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New On eBay - 1970's Heavy Metal Magazines

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:38:00 +0000

Vintage Heavy Metal Magazine July 1978 Back Issue

Here is a find that I had to almost literally pry out of my boyfriend Will's greedy fingers - a big lot of 1970's Heavy Metal magazines. Billed as "The Adult Illustrated Fantasy Magazine" it is pretty risque - so is the movie that was made in 1981, based on the magazines. If you have ever lived with a person of the male persuasion, or if you actually are a person of the male persuasion, I would imagine you have seen it... ;)

I much prefer the South Park Heavy Metal episode:

Included in the lot I found is the much coveted #1 issue - SCORE!!:

Heavy Metal Magazine April 1977 Premier 1st Issue

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:24:00 +0000

I didn't get a whole lot listed at auction this week - but, I put up two items that I think I can safely call my favorite finds of the year so far:

Vintage Animal Plackers Lion American Greetings Paper Taxidermy Decoration

Vintage Animal Plackers Elephant American Greetings Paper Taxidermy Decoration

Animal Plackers - from American Greetings... Now, are those not the weirdest - but coolest - things you have seen in a while? 2 foot tall paper dead animal head decorations designed for kids parties? They must not have been very popular, because I could find ZERO mention of them anywhere on the web. I saw them and I immediately though of the current taxidermy chic trend - these fit right in, only in a less creepy, more kitsch-tastic way... I was SO tempted to keep one, but made myself list them both!

I listed a few other goodies also:

Vintage West Virginia Glass Strawberries Pitcher & Glasses Set

Lot of 3 Vintage Metal Post Office Mail Box Doors

Vintage Goodwood Teak Clear Glass Canister Jar Set

Vintage Oneida Northland Stainless Colormate Red Flatware Set

Vintage Mars J.S. Staedtler Metal Pencil Sharpener Germany

Vintage Corning Ware Grab-It Snack Plate Set

Vintage Siesta Ware Barrel Brown Glass Mugs Set

Vintage Best Recipes File Binder Holder Book Folder

Vintage Tin Faux Wood Grain Spice Jar Rack Set

Vintage Brinn's Ceramic Coffee Tea Serving Set Japan

8 Eddie Bauer Wood Skirt Pants Hangers Lot

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:14:00 +0000

First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! I cannot believe that it is 2012 already - it seems like just yesterday I was listening to Art Bell on the radio talking about the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012 and thinking it was AGES away. Not anymore! Time really does fly when you are having fun, apparently!

eBay celebrated the end of 2011 with a whopping 3 day free auction listing fee sale, and I did the best I could to list as much as possible. Of course I don't feel like I have listed enough - and I've come to accept that I never will. ;)

Here are a few of my favorites from this week's batch of goodness:

Set of 5 Vintage Ceramic Birds Pedestal Coffee Cups

Vintage Ceramic Black Cat Letter Holder Japan

4 Pc Vintage Aluminum Metal Canister Set

Lot of 4 Vintage Sears Girdle Garter Belts

Vintage Tall Green Glass Measuring Cup Italy

Vintage Fire King Aluminum Casserole Candle Warmer Stand

Vintage Sears Flannel Cotton Footie Pajamas NIP

There's lots more - click on over to check out the rest! :)

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:26:00 +0000

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a GREAT holiday weekend - I know we sure did! I was feeling a bit under the weather yesterday, but still managed to have some fun, see some family, and watch A Christmas Story (best Christmas movie EVER!). :)

Last week I managed to list a few things at auction - not a whole lot, because I have been working more hours at my part time job lately (it has turned into almost a full time job, actually!), so working on my own stuff is only happening sporadically when I have the time...

