iTunes   YouTube  Download .mp4  Download .ogv One of our coolest sales this week was a vintage Russian officer’s hat that we purchased at an auction with a bunch of other stuff for $5. A fun find!

iTunes   YouTube  Download .mp3  Download .ogg This weekend we did some hard-core scavenging. That means taking the truck out, driving by all our favorite places, and digging for deals. This time we bought twenty-six Mid-Century fiberglass chairs for $40. A good example of someone just wanting to get rid of stuff that takes up storage, […]

iTunes   YouTube  Download .mp4  Download .ogv A cool sale that happened, that I wish I could hold onto, was the Brother P-Touch Label Maker. I love a good label maker!

iTunes   YouTube  Download .mp3  Download .ogg A slow week if you exclude the anomaly that was our highest sale ever, an $1800 piece of fabric. We’ve continued to pursue our Amazon FBA experiment with good results. It’s like learning a new online selling puzzle. We still love eBay for selling weird, one of a kind, […]

iTunes   YouTube  Download .mp3  Download .ogg Around this time every year, we start getting anxious messages from eBay sellers knowing that they have to do their taxes soon. Usually this is their first year selling online and they suddenly realize that they made a good deal of money. More than just “garage sale” money. More […]

iTunes   YouTube  Download .mp4  Download .ogv We made our highest sale of all time this week, a piece of Loro Piana cashmere and cotton fabric. $1800! Wow!

iTunes   YouTube  Download .mp3  Download .ogg We enjoy doing a weekly podcast and running this blog because it often feels like we’re all shopkeepers sharing the same street, interested in what each is selling and happy we’re all in business. Instead of being isolated in dark rooms across the country, we’re helping each other. Camaraderie […]

iTunes   YouTube  Download .mp4  Download .ogv One of my favorite sales was four yards of Laura Ashley fabric for $100. If you can find it, grab it!

iTunes   YouTube  Download .mp3  Download .ogg With the help of fellow Trash Elf, Vic, we finally started our FBA experiment and it was quite fun. Jay even started calling us Scan Monkeys, since now we’re looking for FBA stuff during sourcing. I even bought a barcode scanner on eBay. So I guess that really does […]

iTunes   YouTube  Download .mp4  Download .ogg Check out completed Vintage Pyramid Bookends. Amazing if you can find them!