dejapooh
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posted on November 27, 2006 08:11:29 PM new
I've had a good time at thrift stores lately. I bought a box of Atari 400/800 cassette tapes (before computers had disk drives, they had cassette tapes. It would take a large program 30 to 40 minutes to load or save). I paid $4 for the box, and sold them to a guy in England for $50 (including shipping).
Next I found some serving pieces of Franciscan ware Desert Rose. There was a new compote dish, 2 creamers from the 1940's, A sugar bowl from the 1950's, and a pitcher from the early 1970's. I paid $30 for the lot, and my wife (who collects the stuff) said that almost any piece would sell for that much or more in an antique store.
Any other good stuff out there?
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on November 27, 2006 08:27:12 PM new
Don't want to burst your bubble about the Desert Rose, but the new stuff from England is worthless.
As are any pieces that are damaged. Examine for chips and hairline cracks. This stuff cracks easily and they're hard to see.
Your wife is half-right. People tend to price this stuff around that amount, but Desert Rose is pretty plentiful and hard to sell.
When you list it, take a photo of the mark and specify USA in the title if it is in fact the American ware.
I have a perfect Desert Rose teapot with the hard-to-find green border on the lid. I bought it from a older lady who was downsizing to move into a retirement home and promised I'd never sell it.
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twig125silver
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posted on November 28, 2006 03:52:51 AM new
I agree with fluffy.
I, too, collect Desert Rose (NO England!). I downsized to a service of 4. Some brought OK prices, but no where near book, on eBay. You can still buy the stuff in department stores. Compare the "hand-painted" areas. The newer items are inferior. If it's damaged, put it in your yard sale, take to the flea market or keep it.
My MIL has damn near every piece of Apple. It sure does set a gorgeous Thanksgiving table!
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profe51
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posted on November 28, 2006 04:03:14 AM new
How does the older American Apple pattern compare in price against the Desert Rose of comparable age? We have both.
While we're at it, what do the experts know about WWII vintage American made Haviland?
thanks!
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on November 28, 2006 06:05:22 AM new
Apple is more desirable. Anyone who frequents garage sales or flea markets should familiarize themselves with the harder-to-find pieces in Apple, like the big salt/pepper shakers that have wooden bases. They won't be marked and don't really look like they belong with the rest of the set. You can get as much as $300 a pair.
Soup tureens are good, too; there are several sizes. The footed kind is best. But again, check for cracks.
I don't know anything about American Haviland other than I never had much luck with the stuff.
fLufF
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profe51
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posted on November 28, 2006 03:40:28 PM new
I heard a story that during the war, Haviland actually brought their potters to the US to make china, and then returned them after France was liberated. The implication is that this material is rare in that it was made by French potters in the US, and also rare as not a whole lot of folks were buying china during the war. I don't know if it's true or not. We have a real pretty scalloped plain white with gold banding service for 16 with a huge assortment of serving pieces. My grandmother bought it during the war. I don't think I'd ever sell it, just wondering if it's worth the storage space it's taking up in the barn.
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pixiamom
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posted on November 28, 2006 06:42:30 PM new
My mother has tons of French Haviland gold-band, it was her pattern and my father's mother's pattern of fine china. I bought a 12 place setting set of c 1900 Haviland 20 years ago for $250 which has depreciated substantially. My little sis has a set of modern Haviland (US?) They all are worth next to nothing in the current market, yet they make a beautiful table setting. Use them and enjoy them!
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profe51
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posted on November 28, 2006 07:33:02 PM new
I plan to. Not everything's for sale.
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May 1, 2003, America brings "democracy" to Iraq. November 7, 2006, Iraq brings democracy to America.
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dejapooh
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posted on November 29, 2006 09:38:55 AM new
Well, the one English piece is something we didn't have, so it fills a spot. All of the rest are American and in perfect condition (which sets it apart from the body of my wife's collection which he grandmother used as everyday china).
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ladyjewels2000
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posted on November 29, 2006 10:34:02 AM new
I got a box full of Minton china for $10 - including the teapot. Newer stuff but still a deal.
I also got a Navajo rug for $50 and an Oriental carved wood box for $7.
4 Teak chairs for $15 and a Victorian Bird Cage for $25.
Best weekend I've had in a long time. All garage sale finds from 2 garage sales.
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glassgrl
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posted on November 29, 2006 11:12:27 AM new
we got enough PVC vinyl picket fence to finish fencing in our yard. they sold it for $65.00!
I'm amazed sometimes at what people sell at yard sales for bottom dollar.
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agitprop
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posted on November 29, 2006 04:46:17 PM new
First edition hardbacks of several well known authors (including Ian Fleming) all in good condition with dust jackets intact. $1 to $2 each at thift shop.
It's going to be a nice Xmas present for some James Bond fan on eBay
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photosensitive
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posted on November 30, 2006 05:10:53 AM new
Sometimes it takes years for the "good finds" to show their true colors. We bought a shaving mug 20 years ago. My husband says we paid $50 but remembering our state of finance at that time I think it might have been $25. We were just offered $1,800 for it. That is not book value but an actual offer to buy it from a collector. Mr husband said no because we will never find another.
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irked
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posted on November 30, 2006 09:15:26 AM new
Yikes, think I would take the offer.
Your husband says " Mr husband said no because we will never find another."
My luck would be that tomorrow I would find more identical to it and the one I had would no longer be worth even what I paid for it years ago.
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photosensitive
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posted on November 30, 2006 11:17:31 AM new
Irked, my first thought was "heck yes" we will take it but Dear Husband is not good at letting go of things in the collection. We want to downsize before we move in a couple of years. He gives good lip service to the idea but when it comes to actually doing it....
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on November 30, 2006 11:46:22 AM new
photo: I'd sell it anyway.
It's easier to get forgiveness than permission. Especially with a hoarder.
fLufF
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ebabestreasures
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posted on November 30, 2006 06:00:47 PM new
Photo - Would you like to let us know what kind of shaving mug it is? Boy that would be a hard offer to turn down.
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photosensitive
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posted on December 1, 2006 06:32:21 AM new
Ebabestreasures, We collect china objects decorated with fired-on carbon photographs. Have a number of unusual examples, steins, cream and sugar, a ceramic pipe, and the shaving mug. Most are plates and cups with family portraits or pictures of famous people. The shaving mug has a carbon portrait of a woman with her name and date. Shaving mugs with carbon photographs are not common but an identified woman is very unusual. The "expert" I consulted said it was likely a gift to her husband.
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irked
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posted on December 1, 2006 07:48:55 AM new
Wow, I may have to start looking harder at those pictured items on mugs etc. May be a treasure and just didn't know it. LOL
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photosensitive
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posted on December 1, 2006 07:53:37 AM new
Irked, there are still companies putting pictures on ceramics. You can find them on the internet. The older items from the 19th and early 20th century are very collectible. One of the common uses was/still is for tombstones. We have not found any of those for our collection  but have some photographs of them.
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pixiamom
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posted on December 3, 2006 06:19:35 PM new
My lil' sis found a real photo postacrd of a cute little girl with a Boston Terrier at the flea market this morning. Hear that, Ralphie? Pin-up!
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