Vintage Homco Teardrop Wall Sconce Candle Holder Set

Vintage Zenith Allegro 1000 Stereo Speakers Set

Vintage Ceramic Dachshund Decanter Shot Glasses Set Japan

Vintage Camera Flash Bulb Cubes Film Polaroid Lot

Vintage 7 Cup Aluminum Stove Camping Coffee Pot Maker

I am proud of myself for finally tackling the stack of vintage playing cards that I have been procrastinating on for a long time - counting all those cards to make sure the decks are complete is a bit of a drag, to say the least... I have some really cool ones though so I am happy to have them listed, and excited to see how they do!

Vintage ARRCO Barclay Blue Tiger Playing Card Deck

Vintage ARRCO Barclay Purple Skunk Playing Card Deck

Vintage Western Publishing Retro Girl Playing Card Deck

Vintage French Nudes Risque Playing Card Deck

Vintage Congress Retro Chicken Double Playing Card Deck

That's not all of the cards - I really had quite a lot of them! - so if you want to see the rest just click on over to check them all out. :)

Holiday Giveaway Winners!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:14:00 +0000

So I threw all the entries into the proverbial hat (well, ok, it was a milk glass planter actually, but same difference) and drew out the FOUR winners of the Holiday Giveaway! Here they are:

Congratulations Van, Kim, Tera, and BirthKnits - I will be getting in touch with all of you to get your mailing addresses. :)

If you didn't win and would like to purchase any of the books from the giveaway, just head on over to Real Deal Books on eBay (did I mention all of her books have FREE SHIPPING?). Sherry was SO sweet to donate the books for the giveaway, I have to shout out a huge THANK YOU and YOU ROCK!! to her! :)

It's Holiday Giveaway Time!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:21:00 +0000

Update 12-24-11 - Time's Up!!! I'm drawing the winners TODAY -
thanks so much for entering and spreading the love! :)

I am SO happy to be able to do an AMAZING giveaway for the holidays this year! I am partnering up with my good friend Sherry from Real Deal Books, who specializes in Antiques & Collectibles Price Guides - check her out on eBay and on Amazon. She sent me a bunch of really fun books to give away - enough that I am going to be able to have FOUR winners, and each winner will be getting a total of FIVE books! Can you tell that I am excited? ;)

Here's what you'll get:

Dames, Dolls & Delinquents
A Collector's Guide to Sexy Pulp Fiction Paperbacks

It's no secret the sexy and racy cover art of femme fatales from the golden age of paperbacks and magazines exalts the female form in all its sexy and sultry allure. Still today, these lustful, and sometimes lurid images are enticing and artistically inspiring. In this book, from the founder and editor of Paperback Parade magazine, you will encounter an amazing assortment of nearly 700 full-color cover images of sexy, semi-dressed pin-up dolls, dangerous bad girls and deadly dames, not to mention lust, violence and passion expressed in fights and conflicts of all types. In addition this reference to renegade literature features details to help with identification, including title, author, cover artist, publisher, date, and values for three grades of condition.

Bad Girls Need Love Too

Pleasure Yourself With Pulp Fiction

Anxious to undress, these dangerous dolls ply their womanly wares to get whatever they want: men, power and sex - lots of sex. Yet to quench their fiery desires they crave more, much more. See, even sultry sinners long for love. Bad Girls Need Love Too is a frolicking celebration of pulp fiction floozies doomed to keep looking for love in all the wrong places. Thankfully, repeating the same mistake over and over again has never been more fun, or outrageous.

Creepy Ass Dolls

Dolls creep us out, and if you believe they're just innocent playthings, your soul will be the first to get ripped out while you sleep. Creepy-Ass Dolls is full of twisted little porcelain and plastic playmates with chilling thoughts, sinister plans, and disturbing enjoyments, whether it?s becoming future fashion designers of clothes that eat skin or giving murder hugs. Remember, there's a reason dolls are kept in a toy box and if they get out, pray your soul is yours to keep.

Two Warman's Pocket Field Guides

Sherry included a variety of these, each winner will get two - I can't tell you for sure which titles you will receive...

