I’m didn’t do a sale this weekend, for the first time in about two months. I did 13 in that period, and I’m feeling a bit burnt out as you might expect.
Unfortunately I never kept a yard sale journal until this year, so I’m not sure what my normal schedule is. I feel like this year was particularly backloaded, with few productive sales at the beginning (largely due to construction ruining one of my spots – again) forcing me to hustle more in the late summer and fall to unload as much junk as possible, and all at the one spot because of the construction.
I would still like to do one last sale, but at this point in the year weather is a bit sketchy to say the least. It’s supposed to be 20 degrees on Wednesday, so that’s tempting. But a Wednesday sale? It’s unorthodox for sure, but I doubt anyone would mind.
Anyways, here’s the jewelry I found in the bag with the gold coin.
There wasn’t much crap (ie: the cheap stuff you get at the dollar store or wherever, where the plating wears off or the “rhinestones” fall out after wearing it for like a week). Here’s a few standout costume pieces. A lot was signed – D’Orlan, Monet, and etc. The watches, a Butex and a Mortima, aren’t super fancy, but are probably still eBay worthy.
The translucent green bead necklace on the left is made of Bakelite. I’ve never seen that colour before, it’s quite striking. That might make it more valuable that the more common tones, but I haven’t done much research yet. I’m not sure what those other beads are made of. I’m guessing milk glass.
And here’s the precious metals. The pendant with the Arabic script (I think it says something about Allah) is 14k gold, and the lone earring is also gold. Together, they’re worth around 250$ for scrap. The rest is silver, besides that doohickey on the top right. I’m not sure what that is, so I’ll give it to my jeweler to test.
So, that one bag ended up containing over one grand of easily liquidatable junk. Not bad!
I had some luck here and there since, and maybe I’ll post some of those things soon. Still craving a big haul … a van load of junk would be nice!
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Glad to read this blog post about a financially rewarding haul! For the past few days I have been helping my niece and her husband pack up a house and move to another city. I was telling them about your blog earlier today. And I have also been appreciating how easy it would be to put a bunch of their stuff in garbage bags and leave it on the curb (rather than carefully wrap it all up and pack it in well-labeled boxes and load the boxes onto a truck, etc. etc. etc.) Please keep up the great work!!!!
Nice going! Love the green Bakelite beads.
Hope you get that big haul you’re craving before too long. 🙂
The white beads might be coral?
Wow, those green Bakelite beads are truly spectacular. I hope your research turns up some really good news about them. It is so much fun to see what you find – and also, the research you’re able to do is so amazingly thorough.
Wonderful finds! I like the green necklace.
Thanks for saving all these lovely items and for showing them to us! Good luck with your sale!
You probably know this, but the cockroach-y thing on the right, next to the Olympics necklace, is called a “Scarab”. Always love seeing your posts! Who tosses GOLD to the curb!? So glad you save this stuff.