If you have a literal shitload of dolls, you might be tempted to just throw them in a giant ass pile. I know I would. But we should all strive for better in this world. We should strive for order among the chaos, exactly like this person did. Don’t be a lazy ass. Instead, you hang up those dolls. It might take every surface of your house, but you HANG THEM THE EFF UP.
-ErinMore Bones
Last week, Erin wrote about that awesome folk art sale we went to twice, and I wrote about one find that ended up making me some serious money. But I forgot to tell you all about the cool things that I bought to keep!
The first day we went there, I was really overwhelmed because things were priced on the high side and there were so many things I wanted. I came away with two dog carvings. Erin spotted both of them for me. I love this one so much:
Looks like a Brittany Spaniel, and that’s close enough to a beagle for me!
The other dog statue I think Erin also found, and it’s mechanical:
When you turn the crank, the dogs mouth opens and closes, and his tail spins. Adam loves anything mechanical in nature, so I thought he might like it but I was unsure of the face. He ended up loving it, so score for me!
I also bought this two-drawer box. I’m not sure how old it is but I really like it and will probably put it in my living room and keep junk in it.
I’m sure Adam is thrilled to hear that.
On the day we went back, I mainly bought stuff to resell, and once I saw that the woman there was making deals, I stepped up my game. I came away with a poster I saw on the first day that I thought was funny.
I also bought this doll that was priced $95, but sold to me for $30.
I also bought these adorable wool dolls to resell. Here’s a picture that I took of them cuddling.
Besides the Tigers slides that I sold, the case of slides I purchased also had a ton of other slides in it, and I sold the case and slides for $150. I separated the slides into groups by theme—adults, kids, cars, etc. So that was my most fruitful purchase. If you ever see a bunch of those slides for cheap, snatch ‘em up! People collect them. Here are a few of my favorite pics from the group.
Love me some kids being weirdos.
Finally, Adam dropped some major bones at this sale. But we’ll save his find for another day, because it was really unique and interesting!
-Sarah
eBay 101: What not to do.
Warning, I’m feelin’ a little sassy today, folks.
It’s been a while since either of us complained about a buyer on eBay. Remember when Erin pwned that crazy guy who tried to buy her Apple Newtons? I just re-read that and LOLed at her message back to him, so be sure to read it if you’re new to this blog.
Anyway, (potential) buyers do lots of annoying things on eBay, but this one put me over the edge today.
I found these dolls at a garage sale the same day Erin freaked out about seeing nachos.
I actually noticed them and couldn’t decide if I wanted them, but then when I got back to the car, I decided that I did want them, and I made Erin go back and buy them for me. Say what you want about these cuties, but I love their little expressions and they are SO soft.
Anyway, they’re up on eBay now, they end later tonight, and I received this message this morning:
Normally, I’ll have someone ask me ONE of these questions (Can I pay later than the terms of the auction? Can you ship a different way? Etc.), but the fact that she asked me approximately 100 questions just made me crazy. For sh*ts and giggles, let’s make a list of what she asked me:
- Do the dolls have rips?
- Do the dolls have mends?
- Do the dolls have stains?
- Do the dolls have fading?
- Basically, can you describe these dolls to me as if I am Helen Keller, since my computer is so old that it does not show images?
- Can I pay you a week later than you explicitly say you need payment in your listing?
- Can you ship these dolls USPS priority, which you do not offer in your listing?
- Can you tell me how much it will cost to ship these dolls USPS priority (which you do not offer) to my specific address?
I’m glad you have 100% feedback. You should not.
Shockingly, I was very kind to her in my response, but please, if you buy things on eBay, don’t do this to a seller.
-Sarah
Money Maker: Scary Doll Heads
You may remember that a month or so ago, Erin and I found a secret auction where they were selling lots and lots of dolls. My main purchase that I thought might make me some cash were these creepy doll heads for $10.
I finally sold them last week and let me tell ya, it was awesome. People started bidding them up really early on, and right away I was amused by some of the buyers’ eBay names. My favorite, by far, was “ArtsyFartsyFairy,” and she ended up winning the auction. Part of my theory about why these sold for so much was that a week before that, I had gotten a new iPhone because zzPopps accidentally broke my old one during our garage sale. Check out my baller eBay pics!
My other theory was that crazy doll ladies wanted these for parts–especially the sleep eyes inside. I’ve sold some really old sleep eyes for quite a bit of money in the past. Here’s what the ones looked like inside these doll heads:
All of them had these eyes and they were all in great shape. Anyway, at the end of the auction, here’s what I made:
Awwwww yeah!
I emailed ArtsyFartsyFairy and asked her what made these heads so desirable, and here’s what she said:
To learn more about Shirley’s Junque Jarz, check out her blog. But here’s a picture of one of them:
Anyhow, here’s proof that people will buy your stuff on eBay and do all sorts of wonderful things with it!
-Sarah