More Amazing Ebay Finds

I am starting a new post on my Amazing Ebay Finds, so that they are easier to find and view. I had originally started my list under "Garage Sales & Flea Markets". I enjoy sharing my stories, and hope that this will encourage readers, that selling on Ebay or becoming a Powerseller is very possible! It is actually quite easy and fun, once you get the hang of it:)

About 2 months ago, my husband was on his way to work, and noticed a 1979, Pontiac Firebird, for Sale. To make a long story short, the man was originally asking $800.00 for the car. My husband ended up getting it for $600.00. The car was pretty rough. He would probably be lucky to just break even on the car, if he listed the whole car on Ebay. Since then, every weekend, he takes pieces off of the car, and list them individually, on Ebay. (ex. tires, steering wheel, interior trim, radio, ect.) He has more than doubled his money back! Automobiles and Automobile car parts, sell excellent on Ebay! I will be back shortly....

Today is April 1, 2008. I am back to share some more stories.

One day, my son and I were out running errands. On our way back, we noticed that there was an Estate Sale. It was late afternoon, nobody was there, but figured we'd check it out anyway. As I figured, the whole house was a mess, from all of the customers, (people can get quite rude at these Estate Sales!) and, there really was not too much to look at. My son, 11, at the time, picked up this funny looking piece, off of a dresser, in the bedroom. It was about 1 1/4" long, 1" wide, and was quite thin. Needless, to say, I had no clue, as to what it was! For a dime, we couldn't go wrong. This "thing" sat around our house, for at least 3 mths. One weekend, my husband went to Ebay, in hopes to find out what this thing was. Sure enough, he found one similar. It was called a Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Perfume. This thing brought well over $300.00! If you are interested in what this looks like, you can go to Ebay and put in keyword; Guilloche Perfume. This is another example, that not everyone knows everything! There was probably over 100 people at this Estate Sale, prior to us, and there on the dresser, sat this valuable item, that everyone overlooked. Amazing!

And, yet another auction, I clearly remember. About a year ago, my husband and I went to this auction that consisted of a 60 year collection of paper memorabilia, collectibles, old clothing, ect. I have never seen so much stuff in my life! We really did not have anything in particular in mind, as to what to bid on. There was so much stuff, that you could not possibly view it all, and would just have to wait for the auctioneer to auction these items, individually. As the day went on, 2 auction rings were formed. My husband and I happened to be at the right one. They were auctioning off about 18 "Superman-Tim" comic book type magazines. Although, we knew nothing about them, we knew that older "Superman" items were worth money. We ended up getting all of these books for $47.00 and sold them on Ebay for over $2500.00!

At this same auction, we purchased 2 frosted, 1950 Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby Glasses, for $17.50. We sold these for over $200.00 a piece. We had no idea that these glasses were even worth money, until we brought them home, and pulled them up on Ebay. I about fell off my chair!