The Disciple
First off, Happy Fourth of July! Eat all of the hot dogs and love your country like you’ve never loved before. USA! USA!
Ok, so last weekend, Zach woke up early on Saturday and announced to me that he was headed out to some sales. Zach has dabbled in sales before, but has just recently gotten serious about buying and reselling. As his sensei, I am thrilled about this.
So Zach returns home awhile later and says he thinks he did “well." I knew instantly that he had. The first thing I saw in his arms was a LL Rittgers 1941 set of chalkware baseball players. Timmy actually bought these in a previous entry, at the Ann Arbor Super Auction. I assumed that Zach was a blog super fan and knew that these figures are SUPER valuable, but instead Zach said he bought them because "they were old and baseball." FAIR ENOUGH. (But also, read the damn blog.)
In Zach’s set, he actually had the really rare catcher figurine, which I have never seen before and also cannot find on ebay.
So get this. Zach paid $5 TOTAL for the set. Insane. Seriously bananas. We are rich. I am probably going to quit my job. Just kidding, I have a baby and can’t do that.
Zach also bought some old Pan Am ephemera and old Las Vegas ephemera which is on ebay now, so we will see how that goes. That stuff has always been hit or miss, but when it is a hit, it’s a hit.
I decided that I should probably rush out to the sale he had just visited because it sounded like a goldmine. The first thing I grabbed was another LL Rittgers figurine. This one was a solider and I got him for $3. He has some damage, but still worth the risk.
The sale was interesting. The house was a mess, but everything seemed pretty collectible. It just all needed a good dusting.
I didn’t buy anything from this giant garbage pile. And I also didn’t buy that outrageous puppy sweater below.
I did, however, try to look up vintage blow up dolls on ebay. My internet wouldn’t work in this house, but that is probably for the best.
"Cold Feet, The Squirt Game." NO THANK YOU.
I did end up buying a few things. This rubber face Pinocchio for $1:
And this Hubley cap gun and holster for $20:
Stay tuned for more adventures with Zach, and a sale where Sarah almost got charged $75 for 40 postcards.
Now go eat those hot dogs!
-Erin