Yard Sales 5/15/05 and a Box of Old Books

It is garage sale season out here in the desert and there were about 25 sales listed in our favorite cities this weekend. As usual, I went out with my mom in her mini-van. We left at 6:15 am. Did I mention that this is the only part of my job that I hate? Getting up at the crack of dawn on Saturday is not my idea of fun! We didn't find very much this weekend--but you just never know until you list it on eBay.

I did find a few pieces of Eames era glass (1950's mid-century modern and very hot on eBay). I will try and post the pictures and if anyone knows please let me know. I think one is Blenko and the other may be Kosta Boda.

One sale that we went to had a lot of antiques and the gal used to be a dealer. She had a table full of old books. I asked her how much and she said $1-$2 each but she would make me a deal for all of them. I ended up getting the whole box of 17 for $20. Now, that is a deal! I am going to post a picture of the box of books. Watch my eBay auctions this week to see if any of those 17 books sells for a lot of money. The gal said that one of the books (an atlas) had been appraised at $150. An appraisal doesn't mean much. My grandmother used to say, "You never know what something is really worth until it has been sold for that price." She was so right!