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Cabela's Tripod Bogen Manfrotto 3265 Head Swarovski SLC

Sold for - $178.14



Buffalo Saddlery 17" Western Equestrian Show Saddle NR

Sold for - $227.50



Antique Platinum .9ct Round Brilliant Cut Diamond Ring

Sold for - $398.66



42 Vintage Lesney Matchbox Diecast Car Lot Collection +

Sold for - $202.50



Antique Cold Cathode X-Ray Tube Pre Coolidge Circa 1895

Sold for - $387.50



Tom Morello Signed Guitar Rage Against The Machine NR!!

Sold for - $165.01



Pappy Boyington Signed LE Black Sheep Aviation Print NR

Sold for - $177.50



13 Vintage Toby Jugs Mugs Royal Doulton Staffordshire +

Sold for - $232.50



Lisa Larson Pottery Falcon Figurine Gustavsberg Sweden

Sold for - $280.00



B&K Video 5 Sonata Series 5-Channel Power Amplifier Amp

Sold for - $178.50



61 Sound Choice Karaoke CD+G CDG Lot Pop Rock Hits + NR

Sold for - $465.00



Mickey Mantle Signed Baseball Ball Yankees Autograph NR

Sold for - $330.01



HP iPAQ 210 Enterprise Handheld + Garmin Mobile 10 GPS

Sold for - $255.00



1994 $5 1/10 Oz Fine Gold American Eagle Coin W/Case NR

Sold for - $123.50



Vintage Socony Standard Oil NY 2-Sided Porcelain Sign

Sold for - $127.50



Original 1931 Jackie Mitchell Baseball Contract Photo +

Sold for - $204.01



Canon i9900 Large Format Inkjet Color Photo Printer NR

Sold for - $227.50



Hubley #266 Cast Iron Narcissus Doorstop Door Stop NR

Sold for - $203.50



Mosaic Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan-Wayne Shorter CDs NR

Sold for - $311.51



5 Gyrus Acmi 921020PK PKS Cutting Medical Forceps +Cord

Sold for - $153.50



30 Walt Disney Store Cast Member Exclusive Pins Lot+ NR

Sold for - $322.58



Original WWI War Poster Forward To Victory Enlist Now

Sold for - $278.67



Keeley Compressor 2 Knob Electric Guitar Effect Pedal

Sold for - $177.50



3 Red Blue Black Mandarin Spawn Scarlet Edge McFarlane

Sold for - $152.50



Canon FD 300mm 1:4 f/4 Telephoto SLR Camera Lens + NR

Sold for - $157.50



Magic Mill II 2 Wheat Corn Grain Flour Grinding Grinder

Sold for - $213.87



Rockwell Delta 1/2hp Wood Shaper 40+ Cutters #BV6534

Sold for - $235.50



Costume Jewelry Lot Hollycraft Cameo Pins Ring Bracelet

Sold for - $250.00



McDonnell & Miller Low Water Cut-Off Pump Control #157

Sold for - $236.50



Bogen Manfrotto 3066 Fluid Head Tripod + Wheel Base NR

Sold for - $370.00



Minolta X-700 SRT 202 Cameras MD 28mm 50mm MC Rokkor-X+

Sold for - $173.30



Vintage 1930s Jim Payne 9' Split Bamboo 2 Piece Fly Rod

Sold for - $392.00



Digidesign 002 Rack Rackmount Pro Tools Interface LE HD

Sold for - $405.00



Ilex-Calumet Caltar 14.75 375mm f/6.3 Lens No 5 Shutter

Sold for - $213.50



Edison Amberola VIII Cylinder Phonograph Record Player

Sold for - $300.90



Sabra Field Signed Framed Print Statehood Bicentennial

Sold for - $167.61



Dell Latitude C610 Laptop Computer P3 Pentium III NR!

Sold for - $127.50



Porter Model MXR Dental Flow Meter Flowmeter + Stand NR

Sold for - $950.00



Antique 1700s Clement Clark Moore Wood Box + Sterling

Sold for - $200.38



Rare Vintage 1965 Francie Barbie Doll W/Case + Clothes

Sold for - $207.27



Epiphone Firebird Studio Electric Guitar Cherry NO RES!

