Great Day of Estate Selling Again!!!

[theantiquetiger]

Here is the other Tonka I bought, the Sportsman:

1950's TONKA SPORTSMAN TRUCK BOAT TRAILER MOTOR NR MINT - (eBay item 260163092949 end time Sep-29-07 1800 PDT)

[toys2cool]

Here is the other Tonka I bought, the Sportsman:

1950's TONKA SPORTSMAN TRUCK BOAT TRAILER MOTOR NR MINT - (eBay item 260163092949 end time Sep-29-07 1800 PDT)

cool it already has a few bids ,good luck

[Bizarro Amy]

Tigger, you should start pitching show ideas to the people who produce Antiques Roadshow. They could just follow you around an estate sale with hidden cameras while you haggle, and I honestly think people would watch it. You might have to start disguising yourself so folks don't see you coming and start jacking up prices!

[theantiquetiger]

I have never and never will haggle. These finds from this one sale is one of the few times I made an offer. I guess my offer was more than she had in mind, because she didn't think twice when I offered the $350.

Most of my finds are already priced, and I just say "Thank You!!"

[toys2cool]

I have never and never will haggle. These finds from this one sale is one of the few times I made an offer. I guess my offer was more than she had in mind, because she didn't think twice when I offered the $350.

Most of my finds are already priced, and I just say "Thank You!!"

that's pretty cool of you,cause I don't think I would've offered half of that

[theantiquetiger]

I will do OK on this lot, $100 - $200 profit, but the best part is that I will get the fire truck for free, because I did decide to keep it. I basically paid about $11 an item on this lot.

I need to take another picture of the fire truck in bright day light. When I say it is mint, it is mint!! It is missing one headlight, but i have already bought a replacement on Ebay for $5. So it is mint with one repro headlight.

[Sowth]

I think the Tonkas alone will easily make you back your money, they look to be in great condition. Fun to watch!

Cheers,
Will

[theantiquetiger]

WOW, was I way wrong when I thought the Tonka fire truck was only $150 or so.

Mine:



Two on closed auctions, mine is better than either one of these:

Tonka #48, red 1957 Aerial Ladder Truck, EX- - (eBay item 320156223234 end time Sep-14-07 16:21:16 PDT)

Tonka 1957 Aerial Ladder Fire Truck NICE NR Original - (eBay item 130150864860 end time Sep-12-07 20:09:28 PDT)

[Adam West]

When I hit the church auction each year, the dealers show up in droves bidding the furniture, china, etc. things I steer clear from because I know nothing about them and really have no interest in them.

Then there is what I call the people who go after more modern collectibles....Longaberger baskets, Dept. 56, beanie babies, etc. I steer clear of this stuff too because I know there are people that know far more than I do.

I go after the stuff that I know has value and pick up on the cheap. Right now, I am sitting on about 10 Christmas Budweiser Steins from the 1980's....$7 for all 10 of them. After I won the lot, someone walked up to me and said one of them was worth $25-$30 easily but they were disinterested in it.

Also, the strange thing about the church auction is they auction off what I think is all the really good stuff last and by this time most of the dealers are gone and everyone is tired and poor. A few years ago, I picked up a brass powder horn that looks like it is early 1900's and has an Eagle Hallmark so I think it might be German or Austrian. I paid $1 for it because no one else wanted it.

[theantiquetiger]

Did alot better on the Tonka Truck than I thought:

1950's TONKA SPORTSMAN TRUCK BOAT TRAILER MOTOR NR MINT - (eBay item 260163092949 end time Sep-29-07 1800 PDT)

The Rocket Launcher got knocked down by Ebay because I was key word spamming with Tonka in the title, so I need to relist it.

I have also made over $300 from other stuff from the same sell. So, after I sell the Rocket Launcher for around $200, I will have grossed over $500 and got the Fire Truck for free!!!!

[Adam West]

Good going. We think alike with our funny money.

Church auction is this Friday...I am hoping there will be some good finds there.

It's a great place to find stuff because you have so many people from so many different backgrounds donating items. A lot of it is junk but there are some really generous people and you'd be surprised what some of the older parishoners will donate....some really good colletible stuff.