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I have been to a couple of auctions recently, and some other treasure hunting, so have loooooots of new items to post – there’s something for everyone, from antiques to uniques! Please know that I charge shipping only, that I can only ship USPS, and that I always keep shipping in mind when pricing my items. AND…I might as well say it from the get-go. ALL of my items this week are DIRTY, DUSTY, COBWEBBY AND DEBRISY, all barn or attic lived for a long time, and ALL will need a good cleaning. I do not clean or mess with as found patina in any way. Also please note that I’ve made some changes to my payment and combined shipment policies, which you can see highlighted in my detail below. With recent increases in USPS mail charges, it might not always be less expensive to combine, especially if a box is over 12.”
loveLoveLOVE this one! It's a shoofly bowl - or at least that's what I call them, meaning a bowl made with a lid meant to keep the flies out of the contents. This one is old, and hand made from turned wood with a knob on the top of the lid and a small 3/8" wide half round cut out at the bottom of the lid one one side for a place to hold the serving spoon. I'm calling it rustic in my title because it shows its age in rustic, primitive, wear, but it's actually in excellent solid and sturdy condition structurally with no wiggles, jiggles or structural issues that I see. The dimensions are in the item detail above and the height is to the top of the knob on the lid - the lid alone without the knob is about 6" tall. It weighs a smidge over 1 lb. The inside dimensions of the bowl are 6" diameter by about 2" deep. The knob on the lid and the inside of the bowl show more of what used to be a shiny finish originally, but that's mostly gone with loooooots of darkened and dulled/no longer shiny patina seen along with spots of finish wear down to the wood, scratches, scrapes, nicks, dings, divots, and there's a 1 3/4" long shallow chip on the inside rim of the lid that I'm showing in photo 21. In that photo, you can also see a seam line in the wood - it's straight, and I think that is original but see my photos and what you think. The one that I don't think is original is a 4" longest rounded line that runs from the mouth of the bowl, down a little over 1" and up to the mount of the bowl again. See photo 16 on the inside of the bowl and photo 17 on the outside of the bowl. At first I thought it was a scratch, as I see no evidence of adhesive or hardware to fix a chipped off piece, but then I saw that it's inside and outside, so I have to assume that it is a repaired piece. See my photos and what you think. Even if so, again, no evidence of repair, and it's totally sturdy there, too. The wear that you see in photo 7 is finish down to the wood only - it's not chipped wood. You can see lines and what may be cracks in the knob at the top - but there's NO movement there at all - see photo 19. There's other small short cracks to the wood with no movement, either. You can see a little over 1/8" but not 1/4" sized hole on the underside of the bowl - that is from the making, and it's not seen on the inside of the bowl. In addition to finish wear, there's a group (together) of 3 small (less than 1/8") white plops inside of the bowl - not palpable, but over the finish - I rubbed them with my dry finger and they didn't come off, but they may clean off for you - if you really want to. You can see them in photo 18 under the rounded line - they look like two eyes and a mouth - but small! What more can I tell you?!? This one has been well loved and used, and I bet IT has a story to tell!
Customer Satisfaction is extremely important to me. If you receive an item and are not satisfied in any way, please contact me before leaving feedback.
If you are using a phone or tablet to look at listings, you may not be seeing full descriptions – please make sure you are – I list sizes, condition and many photos on all of my items – so if you are not seeing that, you’re not seeing all I have about the listing.
Please ask if you have any questions, or feel free to inform me if you have any information about one of my listings. As with any of my items, if you ever need extra photos, let me know. My white stool, my rug and anything else that you see other than the item discussed are not included in the auction!
PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY(SAME DAY) AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION.
I’m happy to combine shipments for you, when possible - depending upon size and weight, it might not always be possible, though. I have found recently, with USPS latest rate hikes, that it now is often cheaper NOT to combine, if by doing so the box goes above 12." Please know before bidding, or check with me if you have questions. If you win an item and plan to bid on another, please email me to let me know that you are looking at other items, hold to pay for the first item and request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s. If you pay for an item, I have to ship it, I cannot hold for items that close another day, if you pay for the first item. Unless you ask me for an invoice earlier, I will invoice on Sunday for multiple items purchased the week prior, or after 5 days have passed since the item that you won has closed. 5 (FIVE) days from the closing of the FIRST bought item will be the longest I can wait time wise to combine, and I ask for immediate payment after invoice for combined orders. I NOW HAVE EBAY'S UNPAID ITEM ASSISTANT SET TO AUTOMATICALLY FILE A CLAIM FOR PAYMENT 8 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION, WHEN NO PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE - PLEASE KNOW. Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items. Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings. I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an auction (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe. Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise. As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday. Most items closing and paid for on Friday will be shipped on Monday.
Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and auctions. They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, dirt, cobwebs and all! I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item. I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly.
With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact). The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays. I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day.
Sales tax will be added for states as required.