Sold for - $405.00



American Flyer Log Loader 42597 Car Uncoupler Air Chime

Sold for - $152.50



4 3Com NBX 1102 B Business Voip Telephones Phone System

Sold for - $255.00



NOS PolyPropylene Film\Foil 715P Orange Drop Capacitor

Sold for - $145.49



6 Kenwood TK-360G Portable 8-Ch UHF Radios Rack Charger

Sold for - $299.99



Virtual Reality Theatre LCR-30 Center Channel Speaker

Sold for - $129.28



Heathkit SB-110a SSB/CW Amateur Ham Radio Transceiver

Sold for - $380.00



Leica Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Elmar 1:4/13cm Camera Lens NR

Sold for - $192.37



3Com NBX 100 Telephone System w/12 1102B Phones More NR

Sold for - $384.00



Vintage Roseville Blue Pinecone Jardiniere Bowl 632-6

Sold for - $154.49


Global Garage Sale - Official Company Blog


Feb 22, 2010: Global Garage Sale is proud to once again be working with the Chill Foundation and 99.9 The Buzz on the 2010 Chill eBay Auction. Click on the link above to bid on awesome rock and roll memorabilia and brand new Burton snowboards. This year's treasures include signed guitars and posters from Linkin Park, Metallica, Slipknot, Rage Against The Machine, Weezer and more. All auctions have an opening bid of .99 cents and will sell to the highest bidder! They will end between noon and 5pm on Friday the 26th, so don't miss your chance to support a great cause.
Dec 31, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a nice piece of vintage stereo equipment, a Thorens TD 125 MK II Turntable W/ AT-1009 Tonearm. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $338.60.
Dec 23, 2009: Global Garage Sale is proud to sponsor the WOKO Gigantic Indoor Flea Markets, held each month at the Champlain Valley Exposition.

'The eBay Guys' always set up a table to give free appraisals and talk to people about Global Garage Sale. The next flea market this season will be January 31st from 8:30am-2pm. Come on down and find some unique treasures at great prices!

