The 2008 Garage Sale Challenge

Hello All!  Things got started very slowly for me this weekend.  Our eldest daughter (the tween) and I headed out on Saturday morning to hit an estate sale in the neighborhood.  It appeared that maybe this wasn’t the first day of the sale or that they had already dispersed or liquidated most the of the estate in other ways.  There just wasn’t as much stuff as I expect to see at an estate sale.  Being spring in Western Washington, it was drizzly and they said not many people had stopped by.  The prices were very good but selection not so much.  I ended up with three NIB Party Lite pieces, a gravy boat, some misc. Craftsman tools, and a some other floatsom for $20.00.  Some of it is listed and other pieces I’m still deciding whether or not to keep ;).  Then off to the thrift store where we picked up a couple large Pampered Chef stoneware pieces for $14.99.  They priced them as a set but PC doesn’t sell them that way and I’ve listed them seperately.  No luck on books/media as there was a team of scanners already in place in the book section. 

The surprise item of the weekend is the stapler pictured below.  It was a freebie at the estate sale.  I’m a sucker for vintage desk pieces and especially anything in the deco or mod style.  When I saw a similar one on Ebay going for around $35.00 I decided I could part with it hee hee.  Someone quickly jumped on my $9.99 opening bid and I’m anxious to see what it finally goes for.

I’m not sure yet how I’m going to do updates but I’m sure I’ll get into a groove fairly soon.  Looking forward to hearing about your great finds.

- Colleen