What $1 can buy at a garage sale if you're paying attention!

[FinePhilly]

So today I hit the garage sales.

I got there EARLY....yes, I got up at 5:30am in search of the elusive perfect bargains.

Jackpot. The house of an elderly couple yielded a cache of old comic books and childrens books, several of which I decided to purchase (at $1 apiece).

I know NOTHING about comic books or old books in general, but I did find the things that I currently have in my posession listed on Ebay and ALL of the ones I bought are in excellent condition:

Purcahse #1 ($1) currently listed on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=140068196951&rd=1&rd=1

Purchase $2 ($1) currently listed on Ebay:

(mine is in better condition than this one)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Felix-the-Cat-4...oryZ3972QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Purchase #3 ($1)

http://cgi.ebay.com/LONE-RANGER-194...egoryZ64QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Plus, I bought a very old copy of a childrens book called "Arabian Nights". On the first (blank) page is written in pencil: "To Henry, X-Mas 1922"

It is in pretty good shape. I've been unable to find it on Ebay or anywhere else, so I'll keep looking around.

I plan to list all of my finds for sale and see what they bring. Heck, even if I get $10 each for them, that's still 10 times more than what I paid for them.

I LUV garage sales.

 

[JustSkye]

Plus, I bought a very old copy of a childrens book called "Arabian Nights". On the first (blank) page is written in pencil: "To Henry, X-Mas 1922"
It is in pretty good shape. I've been unable to find it on Ebay or anywhere else, so I'll keep looking around.

I plan to list all of my finds for sale and see what they bring. Heck, even if I get $10 each for them, that's still 10 times more than what I paid for them.

I LUV garage sales.

OMG may I buy this one from you???

 

[FinePhilly]

OMG may I buy this one from you???

Sure. I'd rather sell privately than list on Ebay anyway. I just wish I knew what a fair price to ask for it would be.

 

[JustSkye]

Sure. I'd rather sell privately than list on Ebay anyway. I just wish I knew what a fair price to ask for it would be.

I don't know... but I'll PM you why I wish to buy it...

 

[SlvrTongueDevil]

So today I hit the garage sales.

I got there EARLY....yes, I got up at 5:30am in search of the elusive perfect bargains.

Jackpot. The house of an elderly couple yielded a cache of old comic books and childrens books, several of which I decided to purchase (at $1 apiece).

I know NOTHING about comic books or old books in general, but I did find the things that I currently have in my posession listed on Ebay and ALL of the ones I bought are in excellent condition:

Purcahse #1 ($1) currently listed on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=140068196951&rd=1&rd=1

Purchase $2 ($1) currently listed on Ebay:

(mine is in better condition than this one)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Felix-the-Cat-4...oryZ3972QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Purchase #3 ($1)

http://cgi.ebay.com/LONE-RANGER-194...egoryZ64QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Plus, I bought a very old copy of a childrens book called "Arabian Nights". On the first (blank) page is written in pencil: "To Henry, X-Mas 1922"

It is in pretty good shape. I've been unable to find it on Ebay or anywhere else, so I'll keep looking around.

I plan to list all of my finds for sale and see what they bring. Heck, even if I get $10 each for them, that's still 10 times more than what I paid for them.

I LUV garage sales.

I'm totally impressed. Looks like you have to know what you're looking for to get the worthwhile bargains.
btw - isn't Felix the Cat the old X-rated comic?

 

[FinePhilly]

I don't know... but I'll PM you why I wish to buy it...

Oh, OK. I just PM'd you too.

 

[FinePhilly]

I'm totally impressed. Looks like you have to know what you're looking for to get the worthwhile bargains.
btw - isn't Felix the Cat the old X-rated comic?

Yeah, I really don't know what I'm looking for though. I don't know the first thing about comics. He had a bunch. I just bought a few that I'd heard of before.

For all I know, I may have passed up things much more valuable.

The Felix book looks pretty tame to me.

 

[SlvrTongueDevil]

Yeah, I really don't know what I'm looking for though. I don't know the first thing about comics. He had a bunch. I just bought a few that I'd heard of before.

For all I know, I may have passed up things much more valuable.

The Felix book looks pretty tame to me.

Well, remind me to pick you up before I go to my next Garage Sale!

 

[Mansa Musa]

I'm totally impressed. Looks like you have to know what you're looking for to get the worthwhile bargains.
btw - isn't Felix the Cat the old X-rated comic?

Fritz the Cat, not Felix. Felix the Cat was the inspiration for those wagging tail cat-clocks.

 

[SlvrTongueDevil]

Fritz the Cat, not Felix. Felix the Cat was the inspiration for those wagging tail cat-clocks.

Ahhhh .... that makes sense.

 

[Mansa Musa]

FinePhilly, you should go to a comic book store ASAP. You´re sitting on thousands of dollars. Hell, first print Disney comic books are worth their weight in gold in Germany, literally. They sell for €100, on a bad day.

 

[Tati]

Philly did you try Alibris to look for the Arabian Nights book? I found this page and there is one listed for over $200 on there.
http://www.alibris.com/search/searc...s&matches=5&qsort=r&cm_re=works*listing*title

 

[FinePhilly]

FinePhilly, you should go to a comic book store ASAP. You´re sitting on thousands of dollars. Hell, first print Disney comic books are worth their weight in gold in Germany, literally. They sell for €100, on a bad day.

Huh. I'll have to check it out. I'm not in a huge hurry to sell them, so I may take the time to see what a comic store says.