Dec 21, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a NEW Toyota K747 Automatic Punchcard Knitting Machine. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $632.00.
Dec 18, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a nice collection of vintage fishing lures. This was a lot of 19 Vintage Fishing Lures including ones by Creek Chub, Pflueger and Buel. One unmarked handmade lure turned out to be the one that the collectors fought over. The item sold with a winning bid of $419.05.
Dec 13, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a very collectible bicycle frame. This was an unused Schwinn Paramount 50th Anniversary Bike Frame with 24K Gold Fork. The item sold with a winning bid of $1,327.00.
Dec 10, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a Stihl 044 Gas Chainsaw W/ 20" Bar. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $438.99.
Dec 10, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a Stihl 044 Gas Chainsaw W/ 20" Bar. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $438.99.
Dec 05, 2009: High quality, professional audio equipment has an excellent resale value on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Digidesign 002 Rackmount Pro Tools Interface LE HD. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $405.00.
Dec 04, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a Zero Halliburton Executive Attache Briefcase in mint condition. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $344.00.
Dec 01, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold two wonderful antique needlepoint samplers from the early 1800s. One of them was an Antique 1834 Sampler Signed Caroline Aria Haines. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $751.00. The same client brought us another sampler, dated 1803, that sold for $511.51.
Nov 26, 2009: Precious metals and diamonds are always good sellers. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Bernard Passman Black Coral .50ct Diamond 18K Gold Ring. The item sold with a winning bid of $1,847.00.
Nov 24, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a wonderul Dutch oil painting. This was a RARE Original 1960 Lodewijk Karel Bruckman Oil Painting. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $810.00. The painting shipped to the buyer in the Netherlands.
Nov 24, 2009: Native American collectibles always get a lot of interest on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Navajo Serrated Diamond Rug Carpet. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $232.5.
Nov 20, 2009: Vintage German porcelain from some manufacturers is very collectible on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Vintage Royal Bayreuth Bavaria Maple Leaf Water Pitcher. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $597.00.
Nov 17, 2009: Artwork from certain artists can do very well on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a very large Vintage Sergio Bustamante Paper Mache Sun Sculpture. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $412.78. It measured 39" inches in diameter and shipped for an additional $350.
Nov 10, 2009: Collectible porcelain figurines can command excellent prices on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a set of 3 Vintage Connoisseur of Malvern Boehm Flower Figurines. The items started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $468.88.
Nov 05, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold large CD sound effects library for recording studios or radio/television production. This was a HUGE Sound Effects Sample Library 171 CDs + Catalogs. The item started at $49.99 and had a winning bid of $610.00.
Oct 30, 2009: Elvis Presley is one of the most collectible artists of all time. Today Global Garage Sale sold a very rare record from one of his first ever recording sessions. This was a Vintage Elvis Presley 78 Sun Record 215 Milkcow Blues. The item started at $49.99 and had a winning bid of $535.09. The same client brought us two other 78s from the same session; one sold for $510 and the other sold for $261.
Oct 27, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a very collectible vintage bicycle. This was a RARE 1985 Bianchi Centenario 100th Anniversary Bike that had never been ridden. The item had a winning bid of $2,999.99.
Oct 22, 2009: Sports memorabilia has once again attracted the attention of the collectors on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a wonderful Vintage Sports Pennant Collection featuring the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and more. The pennants started at $49.99 and had a winning bid of $197.53.
Oct 22, 2009: Antique porcelain, especially some of the German figurines, can do very well on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a wonderful Antique Dresden German Porcelain Figurine showing a woman with a lovely lace dress being courted by a gentleman. The figurine started at $49.99 and had a winning bid of $172.50.
Oct 22, 2009: Consumer electronics can do very well on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a very fancy Crestron TPMC-10 Touchpanel home automation remote control. The item started at $49.99 and had a winning bid of $465.00.
Oct 16, 2009: Some antique books can do very well on eBay, and this one was a real treasure. Today Global Garage Sale sold a rare 1925 'The Knave of Hearts' illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. The book started at $49.99 and had a winning bid of $462.57.
Oct 16, 2009: Some collector plates can do very well on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a wonderful set of 26 Royal Copenhagen 1960-1996 Christmas Plates. The plates started at $49.99 and had a winning bid of $721.00. They shipped to the lucky buyer in Japan!
Oct 15, 2009: Sterling silver collectibles have once again sold for a great price on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a set of 4 Franklin Mint 1970s Sterling Silver Collector Plates. The plates started at $49.99 and had a winning bid of $696.03.
Oct 13, 2009: It's the special antiques that come through our door that keep our job so interesting. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Rare 1888 Gold Presentation Cane. The cane included some intricate engravings on the gold handle and was inscribed on the top with a monogram and the date 1888. It started at $49.99 and had a winning bid of $520.00.
Oct 11, 2009: Antique artwork is quite collectible on eBay, especially oil paintings by known artists. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Rare Antique Original Oil Painting by Henri-Fontin Latour. The painting started at $49.99 and sold for $255.00.
Oct 06, 2009: Gold and silver continue to sell for all time highs, so it's great time to sell your precious metals. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Westmorland Lady Hilton Sterling Silver Flatware Set. The flatware included 36 ounces of sterling and sold for $500.95.
Oct 05, 2009: Sports memorabilia continues to be one of our best categories on eBay. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Today Global Garage Sale sold a rare set of 4 Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) High School Yearbooks. The senior yearbook is signed by the young Lew. This rare set of books sold for $3,000.00.
Sep 22, 2009: Vintage posters can be very collectible on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia Anisetta Evangelista Poster. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $428.00.
Sep 18, 2009: Vintage and antique porcelain, if made by certain companies, can be worth quite a bit of money. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Royal Worcester Dorothy Doughty Feijoa Flower Figure. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $505.55.
Sep 17, 2009: Today we sold a Husqvarna Viking Designer II Sewing & Embroidery Machine. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $646.00.
Sep 15, 2009: Global Garage Sale is proud to sponsor the WOKO Gigantic Indoor Flea Markets, held each year at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, Vermont. The first flea market this season will be October 11th from 8:30am-2pm. Come on down early to find some great deals!

The eBay Guys will also be giving a presentation at the Vermont Antique Expo & Sale, taking place October 3rd-4th at the Champlain Valley Exposition. Peter & Erik will be speaking about buying and selling antiques on eBay, at 11am on Sunday, and will be giving free eBay appraisals throughout the weekend. Bring in your treasures for an appraisal!

