Robert...
I was telling EH. That aint nothing. I've had so much classy stuff, I could overload DA right now with threads until next year. As slow as I go though, I can take pictures in a couple weeks of this room, and almost have a whole new inventory, and have all that moved in to another room.
I've got $4,600 in just one sale here on this item. This piece was praised as one of the most important finds ever from that area. They thought it would bring over $12,000, but one of the big buyers didn't show, after he dropped $10,000 on a fruit jar the day before.
http://www.crockerfarm.com/stoneware-auction/2010-04-10/lot-212/John-H-C...
Here's a lovely mint 1920's chrome Art Deco horse head lamp I just sold to someone in NY...
I go through tons of this.
robert
Yes at least with anonymous stuff, you know you own it because you like it. There is also the mystery aspect of an anonymous painting. We will have to see some of your anonymous abstract collection sometime!
And groovy dude:
Thanks for all the pics
But it is really not a matter of amounts and numbers of sales! I thought we were talking about your painting! I like to slow down a bit and take some time to LOOK at something. What ever it is. You have quite the conveyor belt going there. And I get the point!
But I have to say, I secretly feel as though you could be just "churning" lots of stuff, and we would never know it.
After all, you pay something for this stuff, sell it, and work on it for hours, and store it. And ship it. Simply running a million items by the camera only tells part of the story. It reminds me of some warehouse sized shops around here (SF Bay Area) where I go by about once a year and almost ALL the stuff is still there from when I was there the year before! (I know, 700 sales.... )
Lava lamps? Those were 90s right? Big market there? No, you do have some nice stuff, but you cant buy everything in the world in a manic rage! Or maybe you can... LOL
(It was just an innocent critique!)
So,
700+ feedback in ten years? I know not every buyer leaves feedback but let's say two thirds do. That's maybe 100 sold items per year? Two a week?
Your stove that you put 100 hours into---let's say with your skills you are worth at least $20/hr (maybe a lot more, I dunno). So you need to get $2000 for that thing even without factoring in what you paid for it or how much space it takes up or the materials used up in restoration or parts put into it, if any.
Sorry Woody....
Didn't mean to make it so confusing. Was just kinda showing EH that I wasn't just some goof that deals in junk and talks a good story but can't back it. I guess showing I'm not like housekabab. But then I got a little carried away because I never get to show anybody anything, and thought they might enjoy seeing some of the things I sell. Plus, I know how much Mark loves those snappies...
Then I added some pics for Robert to show that I have sold classy items, and these aren't just Sanford and Son nick nacks. Like that 1920's Pontiac Indian Chief radiator cap. Didn't mean to get so carried away. There's just so much artistic intelligence and knowledge here, I really like to get involved in it.
I appreciate
and welcome your critique EH anytime. I moved on because I thought you hated the painting, and didn't want to look at it anymore..:) Since I've started on eBay, I've only had a handful of items stay in store rotation for over a year. Those are the really niche ones, like a pair of ceremonial Kuduo Vessels from Ghana I'm still sitting on. My stuff all moves though, with no real issues.
Oh, and Lava Lamps came out around 1958. Craven Walker invented them. While two Americans were on an overseas business trip, they went into a bar were Walker had two of his creations. They bought the patents right there, and took them back to US for immediate production. The first one was candle powered, but soon became powered by electricity. Some vintage lava lamps can bring hundreds into the thousands of dollars, and most average $100 a pop. So can old glitter lamps, and boilers. You can always tell vintage lava lamps by the threaded cap, instead of the bottlecap with a lid they used later. They are really hot right now, and are bringing more almost than they ever have.
Thanks for all the nice compliments, and dedicated input. I really appreciate everyone on here.
Omg.... I just got it finished....
Thank goodness. I was so ready to be done. Here's a few pics. I'm getting ready to list it in just few minutes. I'm gonna ask $4,500 or $5,500... I think. I took 43 photos, but only am gonna post a few. It almost could be a museum piece, and I'd hate for someone to use it, even though it can be used now if desired. I had to use the garage for my pics, since it's a little too heavy to throw on my back, and run downstairs. Here come the snappies..:)
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