 

[Guest]

So today I hit the garage sales.

I got there EARLY....yes, I got up at 5:30am in search of the elusive perfect bargains.

Jackpot. The house of an elderly couple yielded a cache of old comic books and childrens books, several of which I decided to purchase (at $1 apiece).

I know NOTHING about comic books or old books in general, but I did find the things that I currently have in my posession listed on Ebay and ALL of the ones I bought are in excellent condition:

Purcahse #1 ($1) currently listed on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=140068196951&rd=1&rd=1

Purchase $2 ($1) currently listed on Ebay:

(mine is in better condition than this one)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Felix-the-Cat-4...oryZ3972QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Purchase #3 ($1)

http://cgi.ebay.com/LONE-RANGER-194...egoryZ64QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Plus, I bought a very old copy of a childrens book called "Arabian Nights". On the first (blank) page is written in pencil: "To Henry, X-Mas 1922"

It is in pretty good shape. I've been unable to find it on Ebay or anywhere else, so I'll keep looking around.

I plan to list all of my finds for sale and see what they bring. Heck, even if I get $10 each for them, that's still 10 times more than what I paid for them.

I LUV garage sales.

I adore yard sales!

My most recent steals have been:

1) A cute denim jacket with velvet detailing that has drawn a lot of admiration. The closest thing I can find to it sells for almost $40, and I bought it for $1.

2) Two children's flower lights from IKEA, retail value of $12ea, purchased two for $1

3) A 300W transformer, $5

4) My new favorite pair of khaki capris, $.50

5) My new favorite sport jacket in lilac, grey, and black, $.50

Yard sales rock.

 

[Matthew Craig]

Huh. I'll have to check it out. I'm not in a huge hurry to sell them, so I may take the time to see what a comic store says.

Just get a comic book price guide from chapters. But to be honest, they won't be worth much. The most 20 bucks if it's in very good condition. Why? They're not key storyline issues or hot titles.

 

[FinePhilly]

Philly did you try Alibris to look for the Arabian Nights book? I found this page and there is one listed for over $200 on there.
http://www.alibris.com/search/searc...s&matches=5&qsort=r&cm_re=works*listing*title

Good call!

There's no picture, but I strongly suspect this is it:

http://www.alibris.com/search/detai...8368&pbest=&pqtynew=&page=1&matches=7&qsort=r

It's the same publisher, same time frame and the description is accurate.

 

[Tati]

Good call!

There's no picture, but I strongly suspect this is it:

http://www.alibris.com/search/detai...8368&pbest=&pqtynew=&page=1&matches=7&qsort=r

It's the same publisher, same time frame and the description is accurate.

maybe you can drop the seller an email and see if you can get more info from them.

 

[Cathleen]

How fun -- you deserve rewards for getting there at that un-godly hour.

 

[FinePhilly]

maybe you can drop the seller an email and see if you can get more info from them.

I might do that. I go back and forth on whether that's the one or not.

That description says "dust jacket". Mine doesn't have that.


Here's mine:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/stillhoneymooning/1OutsideCover.jpg

 

[FinePhilly]

How fun -- you deserve rewards for getting there at that un-godly hour.

I had fun. It's my "me" time.

 

[FinePhilly]

Oops..double post.

 

[foxinsox]

Philly, that is a beautiful book. I collect old childrens' books and while I'm by no means an expert I'd be very happy to have that in my collection.

I love poking through garage sales. It's strange what people buy and even more amazing what they throw out.

 

[FinePhilly]

Philly, that is a beautiful book. I collect old childrens' books and while I'm by no means an expert I'd be very happy to have that in my collection.

I love poking through garage sales. It's strange what people buy and even more amazing what they throw out.

I've decided I'm going to take it to a local book dealer that specializes in old and out of print books this upcoming week.

I know nothing about books, but I do know that everything depends on condition and such, so we will see what they have to say.

I'll keep you updated for sure!

 

[Cheyenne]

The house of an elderly couple yielded a cache of old comic books and childrens books, several of which I decided to purchase (at $1 apiece).

Heck, even if I get $10 each for them, that's still 10 times more than what I paid for them.

It's a good thing you're not a math teacher.


Congrats on your purchases, in any case!

 

[huskie]

So today I hit the garage sales.

I got there EARLY....yes, I got up at 5:30am in search of the elusive perfect bargains.

Jackpot. The house of an elderly couple yielded a cache of old comic books and childrens books, several of which I decided to purchase (at $1 apiece).

I know NOTHING about comic books or old books in general, but I did find the things that I currently have in my posession listed on Ebay and ALL of the ones I bought are in excellent condition:

Purcahse #1 ($1) currently listed on Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=140068196951&rd=1&rd=1

Purchase $2 ($1) currently listed on Ebay:

(mine is in better condition than this one)

http://cgi.ebay.com/Felix-the-Cat-4...oryZ3972QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Purchase #3 ($1)

http://cgi.ebay.com/LONE-RANGER-194...egoryZ64QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Plus, I bought a very old copy of a childrens book called "Arabian Nights". On the first (blank) page is written in pencil: "To Henry, X-Mas 1922"

It is in pretty good shape. I've been unable to find it on Ebay or anywhere else, so I'll keep looking around.

I plan to list all of my finds for sale and see what they bring. Heck, even if I get $10 each for them, that's still 10 times more than what I paid for them.

I LUV garage sales.

smart move. My wife does this from time to time....paid for a vacation once.