Sep 13, 2009: Antique, collectible porcelain continues to be one of our best sellers. Today we sold a Rare Vintage Royal Bayreuth Bavaria Ladybug Creamer. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $208.15.
Sep 10, 2009: Some collectible artwork can do very well on eBay. We've sold a number of wonderful prints over the years made by Vermont's own Sabra Field. Today we sold two of her pieces, including a Signed Framed Sabra Field Print 'Statehood Bicentennial'. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $167.61. The other print, titled 'November Afternoon', sold for $154.39.
Sep 06, 2009: Here's yet another item from one of our business clients. Today we sold a Canon XL2 3CCD MiniDV Camcorder. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $1,675.00.
Sep 05, 2009: Some of our best clients are local businesses who have us sell their equipment when they upgrade to newer or different models. Today Global Garage Sale sold a professional Sony BVP 550 Betacam SP Video Camera for use by television stations. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $1,774.87.
Sep 04, 2009: Used business equipment is a very popular category on eBay, as people are always looking for ways to save money when opening or running a business. Today Global Garage Sale sold a professional CD Sound Effects Library for use in a television or music recording studio. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $856.00.
Sep 01, 2009: Electronics and audio equipment are great categories on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a used Orion 250 HCCA Competition 800W Amplifier for a car stereo. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $237.50.
Aug 23, 2009: Native American artifacts are very popular on eBay. Today we sold a pair of Native American Indian Ground Stone Tools. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $202.50.
Aug 20, 2009: Global Garage Sale has sold a wide variety of antique and collectible clocks over the years. Today we sold an Antique Seth Thomas Adamantine Mantle Clock with a patent date of 1880. Our client was going to sell it at their garage sale, but decided to let us take a look first. We recommended selling it on eBay using our Basic Auction. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $250.00. Needless to say, our client was very pleased! The clock shipped to Australia for an additional $115 in freight charges.
Aug 18, 2009: Used laptop computers can do very well on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a HP Pavilion dv8000 Laptop. This auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $350.67.
Aug 15, 2009: It is the occasional rare antique that comes through our door that keeps our job so interesting. Today Global Garage Sale sold an Antique 1886 Hillsboro #3 Cast Iron School Bell. The bell weighed about 70 pounds and measured 18" inches in diameter at the base. This auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $327.99.
Aug 14, 2009: Some vintage porcelain figurines can do very well on eBay. Today we sold a pair of 1930s Hummel Goebel Cherub Angel Ornaments. This auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $138.28.
Aug 09, 2009: Designer clothing and accessories are always good sellers on eBay. Today we sold a brand new Dooney & Bourke Zipper Pocket Sac Bag. This auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $177.50.
Aug 08, 2009: High quality sports collectibles are consistently good sellers on eBay. Today we sold a hand signed Mickey Mantle Sports Illustrated Cover from June 16, 1956. This auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $693.07.
Aug 03, 2009: Vintage toys are always one of the hottest categories on eBay. Today we sold a great collection of 42 Vintage Lesney Matchbox Cars in their original case. This auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $202.50. The cars shipped to the winning bidder in Australia!
Aug 01, 2009: Vintage musical instruments and amplifiers can be very collectible, especially the major names such as Fender and Gibson. Today Global Garage Sale sold a 1968 Fender Bandmaster Reverb Tube Guitar Amplifier Head. This auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $451.01.
Aug 01, 2009: Global Garage Sale has sold a number of vintage and collectible dolls over the years. Today we sold a Limited Edition Golden Gala Barbie Doll from the 2009 Barbie Convention. This auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $340.00.
Jul 28, 2009: Some artists' work has great resale value on eBay due to their popularity. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Josh Simpson 6" Glass Inhabited Megaplanet Paperweight. Simpson is well known worldwide for his incredible glasswork, with some pieces selling for tens of thousands of dollars. This auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $1,187.70.
Jul 26, 2009: Recent events sometimes can help the price of certain collectibles. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Charlie's Angels Collection that likely sold for a higher price due to the recent passing of Farrah Fawcett. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $212.49.
Jul 24, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a Vintage Sonart Model S 342 Italian Accordion. The auction started at $299.99 and ended with a high bid of $356.00.
Jul 23, 2009: Certain brands of vintage camera equipment are quite collectible, especially Leica and Hasselblad. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Leica M3 Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Camera with 50mm Lens. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $910.01.
Jul 19, 2009: A recent drop-off of vintage ham radio equipment has now all sold on eBay, bringing in more than $2,200 in sales and shipping to winning bidders in the USA, Australia and Finland! The featured item was an ETO Alpha 76A 2KW PEP HF Linear Ham Radio Amplifier. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $1,402.00.
Jul 18, 2009: Some vintage electronics are quite collectible, especially old vacuum tubes and tube powered gear. Today Global Garage Sale sold an Antique Cold Cathode Rectifier Valve dating from the early 1900s. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $387.50.
Jul 17, 2009: Certain brands and styles of china are quite collectible on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a 30-Pc Set of Wedgwood Florentine China. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $370.00.
Jul 13, 2009: Business equipment is a great category of items to sell on eBay, as people are always opening new businesses and looking to buy used to save money. Today we sold a Posiflex Jiva TP5700/5800 Touch Screen POS Terminal. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $410.00.
Jul 11, 2009: Last night Global Garage Sale was featured on the Fox44 10pm News. Brandon Hudson did a story on the rising prices of gold and silver, and came down to Winooski to talk to us about recent sales.

