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<p>[QUOTE="FunkeysFinds, post: 10309, member: 83"]Skeezix - once I 'got it' - I busted out laughing. That is funny stuff. Ding dong.</p><p><br /></p><p>My partner and I went out driving yesterday to celebrate our 11-years and found (for me, not him - this is not his kind of thing, he tolerates) a few small-town TS - the kind that are open 4-hours a day and have some great stuff. One let me in just as they were closing and had a massive wall of PGP - I purchased several items. Everything was dirt cheap. The store twice the size two doors down was closed already when I left. I am making a special day trip next month to hit four stores - can't wait!</p><p><br /></p><p>The pictures aren't great as I like to post them in 'as-found' condition here on this topic and the camera and lighting were not working together today. </p><p><br /></p><p>A few things I grabbed yesterday:</p><p><br /></p><p>These are from the 'wall':</p><p><br /></p><p>Will ask for help on both later. The tall vase seems to be HQ, older and cut - it is heavy, has a great ring whether you hold it or is sitting. That other piece I swear I used to know, but well, that doesn't help me now. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/005_042.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know about this vase - found it mixed in with some HQ antiques and for $8.00 I thought I would take a chance. No markings. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/011_040.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>At an estate sale, it was the second day and I purchased this pile for $1.00 total - folks said there was nothing there, but I found these items in a shoebox. All the items will ship for First Class and are easy to list. A few 4.-5.00 items, but the Kilroy piece is 10.00-15.00 and what I discovered when checking these out is that there is a big demand for the actual vintage Band-Aids themselves. There are a plenty of tins available, but it seems not the old BA. The prices were surprising, so I might have gotten a gem for just a few cents - we will see. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/017_042.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/023_047.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Cory[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FunkeysFinds, post: 10309, member: 83"]Skeezix - once I 'got it' - I busted out laughing. That is funny stuff. Ding dong. My partner and I went out driving yesterday to celebrate our 11-years and found (for me, not him - this is not his kind of thing, he tolerates) a few small-town TS - the kind that are open 4-hours a day and have some great stuff. One let me in just as they were closing and had a massive wall of PGP - I purchased several items. Everything was dirt cheap. The store twice the size two doors down was closed already when I left. I am making a special day trip next month to hit four stores - can't wait! The pictures aren't great as I like to post them in 'as-found' condition here on this topic and the camera and lighting were not working together today. A few things I grabbed yesterday: These are from the 'wall': Will ask for help on both later. The tall vase seems to be HQ, older and cut - it is heavy, has a great ring whether you hold it or is sitting. That other piece I swear I used to know, but well, that doesn't help me now. [IMG]http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/005_042.JPG[/IMG] I don't know about this vase - found it mixed in with some HQ antiques and for $8.00 I thought I would take a chance. No markings. [IMG]http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/011_040.JPG[/IMG] At an estate sale, it was the second day and I purchased this pile for $1.00 total - folks said there was nothing there, but I found these items in a shoebox. All the items will ship for First Class and are easy to list. A few 4.-5.00 items, but the Kilroy piece is 10.00-15.00 and what I discovered when checking these out is that there is a big demand for the actual vintage Band-Aids themselves. There are a plenty of tins available, but it seems not the old BA. The prices were surprising, so I might have gotten a gem for just a few cents - we will see. [IMG]http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/017_042.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/FunkeysFinds/023_047.JPG[/IMG] Cory[/QUOTE]
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