 each with free shipping (less than $4). Not very exciting but it’s the kind of thing that pops up at yard sales for cheap, sells quickly, and is easy to pack and ship and not something that gets returned.
I ran across a box of 15 vintage US Department of Navy mess hall china cups and saucers at an indoor flea market where dealers who’ve been there forever pile stuff to the ceiling. Desirable items can sit hidden for a long time. Even so, the dealers are not bashful about asking high prices but occasionally they just decide it’s time to let it go. I dug out this box and asked, and for $1 each I guess he was tired of them. I sold two of the bouillon cups at $20 each plus shipping to the same buyer.
Despite the resurgence of interest in cassette tapes, I’m still finding them at yard and estate sales for good prices. From a $5 box of about 150 mixed NIP, prerecorded, and recorded blank tapes, this 2-pack of Radio Shack Type IV Metal sold for $23 plus shipping.
This was a good real photo postcard, with a classic Florida Mediterranean Revival apartment building and a cool old car, taken in Vero Beach, FL. I paid $1 at an antique co-op and it sold for $17.50 plus shipping (buyer paid for First Class Mail Package).
I needed Google image search to identify this tiny vintage Mark Master Mason 50-year lapel pin after I got it home but at only $1 at the flea market I figured it was worth taking a chance on it. It also tested positive for 14K gold filled, though unmarked. It sold for $20 plus shipping.
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