How To Enter:

All entries will be in the Comments section of this post. You can earn multiple entries by spreading the word about the giveaway - I want as many folks as possible to be able to get in on the action!

1 entry - Leave a comment

1 entry - Tweet about this post on Twitter

1 entry - Post about the giveaway on Facebook

1 entry - Blog about the giveaway and link back to this post

Get the idea? That's a max of 4 chances to win per person, if you are able to do all of the above. Just let me know in your comment what you did so I can tally up all the entries. Don't forget to leave your email address so that I can contact you if you are a winner!

I will draw winners on Saturday, the 24th - Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! :)

Vintage Safety Posters Are BACK On Etsy!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:43:00 +0000

One of my favorite scores a few years back was a huge lot of vintage National Safety Council workplace safety posters - those of you who have been following the blog for a while might remember them. VERY fun and kind of hard to find, so I wasn't really expecting to be able to snag another big lot of them.

But guess what? I DID! Nearly 80 of them actually - and they are all now listed in my Etsy shop. I guess wonders never really cease in this business! :) Here are a few of my favorites:

Vintage Workplace Safety Poster - Test Atmosphere

Vintage Workplace Safety Poster - A Sure Winner

Vintage Workplace Safety Poster - Foresight Saves Eyesight

Vintage Workplace Safety Poster - Haste Makes Waste

Vintage Workplace Safety Poster - Be Alert

Vintage Workplace Safety Poster - Big Fires

Vintage Workplace Safety Poster - Falls Hurt

Ok, I guess that is more than just a few - but there is so much to love!! Be sure to click on over to check them all out, if things go how they went the last time, they won't be in my shop for long!

All Magazines 25% OFF In My eBay Store!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:14:00 +0000

I was sorting through the FOUR BIG BOXES of magazines that I have acquired over the last month or so the other day, and realized I have almost no room left on my shelves for them once I get them listed! So - I am having a 25% OFF sale on all the magazines I currently have in my eBay store. If that price still isn't cheap enough for you, you can always make me an offer... and they all are set for FREE SHIPPING too!

Echoes Magazine Fall 1998 Mid Century Modern Design

I have a pretty big variety of magazines right now actually - home magazines, video game magazines, vintage arcade gaming magazines, women's magazines... There is a little something for everyone! Click on over to check it all out... Sale ends on Friday, so don't wait, if there is something you want snatch it up! :)

Dwell April/May 2005 Modern Home Design Magazine

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:24:00 +0000

eBay had a whopping THREE day listing fee sale this week, but we were so busy filling orders, I wasn't able to list very many things! I guess that is a great problem to have though, right? :) Here is what I did manage to get up, plus there are a few things I re-listed from before that didn't sell - click on over if you want to see everything!

Vintage Bird Peanut Butter Glasses Tumblers Set

Vintage Tudor Tin Bowling Game Toy

Vintage Framed Igor Pantuhoff Nadia Big Eyed Girl Print

Vintage Philco AM/FM Black Transistor Radio

Vintage Framed Roman Empire Roman Olde World Map

Vintage Atomic Black Wire Magazine Rack

Vintage Florentia Italy Italian Gilt Wood Serving Tray Set

Vintage Borg Black & White Metal Bathroom Scale

Vintage Framed Charlot Byi Bless Us All Print

Mid-Century Houses And Floor Plans - Majestic Homes Catalog

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:25:00 +0000

I had to give this little gem it's own post - it is a brochure from Majestic Homes, there's no date on it, but it is full of classic mid-century houses! With floor plans! I wasn't able to find out much about the company online, but it appears they were based out of Cleveland, Ohio. Just take a look, be sure to click the photos to enlarge:

I bought myself an early Christmas present! :)

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:04:00 +0000

A huge THANK YOU to Wilma from Ozark's Finds for letting me adopt this fella - I'm totally smitten! :)

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:59:00 +0000

I am finally recovered enough from Thanksgiving to sit down and do a blog post - I hope you all had as much fun as I did! I stuffed myself silly with my family, and laughed over old pictures with them. Of course, I snagged a few to scan in and post on Facebook... :)

My auctions are ending on Monday, due to eBay having their listing fee sale last Monday instead of their usual Tuesday. Kinda perfect since it is Cyber Monday! I'm still finding it hard to believe that it is almost Christmas, at this point I am expecting it to not fully hit me until, oh, around New Year's or so...

