Saturday, June 28, 2014
New goodness at auction on eBay this week!
I listed some really great stuff to auction this week - check it out! :)
Friday, June 20, 2014
New goodness on Etsy - medical quackery illustrations!
I scored a really neat set of original illustrations, not prints, that appear to have been done for a book about quack medical practices - I wasn't able to find out the name of the book, or anything about the artist, Merle Ollum, but still, they are pretty damn awesome! Here's a few of my favorites, click on over to check out the rest!
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Antique Mall Booth Update - May 2014
To say that I am getting frustrated with the booth is probably a slight understatement. While I didn't lose money in May like I did in April, I didn't really make any money either. In fact, I had 0 sales during a weekend where the mall was packed with people, due to Delaware having it's annual Arts Festival right outside its front doors.
I talked to the mall manager, and his thoughts were this - most of the mall shoppers are looking for items that are older than the 60's and 70's, which is mostly what I sell. I do manage to sell some stuff because a small percentage of shoppers are into my kind of things, but for the most part I'm never going to reach the rest of the shoppers unless I start trying to carry older items.
It's a problem. The main reason I don't sell many older items is because they aren't what I love. I'm a mid-century girl through and through! So trying to shift to finding stuff from the 40's and earlier would be a challenge, and finding enough of it at prices I can afford would likely be an even bigger challenge. I know I see "antiques" at the sales a lot - and usually they have a hefty price tag attached to them. I've spent my vintage selling career in the buy low, sell high trenches - I try to put out as little as possible on the front end, in other words. Buying high, to hopefully sell a little higher, has never been my cup of tea.
So I'm still trying to figure out what to do. I do love having the booth, but if I can't make it work, there's just no point in having it...
Here's the breakdown for May:
Wire Plant Stand - $12.80
3 Glass Apothecary Jars - $30.00
Black Telephone Stand - $27.00
Tupperware Cake Carrier - $12.00
3 Vintage Cookbooks - $15.00
Total Sales: $96.80
- Rent - $72.00
- Commission - $7.19
Total Profit: $17.61 (not including cost of items and time spent working)
I talked to the mall manager, and his thoughts were this - most of the mall shoppers are looking for items that are older than the 60's and 70's, which is mostly what I sell. I do manage to sell some stuff because a small percentage of shoppers are into my kind of things, but for the most part I'm never going to reach the rest of the shoppers unless I start trying to carry older items.
So I'm still trying to figure out what to do. I do love having the booth, but if I can't make it work, there's just no point in having it...
Wire Plant Stand - $12.80
3 Glass Apothecary Jars - $30.00
Black Telephone Stand - $27.00
Tupperware Cake Carrier - $12.00
3 Vintage Cookbooks - $15.00
Total Sales: $96.80
- Rent - $72.00
- Commission - $7.19
Total Profit: $17.61 (not including cost of items and time spent working)
Saturday, June 7, 2014
New goodness on eBay this week!
I've got auctions and fixed price stuff to show off again this week, especially since I forgot to post last weekend (oops!). I don't have time to post everything, so I'll just pick my favorites - click on over if you want to check it all out!
Auctions:
Auctions:
(the lady I bought this from said they always called him Mortimer, which is kind of perfect!)
Fixed Price - with Best Offer!:
