What's Been Selling

Well, I haven't been out yard sale-ing lately or even much shopping. I've been trying to be 'good' and list what I have. I need to get the stores stocked for the up-coming great selling season. (Please, please!!) I may pop out for a bit this Saturday but we'll see.

I thought I'd share what's been selling lately both on Etsy and Ebay. This is just the past few weeks.


New with tags Camelbak Hydration Pack
Yard Sale: $5
Sold: $27


Ekco Eterna Iced Tea Spoon in Canoe Muffin Pattern
Thrifted: 25 cents
Sold: $8
I love selling silverware. I think I'll be having some upcoming posts about this.


Vintage openwork filigree buttons.
Thrifted: I have no idea..these and the 1 at the header were part of a bigger lot that I can't remember how much cost. Let's say 5 cents for these 4 buttons.
Sold: All 4-$12.50 (on Etsy-my Pish Posh Notions store)


Vintage sealed 8mm Movie Film
Source: Friend's Mom's Estate
Sold: $35


Clothing has also picked up.
Vineyard Vines Dress Shirt
Thrifted: $3.79
Sold: $20.00

I can't find the pictures, but I also sold some vintage wallpaper that I got for $2. It sold for $39.99

So hopefully this gives you all some more ideas of things to look for while out and about doing your thang. And here's to Satuday!!

Come On, People!!!

Haven't the ever-present messages from the media sunk in yet, people?? Green is Good! Recycling is IN. Throwing away perfectly good furniture is OUT.

But noooo..Mr/Mrs Hoity-Toity in your big house. You're above all that. You can't be bothered to haul this pretty little desk and chair in your monstrous SUV to the local donation center. Nooo...you have to put it on your curb like any bit of garbage.

Well, all I can say is...

Thank you.

Shabby....Not Sure About Chic

Our apartment definitely has the first half down. Shabby. We've been working on the chic part...but I think it's a lost cause. Oh well. Our lease is up in 6 months.

Anyway, because the bathroom is kind of 'mine'...(I've made the boys share the other one. :)) ..it's as 'girly' as I've ever gotten in decorating. And I really haven't done much except buy a toile shower curtain and throw a few thrifted finds together. It's about all the bathroom deserves with its unrelenting neutralness and peeling cabinet doors. (who puts fiberboard doors that swell and peel when wet in a bathroom and kitchen? oh yeah. my apartment complex)

So here's the tableaux.


I just found the shelf at yard sale. $2. I'm so NOT tuned into the fake shabby, chippy look that it didn't even cause a blip on my radar the first time around the sale. Until I realized that it was EXACTLY what I was looking for. The glass knobs even match the hooks on my shower curtain that Hubby made me 'splurge' on. (Come on now, you know everyone has their own level of splurge)


Picture frames. Had these so long...can't even remember where they came from. Thrifted, I'm sure.

Old rusty crusty topped bottles. Yard sale. 75 cents each.


Soap tin. Scored at my big ol' supermarket thrift. See this post below. Not even sure what she charged me. $1 or less. The cat was less than impressed.


Bandage tin. I discovered this in a big bin of stuff some friends gave us to sell for them before we left the NW...guess I'll set a price and buy it from them!

Anywho...decided to go with black and white photos since the lighting in my bathroom is horrid and made the pics so yellow-y. Everything looks better in black and white. Even this apartment.

Speedy Sales

Just wanted to share a few of the things that have sold quickly for me lately. By quickly, I mean within 24 hours. Or 12 hours. Or in one case, 5 minutes.
I love a quick flip!!

This was the most recent.


Little Professor calculator/game.
Thrifted $1.50
Sold $35.00
Selling time: 12 hours



Hermes tie
Thrifted: $1.99
Sold: $75.00
Selling time: 5 minutes



Ralph Lauren RLX Hoodie
Thrifted: $3.79
Sold: $35.00
Selling time: 10 minutes

Does the quick selling time mean I could have gotten more for the item? Possibly. But my profit margin was good and sometimes for the sake of cash flow...you just need a quick sale.

Happy hunting!!