Thrift Share Monday - Greyhound

Greyhound Bus $5

Fridays tend to stress me out even though it's my favorite day of the week. In a perfect world, I would have a babysitter arrive at the house at 6 a.m. They would wake the children at 7 a.m., feed them, make their snack for their school day and drive them safely to school. This would allow me to easily get to Friday estate sales, sign my name up on the list and wait patiently in my van and eventually in the line to get in the sale during the first wave of shoppers.

Instead last Friday left me rushing the kids to get out the door early, racing to the school to drop them off, driving as quickly as I legally could to the one estate sale in Santa Rosa in the north of town only to discover that I was 25th on the list. Sigh. The only really positive note though about this frantic morning is that when they opened the door to let us in, they let 25 shoppers in the door! Usually it's 10 or 15, sometimes 20 but it's a rare day when it is 25 people. Luckily the house was huge and I got in!

It was a great sale for inventory that included books, DVDs, perfume and jewelry. As Julie Andrews would sing "these are a few of my favorite things."

Saturday took me to Sebastopol to an estate sale that my friend Amy told me about. It was a sale that I hadn't even seen until she mentioned it. I arrived at 8 a.m. and waited with a few other people until they opened at 8:50. A woman running the sale told us that the good stuff was in the house and the garage sale stuff was outside. I spent time in the house first but I found most of the best finds in the garage including the Greyhound Metal Bus above.

I opened up a box that included lots of vintage metal toy trucks, the Greyhound bus, 2 Tomy Tuneyville Choo Choo Trains and some vintage toy plastic dishes.

Embroidery Thread $2

I found buttons, thread, vintage typewriter paper (thanks to Amy), mercury glass beads, an old school chair and an entire collection of Victoria Magazines.

Lampshade $2

It felt like ages since I had been to a sale with vintage items like this. It was fun to thrift with Amy, discover vintage toys and especially to find the Greyhound Bus. It's not exceptionally valuable especially in the condition that it's in. I had considered selling it at the flea market but I've decided to keep it. It's such an iconic symbol of American transportation from the past. It's now in my living room on the vintage stereo cabinet.

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Comments

[Van]

I would keep the Greyhound too. It's a beautiful piece and I'm a sucker for toys! Your post reminds me that I need to get to some estate sales early and participate in the madness. I've only been to ones casually in the evening when things are picked-over!

Good luck balancing work and life!

[Lynn at Cottage and Creek]

The bus is great. What a nice find. I'm partial to the sewing notions and love the old embroidery floss you got. I can so relate to your Friday rush to get to the sale. How nice you got in with the first wave of customers. That sure helps. Thanks for hosting, Selena, and have a good week.
Lynn

[Wendy @ Salt and Wine]

Sounds like you hit a great estate/ garage sale! Long time lurker but this is my first time joining in on Thrift Share Monday, I'm psyched. :)

[Leah]

Nice finds, Selena! Wish I could go thrifting with you some time, but it is a bit of a trek from FL. :)

[Nell's Vintage House]

That lamp shade is fantastic! I have been looking for one like that for ages. Lucky you :)

[SixBalloons]

Eeek! Sorry Selena, my link #25 is riddled with errors, and doesn't work, so I am wondering if you can delete it. I will add a new one in the meantime. Sorry!

Great greyhound, and so glad you got in as #25 in line!

[Rob Hunt]

Thanks for hosting. I reused and used thrifted finds in my post. Didn't find any thrifted stuff this weekend (too much winter right now for that).

[Joy P]

Thanks for hosting. Always love joining in to your link party and check out your blog every day. You are the best thrift shopper. It takes hard work, I know.

[Leah]

i LOVE that greyhound bus! so very cool. I would keep it too!

[angelika]

i can so relate to your dilemna about wanting to get out of the house early - but take it from me, selena, the day when your youngest no longer needs you to get them anywhere will be here before you know it, so enjoy this time where you are so needed while you can!
i love the greyhound - and i love Victoria magazine too; i used to read that all the time! do you sell those? what do they go for?

[Selena Cate]

Certain magazines do sell well. I sold a year of these recently for $24.99. 4-6 Magazines can fit in a flat rate padded envelope that we have here in the states. Magazines with advertising cant be shipped media mail so it makes magazine selling expensive for shipping cost. My favorite magazine that Ive done well with is a magazine about spinning wool. I sold quite a few of those (packs of 4 - 1 year) for $24.99 each.
xoxo
Selena

[Lulastic]

I am a first timer too - thanks for having me!
Love that bus, vintage toys are the best
Good, good thrifting right there
:)

[Jill Ruskamp]

Oooo, I like your bus! I have NEVER been that early to an estate sale. I live too far away and if I get to go, it's on the second or third day. But, then things are cheaper too then too.

[Blessy @ Stellar Tatter]

Awww, a frog showed up on my linky for Stellar Tatter! LOL! Oh, well.

I like the Greyhound bus! Looks so awesome. I'm yet to find die-cast cars that are valuable.