Holy Grail Score! - Vintage Hilda Pin-Up Girl Calendar

I had a holy grail score this weekend - don't you just love those days? I was digging through a box of paper at an estate sale and saw a little peek of red hair... I pulled it out of the box, and almost fainted straight away - a vintage Hilda pin-up girl calendar! She is my absolute favorite, and I've been hoping to find one for YEARS. She is maybe the only curvy vintage pin-up, and all of the drawings have a great sense of fun, without making fun of her size. And of course they are a little sexy too! ;)

It is from 1963, and has 7 pages, each with a different Hilda scene. From what I could see from what has been listed online lately, they are a little hard to find complete like this - they were often taken apart.

As with any holy grail score I had to fight with myself about whether to keep it or to sell it... This time my practical side won out, and it is currently listed at auction on eBay.

If you haven't seen Hilda before, be sure to run on over to ToilGirls.com and check out not only some history and a gallery of Hilda art, but also an interview with Duane Bryers, her creator. Thank you Mr. Bryers for giving us Hilda - she rocks!!

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

I can't believe I almost forgot to do an auction promo post today - I have a bunch of great stuff up that is ending tomorrow! eBay's listing fee sales must be working well for them, they have been having one every couple of weeks for a while now, and this week it was FREE to list up to 150 auctions! Gotta love it. :)

Vintage Kromex Red Orange White Blue Canister Set

Vintage Large Turner Framed Flower Floral Print Set

Vintage Philco Brown Bakelite AM FM Tube Radio

Vintage Aluminum Juice Pitcher Cups Tumblers Set

Vintage Metal Globe Cigarette Holder Dispenser

Vintage Avacado Green Hamilton Beach Hand Mixer

Vintage McCoy Pottery Black Panther Planter

There is LOTS LOTS more - I wish I had time to show them all off here! Click on over to check out the rest :)

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

eBay had another penny auction listing fee sale this week! *happy dance* I managed to list almost 40 items that day - a combination of new things, things from last week that didn't sell, and a few things that I pulled out of my store. Everyone go and bid so that eBay sees how GREAT the penny listing fee works - and hopefully decides to make it permanent! :)

Vintage Cram's 12" Imperial World Globe Metal Base 1960s

Vintage White Metal Wall First Aid Box Cabinet

Vintage Silver Band Me You Ours Drink Shaker & Glasses Set

Vintage General Electric Toaster Oven Broiler NICE!

Vintage Syroco Gold Wall Plaque Set Urn Flowers Roses

8 Vintage Corelle Winter Holly Days Glasses Set MIB Box

There's LOTS more - click on over to check out the rest! :)

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

I waited with baited breath for an auction listing fee sale from eBay this week, but none ever came - sadness! I listed some things anyway of course... ;)

Vintage General Electric School Large 14" Round Wall Clock

Vintage United AM Radio w/ Task Lamp Light Works!

Vintage Syroco Wood Horse Bookends Set 1930s

Vintage Floral Sewing Box Basket Storage Retro Flowers

Vintage Rodale Industrial Cast Iron Metal Desk Task Lamp

Vintage Art Deco Telechron Plastic Electric Wall Clock

Vintage Ballantine Lord Of The Rings Tolkien Boxed Book Set

As always, there's more - click on over to check out the rest! :)

My interview about Etsy is up on eCom-Connections!

I was on the awesome podcast eCom-Connections yesterday talking about selling on Etsy - the audio recording is up now in case you weren't there to hear it live... It was fun, thanks for having me on Kat and Karen! :)

New goodness at auction on eBay - plus vintage purses!

No eBay listing fee sale this week :( but I did list several auctions, and I need to show off the vintage purses I listed straight into my store at fixed price with best offer... You guys do all realize that pretty much EVERYTHING in my eBay store has the best offer button on it, right? :)

AUCTIONS

Vintage Mid Century Modern Tensor Metal Desk Task Lamp

Vintage Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Plush Stuffed Doll Toy

Vintage Chrome Colony Glass Coffee Carafe Warmer Server

Vintage Syroco Gold Wall Mirror Shabby Ornate Floral

Vintage Westinghouse AM FM Tube Radio Works!

Vintage Princess Sewing Box Basket w/ Notions

Vintage Gray American Tourister Train Makeup Case Luggage

As always these are just some of my favorites - click on over to check out the rest! :)

PURSES

Vintage Lily-Bet Bird Beach Purse Handbag Bag Retro

Vintage Floral Raffia Barrel Wood Purse Handbag Retro

Vintage Aqua Turquoise Rhinestone Clutch Purse Handbag

Vintage Pink Raffia Purse Handbag Bag Retro Japan

Vintage Multi Colored Carpetbag Geometric Purse Handbag

Yep, you guessed it - this isn't all of them, click on over to check out the rest. And stay tuned, I have more purses to list, hopefully very soon! :)

New goodness up at auction on eBay this week!

eBay had ANOTHER penny auction listing fee sale - I couldn't believe it! The first one must have gone over pretty well for them if they decided to have another one so soon... Here's hoping it is something they decide to do every couple weeks, or better yet, make it a permanent fee change! A girl can dream, right?

Anyway we got some great stuff listed, including FOUR pieces of what I am pretty sure is Bitossi pottery I scored last weekend. :)

Vintage Bitossi Italian Pottery Vase Turquoise Blue Italy

Vintage Bitossi Italian Pottery Vase Blue Green Italy

Bitossi Italian Pottery Turquoise Blue Italy Ashtray

Bitossi Italian Pottery Blue Green Italy Cigar Ashtray

Vintage Couroc 3 Chefs Cheese Serving Tray Cheeseboard

Fire-King 8 Oz. Individual Bakers Lid Set 402 Label Rack

Vintage Plastic Headboard Bed Reading Lamp Light Works!

Vintage Wood Kokeshi Girl Doll Wooden Made In Japan

Vintage Clear Glass Round Pedestal Cake Plate Dome Lid

4 Vintage Bicentennial Libbey Flag Glasses Set 1976

There's more - click on over to check out the rest! :)