Craigslist Bait & Switch
Before I share some vintage finds, I'd like to thank my personal shoe buyer, Jenny, from Yard Sale Bloodbath for leaving this comment on my last post:
OK, this is blowing my mind. I was doing my usual thing, going through yard sale listings on Craigslist for Seattle and look at this:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/gms/733884541.html
I KNOW THOSE DRESSES! (Because I was thinking that I should comment that it's a shame no drag queens came to your sale, or they would have been gone in a flash ...)
Apparently this person thought they were so compelling that they decided to use your photo in their ad. If I make it over there tomorrow I will attempt to find out what the heck they were thinking! Too strange!!
They actually used three photos from my blog. Think of all of the disappointed people who will walk away empty-handed. They only went to the yard sale for the sequins dresses, pin-the-tail on the donkey game and an old adding machine.
If anyone is near Ballard today, go to the yard sale and bust their balls, please.
Now, on to the twenty bucks worth of stuff that I bought at Goodeals and one yard sale on the way to my mom's yard sale last Saturday...
Set of 8 Pyrex mugs with creamer and lidded sugar bowl. This is the Summer Impressions pattern in Honeydew (aka lime green). That's a Marx tin dollhouse in the background.
A little framed print, rectangular metal floral frog, small gray planter and a cardboard sign that says "Abide in Me". Anyone know anything about this sign?
I also found two sewing cabinet drawers and a BIG box of Shiny Brite ornaments. Here's a just a few of them:
Another fan. Are you sick of them yet?
By the way, Erin and I will be shopping at Renninger's in Adamstown tomorrow (Sunday, Jun 29). Is anyone else planning to go? Send me an email, and maybe we can get together. We're thinking about selling there in September, so we are going to scope it out.
That Craigslist story is crazy. Why would they do that? This probably means a lot of bad yardsale karma for them.
Love your new finds. Those cabinet drawers look gorgeous!
Posted by: ismoyo | June 28, 2008 at 01:52 PM
The "Abide in Me" sign? Ummmm. Probably a reference to something attributed to Jesus in the Book of John....
Posted by: Mary | June 28, 2008 at 02:28 PM
That is the most outrageous thing I've ever heard of! What in the world were those people thinking? Sheesh! Don't supppose it will do any good but you might want to report it to the Craigslist administrators. That is SO not in the spirit of Craigslist--or garage sales!
Gorgeous drawers, BTW, and how could we get tired of such cool fans?
Posted by: Queen of Fifty Cents | June 28, 2008 at 03:43 PM
http://blessingsforlife.com/spiritual/abideinme.htm
Posted by: Joanne Greene | June 28, 2008 at 07:48 PM
Okay - REALLY jealous of the fan, framed print, Christmas ornaments, and the DOLLHOUSE!!
Posted by: HeidiAnn | June 29, 2008 at 03:14 PM
John 15:4 Abide in me and I in you.
Jesus explaining that we need to be in a relationship with him in order to do His work.
In this passage he uses the example of a branch and a vine.
The branch must remain attached to the vine in order to bear fruit. Jesus explains that he is the vine and we are the branches.
Love your dollhouse! Ü Marcia
Posted by: marcia | June 30, 2008 at 07:12 AM
Buggers! The same thing just happened to me - I was browsing thru ebay the other day and someone was using MY pictures of an old Paris charm bracelet I had on my website - they even cut and pasted my entire description! I emailed and told them that was a big no-no and they promptly too them down.
LOVE the fan!
Joy
Posted by: Joy | July 01, 2008 at 09:32 AM
They took the photos down I tried the link and there was a message that it was removed.
Anyway nice things!
Posted by: Linda | July 03, 2008 at 06:58 AM
Well, I did go, and it was weird and ... sort of anticlimactic. (Sorry if anyone was hoping for a knock-down drag-out confrontation!) I wrote about it in this post:
http://www.yardsalebloodbath.com/2008/07/03/contact-high/
Enjoy!
Posted by: Jenny | July 03, 2008 at 04:00 PM
That is just wrong. Hope those craigslist nitwits had a lousy yard sale.
Posted by: C. | July 03, 2008 at 04:12 PM
I've heard and been made aware of some crazy stories regarding "lifting" of photos from websites and blogs, but this truly takes the cake. I'm constantly amazed at how people think this is ok. A client of mine recently made me aware of my website shopping site photos being used on another WELL KNOWN shop site in Savannah GA. I logged on and honestly had to pick my jaw up off the floor. I mean they seemed so reputable and the types you just KNOW would know better.
Well, at least you can take comfort in that your photo was so incredible that another drooled over it enough to "lift" it!
Posted by: kathy /vintageweave | July 04, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Hey, I love those sewing drawers!!! Are you gonna sell them? If so how much? karen b...
kben1334@sbcglobal.net
Posted by: karen | July 04, 2008 at 10:43 PM
I don't know anything about the Abide in Me sign but I'm willing to buy it from ya! Oh, and the fan too!
:)
Great finds!
Posted by: Amanda Jo | July 07, 2008 at 03:15 PM
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:4
I would LOVE to have this sign!
Posted by: The Chatty Housewife | July 11, 2008 at 04:49 AM