plus tax $5.28
total $71.27
less store credit -$73.88
Final price FREE plus $2.61 left over
That's right, FREE! It must have been my lucky day, right? I stopped into my favorite little consignment store yesterday afternoon and spotted this awesome Royal typewriter with a price of $65.99. Now, that really is a pretty good price by itself because I regularly see antique typewriters around this area priced around $100. But the best part is that I had consignment credit that was $2.61 more than I needed, making the typewriter FREE!
It looks like it has been living in somebody's very dusty attic or shed so I'm going to need to clean it up a bit, but I'm excited to have it. I'm sure I could throw it on Craigslist and sell it pretty easily, but I think I'm going to hang onto it for a while and have fun using it for display. Hooray for FREE!
Yay! Free junk is the best kind:-)
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When you figure out a cleaning strategy let me know. I have 2. Dragged home from someone's filthy New England garage with little more than the neighbor and his leaf blower giving a go at the dust before my friend would allow it inside her car.
ReplyDeleteYes! Free is the best price ever!
ReplyDeleteYou consider this an antique? I'm in trouble then. lol. It looks just like what I used to type my high school papers on.
ReplyDeleteI have four of these in my garage that I need to sell. I had one in my booth for $40.00 and it never sold. I see them online for big money. Why can't I sell mine for big money???? I know I could take off the keys and sell them, but that would be like cutting off my kid's fingers - not cool. I will schlep them to the Barn Sale and see what happens. Happy you found one and it was FREE for you!!!!!
ReplyDeleteSO. JEALOUS. That is one antique that I MUST have when I have room to display it. :)
ReplyDeleteI JUST GOT ONE FOR 5$ ITS IN THE BACK OF MY CAR... KEEP FORGETTING TO GET IT OUT!
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about you today. I hope you are not affected by the flash flooding that is plaquing your part of the state. My prayers are with your family today.
ReplyDeleteI got my gridwalls at my local store supply store. I bought them used for abut $16-20 each. (you can get them online too on ebay or check craigslist) I have 6ft ones and 5ft ones -- definitely recommend the 5ft ones. They are easier to transport and aren't as heavy. They also have some really nifty accessories for the gridwalls, like feet to attach to the bottom to make them stand on their own. I used zip ties to secure them to the tent and they held very well -- you just have to use a lot of them. Next week I am planning on doing a post about my experiences doing shows, the dos and dont's list, and were to find display items. :)
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