What’s Selling in Vintage & Antiques [February 2019]
Hi there! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. My sweet daughter is home for spring break–always a fun and excting time. Sweet husband and I brought new merch to my antique booth at the Gristmill Antique Center in Troy (NY) on Friday and popped into the Habitat Restore and Goodwill on Saturday morning. Slim pickins but I manage to pick up a few items.
Today, of course, I’m sharing what’s selling in vintage and antiques in my neck of the woods. You can find past blog posts on the topic here: January 2019 vintage sales, December 2018 vintage sales, and November 2018 vintage sales.
Vintage & Antiques Selling From My Antique Booth
A vintage copy of Tennyson’s poems and plays sold for $3–marked down from $5 (cost: $1).
A miniature copy of 100 Great Composers sold for $5 (cost $1).
A vintage Barton’s candy tin sold for $10 (cost: $1).
A small oak splint basket sold for $8 (cost: $1).
A pint-sized plastic Aladdin thermos sold for $7 (cost: $1).
A paperback copy of Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (exact copy not shown) sold for $1–marked down from $3 (cost: 50¢).
A newer yellowware egg separator sold for $9 (cost: $1).
A Smokey the Bear ruler sold for $5 (cost: 50¢).
A Clover Compound tin sold for $2 (cost: 50¢).
A copy of Alexander’s Hymns No. 3 sold for $2–marked down from $4 (cost: $1).
A pair of over-sized vintage light bulbs sold for $20 (cost: $2).
A medium-sized newer cloche sold for $15 (cost: $1).
A chrome Bentley lighter (made in Austria) sold for $6 (cost: 50¢).
A still life oil on board painting sold for $38 (cost: $2). I purchased this painting when we lived in England (2009-20011).
Sold But Not Pictured:
Large Terrarium sold for $35–marked down from $48 (cost: $4)
Large aqua gallon jug/bottle sold for $20 (cost: $5)
Pair of large antique candlesticks sold for $22.40–marked down from $35(cost: $6)
Small plain yellowware bowl sold for $18 (cost: $3)
Metal 3D star sold for $12 (cost: $1)
Rockingham pottery frog sold for $10 (cost: 50¢)
Small chipped Jadeite bowl sold for $2 (cost: $1)
Riley Love Lyrics by James Whitcomb Riley sold for $2 (cost: 50¢)
Small metal hanging rack sold for $8 (cost: 50¢)
Antique crocheted bag sold for $2 (cost: 0)
White board with nails for holding thread sold for $5 (FREE)
(3) Small sewing table drawers sold for $3 each (cost: 50¢ each)
Pipe cutter sold for $2 (cost: 0)
Alligator head sold for $10–marked down from $25 (cost: $1)
Riley Songs of Home sold for $6 (cost: 50¢)
Vintage quilt cuttings sold for $5 (cost: 0)
Vintage & Antiques Sold on eBay
A German Phinney-Walker travel alarm clock sold for the Buy It Now (BIN) price of $25 (cost: $2).
A vintage 1971 copy of a Peanuts book: Snoopy and “It was a Dark and Stormy Night with dust jacket sold for the BIN price of $7.97 (cost: 50¢).
A fabulous MCM “Serendipity” spaghetti swirl, enamel cooking pot (minus its black lid) sold for 15.50 (cost: $1). So that’s it for my vintage and antique sales this month–not wildly successful, but better than last month, LOL.
When you total up all the profits I made this month from all the various aspects of this [utterly satisfying] vintage business, I’m pretty pleased with my progress. All of the numbers are below.
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It’s always interesting to see what sells just over the border (I’m in CT). I have a number of nice vintage bowls including a Rockingham glazed one that I can’t sell for the life of me. Maybe I should do a show in NY! Otherwise my booth sales have been pretty good for this time of year.
Hello, I was just at a large flea market here in Southern California and small beaten up sewing machines drawers were selling for $20-$30 dollars each! I saw their selling much cheaper in your area. Always fun to see the pricing in different areas. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for sharing your information I appreciate your blog ! Have a blessed day !
I loved the picture of your (grand?) mother’s quilt. Colors are restful but cheerful. Glad you had a good month. I have done a bit better this month–almost prepaid part of next month’s rent, then said to myself, “Nah.” Treated myself to a tiny red (almost amberina) rabbit on a nest that caught my eye last time I went to spruce up my booth. And a piece of milk glass (act surprised here!).
I’m amazed at the number of books you sell! I find books to be very slow movers for me.
Hi Diana,
I always enjoy reading your monthly sales posts. I certainly appreciate the fact that you share both your buying and selling information. I noticed that you sell on ebay rather than etsy now. What made you decide to switch? I am selling more on etsy and Facebook now and I closed my antique booth last year. My store relocated and the customers just didn’t follow. Thanks for the great post.
Kathy