Anyway here's a few of my goodies that are listed this week, as usual click on over if you want to see everything!

Vintage Round Plastic Aqua Turquoise Cake Plate

Vintage BSR Precision Turntable Record Player

Vintage West Virginia Glass Blendo Pitcher & Glasses Set

Vintage Sunbeam Vista Radiant Shade Control Toaster

Vintage Hamilton Beach Slow 6 Qt Cooker In Original Box

Vintage McCoy Potter Cookie Jug Cookie Jar

Vintage Betty Crocker Step-By-Step Recipe Card Set 1975

Vintage Salton Hotray Electric Food Warmer Mint In Box

It's time for vintage Christmas goodness!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:23:00 +0000

Hard to believe that it is time to list Christmas decorations - but, it is - so, I did! I like to save all the holiday items that I find throughout the year and list them all in the same week. It's like my annual Christmas party for the business :)

I spread the items around a bit this year - some stuff at auction on eBay, some stuff straight into my store on eBay, and a few things to my Etsy shop. I actually have a handful of things left to list, but the first batch of auctions is ending tonight so I didn't want to put off the blog post any longer...

I have too many things to feature them all here, so I'll just show you my favorites - just click the links above if you want to check out everything I've got! :)

Vintage Holt Howard Metal Santa Claus Christmas Serving Tray

Vintage Ceramic NOEL Candy Cane Angels Candle Holder

Vintage Empire Plastics Outdoor Blowmold Electric Santa Figure

Vintage Stuffed Christmas Reindeer Made In Japan Lot

Vintage Glass Christmas Ornaments
I actually have 4 boxes of glass ornaments,
3 Shiny Brites and 1 Coby - click the link to see them all...

Vintage Candy Cane Decorated Drinking Glasses Set

A Christmas Story Action Figures
I have 4 of these - this is my absolute FAVORITE Christmas
movie, they are super hard to part with!!

Vintage Christmas Salt & Pepper Shaker Sets
I have 5 different sets of shakers to choose from! :)

Never Used Bucilla Christmas Craft Kits
I have 5 different Bucilla Kits up at auction, hoping someone who
is craftier than I am snags them!

New goodness on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:08:00 +0000

I was busy this week listing things both to auction and to fixed price on eBay, trying to get the store stocked for holiday shoppers. I am thinking next week we are going to have our annual Christmas listing bonanza, where I list all the holiday goodies I've been gathering all year long - so stay tuned for that! :)

First up, auctions:

Vintage 1980's Care Bears - I've got TEN of them!

So cute and pretty hard to part with, me being the child of the 80's that I am...)

Vintage Riviera Cordova Stainless Flatware & Serving Pieces Set

Vintage Butterscotch Bakelite Sheffield Steak Knife Carving Set

Vintage Thermo-Temp Burlap Raffia Pitcher & Tumblers Set

Vintage Framed Oriental Boat Paint By Number Painting

Vintage Framed Boat Sea Shore Paint By Number Painting

Vintage Framed Palm Tree Tropical Paint By Number Painting

Vintage Framed Dead Tree Paint By Number Painting

And, the new stuff listed at fixed price:

Vintage Tasco Deluxe Zoom 900x Microscope With Slides

Vintage Olde World Globe Wood Bookends Set

Vintage Presto Fry Daddy Electric Deep Fryer In Box

Walker China Hospitality Motor Inns Restaurant Ware Mug Set

Vintage Cookie-Keeps Strawberry Ceramic Cookie Jar In Box

West Bend Thermo-Serv El Dorado Mug & Plate Snack Sets

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:14:00 +0000

My auctions are really hopping this week - not only have I had good luck with the Lightolier catalog that I posted about already, but wait til you see what these phone books I found at an estate sale are going for! They are going to get a post all their own over on Flipping Vintage, but I had to show them off here too... I can't wait to see what the final bids are for them!

