Book Board Chat

Mysteryhorse I guess we always long for what we can't have LOL. I dream of 50 degrees and rain. I haven't seen any measurable rain here in I think about 3 years. If we don't get any weather this winter I may have to do something drastic like go visit Clem and Dawg in February.

aegbooks, thanks. It's a fun one. We will have to have at least 3 sales because there is no way to stage the house with everything at one time. She was quite a collector. A lot of items have condition issues, and so far we haven't found any real treasures, but there is some decent stuff and we should do well just based on quantity. I hope our customers enjoy the first sale (vintage clothes). There are some great pieces and a lot of would-be-great-but-for-the-condition pieces. The house was vacant for quite a while and some beautiful pieces got mold or rust stains. I'm going to bring some home to see if they will clean easily, so I can let customers know. We also made sure to price well based on condition and we are hoping a lot of folks will find some great ideas for Halloween. Cool old wedding dresses in bad condition become great 'Corpse Bride' costumes, and vintage prom dresses with stains can easily become zombie or Carrie costumes.

We will have the same problem with the 100s of collectible dolls she has. Many of them are gorgeous, with ornate dresses or ethnic costumes, and mold. Anyone who wants to put work into them will get a great deal. Sigh...

Our next big challenge will be researching her collection of African items. Some things were given to her by a cousin who was a missionary in Africa in the early 1900s. Others came from Pier 1 and the like. We get to learn how to tell the difference and evaluate them. I'm pretty excited to learn about a new thing.