Comic Relief
On Saturday night, Zach and I ventured out with Timmy and my sister, Lindsay. Our plan was to attend our favorite honey hole–the Plymouth auction. When we showed up though, things looked less than appealing:
It was pretty much all militaria, which none of us collect or know anything about. Plus, military collectibles always sell for high prices, whether they are really worth it or not.
There were also the usual garbage-y items, like this hilarious dinner tray:
There were a few cool items at the auction, but none worth sticking around for. I’ll share them here though:
This soap box derby trophy from the 1950s was so cool and would look neat in our house. We don’t have much room though, and I have no real attachment to soap box derbies.
I bet this Captain Kangaroo tent would be an easy resell on ebay. I figured it would sell for a high price though at the auction because it is so darn cute.
Have you ever seen a Teddy bear with sleepy eyes? I haven’t!
It was in rough shape though, which makes sense because I think it was crazy old.
So we left the auction before it even started and decided to get dinner instead. My sister ordered this meat and potato sandwich that was bigger than Everett’s head:
While at dinner, my dad remembered that there was another auction this night in Redford, only a few miles away. It was being held at a comic book shop, but the auction apparently had other items too. We raced over there.
I was shocked at how empty the place was! And how amazing the items looked! There was a mix of old Detroit Tigers items, comics, pin-up girl memorabilia, Confederate money, and photographs.
What was nice was that the store itself was still open, so you could shop all of their merchandise while watching the auction. Zach ended up buying a bunch of records.
Timmy ended up buying a whole boatload of Detroit Tigers items. Everything was selling for less than $20, so this auction was true heaven. Total, my dad spent less than $100 and had a whole armful of items to show for it.
Here he is watching the auction and wearing a camouflage shirt. I don’t know when my dad started wearing camouflage, but it is certainly a recent development. He’s not a hunter, but maybe this is a new Fall fashion trend?
Anyway, here are some things Timmy bought:
My sister by far got the best item of the night. It was this little animal book with a bunch of fold out pieces inside. It is seriously adorable.
I didn’t end up buying anything, even though they did have this giant cardboard cutout of me there:
I’m looking good, I know.
-Erin