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Post by khaleesi on Apr 11, 2017 12:32:53 GMT
Thanks everyone. For those in MI what's so special about Allegan? Are there lots of flea markets there or something? I'm just south of Flint so that's a bit of a drive. The last Sunday of month (April to September), there is a huge antique market. Something like over 400 vendors. I've found some pretty cool stuff there. I find tons of cool things and try to go at least 2-3 times each season. Take lots of cash  |
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Post by melanell on Apr 11, 2017 13:04:39 GMT
Great tip! |
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Apr 11, 2017 13:29:34 GMT
I can still find vintage Pyrex at yard sales and auctions. If you want to pay cheap prices, you have to put in the work. If you don't have the time/patience to do that, you pay a little more by buying at antique stores, flea markets, and from ebay.
I bought a yellow loaf pan for a dime at a yard sale last summer, and a set of three nested bowls for $15 at an auction a couple weeks ago.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 11, 2017 15:21:43 GMT
Around here you mainly see Pyrex in thrift stores and estate sales. For the most part, it disappears quickly. I haven't bought any in over 2 years because my pattern (Gooseberry) hasn't shown up and I really don't have space for more. I do check out what is available though and find that nearly all the thrift stores are putting Etsy/eBay prices on it. The estate sales have always been rather pricey for Pyrex. I'm envious of the Goodwills that everyone else has. Ours never has good stuff and the prices are through the roof! I've pretty much quit shopping there. One thing I recommend doing is sign up for the emails from GSALR (garage sales) and EstateSales.net (estate sales). You set the area that you are interested in and the emails will be for that area only. Many of the listings will have photos which allows you to see if you even want to bother with a sale. On GSALR, you can set keywords of what you are looking for. When the email arrives, keywords are highlighted in yellow. Makes it easier to scan the listings (especially in summer) to see what sales have what you are searching for. @iluvpink - if you are just getting started in Pyrex, you might want to check out Pyrex Love. It's a website with lots of information, history and photos of Pyrex. It's a good source for identifying patterns and seeing what pieces are out there. |
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Post by MorningPerson on Apr 11, 2017 15:35:13 GMT
Our thrift shops are open until 7:00 and one even until 9:00. I found a lot of the glassware I collect by making a weekly evening trek through the store while DS was at a meeting nearby. I see vintage Pyrex each week. Don't be discouraged by missing the prime garage sale time. It's just as sweet building a collection slowly as it is finding a haul. The hunt is half the fun!I totally agree. I'm not a collector of anything (at least not deliberately - I seem to have enough clutter in my house at times!) But my husband used to collect the vintage metal coin banks that banks would give away when someone opened a new account. We had so much fun stopping at random antique stores in our various travels, and finding banks with the location on them - for example "First National Bank of Nebraska" when we were on a cross-country road trip through that state. Then e-bay came along and my husband started buying LOTS of banks from there. After a couple years of that he realized his hobby wasn't fun any more. He realized that he enjoyed the hunt more than anything, and he hasn't added to his collection since that realization. SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave |
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