So, I'm not anywhere near my goal. I am waaay behind. I did sell a couple things this week, but I have to share what I found to sell in the future!! I'll make you wait in suspense though. I'll show you after this week's sale.
Yup. That's it. I have 8 items currently posted on Craigslist, but this is the only one that sold this week. Go figure. I've had lots of contacts about other stuff, but they went nowhere. Maybe I'll get lucky and all those will sell this week, right?
Okay, I made you wait long enough. Here is the exciting news. But first, behind door number one:
I found this gorgeous commode at a nearby garage sale. It looked in immaculate shape. It looked like a fine piece from Ashley Furniture or something. 25 bucks? Sold! I took it home and opened it up to find this in the drawer:
I went online and tried to look up the maker. Regency House, Inc. is a high end furniture maker from North Carolina. I can't find any pieces online to compare it with, but I'm sure it's worth a lot more than chain store furniture. I'll list it as $100 this week and see what happens.
And here is the other exciting find: I'm so excited. Are you ready? Okay, okay. Here it is:
I bought this very heavy baby for $125 |
I was planning on painting it white with a black top and handles. Not gonna happen. Why? Well, I found this in the drawer and looked it up too:
Lo, and behold, this is a masterpiece! It is a 1950's John Widdicomb French Provencial Carved Dresser. It's valued anywhere from $600 to $1500 dollars on the market.
I definitely can't paint it now! I'm not sure how much to list this on at yet. Maybe I'll start somewhere in the middle and see what happens from there.
In the mean time, here is one I can paint.
I've got great ideas in store for this one.
Other items I'm working on this week:
Two chests that need sanding and restaining.
The many still listed on Craigslist, and maybe a few other small pieces that I can dig out. Hopefully it will be a more productive week.
Sales for the week: $40
Expenses: $0
Profit: $40
Grand Total: $300