Oye. A broken "toy", parts missing, no box, no nothing? That is not the fault of eBay, the buyer, shipping cost, or anything. I have discarded better than that, because, far better than that is always for sale.
Cumos, I was "in" on an auction for some collectible cars, with boxes, last fall. Prices crept up to close to retail. Then, THEN the buyers were intending on re-selling?
Collectibles, at local auctions, go high. Too many people who have been watching TV.
Cumos, I was "in" on an auction for some collectible cars, with boxes, last fall. Prices crept up to close to retail. Then, THEN the buyers were intending on re-selling?
Collectibles, at local auctions, go high. Too many people who have been watching TV.
That is the McSherry auction in Stonewall.
Oddly, watching antiques Roadshow Then and Now, collectibles are doing very poorly, especially after inflation. After inflation, many are down.
Oddly, watching antiques Roadshow Then and Now, collectibles are doing very poorly, especially after inflation. After inflation, many are down.
Absolutely. Then it becomes a matter of hitting your spot. That is why I need to get known around Dauphin. 90% of the time I will come up dry. Gotta be ready for that 10%.
Is was either you are Khaska(sp) that said the dealers work those auctions. Well, then they can have the collectibles, I will stay in my genre.
There is a lot of stuff that is just not worth buying. It isn't worth the effort of putting in the truck. Our OP found that out.
Unless I want to open a store front, which I do not, I am staying away from the antique collectible world. I still want to sell what happens with the oil lamps.
Is was either you are Khaska(sp) that said the dealers work those auctions. Well, then they can have the collectibles, I will stay in my genre.
There is a lot of stuff that is just not worth buying. It isn't worth the effort of putting in the truck. Our OP found that out.
Unless I want to open a store front, which I do not, I am staying away from the antique collectible world. I still want to sell what happens with the oil lamps.
Hum? Our OP seems to have based their conclusion on 4 FB in the last three years. I don't think that is enough of a sample pool.
"One has to know what not to do". So true. I spend a lot of my time saying: "I ain't doing that". I have a buddy that sells car parts as well. He doesn't sell my stuff and I don't sell his.
It is hysterical how we turn our noses up at each others inventory. He know what he knows and I know what I know. There is zero overlap.
He picked up a "lot" that did not interest me. He paid $70 hoping to realize $500. In there was a headlight he did not know was there. He sold the headlight for $275 and still has all the stuff worth $500 left.
I picked up a couple pieces of restaurant equipment that did not interest him. I paid $60 and made $375.
Suppose he or I had given up as quickly as our OP is?
"One has to know what not to do". So true. I spend a lot of my time saying: "I ain't doing that". I have a buddy that sells car parts as well. He doesn't sell my stuff and I don't sell his.
It is hysterical how we turn our noses up at each others inventory. He know what he knows and I know what I know. There is zero overlap.
He picked up a "lot" that did not interest me. He paid $70 hoping to realize $500. In there was a headlight he did not know was there. He sold the headlight for $275 and still has all the stuff worth $500 left.
I picked up a couple pieces of restaurant equipment that did not interest him. I paid $60 and made $375.
Suppose he or I had given up as quickly as our OP is?