Here is my favorite, which I thought would be the most valuable, but it is currently in 2nd place - there is still about a day left so time will tell!

Vtg 1970 Peter Max Cover Manhattan Yellow Pages Phone Book

This one is currently in 1st place, two people got in a bidding war over it the first couple of days it was listed, neither of them have bid lately though, so I am wondering if they will go at it again at the end, or if they are done and it will sell for its current price - which wouldn't make me sad in the slightest, I mean WOW!

Vtg 1965 Virginia Washington DC White Yellow Pages Phone Book

The last two haven't been quite as exciting to watch - one has 1 bid the other one has 0 bids - BUT, they both have several watchers so you never know how it will go until the auctions are over...

Vtg 1967 Philadelphia City Yellow Pages Phone Book

Vtg Washington DC 1966 Yellow Pages Phone Book

Also getting some action are the 3 lots of vintage unused greeting cards I listed, that my Dad scored at a local auction. My Dad ROCKS, if I haven't mentioned it lately! :)

Vintage 68 Unused Greeting Cards Lot In Box Embellished

Vintage 120 Unused Greeting Cards Lot In Boxes Embellished #1

Vintage 120 Unused Greeting Cards Lot In Boxes Embellished #2

And of course I also listed a few other goodies as well... And there will be a LOT more coming in the next several weeks, I've been shopping like a crazy person this month, stocking up for winter - I may have over-done it just a *tiny* bit - I actually don't know where I am going to stash it all! So hopefully the mess will be a great incentive to list list list - wish us luck!! :)

Vintage 1934 Lightolier Catalog - At Auction On eBay Now!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:01:00 +0000

Check out this AMAZING 1934-1935 Lightolier Style Book lighting catalog that I scored at an estate sale last weekend - it is at auction right now, and definitely deserves a blog post all of its own!

Every lamp in here is totally swoon-worthy, and the catalog itself is pretty rare, since it was a limited edition that was only distributed to folks who were "professionally or commercially engaged in the field of lighting equipment." It has a bid for $49.95 right now with a ton of watchers, I can't wait to see where the final price ends up! :)

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:00:00 +0000

I about fell over when eBay announced ANOTHER listing fee sale day this week - for the THIRD week in a row! I can't ever remember that happening before, I could barely believe it... So I quickly re-listed my unsold items, pulled a few things out of my store to try at auction, and added a few new goodies! :)

Antique Encyclopedia Britannica 11th Ed Complete Set 1911 Vtg Color Plates Maps

Vtg 20 Wooden Alphabet Blocks Halsam In Box Numbers Characters Wood Set Lot

Vintage Plaid Flower Plastic Round Cake Saver Carrier Plate Floral Retro

This cake carrier appears to have been separated at birth from this McCoy set that is currently listed in my Etsy shop, by the way...

Vintage McCoy Pottery Cream And Sugar Set With Butter Dish

Vtg Etched Criss Cross Glass Pitcher 8 Glasses Tumblers Set Water Juice Drinking

Vtg Fieldcrest Full Double Size Fitted Sheet NIP Yellow Pink Flower Retro Floral

Vtg Basil Ede 3D Birds Framed Print Bird Paper Art In Frame Dogwood Branch

Pyrex Old Town Blue Onion Creamer Cream Sugar Bowl Set Box Corelle Compatibles

Vtg Blue White Rooster Salt & Pepper Shaker Set Made In Portugal Ceramic Chicken

As always there is more - 47 auctions in all - click on over to check out the rest! :)

Get Your Home Run Guide NOW - Seperate The Junk From The Treasures!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:54:00 +0000

Who wouldn't like to have a 457 page guide written by almost 50 experts on what to buy for resale when you are out shopping garage sales, thrift stores, flea markets, and estate sales? I mean really, why hasn't a book like this been put together before now?!?! Lucky for us, the amazing Janelle Elms from OSI Rockstars had the idea and made it happen - and it is going to be released very soon!

