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Antique Questions Forum / Antique matching chairs questions

« on: May 05, 2010, 02:51:52 pm »

Hi me again  these 2 matching chairs were part of a huge dinning set of Grandparents (lived in California).  There are no marking I can find, I may have to sell them when we move, just curious on what they may worth if anything?!  And what type they are called, the design and so forth?
thanks for any info

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Antique Questions Forum / Antique rolltop desk questions

« on: May 05, 2010, 02:27:27 pm »

ok going to try posting a few photos, hopfully this works
This desk was my Grandpas, he used in his shoe repairs shop in the 1920s but had it before that.  Dovetail drawer & simple design, lighter wood, has orginal keys to locks.  I can't make out the stamp way in the back of one of the slots and there was a sticker in the lefthand drawer.  Stamp in back looks like Riverside California.  Sorry pics a blurry my camera doesn't seem to want to take a clear close up
I may have to sell it, just curious as to who the maker was and what it may sell for?!  Any info is helpful and if you need more photos let me know.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: What do you think about these?

« on: May 03, 2010, 01:43:37 am »

My mom used to collect Kelloggs Pep cards, which were of actors/actresses and sports stars.  Kelloggs came out with baseball cards, pins, trading cards etc but I have never seen cards like yours , what is on the flip side of them?  I checked out Ebay and couldn't find anything, which may be a good thing if there aren't alot or any there can mean it's rare/hard to find or I just didn't enter the right thing but there were NO Kelloggs Pep cards on Ebay now either, that a first!?
Great now I'll get to sleep

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EBay Forum / Re: Shipping large items question???

« on: May 03, 2010, 12:45:24 am »

Ya know I was thinking that selling a rolltop desk on Ebay probably is not worth it  My Mom moved into a retirement home ( and I'm NOT happy about that! ) so I'm have an estate sale for her, I think I will try selling these big things there, but not cheap!  so as soon as I get good photos of this rolltop desk and chairs I'll ask all of ya what ya think I should price them at because I am Clueless

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Can anyone identify this object

« on: May 02, 2010, 08:24:52 pm »

Judging the size and were you found it I say a Wagon wheel snow breaker, sort of like the semi trucks today have, breaks up the snow so it doesn't pack onto the wheels. Montana had lots of them, they were usually forged of iron and quickly so like snow flakes no two are alike.   This is just my opinion I'm not an expert but I see similar things like it at old farm auctions here.  Home made fence post tampers look similar also but that would make it newer.  If there was a sign of old fencing around the trail you found it on or the trail was wide enough for house and carrage could give a better clue.   

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EBay Forum / Re: Shipping large items question???

« on: May 02, 2010, 06:48:35 pm »

Makes sence thanks   I print my own postage threw paypal, I tried USPS but their site didn't like card soooooo!  Fed Ex unfortunatly is not option on Paypal so I've never considered it. Thanks Ironlord, you rock I will run out and check with them and UPS tomorrow. 
  Oh, do they charge more to package big items or for like a rolltop desk they just put it on a  truck?
Thanks, Blonde

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EBay Forum / Shipping large items question???

« on: May 02, 2010, 03:18:22 pm »

ok, I have sent large items by USPS, I have a large dollhouse and some antique furniture to sell.  What is the least expensive way to ship large items?  UPS Ground? By greyhound? I don't care about it being the easiest way, I'd rather they pay more for item than shipping!   I could easily put a chair in a box and send it USPS but my roll top desk....dought it
Again, the cheapest way please, its all about the buyer NOT the seller IMO ! 
Thx Blonde1

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EBay Forum / Re: Parcel Post Package Lost

« on: May 02, 2010, 03:06:29 pm »

I have a funny shipping story.  I sold a Kelloggs pep card to a man in Texas, it was lost in the mail so I refunded his money.  THEN 6 months later, he emails me saying "You won't believe this but the card just showed up"
Luckly he is an honest man an sent the card back to me cuz he already bought one.
Parcel post is the chancest but cheapest, if the item is fragile have the buyer pay insurance.  I never put a fragile sticker on packages anymore, found out from a friend that works at airport, some handlers are purposly careless with packages
I will ship anyway the buyer wants, they are paying for it so they should get what they paid for.  Of course there are bad eggs who use the negative feedback to gain something for nothing but I have ways of fixing that

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EBay Forum / Re: Need advice about Ebay.