…and thanks so much for looking, I appreciate having you as a customer!
loveLoveLOVE this one! It's a shoofly bowl - or at least that's what I call them, meaning a bowl made with a lid meant to keep the flies out of the contents. This one is old, and hand made from turned wood with a knob on the top of the lid and a small 3/8" wide half round cut out at the bottom of the lid one one side for a place to hold the serving spoon. I'm calling it rustic in my title because it shows its age in rustic, primitive, wear, but it's actually in excellent solid and sturdy condition structurally with no wiggles, jiggles or structural issues that I see. The dimensions are in the item detail above and the height is to the top of the knob on the lid - the lid alone without the knob is about 6" tall. It weighs a smidge over 1 lb. The inside dimensions of the bowl are 6" diameter by about 2" deep. The knob on the lid and the inside of the bowl show more of what used to be a shiny finish originally, but that's mostly gone with loooooots of darkened and dulled/no longer shiny patina seen along with spots of finish wear down to the wood, scratches, scrapes, nicks, dings, divots, and there's a 1 3/4" long shallow chip on the inside rim of the lid that I'm showing in photo 21. In that photo, you can also see a seam line in the wood - it's straight, and I think that is original but see my photos and what you think. The one that I don't think is original is a 4" longest rounded line that runs from the mouth of the bowl, down a little over 1" and up to the mount of the bowl again. See photo 16 on the inside of the bowl and photo 17 on the outside of the bowl. At first I thought it was a scratch, as I see no evidence of adhesive or hardware to fix a chipped off piece, but then I saw that it's inside and outside, so I have to assume that it is a repaired piece. See my photos and what you think. Even if so, again, no evidence of repair, and it's totally sturdy there, too. The wear that you see in photo 7 is finish down to the wood only - it's not chipped wood. You can see lines and what may be cracks in the knob at the top - but there's NO movement there at all - see photo 19. There's other small short cracks to the wood with no movement, either. You can see a little over 1/8" but not 1/4" sized hole on the underside of the bowl - that is from the making, and it's not seen on the inside of the bowl. In addition to finish wear, there's a group (together) of 3 small (less than 1/8") white plops inside of the bowl - not palpable, but over the finish - I rubbed them with my dry finger and they didn't come off, but they may clean off for you - if you really want to. You can see them in photo 18 under the rounded line - they look like two eyes and a mouth - but small! What more can I tell you?!? This one has been well loved and used, and I bet IT has a story to tell!
Customer Satisfaction is extremely important to me. If you receive an item and are not satisfied in any way, please contact me before leaving feedback.
If you are using a phone or tablet to look at listings, you may not be seeing full descriptions – please make sure you are – I list sizes, condition and many photos on all of my items – so if you are not seeing that, you’re not seeing all I have about the listing.
Please ask if you have any questions, or feel free to inform me if you have any information about one of my listings. As with any of my items, if you ever need extra photos, let me know. My white stool, my rug and anything else that you see other than the item discussed are not included in the auction!
PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY(SAME DAY) AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION.
I’m happy to combine shipments for you, when possible - depending upon size and weight, it might not always be possible, though. I have found recently, with USPS latest rate hikes, that it now is often cheaper NOT to combine, if by doing so the box goes above 12." Please know before bidding, or check with me if you have questions. If you win an item and plan to bid on another, please email me to let me know that you are looking at other items, hold to pay for the first item and request a combined shipping invoice once you’ve won the other item/s. If you pay for an item, I have to ship it, I cannot hold for items that close another day, if you pay for the first item. Unless you ask me for an invoice earlier, I will invoice on Sunday for multiple items purchased the week prior, or after 5 days have passed since the item that you won has closed. 5 (FIVE) days from the closing of the FIRST bought item will be the longest I can wait time wise to combine, and I ask for immediate payment after invoice for combined orders. I NOW HAVE EBAY'S UNPAID ITEM ASSISTANT SET TO AUTOMATICALLY FILE A CLAIM FOR PAYMENT 8 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF AN AUCTION, WHEN NO PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE - PLEASE KNOW. Please know that some items cannot be combined, though, do to size, weight, or safety of the items. Many items that are set to ship in USPS FLAT RATE boxes; I cannot combine due to size restrictions. Please look at the shipping alternatives in the listings. I only mail USPS and pack in the best manner that we feel safe – I cannot change shipment methods after the close of an auction (i.e. rolling an old map to save money when I have it set to ship flat), especially if I feel the requested method is not safe. Again, I only ship USPS and charge actual cost to ship only. I ship within one business day of receipt of your payment, unless there’s a holiday that closes the post office, or I will notify you otherwise. As I shop for treasures on the weekends, I most often do not ship on Saturday. Most items closing and paid for on Friday will be shipped on Monday.
Many of my items come from local rural estate sales and auctions. They are coming right from the barn or attic to you - dust, dirt, cobwebs and all! I do not clean and polish before I sell – they are in the condition found, as you see in my photos, and I leave the patina exactly as it was when I bought the item. I do my best to photo and describe all thoroughly.
With postage rates increasing regularly, I am shipping more and more items Parcel Select. Parcel Select travels by land or rail and the packages do not leave the regional post office until they fill up a bin going in the same direction (so the estimated delivery is truly only an estimate – not exact). The post office estimates 5-7 days, but it can go up higher, sometimes even 3-4 weeks in peak mailing times like the holidays. I always provide a tracking number, so you can see where your item is on any day.
Sales tax will be added for states as required.
…and thanks so much for looking, I appreciate having you as a customer!
