Dig This Treasure!

I’ve been getting back into the estate sale swing the past few weeks and so far so good.  No major scores, but definitely some interesting purchases that I haven’t come across before.  Two weeks ago I went to a small sale that was advertised as having “man stuff.”

It was pretty packed and very dirty.  There was only one room inside the house and a garage packed to the gills.

It was hard to take photos since there was only one room to shop in, and like 45 workers. 

The items were normal-ish.  Dude stuff like hunting gear, deer mounts, cheap fake swords, etc.  There were tiny hints that this person maybe was crazy/an ahole.

How to Make Knives? Alright, maybe that’s a normal hobby.  Idk.

I’ll typically excuse one Nazi book.  But several Nazi books?  Eh.  Although, that said, I know some dudes are super into Nazi history as like a “hobby."  Still seems weird to me.

I ended up buying a vintage AC/DC button for $2 because it was still attached to the Cobo parking ticket from the concert in the 70s. (I think it was the 70s, I forget.)  Anyways, I thought this would sell on ebay but so far it hasn’t.  TWO DOLLARS WASTED.

I also bought a giant box of crystals for $10.  I found it in the garage and was sure that mice were living amongst all the newspaper that was being used as padding.  When I was at home and unwrapping each gem, I would jump and shriek, sure that a mouse was about to reveal itself.  Zach kept telling me to buck up but I was so freaked.  There were no mice afterall, just mouse poop which is so effing gross.

You can’t tell from the photo but these crystals are HUGE.  I am planning to put most of them on ebay.  I am also planning to keep a few to use for meditation.  I follow this adorable hippie mom on instagram and she does meditation with her baby.  The crystals seem to be very important to the process.  I even asked Timmy to get me some chakra crystals for Christmas and HE DIDN’T.

OK, let’s be honest, I will probably never meditate, but still, these crystals are COOL.

The last thing I bought was this psychedelic poster from the 1960s or 70s.  It is up on ebay right now and is currently at $15 with 6 bids.  I paid $2 for it.  It is very majestic.

Sorry for the bad pic.  I pulled it off ebay.  That damsel in distress in the middle is me.  I am very foxy.

-Erin

Yesterday I decided to venture out on my own to some nearby sales.  The first sale I went to was in Dearborn, and was pretty uneventful, except for the Hitler parade photo I uncovered.  Looks like I can sell the picture on ebay after all, but with some stipulations.  I can say “WWII” and “Germany” and “Hilter” but I definitely cannot say “Nazi.”  I may also have to blur out the swastika in the photo.  In addition to ebay restrictions, I am having my own moral dilemma with this one…similar (but arguably worse) than our contemplation of selling “bulge photos” online.  Not sure if I want to be that person making money off of Hitler pics…

Anyway, the second sale I visited was in Inkster.  I knew right away that this sale was going to be weird and gross.

Yeah, that is a real dried out wasp nest that they were selling for $30.  The man running the sale tried convincing me that I could easily resell this wasp nest for $100 on ebay.  I told him that I wouldn’t have any idea how to ship it, and his reply was, “Well, in a box I suppose.”  Yeah no kidding, but, 1. this will break and 2. what do I say when the post office man asks if I am shipping anything potentially hazardous?

P.S. Imagine the look on my husband’s face should I walk in the door with a GIANT WASP NEST.

The house was clearly a hoarder, but one with some sense of organization.  Here is the living room:

Lots of animal statues, but also lots of oversized silverware decorations:

Too big?  How about this size:

The last thing I will mention about this sale is the garage.  It was packed with a lot of dirty and broken things, but in the back was this table full of old McDonald’s toys.  We mentioned before that McDonald’s toys are pretty much valueless, even if they are unopened.  The toys at this sale though were all opened and all real dirty.  I almost died when I saw that they wanted 75 cents EACH for these!!!  Unreal.  These were suitable for one of two things: a “free box” or a garbage can.

I did buy one cool thing at this sale, but it will be featured soon in its own entry.  And for the record, it is a sexy item, so I can no longer blame Sarah for all of our racy entries.

-Erin