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Depression Glass Warehouse

 

WOW! I have officially been on eBay for 11 years!! As of Monday March 3, 2008!! Imagine that! And I thought ebay would never last.


I have settled into selling antiques and collectibles, including DEPRESSION GLASS. The lovely machine made (mostly) colored glassware of the depression-era i.e. 1928 - 1950's.

We have hundreds of pieces that are too beautiful to keep closed up in a box. And we're always buying more. But I also sell whatever other smalls and collectibles I find at garage sales, and thriftshops, antique stores, auctions. So come and browse. If you don't see what you want here, check out my ebay store

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And then there's my Amazon listings:

My Amazon Listings



Now I finally got my ABEBOOKS store re-opened. Not fully stocked but lots of great reading there.


Click here for my ABE book listings

AND I started a Pro-Store because ebay is offering 6 mos free. So I'll put a link in to that as soon as I put some more nice things in there. AND I've got a blog which I have resolved to do more actual blogging on. Initially I'll talk about depression glass and books so find the link down there and come read - I'd love to see you in my comments!

What's depression Glass & what should I buy? 

A Beginner's Guide to Collecting Depression Glass

So Grandmom or Mom is cleaning out their china closet and gives you a hugh box full of glass "stuff". Do you keep it? or sell it? Is it worth selling? Is it anything "good" as we say. And you find out it's "depression glass". Grandma probably told it it isn't worth much cause she got it in the cake box or the soap box or at the movie theater (yeah they did do that! Neat uh?)

What next?
Well I wrote this originally for folks who just "found" something at an auction or a garage sale and decided to collect it. But it pertains to all of us who become addicted to this beautiful glass. So read on!
What should I collect?. So here's my Beginner's Guide:

1. Initially but anything you see in any color, as long as the price seems reasonable based on your budget.

2. Put it all where you can see it freqently, which means a) not in the basement/attic or garage and b) not in a box

3. Pick the pieces you like the best, put the rest for sale on ebay or in your garage sale.

4. Identify the pieces you decided to keep. What pattern? An excellent reference (there are really 2) is Gene Florence's Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass or Mauzy's Depression Glass.

5. Decide what color you like best. Most Depression Glass was made in more than one color. Sometimes you won't care for the green or pink but you'll see the other color and it will blow your socks off. There are a lot of colors. Amber, Red, Cobalt Blue, turquoise, azure, Flamingo Pink, soft, light hues of
pink, Forest Green, Spring Green, Lemon Yellow. A perfect example of this is, I always saw Pink Florentine in my travels. Never cared for it although some of my family & friends love it. But I got a whole set of Lemon Yellow Florentine and put it out on the table in some really nasty florescent lighting (the bulbs were all burning out so they were casting a really orangy light) that is not flattering to anything or anybody and the Yellow stood right up to it and looked gorgeous. You can imagine how pretty it looks now, at home in good lighting. LOL! As soon as I figure out where the picture is, I'll post it.

6.Now that you've decided what you like, look for that at the fleamarket, garage sales, auctions and on ebay. READ the description in either of the 2 guides and copy out the list of pieces so you can check them off as you acquire items. Don't be like me and buy 3 sugars and pass the creamer up thinking you already have one.

7. Buy the best quality you can afford. I'll buy anything even chipped, if the price is right. Then when I find better, I upgrade and sell off the extras.

8. Wash your glassware regularly in tepid water (not so hot you can't put your hand in.) Now, I do mine in the dishwasher with the gel soap. I don't do the dry cycle. That way I avoid most chips and cracks. BUT most people I know ONLY wash theirs by hand. (I'm lazy.)

9. If you use your set to serve (Christmas dinner, Thanksgiving, the daughter's engagement party etc.) be careful of the knives

MY Great Stuff on ebay 

This is a partial list of my ebay stuff

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Links Central 

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Weird Al Yankovich "On Ebay" performance 

At ebay live 2003 -

Personally, I think we need to get back to this mindset and joy on Ebay and off. Come on!! It used to be fun. we can make it fun again!!!

"Weird Al" Yankovic at 'eBay Live!' 2003

Weird Al performed his song 'eBay' on stage at the Ebay Live! conference in Orlando, FL on 6/27/03.

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My Amazon Listings 

Books, Videos & Depression Glass on Amazon

I've been buying books on Amazon for probably 7-8 years (whenever they opened...) and a couple of months ago I started listing some of my books there too. If you haven't tried it, and you sell books, you should. #1 reason is - it's so easy to list them. #2 - if you don't sign up for a Pro-store, it's free to list until the item sells. Then they just pop the money into whatever account you told them to use. I love it. When I hit $100 in sales per month, I plan to open a Pro-Store there and see what happens when I add hundreds more books. I changed this goal - I'm opening a Pro-Store sooner. That way I can list my Depression Glass on Amazon even if nooneelse has theirs listed. Watch here for the Grand Opening Announcement! In fact I think I'll start another whole lens about books. LOL See YOU gave me the idea!!
Beth's Amazon Listings
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Major Depression Glass Companies 

Names to search for in Depression Glass

These are the companies who produced the most common Depression Glass patterns during the late 1920's thru the early 1950's. Many of them, in fact most of them are out of business. Some were bought and folded into other companies. But many are just GONE!
  1. Hazel Atlas (HA mark)
    Hocking Glass
    Jeanette Glass
    Federal Glass
    McKee Glass
    Indiana
    Paden City
    Imperial
    US Glass
    Lancaster
    MacBeth-Evans
    There are many others but those are the major ones

Great Stuff on eBay 

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My books on ABEBOOKS 

I read a lot - even now with selling on ebay and ABEBooks and amazon - I read some book - at least one a week. So I always have left-over books and now I'm selling several hundred on ABE (and more on Half.com, Amazon and ebay itself.
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Everybody has an opinion so share yours! 

But be kind - please

Post your ideas, opinions, suggestions, questions.- link to your lens or your blog.

Lisa_Jo

Great lens! My grandmother had so much of the green glassware. You've brought back some great memories.

Lisa Jo

Posted August 07, 2008

mymomsbooks

Went to see your store & ended up on your lens. Magine that? Your lens looks good filled with good info & links. Now off to see those Gurley Candles from our childhood. I have a few beat up deformed ones.

Posted July 18, 2008

GlasswareGirl

Congrats on all those Ebay years!

Posted July 05, 2008

blue22d

Five stars to ya for a wonderful lens. If you get time, stop by mine. I would love some feedback. Thanks.

Posted May 22, 2008

Bubbadah

Great Lens - I have already learned so much that I can use from reading this.

Joann

Posted May 12, 2008

 
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Books from Amazon 

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Other people's stuff

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About Beth_C

I'm old enough to know better and young enough not to care. And if you're looking round the fleamarket for me...that picture ain't me no more. I lost weight; dyed the hair! And had knee replacement surgery.


I sell art pottery, depression glass and collectibles, books and sometimes toys on ebay. Along with anything else I think will sell. 


I'm addicted to auctions, of any kind, live, online, animal, vegetable or mineral. I'll talk auctions anytime.

I also love fleamarkets, garage sales, clearance sales, factory outlets and roadside farm stands etc.


Like many ebay sellers, I'm evolving - out of ebay onto the internet in other venues and methods. And then there is my genealogy - for which I also have a lens..Links are down a bit further. Come visit me there too!

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