My Brush with Antique Fame...

How fun!! Mike Wolf from American Pickers will be there....

http://www.amazinggoodwill.com/categories/22-promotions/documents/248-2-grand-openings-arlington-heights-on-algonquin-rd-woodridge

 

 

Years ago one of the antique roadshow thingees stopped in Phila at the Art Museum - $5 appraisal per item. It was THIS time of the year and I was 6 mos pregnant - looked like a mama elephant and still wanted an appraisal of a chair (my son will be 30 in Nov.. LOL that's how long ago).

So you know those steps that Rocky runs up at the Art Museum (in the movie..) ...well the pregnant elephant put the chair in the car...drove down... carried the chair AROUND the whole blessed building (the Philadelphia Art Museum is HUGE!! REALLY HUGE!)... and then put it on her head like the best 3rd world tribeswoman...and walked up the steps.  I don't know which was funnier..the chair on my head.. legs up in the air..or the big belly going up the steps like Rocky!

 

For $5 I found out that the chair was 16th/17th century (1500-1600) English, Hickory, ladderback with a rush seat and only (ONLY??) worth $600.  My husband had bought it for $25 at an auction. So I put it back on my head...and walked back down the stairs..put it back in the car and drove it and him to Main Street in New Hope where I sold it to a dealer for $300 cash. LOL ...paid for my infant's delivery and his  first live Scream! and the pediatrician who made sure he screamed...

 

Had some good buys after that but not much that compared pricewise.

I'd love to go to the Pickers thing... tell whoever goes to take pictures for us and put them on Facebook!!

My 1st Quibble with eBay's June 2010 Changes

Ok, the eBay changes are announced and just for the record, I called this post "MY FIRST Quibble" because I am sure it won't be the last thing in them I don't care fore. So?? my opnion ?? Well so far most are not so horrible we can't live with them BUT I was hoping the one about the "REQUIRED ITEM CONDITIONS" might finally be the solution to having the Google Merchant Feed actually produce some real customers. SIGH... BIGGER SIGH...NO

The primary category I list in is Pottery and Glass but item condition (as per below) is NOT required, or probably even offered in that category. BAD EBAY - VERY BAD!

"Pottery & Glass
Main Pottery & Glass category

Available Item Conditions

Item condition will NOT be mandatory in Main Pottery & Glass category (any subcategory exceptions will be listed below)
Not Applicable"

So! *a favorite eBay word,  I guess I'm must gonna move all those to MY website and not pay ebay fees for listing them. Because I can list them on http://www.antiquedaze.com for free (ok, it costs me $5.00 a month TOTAL for the site/hosting etc) and if they sell NO FVF either!  So "free".

"What's the point, Beth? " I hear you asking.. (I can hear you!  I can hear the grass growing in the back yard, regardless of what my husband says, so I know you're thinking that even if you never said it outloud). Well I can generate a GOOGLE-Compliant feed manually if I have to ... (but I do know the real way - the technologically savvy way too).  Now if I can do it, and I ain't all THAT smart, WHY in heaven's name does ebay have a problem puting NEW, USED or REFURBISHED in the condition field and letting us choose one??   EITHER/OR:

• Maybe they ain't as tech savy as they think they are?
• Maybe they don't give a sh** (aka poop).
•  Maybe (#1 most likely explanation !) they really do want to see us keep warting our money on fees for non-selling listings and we'll go belly up while they continue to deny the conspiracy-theory of the conspiracy-theorists. 

Ok, that's it...my "rant" of the moment.  I'll be back when I finish reading the announcement.   

Estate Sale - Cheryl Wheeler - Check this out!

Really puts it all in perspective, eh? BUT, will it stop me next week?? not blinking likely! I think I'm an addict.