I had to take the 4 yr old and the baby with us, as my mom had an appointment to be at and my hubby was working. My parents are 70 years old, but still take care of my kids for me all week. My parents are so awesome. My dad was a great help at the auction with holding the baby and keeping up with the 4 yr old.
There were a lot of people there, and not a lot of goodies that I knew about, but I found these in some totes full of Christmas stuff. My dad's jaw dropped to the ground when I showed him what they sell for on my phone. He wasn't a beliver when I started selling on ebay, but I think I have him convinced now. He's still amazed that I do what I do, so it was cool to show him that I can actually find things just about anywhere.
Apparently someone else looked these up on their phone too, because I had to go to $40 for first choice for the tote these were in. I'm fine with that, I can still make some money on them and there was some other Christmas stuff in the tote I should be able to sell too. I tested them and they work great. My kiddos are enthralled with them. I made a video to attach to my listing too, which should help them sell.
I also bid on a huge box that looked like mostly plastic tubes. Nobody was bidding and I saw the top of an oreo cookie jar sticking out so for $2.50 I went for it. When I went to go thru it I found that the cookie jar was all busted up, and I was sad until I got to the bottom of the box and found these.
wedgewood amherst dinnerware
I have saucers, bread and butter plates, salad and dinner plates (all x 8) as well as two serving bowls. The saucers go for $10 each and the others for even more.
There were some other sellers there and I'm glad I took a chance on it.
My son found a basket he just had to have for his toys, so the auctioneer made a special sale just for him. He got to bid and everything and was so excited. I think we have another one hooked!
We ended up filling the back of hubby's truck and my car for less than $200.
It was great to spend time with my kids and my dad (although a little crazy at a 3 ring auction with a loaded down stroller, baby and 4 yr old, plus all of the things we bought) and we got some great stuff. I hope we get to go again with my dad soon. We were going to go to another big auction this Saturday, but my kiddos both came down with croup, I have a sinus infection and my dad is on day 5 of trying to pass a kidney stone, so we weren't able to go. (Maybe the auction was bad luck after all?)
How about you? Do you prefer auctions, garage sales, thrift stores, retail, roadside or all you like me- all of the above?
