How much for the llama?

Can you see him? The first sale of Friday had a line and numbers. I got my number, #22, and walked around the property while I waited. Oddly, no one else was hanging out at the fence looking at the llamas. There was another in there over on the right. You can make out his shape if you look close enough. But I enjoyed seeing them. Not something I see every day, especially not close up. They seemed totally unaware there were people milling around not 100 yards away from them. Or maybe they were aware and that’s why they were hiding in their shed.

So I poked around and snagged these bicycle rims off the trash pile of plastic flower pots. All those people who had walked by them and nobody picked them up? Sure, they have no real monetary value – as bicycle rims. But have value because of the multitude of creative and decorative uses. I just haven’t figured them out, yet. I know I’ve seen oh, so clever pictures on some of your blogs, though.

I took those back to the car and walked back up to a pleasant surprise. They had opened the basement doors. And let the few of us hanging around down there in! Before the people standing in line at the front door were allowed in!! You’d think the head start would have been wonderful, but I kinda walked around with that deer in the headlights look. And feeling. I channeled the deer nicely. Couldn’t think. There I was with only two or three other people, men, for competition and nothing spoke to me. Nothing said grab me before the crowd gets down here. And it wasn’t just basement junk. There were nice things there. So I took off to the out building. Maybe I could get inspired there.

This was my first inkling that this wasn’t your average estate sale. That picture is of one wall in the out building that was chock full of seasonal decorations. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, even St. Patrick’s Day! But it was all newer. 1980′s. Hmmm… Better go back to the basement. Uh, still nothing speaking to me. Upstairs it was!

Gasp!

But the reason for that gasp will be told tomorrow. What did I buy there? Here’s part.

Yep. Except for the things I’ll reveal tomorrow that was it. A pretty painting, a stack of 30+ colored, aluminum coasters, two Lucite candles. And last, a metal flower basket the likes of which I’m incapable of resisting.

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So Saturday, I went to a sale up the street from me. I was first! That almost never happens here in my town. There are a couple of people who ALWAYS beat me, no matter how early I get out. Here’s what I got at that sale:

Repro Staffodshire type dog.

Oriental runer.

Three sets of lace curtains and this iron thing:

I’m sure it’s new, but I liked it.

Jewelry. A Mexican silver necklace, whatever that is bottom left. A long necklace, but silver? Maybe? Silver bracelet, a couple of rings, square earrings. The necklace, top right, is a Miriam Haskell. OK. So not the best example of a Haskell, but still. There were also quite a few ear bobs. Clip on earrings of blah to so-so interest.

I spent so much there, I thought I’d just go back home. I did and I tried to stay there. I really did! But couldn’t do it. I felt compelled to go to more sales. There weren’t that many anyway. What could it hurt? First one, I ended up buying all this guy’s tools for $50.00. Turned out to be a good thing. Hubby has been excited all weekend going through them. Keeping some, sorting others, even selling a few at work right off the bat. You know these men get just as excited about their toys as we do ours.

Then another sale netted these things: