Last Tuesday, I got this one, with a text straight from the horse-buyer's fingertips:
"Trophy craft brass horse I paid 9 for him and others look him up around $150"
He's just a little horse. According to Hick, it's a brass vintage horse, made by Trophy Craft, from the 1940s or earlier. He says it's worth $150, but after his special painting of that naked lady, worth $10,000 (according to Hick) but sold for $75...I'm not so sure.
Of course I tried to look it up online. I found several similar. VERY similar. But they have tails that don't lift up like that, and the horse's chin isn't tucked down so far. They're not exactly alike. It could be the difference in buying a Cartier watch, or a Carter watch.
Anyhoo...I found myself flipping this horsie over, peering at his nether regions with my new MAGNIFICENT Magnifying Glass. Let the record show that this fellow is NOT anatomically correct. And that all I could find, on one inner thigh, was Trophy Craft.
Hick paid $9 for this horse, and some other stuff in a box. I told him that I'd seen similar horses online, not exact, that were going for $30 to $40. To which he replied,
"I'd be happy as could be to get $40 for it!"
It's all about the quantity with Hick. Buy as many things as you can, and sell them for more than you paid. He's not greedy. Just a merchandise mover.
It's nice when you hobby makes money and does not cost money.
ReplyDeleteWhile the hobby itself does not cost money, the Freight Container Garage to house the fruits of the hobby was quite expensive.
DeleteIt looks as if it would sell for more than $9. Depends on what the auction house charges for its services. Over here it could be up to 15% of sale price then you add tax at 20%.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
The regular auction Hick goes to around here charges 20%. I don't think they charge tax. He likes to sell stuff out of his Storage Unit Store to avoid that charge. It's at a giant flea market held every weekend.
Delete"Not greedy, just a merchandise mover" and probably makes a decent and faster profit than those who hold out for the big bucks. That's a lovely little horse.
ReplyDeleteYes, one of the other sellers is always telling Hick he lets his fishing poles go too cheap. Of course, that guy has a big stack of fishing poles that aren't selling.
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