Featured Finds Thread

Sheepdips abound.

 

No thought to: Can someone use this? The charity thrift store maybe...but...NO!

 

Yes!

 

Hi,
I have seen in the last 6 months people throwing out treasure. One family who just bought a house down the road threw out their dining room suite. A gorgeous Duncan Phyfe table, seven chairs, breakfront and a buffet. It was a 1920s to 30s set. I called a neighbor whose daughter was looking for a set. She came with the truck and hauled the set away. Two days later they put the other chair out. I took it and called my neighbor. She came down an hour later and tried to give me 250 dollars reward money. I refused and she started to cry. I went to her house a few days ago and the set polished up beautifully.
greg

 

Oh, Gregggggsie!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a blessing you were to them!
Wow.

 

Yay Greg!!!!

 

I haven't posted on this thread in forever, hi everyone.

Got a very large ivory bangle bracelet on the dollar table at the flea market!! The problem though, will be trying to sell it...
An old rusty metal embossed road sign for $5.
A set of really cool Dansk, France enamel cookware, $5. for the whole set.

 

oooooooooooooooooooooooooo on all!
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What about the sign?

 

What about it king?

 

Might you be parting with it?

 

Kingsie's in love!

 

LOL, duh me... yes I will be listing it tonight.

 

Ha!!!!
Yeah but..............
I do not expect any return on emotional investment so...

 

Please let me know the link.

 

NICE find on that bangle. Now what to do with it.... Here in CT they're talking about banning ivory sales, including the antiques. How they expect banning vintage and antique pieces here to protect elephants from poaching for the Asian market I have no idea. That's where the market is.

 

I see people listing ivory as bone. Here is one listing using ivory colored bone. There are several sold items that used ivory colored bovine bone. I think real collectors know what to look for.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ant...440730?hash=item3f6327031a:g:OQYAAOSwcvdXO7Mc

 

Because they are dumba**es and should be banned themselves.

 

I watch over my shoulder when listing ivory-colored fabric.(sigh) After having a cow bone necklace pulled because I didn't specify the species of cow. There used to be a real (ahem) following me around and reporting every chance she had. She may have gotten tired of that and gone home by now, I hope, but there's always another Darwin Award Honorable Mention waiting in the wings.

 

Their Mothers should've just said no.