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A find day of thrifting...I sold the phone for $80.00, reinvested the profits back into...
The first few finds, a copy of "The Land of 12-Food Davis" by J.G. MacGregor, A History of the Peace River Country. Interesting. I could use some light reading...
an old Pyrex jar. Now to fill it with brains or some such...
Perfect, for a twonie, a chance to make my anatomical correction of Jar-Jar Binks...and when done, to leave it on someone's lawn. Now to figure who's lawn to leave it on, who would appreciate it and not call the police...
And finally these two:
crescent glasses, antique, gold rims, my prescription...
And this:
The lining says it all, vintage "Pioneer" leather coat made in Albuquerque New Mexico...
Less of a coat than a career choice, this coat screams "I LIKE TO PARTY", I'm gonna change my name to "Boone" and travel the old west singing songs about raccoons and outlaws...
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Found by a Filipino fisherman and kept for good luck, after his shack burned down it was valued by an official at $100 Million Dollars. Tentatively.
Read More Here: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37167179
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This morning, a few garage sales, nothing too promising. I'm looking for a going away gift for the Italian Waiter. Nada...
But I find a pair of Antique Candlesticks, (I know, I know...what am I going to do with them all?), a cheap canvas messenger bag to replace the one that was stolen from the jeep (and still no word from Calgary's Finest, not holding my breath), and .... (hold your breath):
Look close...
Not a bad morning, I'd always wanted to have one of these to put on my girlfriends, wrist, now, without a girlfriend, I have a Fake Cartier.
The daughter, we'll see if she has an appreciation for the imitation of finer things, she's a few significant dates coming up...
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The repatriation of Chinese Antiquities has inflated prices very favorably...
Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chinese-vase-auction-doorstop_us_57777e21e4b09b4c43c0aa5f
Always it's a vase, and more importantly, it's recognizing what you have...
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And, across from the Museum in Torrington, a garage sale. A pretty big one, nothing I wanted, initially, piles of Scuba Gear, Tools, Tanks, Sporting goods, man stuff, it took me a few tours to spot the skis, masterpieces, a hair over 8' tall, barely fit into the jeep, no prices on anything, I offered $10, he took it, he was just clearing everything out, wanted it gone, an estate sale of sorts, and given the high quality of the rest of his stuff I should have made an offer, run ads on Kijiji to sell it off, could have made a couple of hundred bucks at least, but I keep reminding myself I'm not a dealer, I only buy what I love or I can find a home for...
Money's tight, I gotta change my thinking...
