August 2018 Tag Sale, Thrift Store and Bargain Thread

**GypsyGirl** and frazzled Mom, thanks for the heads up. I already tucked them out of the way because some kid friends are coming over later. I'll definitely check out what they are going for. The kids might very well prefer keeping old stockings if I can fill them with cash from selling the kits.

Nice job Frazzled Mom, turning a kit into a bunch of games. Your kids must have been thrilled.

I brought the bin of Legos that I bought yesterday in from the car.  When I was peeling the pound of tape they closed the bin with one of the labels started peeling.  I'm going to have to try to trim the tape to the shape of the label and glue it back down. 

I sorted through the bin to pick out any non-Lego toys (only 2 cars) and look for figures.  I found some Star Wars ones, Lord of the Rings and regular ones.  I found enough figure parts to fill a sandwich size zipper bag, hooray.

No tag sales around here today the weather is not cooperating.

Excellent score, @skellinton. I can just imagine you carrying it all out of the store with a big smile on your face.

I went to the auction last night and subconsciously I must have been thinking that I had to make up for not going for two weeks. I bought stuff I wasn't even planning on bidding on because the price was so ridiculously low. For example in the new stuff:

- boxes of wooden Diamond Matches. 100 boxes for $4. That's 3,200 matches, enough to last me for the rest of my life. Now I have a reason to buy a cast iron match safe for my fireplace.

- 3 jumbo boxes of toothpicks. 2,400 toothpicks for $1.25. I'm sure the science teacher would like a donation for when they make their gumdrop and toothpick element models.

- 2 big boxes of wooden coffee stirrers, $1 for the pair. Another great buy for school projects. I resisted the jumbo boxes of popsicle sticks.

- 4 pair of nitrate safety gloves. They're the knit gloves with the rubber-like coating that gives you some protection. $5 for all

- 2 fun foam multi pack craft kits. We can now make 24 fun foam fish for the low low price of $1. They remind me of antenna toppers. I think they would be fun to make and then have a challenge to see who can move them the length of the pool the fastest without touching them.

For those of you who don't regularly read this thread, at this auction they have fresh produce in season. One of the runners has family that has a farm so everything gets picked the day of the auction. He even had a pumpkin, the first of the season! I bought half a dozen corn on the cob for $2.50.

From the used/estate stuff, all but one thing came as a lot, the single item was a really good quality volleyball for $2.

The lots were:

- ladies pocket watch, vintage gold filled locket, body jewelry and a new in package, metal note case with pads and pencil for your purse, $1 for the lot.

- 3 pieces of black pottery. Auctioneer said it was a console set. Two pieces are identical which are lovely, the other is not, $1.

- ceramic Christmas tree hors-d'oeuvres holder in the box, a new in the package sock monkey kit and a hideous paper mache clown jack in the box which I will sneak into my brother's house, $1 for the lot.
I bought the lot for the creepy clown and will put the other things in my tag sale box. If the sock monkey kit was a plain monkey I would have liked to make it. But, in this kit the monkey's body is a Christmas tree.

- this next lot had people looking at me like I was mental. The auctioneer just kept adding and adding things to this lot and all it takes is the one thing to make buying it worthwhile. A glass dome clinched the deal for me. Along with it were some over the top things like a resin rooster, a super ugly and big, resin peacock, a candle lamp and a couple of other things that escape me right now. It was worth the dollar I paid to get the dome. I'm definitely NOT keeping any of the rest of it.

- this lot had a large, footed Fostoria serving plate, a yellow Depression plate and an English stoneware basin, $1 for the lot. Super good deal because of the Fostoria piece.

You know I love Christmas ornaments and that's why I went after this next lot. The auctioneer was getting tired and was having people say what they wanted on a table because he didn't want to do things individually and waste time. I liked an ornament but knew that if I asked for it that it would be a $2 minimum bid. I hung back for a minute and ended up with a table worth for $2.

The ornament is an Old World Christmas brand one. The ornaments they make are handblown and handpainted. It's a seahorse and it's on their website. The rest of the table included:

- 3 matching hurricane style candle lamps in their original boxes from Filenes

- set of 4 Christmas glasses, new in their original unopened package

- stack of dessert plates that are blue with white snowflakes

- nutcracker

- dept 56 Santa

- expensive basket with berries along the top

- tabletop angel

- 4-wick mantel or centerpiece candle new in the box from Filenes

- a cheese dome

- and, a Lenox tray/platter which he kept saying sells for $100. I trust him as far as I can throw him but he wasn't kidding. If I could figure out how to link it I would. There is one on Ebay. If you look up New Lenox Silver Metal Serving Tray Platter Christmas that's what it looks like.

Glad I waited just a minute to get the whole table lot for $2.

- 3 books for $2. A vintage children's storybook, a book about New England and a reference book on Homer Laughlin China.

Last but not least lot:

- Fireking casserole dish and pink Pyrex casserole dish with cover, $8 for the pair.

Some really great deals to keep and lots of stuff to donate or throw in the tag sale box. I told my sister that I should see if the school group that my youngest belongs to wants to have a tag sale fundraiser. Goodness knows I have more than enough that I'd be happy to donate and they're always looking to raise money.

Nothing particularly stood out last night just lots of regular stuff.

I hope you are all having a good weekend.