« on: May 02, 2010, 02:19:13 pm »

This may be a dumb question but what is the difference in a reserve and setting the lowest price you will accept?

I think Dean Perdue said it best  "I agree with no reserves and dislike them because I feel they waste a buyer's time with senseless guessing.
You bid and bid trying to break through that barrier and lose some focus on what you feel the item is actually worth." or Ironlords "Reserve Hides the price, so you do not know what the lowest they will accept is, it also makes it so you can set the price real low attracting buyers.  Then you find yourself bidding in vain unless you cross the reserve price."
  It IS a waste of time, however, Waywardangler made a good point on the speed of Buy it now "I see 'Buy it Now' only for selling items fast at an established price point.  In other words, if 20 items identical to yours have sold for $20-35, you could list yours at $15 or so and expect a quick sale without waiting for an auction to run its course."  If an item didn't sell and a buyer emails that he miss it could he buy it, I relist it for 1 day with buy it now, the buyer usually pays right away.

I start most of my auctions at .99 (like a mass produced item), it's free and usually it sells for alot more.  If it's an item I don't want to take the chance of selling for .99, I price it higher

Oh, and most people are not stupid, so don't try to get more money by charging more for postage .  I use calculated shipping only, I add .25 cents for the .19 delivery confirmation and the .07 is put for supplies.  It auto matically calculates from zip to zip . 
I'm a top rated & power seller, I price to sell, if something it worth more to ME I try it at higher start price, if no bids oh well, but I will NOT waste someones time guessing my price!!!!   I make more on Ebay than my full time job but there is no medical insurance with Ebay YET!

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EBay Forum / Re: Need advice about Ebay.

« on: May 02, 2010, 03:34:27 am »

Hi, I never use a reserve, I just set the starting price for the least I will take (consider the shipping cost), if it doesn't sell I relist it abit lower, most of the time it ends up selling for more than I had orginally post it I never bid on reserve auctions either, takes the fun out it .  Alot of sellers use a reserve so their HIGH price doesn't scare buyer off and they can see what people were willing to pay for it.  Thats just an extra unneeded expense to me
  I never do Buy It Now either, I research on Ebay what the Item I'm selling is selling for NOT the BUY IT NOWS only actual bids.  Example: I sold my Moms Madam Alexander Sonja H doll from 1930s for her.  I checked Ebay and there were a few similiar to it priced high $495-$700 they never sold.  But Moms had several extra clothes and looked better.  Other M Alexander dolls sold for $50 - $200 so I started the price at $69.99 and even apologized for the high starting price .  There was a BIG bidding war on the last day and the doll sold for $866.00 when I asked the buyer if it was the other clothes she replyed "No I don't care about the clothes, I love/collect things from the 1930s and your doll is in such great condition with beautiful eyes, the best I've seen"
  An item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it IMO, if you have a sentimental attachment to an item of course it s worth more to you but to someone else it's only an object they 're willing to pay $?? for!  If I had set a Buy It Now for $300.00 (what we were told it was worth) I wouldn't have the other $566.00 would I?!   Buyers have thanked me for staying Auction style, they/myself like the fun of winning an auction and getting it for less than i could have somewhere else .  I myself skip over Buy it nows unless it's for shipping supplies or it's a.."OMG WHAT A DEAL!" 
  Alot  of the buy it nows i see are extremely over priced and I don't why?!   I'm always wondering "Do they even research what its worth/selling for? or don't they realize other people are selling the same exact thing for 80% less of what they are asking? 

Oh cr@p rambled again sorry