Hi Everyone, Thanks for taking the time to check us out!
My wife "Bonnie" and I began selling on ebay because our collections were out growing our home. You probably have heard the comedic story about buying a bigger house to hold all of your "stuff". I think that is us!:-) We have or had collections of: Art, Barbie, Coins, Clocks, Comics, Depression Glass, Dominoes, Miniatures, Old Cars (real ones) I recently sold my '67 Camaro that my family and I put together from a rolling chassis, Playing Cards, Pin-Up, Poker Chips, Porcelain Dolls, Radios (all types), Records (45 and 78 RPM) and MORE! Well ebay was/is perfect for us. It gave us an outlet. Of course there is the obvious "catch 22", we started buying more too:-).
Bringing you up to date, Bonnie and I had to find another outlet. We have a booth at Pleasant Hill Antique Mall in the Peoria, Illinois area. Yes you guessed it, our hobby has now become a full-time undertaking. I retired from the largest electronic retailer in the U.S. August, 2002 and spend most days and nights searching for unique and quaint "stuff" :-) for neat folks like yourself. Yep, and you may not see it all 'cause we still COLLECT!:-) The bottom-line is, we absolutely enjoy what we do. Bonnie is now working for a national Home Improvement company! Yes, she still helps me quite a bit with ebay and the booth. It has been a pleasure to meet so many Great people! Collectors know how to have FUN! Receiving emails from collectors filled with stories of why someone bought a particular collectable, or how pleased and proud they were to receive something "We" found for them. Well.. it is absolutely rewarding!
And the saga continues :-) As if Bonnie and I didn't have enough to do, we bought an old Mercantile building about 45 minutes outside of Peoria. We bought it primarily to participate in a once a year (2) weekend event called "Spoon River Drive" which takes place during the first 2 weekends of October each year. The drive is where hundreds of dealers set up along the byways and in small communities here in Central Illinois selling crafts antiques and collectables.
As for our positive feedback history, We are very proud of it and we intend to keep this rating. The lower half of this page shows some of our current items listed as well as the last 20 or so of our feedback.
Within the links below you will see "Pleasant Hill Antique Mall" (Peoria Illinois area) with a map for those of you that may visit the Peoria. Don't miss "Booth 131" in the 3rd building, ah-hem! (that's us) :-)
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Before You Bid, You Should Know:
I ship via U.S.P.S. typically, Priority Mail.
You can now calculate what the S/H fees would be for your zip code or country within each of our listings. The calculator box can be found at the bottom of each listing. This allows you a method of speedy check out with out having to wait for me to send an invoice:-)
International bidders are accessed $2.50 plus actual U.S.P.S. fees. I have shipped many packages internationally and have acquired a pretty good sized group of International bidders. However, I will not intentionally ship a prohibited item to a foriegn country. If an item returned to me is prohibited in your country "your money will not be refunded to you". If an item is prohibited in you country "DO NOT BID!"
My shipping days are typically Tuesday and Friday.
Glassware, China etc are wrapped in bubble pack and surrounded with Styrofoam peanuts. I have photos at our website showing the various stages of packing. You will see there is a great deal of care and pride taking place when your item is packed for shipment.
Paper products (ephemera), are shipped First Class or Priority. If Priority, it will be noted in the listing, and some items are best shipped in a box as opposed to a padded envelope or flat mailer.
Insurance is your option, yet should your package be lost, damaged or stolen, there will be No Recourse. As I stated above I package all merchandise with care and pride and I assure you if one of my packages arrives damaged it was absolutely mis-handled and again, without insurance, there will be No Recourse. If you feel any of this is less than true, regrettably I must request, Please Do Not Bid.
PayPal is preferred as well as checks and money orders. If paying by mail, shipments are subject to be held until funds have been verified or the check clears your bank.
If you are the winning bidder, Please, use "Pay Now" even if paying by mail. Doing so will provide an electronic paper trail to help us both monitor the transaction.
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Favorite Links
Spoon River Drive Web Site
Pleasant Hill Antique Mall
USPS Web Site
Merriam-Websters OnLine
Google
What's Our Specialty?
Many have asked, Well... We really do not specialize in a particular category. Though I have been collecting, buying and selling Depression Glass since 1969, 19th and 20th century U.S. Coins too. Actually, what we call our specialty is simply finding those unique and quaint collectables and presenting them to you :-)
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Current Listings - Requisite Items -or- "Needful Things"
To protect bidder privacy, when the price or highest bid on an item reaches or exceeds a certain level, User IDs will be displayed as anonymous names. For auction items, a bold price means at least one bid has been received.
Note: Anonymous names may appear more than once and may represent different bidders.
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Praise: Fast Transaction and Lovely Item. This is A+++++++ eBayer :-) |
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Praise: Excellent communication and packing. Fast shipper. Highly recommend. |
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Praise: Fast Transaction and Lovely Item. This is A+++++++ eBayer :-) |
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Praise: Fantastic seller! |
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Praise: adorable works great and packed very well.thanks!!!!! |
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Praise: FABULOUS planter Thank you - WONDERFUL SELLER - It found a great home. A+ + |
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Praise: FABULOUS ELF planter Thank you for your knidness - It found a great home. A+ + + |
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Praise: Good communication and fast delivery. Highly recommend! |
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Praise: Arrived VERY QUICK. They are what I expected. Thanx. |
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Praise: Quick payment, great ebayer ! A+ |
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Praise: Great seller Items as discribed AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA+++++++++++++++ |
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Praise: Received my items and they were perfect and just as described! |
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Praise: Very Positive---Item more than satisfied expectations |
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Praise: EXCELLENT TO DEAL WITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Praise: Pleasant transaction. Great communication. Thank you! Recommend highly. AAA+++++ |
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Praise: arrived prmptly and as described |
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Praise: Fine sterling silver.....thanks so much....great seller |
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Praise: Beautiful things shipped responsibly and quickly. AAA |
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Praise: Item was as described, excellent protective packaging very well done thank you |
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