Garage Sale Hunting! Tips, Hints and Advice

[andrewconnors9]

hmm, is there any name on them anywhere? brand, artist, anything like that?

[andrewconnors9]

also if you search "tufting" on ebay you will find some :)

[andrewconnors9]

Think it may be a good idea for here on out to take screen shots or something of ebay listings, or someone save links so we dont lose them after 90 days lol

[Wickabee]

hmm, is there any name on them anywhere? brand, artist, anything like that?

I've got names on the two of them, neither brings up much of anything on Google. TONS of tufted furniture, rugs, jewelry and clothing, but nothing much on either artist or even tufting as art. I've sent out a couple of emails to different galleries asking for info. There's a fair amount of info on other tufting artists and even how to tuft but, since it's an art form of Inuit and Prairie natives as well as Metis, it's sort of a lost art form. I have found some pictures worth $30 and others worth $4000-$5000. I can't tell what the difference is between the valuable ones and the cheaper ones.

[andrewconnors9]

make sure you do some good research for sure before you do anything with them cuz you just never know. Keep us updated also with what u find, I will update the OP with any relevant info :)

[Wickabee]

make sure you do some good research for sure before you do anything with them cuz you just never know. Keep us updated also with what u find, I will update the OP with any relevant info :)

You, sir, are a Prince among gentlemen.

[andrewconnors9]

Caught an interesting item from a garage sale this weekend, picked up a couple Freddy DVDs I didnt have yet for 2$ each, and on way out to pay spotted a Barbie and Midge vintage lunchbox. Front is in decent condition, all paint still intact, the back paint is about 50 - 60% missing, has some wear around edges and what not, due to it being from 1962.

Checked ebay, one with the thermos still with it sold for 110$dlvd, I figure I could pull 25-30$ + shipping for it, picked it up for 1$ :D

[Star_Cards]

It was a light weekend for me. I picked up two original nintendo controllers for $1 each and three 7 foot tall storage cabinets/lockers from an estate sale. The lockers are from the 60's I think. They need cleaned up, but not sure if I'll keep or resell.

[andrewconnors9]

nothing wrong with that! I lost my iPhone a couple weeks ago so managed to pick up a Blackberry Pearl pretty well like new (few years old) for 20$, and got em to throw in a stuffed Toronto Maple Leafs bear (NHL licensed with tags still intact) with it lol

[andrewconnors9]

OH! And another biggy, I'm going to attend my first storage auction on September 18th pending work, I'm pretty pumped and hopefully it works out!!! 5 different storage locker sites :)