It's Tuesday--Let's Talk Items For Sale!

But first--before business---a little update on the weekend's birthday party for little 3-year-old granddaughter! Here are a couple pictures of the birthday girl and her brother! She was sooo surprised to get the Barbie with all the princess dresses. Of course, she loved her tap shoes, leotards and tights...but she's not quite sure what it is all about yet! Wait until this fall when the tap classes start!!! Then you will get a full report! Little bro doesn’t stop moving long enough to be surprised at anything!

Now On To the Money Side Of This Blog!

I ask that you go to onlineauction.com., click on the NEWS in the yellow banner at the top. And please read. OnlineAuction.com is most definitely growing and all 50,000+ members can’t wait for the rollout of the new site the end of June-first of July.

Give the site a chance....a very good chance! It isn’t necessary to put all of your “eggs” in one basket. Don’t hesitate to diversify your listing sites. But definitely---give OLA more than a cursory glance! I, personally, think you will be pleased.

What’s for Sale?

I had a chance to list a few things yesterday at OLA!


First up is this Aluminum Tea Strainer. I do know that it was brought back from France in the 1950's by a family member serving in the military.



Next is this Cobalt Blue Stoneware Spittoon/Cuspidor. This piece is in remarkable condition, has one 1/16” chip on the side toward the bottom and has a wonderful, vintage patina!

Do you like vintage glass reamers/juicers? This Hazel Atlas Reamer is in perfect condition...no chips, cracks or breaks. It would serve as a marvelous piece to your collection...or you could actually make juice with it!





There is even more vintage aluminumware--I can’t believe this lot of vintage kitchenware hasn’t been snatched up yet. I have even added a couple more items to the lot, so it will be a surprise when the buyer opens up the box! Vintage aluminumware isn’t that hard to find, but it is sometimes difficult to find pieces that are in very good condition.

I had to get this White Corning Ware Stove-Top Percolator listed on OLA! There was a person who inquired about it while it was listed on another site, but s/he didn’t have the money at that time. I simply wrote them back, told them to keep an eye out for it on OLA....!!! Hope this person is able to grab it before someone else does! They will certainly be surprised that the asking price is cheaper than that other place!!

That's it for today! I hope you shop...I certainly hope you buy! Also, be sure to check out the may other items currently available at www.ola.com. There are over 13,000,000 (yep, that's million) items, all at great prices with no inflated shipping costs. Who needs to make money on shipping fees from the buyer, when OLA doesn't charge any Final Value Fees or listing fees. Don't forget--it's only $8.00 a month for as many listings as you want!

MAKE IT a wonderful day for you and your family!

An Exciting Weekend!

What a wonderful weekend we had with the grandkiddies. But we also had a major catastrophe with a storm that did considerable damage to our son’s property. I’ll give ya the scoop!!!

The family arrived late Friday night. And so did the storm. About 6:00 p.m., I just happened to hear that a tornado had been spotted in a rural area near our son’s home. I called his wife and she immediately took the baby and all 3 dogs and hit the basement. A short time later, after the rain stopped, she went outside and no particular damage. Then, she looked out across the sky, saw a dark cloud of dust or rain--she wasn’t sure which---and hit the basement fast again! Next time she came out, a huge tree was down in their yard and their pole building was heavily damaged. Now, they also have a very old bank barn and fortunately it was spared as well as a smaller, but very old barn.

Their boat and Suburban were parked in the pole building. The storm ripped off the huge overhead door, ripped into both front and back corners of the building and tore down a couple heavy support beams. Of course, the wind left 4 windows in the building totally intact. (Aren’t these storms strange how they actually hit!). Somehow, the vehicle and boat were both totally undamaged.

Our 20’ boat was parked outside in front of the building. The wind actually shoved this very heavy boat into the pole building, causing very minor damage to the boat. And again, in a storm’s strange way, it never even touched the small, aluminum fishing boat parked right in front of the building!!

Fortunately, all are safe and that is certainly most important.

GRANDKIDDIES VISIT

We had a wonderful time with the grandkiddies. They were able to play outside, even after the storm, jumping and running in mudpuddles! And of course, the 18 month old boy had a wonderful time riding on Papaw’s lawn tractor.

The soon-to-be 3-year old immediately saw presents on the dining room table. She told Mamaw, “I see presents, but I can wait”. How remarkable for a little one.

And wait she did! We hid the presents (not to tempt her any more!) and had a birthday party at her great-grandparent’s home on Sunday. She was so excited to open presents and eat her cake. She even did a great job at blowing out her candles!!!

I haven’t downloaded any of the pictures yet---so I may include those later! (Depends upon how good my photography skills were trying to capture active kiddies!).

Are you looking for things to do with YOUR grandkiddies when they visit? I found this site..thanks to ABargain4You at onlineauction.com. I found a bunch of things I can do with the kiddies on our next visit, so make sure you check it out. And, while you are at it, don't forget to check out ABargain4You at OLA!!!

ONLINE SALES

Actually, online sales at www.onlineauction.com
have increased, not only for me, but for many of the sellers I chat with on the community boards. More and more buyers are learning that the items listed are actually less expensive, because the sellers are not increasing the costs to cover fees.

Buyers---remember: There are no buyer fees. Simply register and buy!!! It’s that easy! Click here to view all of my listings!

Sellers -- remember: The basic cost at OLA is only $8.00 per month for as many listings as your little ole heart desires. AND ABSOLUTELY NO Final Value Fees!

LISTINGS
I’m actually gonna get my rear-end in gear and get some more items listed this week. So, please check back often at ONLINEAUCTION.COM for great bargains and unique items.