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Vintage “rope” candle set |
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Last minute Goodwill find! |
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Staring me in the face! |
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Big, shiny tree! |
Hopefully to shine again! |
that didn’t make me rich, but hopefully might be
making some little kid happy somewhere. The vintage Christmas lights seen here date back to the 1960’s. I know because these were the lights my Dad put up on our house back when I was a kid. Back then, I couldn’t wait until the lights went up. I would bug and bug my Dad until he finally found the time to get outside and hang them on the house. As he did, I would generally make a nuisance of myself under the mistaken belief I was actually helping him. Once they were up, the bright, colorful lights looked awesome! For me, it was one of the most exciting days of the holiday season and meant Christmas was right around the corner. But even though they looked great on the house, once the energy crisis of the Seventies hit, those big, electricity gobbling lights went by the wayside. Like many other people in the neighborhood, the big bulb lights were tossed aside in favor of smaller, more energy efficient lights. My father boxed up the old lights up and slid them into the attic. Years later, I pulled the old Christmas lights out of my parent’s attic with the well-meaning intention of hanging them on my own house. That never happened, so this year I decided it was time to finally part with the old lights. After posting them on Facebook and receiving no interest, I turned to eBay, listing them for $25 dollars. That’s exactly what they sold for! Fortunately, the buyer was located only one state away, keeping postage costs down. After fees, I made about twenty bucks. Not a huge sale, but since I am trying to downsize, there’s now one less box in the attic. Hopefully, those lights will get hung up again just like the old days. Who knows, maybe there’s a little kid trying to help his father hang them on their house right now? I hope so anyway.
That aluminum tree and my Dad’s vintage lights were a pretty nice way to end the holiday selling season. I hope you had some great sales this season too. More importantly, as we come to the end of another year, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! Thanks also for following my antics on MoneyintheGarage. Keep on flipping and let’s all hope for a safe and prosperous 2017!
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Love your vintage Xmas items! The tree especially! Sounds like you've made enough $$ to buy Mrs. Dude a VERY NICE Xmas gift!! ;-) Merry Christmas!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susie Q! I will be looking for some nice gifts for Mrs. Dude. Hoping I get some too ! lol!
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Great sale on the vintage lights! I just passed some up at a thrift store. I didn't realize there was a market for those. Bummer!
ReplyDeleteI was happy just to pass them along to someone who could use them and make a few dollars too. Plus, I won’t have to carry that box back up to the attic-lol!
DeleteThanks for checking in Kristine, Happy Holidays! ....Dude!
Merry Christmas! Thanks for the memories!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Pamela. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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Always enjoy reading your posts. Some crafters use those old lights to make Christmas wreaths and ornaments. Not huge sellers but always do sell. Wishing you a very merry Christmas and a great 2017!
ReplyDeleteThanks, same to you. Enjoy the holidays...Dude!
DeleteI always enjoy your posts, jealous of your aluminum tree and almost swallowed my tongue with the price you put on those Noma lights. I always price under market (love the quick flip) and i would've put $20-$25 each on them. Ah well. Merry Christmas and happy hunting!
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Chanelle - Win a few, lose a few-HA! Next time those candles will be marked higher. At least the aluminum tree more then made up for it.
DeleteThanks for checking in. Merry Christmas to you too....Dude!
My son got that robot for Christmas back in 2009 I cant remember what it cost new though. Love those trees but they are so hard to find. I think the thrifts and GW have caught on to pricing them high
ReplyDeleteYeah, I got lucky with that aluminum tree. It really is like hitting the lottery with those. I see those robots around at YS and GW fairly often which would tell me not that valuable. (Yet anyway) Thanks for checking in and sorry for the late response....Dude!
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