Today's sale was in a very nice area of Paris I never visited before: "La Butte aux Cailles", near Place D'Italie. Lovely place with lots of small street. Too bad I did not take my camera. Next time I'll bring one.
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| Lots of shoes and Harry Potter finds today |
It didn't started too well. When I got there around 8 it was raining, but the sellers were there, LOTS of them on many streets in that neighborhood. I quickly found what might end up being my best pick of the day: a Johnson Brothers Harry Potter 3 pieces dining set, in box. To be honest I had no idea if it was good or not, I paid 7 euros ($9.50) for it. Not cheap but it was a calculated gamble. My thinking was that it will make a nice set for my son if it's worthless. Plus we can't get enough mugs, can we? I also got an Harry Potter Quidditch Mug for 1 euro ($1.35).
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| Harry Potter Johnson Bros. Dinner Set |
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| Quidditch mug |
Found some nice shoes for my daughter, I especially like the little girly boots. These will be for September when she starts school. I also got a great deal on some El Naturalista shoes, unfortunately not my size otherwise I would keep them. I am a BIG fan of El Naturalista, the eco friendly shoes made in Spain. I even wrote a page about them here:
http://www.squidoo.com/el-naturalista-shoes. Anyway these should sell well, it's a nice pair of ankle strap Rana Tharu in brown. Also found another pair of Birkenstock.
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El Naturalista Rana Tharu
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And last, found some lovely cute Martine books for girls. They are like new and I remember them from when I was young. This series is quite famous and well known. The first book was published in 1954. The lavish illustrations are what makes them stand out I think. I'll see if there is a market for them in the USA.
Well that's it for today. Tomorrow is Monday, and guess what? YES! Another French civic holidays and there is a community sale. Wish me luck.
I want to go yard sale-ing with you in Paris! How exciting. Every day must be an adventure!
ReplyDeleteI am aware of those Harry Potter dishes from Johnson Brothers but I have never seen one on my thrifting adventures.
This weekend I purchased on my yardsale adventures in suburban Ottawa a Hagrid collectible figure from 2001 but it is not very sought after. However, it has nudged me to list a Harry Potter comforter that is definitely a harder-to-find item & therefore more valuable.
Harry Potter collectibles seem to still do well. Hope the comforter does well for you!
ReplyDeleteYard sale-ing in Paris is fun, but crowded. I get to see neighborhood I would not visit otherwise and discover place I want to visit again (without the yard sale crowd!)