EDIT: OFFICIAL YARD SALE PAGE HERE

you like treasures, right? well i’ve had a crafty idea… you see, i like treasures too. but i have a lot. and i don’t want to die crushed under a pile of hoarded treasure like some pirate with excellent taste in mid century artefacts. so i’m going to hold an online yard sale via my big cartel store. you can join in too if you like and maybe we can have a whole ‘thing’ going on.

why not ebay or etsy, i hear you ask. well, i had a really unpleasant experience on ebay and i’m not keen for a repeat of that, and etsy means i can’t offer you some of the newer books etc that i have to offer. i could do this sale just through the blog or via facebook but i’m choosing to use big cartel because i think it will lend an air of respectability and safety to the transaction, don’t you think? and you guys know where i live, online – so to speak, so if you have a problem you can spam the heck outta me. but i always do my best to photograph well and describe explicitly. as an online vintager i know the importance of honesty in listing, and if i wanted to shaft the lot of you i’d be selling on ebay, right? right.

when and how long? i plan to run my sale from the beginning of november for 6 weeks or until everything is sold. i may also do some cute bargains and special offers etc to make this thing triple fun with cherries on top! it would be good if we started around the same time don’t you think?

some things to consider before joining in:

treat your buyer as you would wish to be treated: be honest about your listing. if it has a crack, photograph it or describe it as best you can. sometimes people don’t mind if the thing is cracked if they know it’s coming. surprise cracks are not cool.

seriously consider shipping worldwide! the australian dollar is really good right now and so everyone i know is shopping their extremely attractive butts off. our vintage down here is good, but different. we like to buy your old stuff. please send it to us.

and pack your stuff well. no one likes buying a mint condition mug that arrives in reassemble-it-yourself pieces.

join in! you know that saying ‘one man’s trash is another’s treasure’ well, don’t be selling literal trash, but you never know – someone may be looking for that thing you’re not even sure about.

so if you’re interested add your name/URL below and closer to the time i’ll compile THE list of participants and we can all cross-shop and promote the sales. now who’s up for some de-stashing?

EDIT: OFFICIAL YARD SALE PAGE HERE

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