By Bus Train and Tramway I went Yard Sailing

Last eBay haul from May 2015

Yep this weekend I went to Grenoble for some yard sales. Woke up early, took the bus then the tram once in Grenoble, and came back home by train. It was well worth the trip and cash I paid for public transports. I'll make a profit and not too bad either. Plus it's so fun, I can't wait for the next weekend.

My favorite find was this old tin box depicting jousting French knights. Lovely colors and theme (not to mention the fleur de lys that seems to be a popular iconographic image).

Vintage tin box with knights

Also found 3 Gothic puzzles (one mint in box), 1000 and 1500 pieces, 2 from Victoria Frances art pieces. Pretty Gothic girls are still in demands. paid $12 for the lot of 3.

Some pink leather (yay!!) Timberland boots and cute vintage clips for curtains .

Pink Timberlands

 

And guess what, more Petshop figurines and one big house. I never buy the houses because usually they are too expensive or annoying to ship but this one was very cheap. Paid 6$ for the house and 6 pets (including one of the expensive Great Dane). So cashling cashling!!! Will sell the pets on ebay and the house locally. Also found a bunch of other petshops during the weekend. People's price are all over the place. I saw someone trying to sell them for 2,50 each (I work that down to 3 for 5$ since there was a good great dane to be picked). By the end of the weekend, I ended up paying close to 1$ each, so that's the average price I pay when I know they are good sellers.

LPS Great Dane, Collie and more good ones

Yard Sale Hauls from Paris

Spent a few days in Paris and took the opportunity to visit a few community sales. Most were a waste of time, but two of them were worth it.

My Paris haul, soon on ebay!

I found 2 pairs of Birkenstock sandals (they always sell well for me, although I may keep the grey pair for my son). Found some Timberland sandals in great shape, Palladium sneakers and a pair of what I believe to be fake Converse with London buildings print and clear soles.

Fake London Converse Shoes. Well made, but I'm almost certain these are counterfeit. Will be for my son unless I can be sure they are not fake Converse

My favorite find was a very politically incorrect (in today's world) tin can depicting African boys holding a tin of Bamboula ( Bamboula is a kind of drum as well as a kind of dance but the world is also use as a derogatory word for African people). I'm still unsure what it was, maybe a brand of cookies. I'll need to research a bit more.

Racist and politically incorrect vintage tin can for Bamboula

Also found a bunch of Maple Town Story miniature furniture from Bandai, a Playmobil set, a vintage paper doll, some Petshop and loose Playmobil and cute elephant knive rests. I also pick a bunch of Paris Starbuck mugs.

Littlest Petshop Accessories Lots Sell Well

For a long time I pretty much ignored all Littlest Petshop accessories sold at garage sale. And it was a mistake. Lots of Petshop accessories do sell and considering how cheap you can get them at yard sale, you should start buying them.

I often turned down free accessories when buying LPS! That was so stupid. Many will give you one or two small accessories for free when you buy a petshop. Some will have cheap "junk" bag filled with them. Grad them if you can have them cheap and make little lots with them. Themed lots work great (such as food, bows, glasses etc). You can also make lots with random accessories, big or small.

Check ebay completetd listing to see what people are buying: Littlest Petshop Accessories Lots

Here are some I sold recently:

LPS Food and Treats Lot

Littlest Petshop Cute Teddy Bears and Plush

small accessories lot

Larger accessories lot

Themed lot: doctor's office

Fabulous Toys Find at my First Outdoor yard Sale of the Season

Sun and warm weather! It was fun to finally attend an outdoor sale, the first of the year. And it was a good one! really really good one.

I bought a bit lot of Playmobil, some littlest petshop (including a collie), a Monster High plush, a cool handbag that I will probably keep and some clothing for my daughter.

The Playmobil were the most interesting finds this time. I got LOAD and LOADS of them. I paid 38$ for all those Playmobil! Includes are some from the Victorian sets, Fairies, Princess, Forest, Mermaids. Also many older ones including the astronauts. Lots of horses, Indians, cowboys. Work ahead, but it will be fun. I plan on making some custom Playmobil sets, sell some parts alone, and make small unrelated lots.There was also many sets in boxes, but as you can guess I wasn't alone grabbing everything they could!

Here's a few picture of today's haul:

My best 2015 yard sale haul so far

Big bag of Playmobil for sale. Photo just doesn't cut it, there are hundreds and hundreds of pieces in there!

Some Littlest Petshop

Some more Playmobil and a Monster High Draculaura's pet plush

Forest animals Playmobil

Cool bag I will keep!

Disney's Puzzles Littlest Petshop and Fisher Price Little People

Went to 2 yard sales this Sunday. The first was a waste of time mostly, but the second one was great. I score a bag of littlest Pet Shop and accessories for 6$, 3 Little People farm animals, 2 Disney Princess puzzles, some clothes for my daughter and a cool teen t-shirt with a vintage tattoo print on it.

Price were pretty low, lower then I usually pay for LPS so although I didn't score any biggies, the profit is there anyway. I never bother with LPS accessories before, but after checking eBay I realize they do sell, So I might do small lots of accessories such as bones, LPS food, LPS teddy bears etc.

Some of the Littlest Pet Shop

LPS, Disney and Fisher Price

Cutie long sleeve t-shirt with tattoo print