I'm so excited that I was able to contribute three chapters to the Home Run Guide - one on Vintage Luggage, one on Vintage Task Lamps, and one on Domino Magazine. I'm also incredibly flattered to be included as an expert with such a great group of sellers - I mean these folks are the cream of the crop! The Queen Of Auctions Lynn Dralle, Skip McGrath, Jason and Brian from Thrifting With The Boys, Melinda Jackson from RRB Radio, Kat Simpson from eCom Connections Radio... the list just goes on and on!

The pre-release price is only $29.00 - I'm sure there is an article (or 20!) in there that will end up making you WAY more than $29.00, so this one is definitely a no-brainer. From what I hear the price is going to increase significantly after it is released, so now is the time to get your order in... I know I can't wait to get mine, as all of us in this business know, knowledge is not only power, it is also PROFIT! :)

New goodness on Etsy - from Housewares to Ephemera!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:54:00 +0000

As hard as it is to believe, the holiday shopping season is right around the corner! Where has this year GONE? It boggles my mind. Anyway, we've been working on stocking up the Etsy shop with goodies, so those holiday shoppers have plenty to choose from. We have LOTS more left to list of course - but isn't that always the case? ;)

Here's just a few of my favorite new things in the Housewares and Decor section:

Vintage Napkin Holder Red Teapot Lucite Plastic Resin Tea Pot

Vintage Owl Wall Plaque Hanging Set Pair Faux Wood

Vintage Cheese Board Wood Tray Floral Keyakiwood Original Box

Vintage Owl Fish Coffee Mug Set Pair Stoneware Retro

Vintage Kissing Gnomes Musical Figurine Gorham Ceramic -
Plays The Carpenters - Close To You

I've been slowly tackling the huge backlog of ephemera I have to list too - talk about a never ending task!

Vintage Palmistry Illustrated Book Pages

Vintage Allan Brooks Bird Prints

Vintage Art Nouveau Poster Book Pages

Vintage Menaboni Illustrated Book Plates

Keep your fingers crossed that we can get the rest of everything we want listed up in time for Christmas - if anyone has a cloning machine drop me an email, I could really use it about now! ;)

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:41:00 +0000

eBay had ANOTHER listing fee sale this week - just one week after their penny listing fee sale, they had a FREE listing day! I was so glad I hadn't moved my unsold auctions to the store yet, so I was able to give them another run - a few with lower starting bids even. (Including the Hilda pin-up calendar - poor Hilda, no one seems to want her! I don't understand...)

I did list some new goodies though too, of course:

Vintage Plaid Plastic Ice Bucket Brown & White

Vintage Kentley Poodle Serving Tray Set Fifi & Pepe

Pyrex 595 Divided Casserole Dish Candle Warmer Stand

Vintage 11" Aluminum Stars Colander Strainer

Indiana Glass Amber Hobnail Deviled Egg Plate Tray

Vintage Lloyd's Task Desk Lamp Fold Up Japan

Vintage GE Plastic Flower Electric Wall Clock

As always, click on over to check out the rest!

(I will hopefully be back tomorrow to show off some of the stuff I've been listing straight into my stores both on Etsy and eBay - we are working hard to be fully stocked for holiday shopping!)

Check Out My New Blog! - Flipping Vintage :)

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:28:00 +0000

Some of you may have heard about this already, because I leaked a little bit of info about it during my interview on eComm Connections, but for those of you who missed it, here is my official launch announcement:

I have a new blog! It's called Flipping Vintage! It's all about selling vintage online! Check it out! Follow FV on Facebook and Twitter! Sign up for email updates! Tell all your friends!

