Saturday, June 12, 2010

Pottery Super Score, Concrete Blonde, and a Swap Vintage Update

This is probably going to be a long post, so grab a cuppa and a snack - you were warned. :)

I'm still recovering from my night out on the town last night - I saw one of my all time favorite bands, Concrete Blonde, along with one of my other favorites, Jim Bianco, who opened. You can see me raving about it on my Facebook profile - with video. :)

Me (in the middle) and my friends Corey and Gary cheesin outside the show.

In other awesome news, there are now 35 people signed up over at Swap Vintage! I'm getting tons of great feedback and lots of encouraging comments about the site and the idea in general - I couldn't be more excited! Have you signed up yet? Let's get to swappin! :)

And before I get to the Pottery Super Score - and what a doozy it is! - I have to say a happy belated Birthday to the other half of Vintage Goodness. The behind-the-scenes man, my partner in crime, oh yeah and my boyfriend of 5 years:

 Will
(who is, and always will be, younger than me - no matter how many birthdays he has)

We had a little birthday cookout last weekend for him, I posted more photos over on Facebook if you want to check them out. A good time was had by all. :)

OK - now that all of that is out of the way, let's get down to the goodness - the vintage pottery goodness, to be exact... Last weekend I went to a sale by a collector who was moving. He had a 2 car garage packed FULL of lamps, vases, planters, etc. by the likes of Royal Haeger, Hull, Gonder, and others. It was a sight to behold. I just wish I could have seen the 1500 (!!) pieces that he was taking with him to his new home!

I also wish I would have had more money to shop. I bought as much as I could, but I had to leave some really great stuff behind. Isn't it funny how no matter how much you love what you do buy, it's the things you don't that you think about the most?

Well, best not to dwell... let's look at what I did get, all up at auction as we speak!


















See, I told ya - a doozy! I did manage to list a couple of other things besides pottery too - just click on over to check it all out :)

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Monday, June 7, 2010

Mary Engelbreit HOME COMPANION Magazine

We've talked a lot here about the demise of some of the great shelter magazines (RIP Country Home, I still miss you!). Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion magazine is one of the fallen ones, and I was lucky enough to find a HUGE lot of them at a church book sale a couple of weeks ago. There are 7 complete years, which I have up at auction right now, and several individual issues that I listed at fixed price. If you are a Mary Engelbreit fan, snatch them up while you can!

And if there is a shelter magazine that is still being published that you like, be sure to support them - they are still hurting and need all the help they can get!

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Saturday, June 5, 2010

New goodness up for auction on eBay this week!

So good, I'll just shut up and show you... :)









There's more - just click on over if you want to see the rest!  

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Friday, June 4, 2010

The last of the Raggedy Ann score!

The last lot of Raggedy Ann stuff is up for auction as we speak - and the bidding war is already on! :)


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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Connect With The Etsy Vintage Team!


The Etsy Vintage Team is having a coming out party of sorts - after months of work regrouping and revamping our team and its mission, we are ready to rock and roll!

Not only is our website and brand new blog up and running, but we have our Social Networking presence up and running now too. If you want to follow all of our vintage loving shenanigans, just click on over - we would love to have you!

EVT on Twitter - twitter.com/etsyvintageteam

EVT on Facebook - www.facebook.com/pages/Etsy-Vintage-Team/104375582943641

EVT on Flickr - www.flickr.com/groups/etsyvintagestreetteam/

Our Mission:

The Etsy Vintage Team (EVT) is an organization of Etsy sellers who are passionate about vintage, as well as items that are handmade with vintage components. By vetting members to ensure their shops maintain high standards of professionalism, integrity, and customer service, the team provides a "stamp of approval" - reassurance to buyers that they are purchasing authentic vintage goods from a knowledgeable, trustworthy dealer.

EVT is also involved in promoting the sale and appreciation of vintage on Etsy on other venues, including Flickr, our website, Twitter, and other social networking sites. EVT members serve as resources for one another - sharing information, answering questions, and providing support on all aspects of selling vintage on Etsy.


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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Hunting For Vintage Dishes - Audio Interviews w/ Kimbesa's Closet

The other day I had a great time doing a little audio interview swap with the wonderful Sally K from Kimbesa's Closet and Diary Of A Dishie. We chatted about vintage dinnerware, shopping for vintage, and our favorite finds. Click on over to listen to both clips!

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Friday, May 28, 2010

Vintage 1970's Raggedy Ann Super Score!

I'm sure you remember me giving you all a sneak peek of the huge bunch of 1970's Raggedy Ann & Andy stuff I scored at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago. I listed it this week - and man did I get a shock!

I pulled out a lot of the larger individual items and listed them at auction, but the smaller stuff that I had multiples of I listed at fixed price with best offer. EVERYTHING sold in a matter of a few hours, to 3 buyers, 2 of which had Raggedy in their usernames. I'm tellin ya, these collectors know what they want, and they don't waste any time getting it! I was over the moon. (Of course, I immediately started wondering if I had priced the stuff too low, if I should have run them at auction first to see if there might be a bidding war, etc. etc. But I did very well, so I think I can rest easy!)

Here are the SOLD listings:








The good news is that I still have a few odds and ends pieces that I didn't list - I'll be putting those at auction in a lot I think, probably Sunday night....

There are a couple bidding wars going on on the things that I put up at auction, check these out:




And a few things that don't have bids yet, but there are watchers so they should hopefully sell before it is all said and done...









And finally, if you haven't had enough of Raggedy Ann yet, I have multiples of these never used kits from Colorforms. Do you remember Colorforms? They were all that and a bag of chips back when I was a kid, so finding these unused is really neat!





I think it is safe to say that Raggedy Ann will go down as a 2010 Super Score! :) 

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