Featured Finds Thread

Speaking of thrifts ,has anyone else noticed they've lost their minds on prices ??? Hoodwill is the worst offender ! Even my beloved Catholic Charities has gotten absurd ! I went to an estate sale and it was cheaper than the thrifts,now I ask you !

 

The one I was in today hasn't jacked things up; they were always high on some stuff anyway. OTOH the Ill Will is living down to its nickname.

 

everyone is trying to make up for lost profits...
the grocery stores are the worst offenders..

 

Meanwhile which stores were open the whole time????

 

anyone good on their watches

this is the one i found the other day that got fumbled and smashed

noticed the subdial is missing as well (dont know if it happened during the fall)

i tried to get rid of all the glass as there were fragments inside affecting the movement

but there is still glass remnants on edge that are stuck

you reckon worth getting repaired or best to get rid as it is

movement is working fine

 

6 of one
half dozen of the other.........
it's a classic Seiko......but repair could cost more than you could get 4 it !

 

I think you'd get at least a hundred as is on feebay

Seems fixer uppers are hotter than fine condition there

 

Yeah, think your right fellas

Somebody with all the right equipment, presses etc, could buy it and easily sort it, but that I ain't got !

 

Scooped off the sidewalk today. Was a lamp, but I've peeled away the white metal top and the wires to return it to its original vase glory. Not antiques obviously but my first porcelain piece w a reign mark, so I'll take it..

 

Went to an estate auction and antique mall today. Prices were very strong at the auction; saw some nice stuff (McCoy cookie jar/cast iron bank/Pyrex bowl set) but it all realized a pretty penny. I did get two McCoy pieces however.

The antique mall was dead. This particular mall has been struggling greatly in recent years and needs to take "antiques" out of the name. Each time there is more empty spaces and display cabinets which the owner tries to hide by putting their own junk in there. They sell the most hideous imported artwork too.

 

First buy when depot vente opened. Made by Metzler & Ortloff 1890-1945

 

A few from the backlog...
sterling and turquoise sleeping mexican perfume(?) bottle,2 inches high

8 inch long bracelet,but Im convinced its a watch fob . Metal beads,maybe the grapes are glass? If they are grapes !


cast iron ashtray with a shady lady ! I bought it because I have very fond memories (the ones I can remember!) of my time in New Orleans.

whisper thin glass vase,probably newish but the lip intrigued me

 

Love the little Mexican guy, and the 'shady lady' as well!

The bracelet looks to me like modern Japanese glass Delica-type beads - are you sure they're metal?

~Cheryl

 

Nope! They feel like metal,and they are heavy. Until this moment,I never knew about beaded bracelets ! Watch fob it isnt ! Thanks Dragonflywink ,always learning on here .

 

Now Im thinking they are chili peppers from Mexico !

 

It can be whatever you want, except a fob. I think it's pretty new and was always a bracelet. If it were a fob the peppers/strawberries would be turned 90 degrees.

 

I think thrift stores are a dying breed with the era of ultra cheap disposable clothing. That was a big part of their business and now their pricing makes it almost cheaper to buy new at a clothing store like Kohls or TJMaxx. Here in Ohio the majority of items with any potential never make it to the thrift store and are instead sold on shopgoodwill or other online venues. That decision leaves the physical storefront thrifts with all of the unsellable junk that nobody wants. I still go thrifting but am only really looking for dvds and books that I personally want to watch or read. Thrifting for antique collectors or pickers is dead and fruitless.

 

Here’s an old find from a rummage/jumble that I paid pennies for. Just over 16inches long. Thought it was glass and put it to the side but yesterday I checked and found no bubbles and tested it on the diamond tester and it’s up near to 7 so it’s rock crystal/quartz. Think it’s silver but not marked.

 

Glass hardness ranges from 4 to 7.

 

@Hollyblue, Do you think it more likely to be Quartz because of the likely silver setting and style of setting and there are no bubbles?