Another mega score, after some serious deliberation and passing on what was def a mid mod ceramic lamp that someone painted, I put it down and I tucked these beautiful babies under my arm and headed for the checkout with a real bargain. Good thing I stuck with these Gazelles as I just spotted a pair online listed for $75. Other neat-o items in this pic is the wooden years of service commemorative lamp I'm sure had a fiberglass shade once that was my grandfathers, it is a replica of a steel mill at the defunct U.S.Steel formerly Stelco Steel formerly Hilton Works when gramps was foreman there. And behind that is a Blue Mtn Pottery horn planter that was my parents.
Gotta watch that "online listed for", it can bite you squarely in the back side. I've learned to stick with what I know something has sold for. I often wonder how often items sell for actual asking on sites like 1stdibs.
ReplyDeleteI'm very much on the same page as you I totally agree, I've worked for an auction for 19yrs and I don't trust auction sites for placing a value and I totally don't expect to make $75. I try to keep it real when I buy something to flip and place a value based on what I would pay for that item if buying for myself. For these lamps $30-$40 for the pair would be tripling what I paid.
DeleteI had a dealer in the store the other day from West Palm Beach that claims he sells on 1stdibs, and according to him pieces rarely command the full prices you see listed...
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