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<p>[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 196161, member: 88"]Unfortunately my first really great sale I no longer have the photos. It was the globe to an old ACL Railroad lantern. It was on a shelf lot that I paid $27.50 for & sold it for $2200.00. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":smug:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":smug:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie83" alt=":smug:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this framed Chinese tile as part of a table lot back in 2012. Thanks to someone on the old antiques board they helped me find similar pieces. I think the table it came off of was about $35.00 & I sold it for $3380.00. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/3/2/6/8/2/webimg/618488632_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was part of the contents of a watchmakers work room. I sold this clock for $3635.00 which was more than I paid for the entire room. I am now well over 5 figures on the stuff & there is still more stuff out in the garage that I need to sell. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie84" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/3/2/6/8/2/webimg/669832108_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/3/2/6/8/2/webimg/669832217_o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This thing was huge & very heavy. I originally listed for pick-up only because I had no idea how in the hell I was going to pack it for shipping. I ended up shipping it in 3 separate boxes with the porcelain face clock portion in one all by itself, the pendulum, which was about 12" across, in another & then the weights in a flat rate box.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh how I could use a sale like any of these right now. Hell, I would even settle for a measly few hundred dollar item. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Peggy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bercrystal, post: 196161, member: 88"]Unfortunately my first really great sale I no longer have the photos. It was the globe to an old ACL Railroad lantern. It was on a shelf lot that I paid $27.50 for & sold it for $2200.00. :smug::smug::smug: I bought this framed Chinese tile as part of a table lot back in 2012. Thanks to someone on the old antiques board they helped me find similar pieces. I think the table it came off of was about $35.00 & I sold it for $3380.00. :smuggrin::smuggrin::smuggrin::smuggrin: [IMG]http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/3/2/6/8/2/webimg/618488632_o.jpg[/IMG] This was part of the contents of a watchmakers work room. I sold this clock for $3635.00 which was more than I paid for the entire room. I am now well over 5 figures on the stuff & there is still more stuff out in the garage that I need to sell. :smuggrin::smuggrin::smuggrin::smuggrin: [IMG]http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/3/2/6/8/2/webimg/669832108_o.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/3/2/6/8/2/webimg/669832217_o.jpg[/IMG] This thing was huge & very heavy. I originally listed for pick-up only because I had no idea how in the hell I was going to pack it for shipping. I ended up shipping it in 3 separate boxes with the porcelain face clock portion in one all by itself, the pendulum, which was about 12" across, in another & then the weights in a flat rate box. Oh how I could use a sale like any of these right now. Hell, I would even settle for a measly few hundred dollar item. :p:p:p Peggy[/QUOTE]
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