EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

ZonkerHarris

(25,421 posts) Wed Nov 3, 2021, 12:46 AM Nov 2021

There's this auction house near me that liquidates entire estates, businesses, and extra stock

from Los Angeles area companies including the movie studios.
Warner Brothers cleaned out an old closet or something and sent them a bunch of stuff including pallets of DVDs that I avoided but I scored a few cool things and am now The King of Deals:

* a lot of 26 brand new ties of Bandit from the Johnny Quest cartoon that were made exclusively for the Hanna Barbera Employee Store in 1994. They were all still their original packaging.
Got em for a buck a piece. Sold the first one on eBay today for $45.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/363605082338

* a lot of 170 new in their packages plastic "ice cubes" that glow green when you drop them in water. They have The Matrix Reloaded logo on them and apparently were used at the Matrix reloaded movie premiere party
https://www.ebay.com/itm/363605682145

* a box of Johnny Depp Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Fridge Magnets $9.38 - there were 3 styles and a total of 360 magnets, for a grand .02 cents each
https://www.ebay.com/itm/363605049502

* 7 crew/promo hats from the Chadwick Boseman movie 42 about Jackie Robinson, $1.10 each
https://www.ebay.com/itm/363605089881

* 27 of an interesting companion book of fiction and background to the TV series SIX FEET UNDER, retail cover price $30. My cost was .25 cents each
https://www.ebay.com/itm/363605131118

* a piggy bank promoting NIP/TUCK TV series about plastic surgeons on FX from a few years back. only 5 of them but $3 ea.big heavy metal suckers
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154680747696?hash=item2403b0e6b0:g:uV8AAOSwUoZhgOYv

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There's this auction house near me that liquidates entire estates, businesses, and extra stock (Original Post) ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 OP

In your rush to liquidate and recoup your investment bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #1

Good idea and I'm in no rush ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 #6

You now must show us a picture of your fridge covered in Johnny Depp. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2021 #2

hahaha ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 #8

Wow! Those must be fun auctions to go to. Vinca Nov 2021 #3

The auctions are held online ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 #5

Congratulations on your great finds! KS Toronado Nov 2021 #4

That is awesome ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 #7

For sellers, auctions are the place to get scalped bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #10

Auction was at a farming community town of less than 200 people KS Toronado Nov 2021 #11

I love auctions. if they were in northern CA, i might be able to go Trueblue1968 Nov 2021 #9

bucolic_frolic

(47,584 posts)

1. In your rush to liquidate and recoup your investment

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 04:22 AM

Nov 2021

beware underpricing, and sometimes this stuff is worth far more a few years out, so consider warehousing a few for later years if you think an item has potential.

ZonkerHarris

(25,421 posts)

6. Good idea and I'm in no rush

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 10:48 AM

Nov 2021

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. You now must show us a picture of your fridge covered in Johnny Depp. n/t

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 05:00 AM

Nov 2021

ZonkerHarris

(25,421 posts)

8. hahaha

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 5, 2021, 03:06 PM

Nov 2021

Vinca

(51,235 posts)

3. Wow! Those must be fun auctions to go to.

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 07:07 AM

Nov 2021

ZonkerHarris

(25,421 posts)

5. The auctions are held online

Reply to Vinca (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 10:47 AM

Nov 2021

KS Toronado

(19,703 posts)

4. Congratulations on your great finds!

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Original post)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 09:28 AM

Nov 2021

This past weekend I bought a 1998 Cadillac Eldorado with 37,400 miles at auction for $1000. Been sitting
in a garage last 10 years after owner passed away. No body damage but will need new tires, belts & hoses
to make it roadworthy. I get that all done I'll flip it, hopefully for some extra pocket change.

ZonkerHarris

(25,421 posts)

7. That is awesome

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 3, 2021, 10:48 AM

Nov 2021

bucolic_frolic

(47,584 posts)

10. For sellers, auctions are the place to get scalped

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 10, 2021, 07:16 AM

Nov 2021

They can be poorly attended, poorly promoted. I suspect many sellers would be better off with a charitable tax deduction.

KS Toronado

(19,703 posts)

11. Auction was at a farming community town of less than 200 people

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #10)

Wed Nov 10, 2021, 10:05 AM

Nov 2021

Farmers paid up for just about everything except the Cadillac. What really surprised me was when the auctioneer
started on the car he mentioned everything he thought might be wrong with it from sitting 10 years plus he
never told us bidders it was low mileage. I doubted that car would bring good money at a farm auction is the
reason I went and I'm glad I did. Farmers want pickups and large 4 door cars, not luxury sports cars with
bucket seats that sit low to the ground. This widow would have been better off with a charitable tax deduction.
And we know an auctioneer would never encourage that scenario.

Trueblue1968

(18,258 posts)

9. I love auctions. if they were in northern CA, i might be able to go

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Original post)

Tue Nov 9, 2021, 07:29 PM

Nov 2021

i can't go way down into CA though.

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