Gosh dangit!

[Thumper]

Was at an estate sale today. It was the estate of a retired Eastern Airlines pilot. I found an old pilot's cap still in the orig. box and it had the old Eastern brass logo thingy on the front. It was in excellent shape. I picked it up, looked it over, thought it was cool, but for some reason I put it back. They were asking $10.00 for it. A guy walked in right behind me and grabbed it up immediately. I asked him about it and he said he runs an antique store, the hat is from the 30's and he can get $125.00 for that thing all day long. Dammit! Live and learn ... I'm still an amateur at this stuff ... but getting a little better at it. Obviously, I have a long way to go. :(

[Buckrub]

Don't mean he'll get it......

[Niner]

Dog gone it Jim, was this the dude that stole your hat?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Vintage-1930s-1940s-Pan-American-PAA-Pilots-Hat-Cap-and-Badge-/121110723426?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c32c2fb62

I think you need to draft a strongly worded email on this.

:lmao

[Thumper]

Dang you Niner! The hat was just like that BUT ... in it's original box! To tell you the truth, Lynn overheard his cell phone conversation and he told the party on the other end about the hat he'd found. LYNN told me he said he could get TWELVE-FIFTY for it "all day long". I told Lynn she must have misunderstood him and it was "maybe" $125. I saw him later and asked about another item he was buying, that's when he said he had an antique shop. Lynn's actually the one who overheard the price he quoted.

Excuse me now ... I think I'm gonna get sick.

(Dang rookie mistakes REALLY hurt) :(

[Buckrub]

Fifteen bucks to ship a hat??

Hmmmm... what's an old TWA ff card worth? :-)

[johnboy]

He who hesitates.......

[FooBang]

Personally, I'd rather pass on the opportunity to earn something later than fill up my house with some stuff that I'd never get around to selling..

--Foo

[Thumper]

No problem there Foo. I usually have 20-30 items listed at all times. It turns over pretty quickly. Ya' gots ta' remember, I'm trying to live off SSD, so I need all the help I can get.

[Arty]

$1895?!? O. M. G.
I'd puke

[Buckrub]

You're gonna score huge someday Thump.

Then we'll all have to bow.....

[Chicken Dinner]

Some folks have more money than sense.