A Tale of Two Virgins
Last Friday, we got started a little later than expected because I had some things to wrap up at work. There were only a couple of sales that looked really good. Erin and I were lamenting the fact that we haven’t come across a really awesome digger in a long time. I’m not saying we got our “awesome digger” fix… but we definitely got our “regular digger” fix.
The first sale we went to was in Taylor and it ended up being at a condo. On our way there, I started feeling really woozy which normally means a combination of two things: I’ve had too much coffee and not enough food. So I did what any person seeking nutrients would, and stopped at McDonald’s. Erin admitted that she had never had a chicken mcnugget, so I had to change that. Here is a picture of Erin losing her chicken mcnugget virginity:
Check out that horrific ring.
When we went inside the first sale, it did not look promising:
Lots of cheap figurines and such. But then, I turned the corner and looked down the basement stairs:
I was of course delighted by this view. There is nothing I love rummaging through more than paper and books. What can I say? I’m a librarian! It only got more exciting the further I got into the basement:
Erin found me down here and said, “Didn’t we already go to this sale?” because way back at the start of this blog, you may remember seeing some pictures that looked pretty similar. The basement was just filled with old magazines, books, and other paper “stuff.” There were so many pulp and romance novels. Here’s one of the best ones that Erin snagged:
It was really difficult to sort through all of the stuff down there because it was really dusty and disorganized. I still managed to sniff out some old greeting cards and cool books. Here are two pictures that Erin snapped of me in my element:
That second picture was taken upstairs, obviously. When I got out of the basement, as I was going up, Erin was on her way down. She looked at me and said sadly, “There are so many more books.” She knew I would not be quick. But because I am a good friend, I hurried it up and gathered some stuff that looked cool. But I’ll admit that I spent part of the weekend kicking myself for not going back on Saturday and spending more time sorting through some of that stuff.
The coolest thing I found was a partial set of the vintage series “Best in Children’s Books.” Some of the early volumes of this set contain illustrations by Andy Warhol, Maurice Sendak, and Ezra Jack Keats that were never published elsewhere. The main reason I was kicking myself was that I didn’t grab ALL of the volumes from this set. Anyway, whether they sell or not varies, but I haven’t decided if I’m keeping them or selling them anyway.
The next house we stopped at was the home of a Psychologist and an OB/GYN. There was some really awesome sh*t in this house, including…
…more books!
Besides books, there was an old ‘50s Freud couch (technical term):
Old '50s models of the stages of embryonic growth:
and old intelligence tests!
They had this old medical stuff priced pretty high, but Erin and I both still took risks on it. I bought two different intelligence test kits–both for children. They had them priced at $75 and said they’d take $50 each. I took the risk. I haven’t listed mine yet but Erin listed hers. She can update you all on how it’s going.
We went to one final sale, and since Erin bought more than I did there, I’ll let her tell you all about it.
-Sarah
Update from Erin: Chicken Nuggies taste like nothing. I don’t know why people eat them. Maybe I needed some of that Sweet & Sour sauce. Anyway, the reason I had never eaten a nugget is because my sister used to get them and they looked all gray and lumpy inside. Sarah said that the new nugs aren’t like this. I think her exact words were, “Yeah, they don’t have those lumpers anymore,” which is funny because Sarah’s nickname in high school was “lumpers.”
Her other nickname in high school was “The Homicidal Virgin,” which was coincidentally the name of the book Sarah mentioned above. I bought this book and several others. I thought they would sell easily on ebay because they are all hilariously named, but also very sexy. So far no bids.
I pretty much hated this first sale because I know nothing about books, so I will just skip to the next one. The psychologist sale was great. Lots and lots of neat medical stuff to look at. The wife was an obstetrician, so there was a lot of birth related things. I bought an old “Birth Atlas” to sell. I paid 5 dollars for it, and it is listed elsewhere online for $140.
Sarah mentioned the Intelligence tests we bought. Mine is up now on ebay, and is currently bid up to $54. Completed listings show the same one selling for around $100, so hopefully mine will go up a bit.
What’s funny is that someone messaged me on ebay and asked how many puzzles there were in the set, and what the puzzles were of. I could only figure out 3 of the 4 puzzles!! There is an elephant, a man, and a head, but the last puzzle makes no sense. I don’t know if this is on purpose, or if I have now proven just how dumb I am.
Here’s something I passed on at this sale:
666? The devil be ridin’ dirty in that Holgate Toys truck. Watch out children.
The last sale we visited was a vintage Girl Scout goldmine. I was happy about this because I was a hardcore Girl Scout growing up (all the way through High School!) I loved Girl Scouts because my troop never earned badges. We just went camping and made crafts.
I bought a bunch of old GS books and some GS jewelry.
I should mention that I was a REALLY good friend to Sarah at this sale. Being a good friend is an important Girl Scout rule. Listen, a circle’s round, it has no end, that’s how long I want to be your friend. I LIVE BY THAT. Anyway, so there was this great sterling silver enamel GS ring that I found but Sarah convinced me she wanted to buy it “to wear.” She was also a Girl Scout and thought that wearing this nice ring would be a fun reminder.
I’ll have you all know that Sarah now has this ring LISTED ON EBAY FOR SALE. So let that mull around in your brain for awhile. Don’t think I won’t be invoicing her for a finder’s fee.
-Erin