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Need An eBay Trading Assistant To Help Sell Your Stuff?

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I went to an eBay Meet up last night – meet some great eBay sellers in the Puget Sound area.

Among them was Ira and Tanna – eBay Id 99walker – they are eBay Trading Assistants. They will sell your stuff on eBay for you. How easy is that? Simply give them your item(s) – they do all the hard work of selling it for you. I asked them to send me a little more information about their business and here’s what they sent along:

Ira Gilman was a Shipping & Receiving Manager for major global aerospace & sound electronics manufacturers before selling on eBay, and his wife Tanna worked as a social worker, corporate sales manager for a general contractor, and an evidence tech in the state crime laboratory.

Ira is a musician in his “spare” time, and Tanna is a website graphics designer (Photoshop Queen), photographer, and videographer. This blending of skills & talent lends itself perfectly to assisting collectors or businesses in presenting and selling their products. Both are incredibly fast word processors, and their business includes their kids & grandkids as helpers.

*We do not charge any listing fee (if it doesn’t sell, you don ‘t
pay and item is returned or you can donate to Goodwill)
*We do all the descriptions and photos, then, all of the
shipping…you don’t have to do anything
*For most items, we do a %40 – %60 consignment split: we keep %40
of item sales after shipping, and the listing client keeps %60 of
the sales after shipping

Give them a call at (425) 948-7874 to find out how they can help you, or someone you know to sell their collections or products on eBay in the Greater Puget Sound area. They can also pick up items to list for a fee if you cannot bring the items to their eBay warehouse and listing studio in the South Everett area.

Liquidating an Estate – Here’s A Helpful Article

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Many people faced with their loved ones estate assume that the valuable items are the most expensive, large collections, or even the medical equipment.

This article from Worthpoint.com sheds some light on how to find a buyer for those off-the-wall collections, how to price medical equipment and how to dispose of that barn full of bug spray, weed killer and old paint.
The Cause of Estate Executors’ Headaches: Hard-to-Sell Items | WorthPoint

http://www.worthpoint.com/blog-entry/cause-estate-executors-headaches-hard-sell-items

Dating Vintage Items By Origin

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The other day I purchased an old fishing creel with the mark: “Made in British Hong Kong”

I thought the creel was from the 1960’s but I wondered if the mark meant it was which made me wonder was that pre or post WWII.

Off to find the answer – I found a great reference website:

http://www.coxsackie.com/reference/cooaadt.htm

 

 

 

Here’s a quick ‘cheat sheet’ on dates:

Nippon     1891 to 1921
Japan     after 1921
Occupied Jap.     1945 – 1952
Czecho-Slovakia     1920’s
U.S. Zone Germany     1945 – 50
Western Germany     1950 – 54
China     1891-1949 or after 1978
People’s Rep. of China     mid 1970s
Republic of China     probably 1949 – 1980
Taiwan     1980s – 90s
Korea     1970s – 90s
British Hong Kong     1950s – 60s
Hong Kong     1970s – 90s
Malaysia     1980s – 90s
Indonesia     1980s – 90s

For more information on dating your item via the manufacture dates check out the Coxsackie Antique Center page. They’ve compiled a great deal of information on dating items.

New FaceBook Group For Trading in the Nortwest

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Everyone LOVES a good Yard Sale!!

Now there is an ONLINE Yard Sale group which is EVEN BETTER! It is open 24/7 and you can always find a little treasure you just must have!!

Pacific Northwest FaceTrader is a new online Yard Sale group created for the Pacific Northwest Area. Help them  grow the group by sharing with all your friends. You can buy, sell or trade or even give away for FREE in the group.

Join us and post your items today.

Happy Shopping!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PacificNorthwestFaceTrader/

What Are You Looking For?

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I just received an email from a potential buyer asking us to keep his email on file if we found WWII uniforms. We often run across them and are happy to contact him about any we find.

What are you looking for?

That one item to complete your collection – or anything of a certain type, age or?

Send us an email or leave a comment. We’ll make sure to contact you FIRST if we find them.