Whew - that's all the enthusiasm I can muster for one post... See you over there! :)

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:49:00 +0000

eBay had a penny auction fee listing sale this week - I am starting to get spoiled with all these fee sales, it is making me disgruntled when I have to pay the normal rate! ;) I got some great stuff listed:

Vintage Teal Green Aqua Blue Glass Canister Set

Vintage Green American Tourister Carry On Bag Luggage

V intage Chenille Bedspread Full Double Size Pink White Floral

Vintage Olde World Zodiac Table Globe Wooden Japan

V intage Clairol Kindness Hot Rollers Hair Curlers 1960s

Vintage Holly Hobbie Doll Knickerbocker Applause 1981

Vintage Holly Hobbie Paint By Number Painting Set

Vintage Grape Cluster Resin Plastic Amber Orange

Ken Edwards Mexico Pottery Birds Coaster Set

Vintage Plastic Gold Glitter Round Snack Tray Set

Vintage Hull Brown Drip Pottery Cookie Jar

There's LOTS LOTS more - click on over to see the rest! :)

Holy Grail Score! - Vintage Hilda Pin-Up Girl Calendar

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:37:00 +0000

I had a holy grail score this weekend - don't you just love those days? I was digging through a box of paper at an estate sale and saw a little peek of red hair... I pulled it out of the box, and almost fainted straight away - a vintage Hilda pin-up girl calendar! She is my absolute favorite, and I've been hoping to find one for YEARS. She is maybe the only curvy vintage pin-up, and all of the drawings have a great sense of fun, without making fun of her size. And of course they are a little sexy too! ;)

It is from 1963, and has 7 pages, each with a different Hilda scene. From what I could see from what has been listed online lately, they are a little hard to find complete like this - they were often taken apart.

As with any holy grail score I had to fight with myself about whether to keep it or to sell it... This time my practical side won out, and it is currently listed at auction on eBay.

If you haven't seen Hilda before, be sure to run on over to ToilGirls.com and check out not only some history and a gallery of Hilda art, but also an interview with Duane Bryers, her creator. Thank you Mr. Bryers for giving us Hilda - she rocks!!

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:07:00 +0000

I can't believe I almost forgot to do an auction promo post today - I have a bunch of great stuff up that is ending tomorrow! eBay's listing fee sales must be working well for them, they have been having one every couple of weeks for a while now, and this week it was FREE to list up to 150 auctions! Gotta love it. :)

Vintage Kromex Red Orange White Blue Canister Set

Vintage Large Turner Framed Flower Floral Print Set

Vintage Philco Brown Bakelite AM FM Tube Radio

Vintage Aluminum Juice Pitcher Cups Tumblers Set

Vintage Metal Globe Cigarette Holder Dispenser

Vintage Avacado Green Hamilton Beach Hand Mixer

Vintage McCoy Pottery Black Panther Planter

There is LOTS LOTS more - I wish I had time to show them all off here! Click on over to check out the rest :)

New goodness at auction on eBay this week!

noreply@blogger.com (Mitzi Swisher) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:44:00 +0000

eBay had another penny auction listing fee sale this week! *happy dance* I managed to list almost 40 items that day - a combination of new things, things from last week that didn't sell, and a few things that I pulled out of my store. Everyone go and bid so that eBay sees how GREAT the penny listing fee works - and hopefully decides to make it permanent! :)

Vintage Cram's 12" Imperial World Globe Metal Base 1960s

Vintage White Metal Wall First Aid Box Cabinet

Vintage Silver Band Me You Ours Drink Shaker & Glasses Set

Vintage General Electric Toaster Oven Broiler NICE!

Vintage Syroco Gold Wall Plaque Set Urn Flowers Roses

8 Vintage Corelle Winter Holly Days Glasses Set MIB Box

There's LOTS more - click on over to check out the rest! :)