It’s summer! It’s Friday! Get thee out to garage sales! In my way of thinking, this is the best form of recycling. People shed the stuff they don’t want or no longer need, and the rest of us get a chance on a super bargain. Furnishings, books, clothes, household items, sporting goods, antiques, jewelry…….. This morning I stopped by two garage sales and one estate sale. I bought a small basket of the perfect size to hold the following stuff:
50 cents.
I could have paid more for a new plastic-y thing a la the one I saw in Target the other day, but consider it one less little thing that will end up in a landfill. Basket looks better anyway. Saw an adorable 1960s Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg pottery bulldog (seen here at an online shop) at the estate sale for $45. A steal, and I love her designs, but am sworn off knicky knacky things lately.
I have been garage sale-ing for about as long as I can remember. I have purchased an untold number of things from garage and estate sales. I have resold many of those things and gone on to buy more. Some highlights: A gorgeous small Julian Onderdonk painting, a first edition 1831 copy of The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie of Kentucky, a large Gertrud and Otto Natzler bowl, a set of three Hans Wegner “The” chairs…………….a lowlight would be the 1982 Jaguar XJ6 that seemed so promising at just $250, if only I could have invested about 5 grand to get the thing running properly and exorcise the vomit-y small. A definite lowlight.
Will continue to post my garage sale Friday hits and misses. Aside from the wonderful and rare pieces, they have proven to be a wonderful source for kid stuff — lots and lots of very good quality kids stuff is to had, from toys to clothes to furnishings.
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