Thanks for visiting the Old Goat at Yellow Creek.
You may or may not know, but I sell vintage items on Etsy:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/papermochez
Please visit my shop so you can see the kind of items I like to buy and sell.
Things that are sold on Etsy must be either handmade or vintage. Vintage, to Etsy, means at least 20 years old.
I have some nice things that are not 20 years old. Some of you might like them. I am making this post primarily for my Facebook friends who live nearby as shipping items is often a drag in many ways.
I have sold some things on Craigslist, but it seems that this site has also introduced me to a disproportionally large number of nuts. Seems like few if any of my FB friends are nuts, or, if they are, have not revealed it yet. It is also okay to tell your friends about this (if they are Not Nuts).
Remember at the top of the page, I asked you to look at my Etsy site. If you want to buy something, that would be dandy, BUT not necessary. What I want to do at the Old Goat Swap Shop is TRADE you for some vintage postcards or black and white photos you might have or can obtain. As I said earlier they have to be 20 years old or older. Photos need to be black and white because for the most part color prints are worth zip (unless you have a pic of Bigfoot or something similar in which case I would contact National Enquirer.) Color postcards are fine as well as black and white.
They way the Paper Ephemera biz works is that you acquire many items and most are worthless, but once in a while you find something quirky and interesting that someone will pay you a couple of dollars for. So I would probably want a shoebox full of photos for a nice watch for example. I have learned a good deal doing this. Some of it flies in the face of logic. For example, OLD does not necessarily mean valuable. Likewise, not so old may be worth something.
If you have a rare of picture of Grandma, you likely don't want to swap that with the Old Goat, but if you are like me, you may have that shoebox, or a couple of albums with pictures of people that you can in no way identify. That would be a good candidate to trade with me. They need not be people pictures. Sometimes no people is better. For example, pictures of Ferries (not tooth, the kind that carry cars across rivers) are sought after.
If Etsy looks like something you might like to do; indeed it might be. Lots of folks enjoy making and selling their crafts on Etsy. The good news is that it does not cost much at all to start your Etsy business. Even selling at a flea market or craft fair will cost much more. That is the good news.
The bad news is that you cannot just build your electronic shop and people will start placing lots of orders. There are about 200,000 people selling stuff on Etsy so there is a great deal of competition. So if Etsy looks like a way to give yourself an ancillary financial shot in the arm, it "might" be but is likely not. I made no sales at all for the first month. Actually, I think this is kind of fun. If I had to worry about making enough Etsy money to pay the rent each month, I think it would be NO fun at all.
Back to my plan. I think (and hope) it is a win-win situation. Both you and I will be able to get something we want without spending money. I am not going to be placing lots of items here. There will just be a few and they will be nice .... nice enough that you would feel good about giving as a gift and just as a donation to someone who you think might like it.
If you want to contact me, do so through Facebook or at elmobsp@comcast.net. There is a GMAIL address for me on various pages, but I don't check it that often.
So what is available as the first "private" offering to FB friends:
1. The Complete First Season of BIG LOVE
This item is in Like New shape - great writing - great TV drama. It is about Mormons, but some are horny Mormons so this is not something to flip to the babysitter as you are heading out to Gianni's.
2. Complete Series - TIME LIFE - The Third Reich - About 20 Volumes - ALL OF THEM - You often see a book here or there, but it is rare to find a complete set. Check out eBay if you wish. If you do find a complete set, grab hold of your pacemaker as you view the shipping cost.
Some people just cannot get enough NAZIs and Hitler and SS, etc. Kib ... we are talking about you. You probably know such a person, and if you give them this set they will be happy as a clam.
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