Customer Relations

51°f/10.5°C, cloudy after a rainy day yesterday.

We are back to cool weather again! A low of 36° is predicted for Saturday night, which means about 40 at my house. Some places just north of us may see frost, though. 

We went out to buy more plants yesterday, mostly annual flowers, tomatoes, and peppers. I was thrilled that Annette at Blooming Blessings greenhouse remembered that I wanted Black Krim tomatoes, and raised some! Talk about service! She promised that next year she will try to have the no-heat jalapeños I like too. She knows how to have a steady customer.

Speaking of customers: I sold a set of 12 little cake plates on ebay, but when I went to pack them up, there were only 4 of the pattern  sold and the other 8 were a different pattern. Oh. Dear. I was mortified and let the buyer know. She said to send them anyway! What a nice lady.

And speaking of ebay: here are some of the things we have sold lately. It is always interesting to see what people want.

First, and oddest, I think, is this:

It was an empty box! I sold the monkey in my booth but the buyer didn’t take the box, so I listed it on ebay, figuring someone would want it for their monkey. It sold in less than a week.

Then this, a Fenton lamp globe, bought at auction for $16 and sold on ebay for $150.

R here were 3 of these artist series canisters at Goodwill for $5.99. I have sold 2, one for $35  and one for $45.

I have had this dish a while, a square Anchor Hocking fridge dish, and finally decided to sell it. 

Another auction find, bought for $16, and sold for $70. It's going to Ireland!

These are chandelier parts. We broke part of this chandelier, so took it apart and sold it that way. Made a little profit,  at least.

This is the clapper from a big cast iron bell. I bought the bell but it was cracked. So I sold the yoke that held it on ebay, use the bell as a planter, and finally got around to selling this piece.  My $50 returned about $150.

A bunch of women's vintage hats, gicmven to me by a friend. I sold the lot for $25, and the buyer was quite happy!

Another Goodwill find was this nice vintage handbag. $5.99, sold for $25.

And last, this book, which I showed here before. Paid $11 for the lot, sold this one for $35. The others ranged in value from $2 to $11.

We have been going to flea markets today, and auction pickup, so I will have more sorting and pricing to do. 

I'll end with these two videos I saw on Facebook. The first is about the raising of the Sistersville, WV ferry, which sadly and unexpectedly sunk last week. Is it repairable? If so how much will it cost? And where will little Sistersville get the funds? I have ridden this ferry many times, and it has a special place in my heart, as two friends have been ferry board members and kept me up-to-date on ferry news. 

The second is from the Australian The Voice, and i find it just mesmerizing.  Enjoy!