Click on the image below to watch the video.

Fox44 Global Garage Sale News Report


Jul 10, 2009: Over the past few days we have listed auctions for some very collectible vintage ham radio equipment, including an ETO Alpha 76A 2KW PEP HF Linear Ham Radio Amplifier and a Kenwood TS-820S SSB CW Ham Radio Transceiver.
Jul 07, 2009: Vintage camera equipment can do very well on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Kern-Paillard Bolex Yvar f3.3 100mm C-Mount Movie Camera Lens. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $377.00. The winning bidder was from Hong Kong.
Jun 25, 2009: Vintage trade signs are big sellers on eBay, with some selling for thousands of dollars. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Vintage Schaefer Beer Pak-A-Way Freezer Clock Sign. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $127.50.
Jun 20, 2009: Here's yet another international sale. Today we sold a lovely 20-Piece Set Of Royal Doulton Juliet China. The auction started at $49.99, ended with a high bid of $202.50, and shipped to the winning bidder in Kentville, Canada.
Jun 18, 2009: Today we sold a OLPC 'One Laptop Per Child' Computer. The auction started at $49.99, ended with a high bid of $197.06, and shipped to the winning bidder in Torino, Italy.
Jun 14, 2009: Today we sold a very cool Vintage Mars SL 45 Fire Emergency Signal Light & Siren. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $179.49.
Jun 12, 2009: Some collectible baskets can do very well on eBay. Today we sold a Vintage 1980s Nantucket Lightship 10" Round Basket. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $202.50.
Jun 06, 2009: Today we sold another unique piece of Vermont history, an Antique 1853 Middlebury College Silver Water Pitcher. This pitcher is inscribed on the front; "Presented to J. B. Bittenger by the Students of Middlebury College 1853." J. B. Bittinger was a Middlebury professor for several years, as well as a well known pastor in Pennsylvania and Ohio. This rare piece was purchased by the Middlebury College Museum of Art for their collections. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $667.
Jun 02, 2009: Gold and silver are still selling near all-time highs, so it's a great time to turn your unwanted precious metals into cash! Today Global Garage Sale sold a wonderful Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Serving Tray that weighed two pounds. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $430.
May 30, 2009: Today we sold a high quality Fujitsu fi-5120C Color Document Imaging Duplex Scanner. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $736.
May 22, 2009: Today we sold an expensive effects processor for a recording studio. This was an Eventide H3500 DFX-Sampling Dynamic Ultra-Harmonizer. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $1,058. The winning bidder was from Annecy in the southeast of France.
May 22, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a wonderful antique wooden wall telephone. This was a Baird Midgetphone Wall Crank Phone from the early 1900s. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $333.88.
May 22, 2009: High end electronics continue to be one of the best selling categories on eBay. Today we sold a pair of JBL Model 4425 Studio Monitor Speakers. The auction started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $510 (plus $160 for shipping to Coral Springs, Florida).
May 16, 2009: Global Garage Sale just sold a beautiful vintage sailboat. This collectible boat was a 1974 Grampian 30' Sailboat with an Atomic 4 Inboard Engine. We started the auction at $999.99 and the boat sold for $3,050 to the winning bidder who was from Troy, NY.
Apr 28, 2009: Today we sold a great piece of sports memorabilia. This NFL collectible was a 1993-94 New York Giants Team Signed Football Helmet. This full size helmet was signed by the whole team, including Phil Simms and Dan Reeves, and sold with a high bid of $260.
Apr 25, 2009: A client recently brought in a collection of 11 antique Meerschaum tobacco pipes. We listed them all separately on eBay, and they sold for a total of $1,002.00. The highest priced pipe was a Large Antique Meerschaum Dog Tobacco Smoking Pipe + Case. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $241.
Apr 23, 2009: Global Garage Sale sold yet another piece of antique porcelain for a great price on eBay this week. This was a Royal Bayreuth Yellow Poppy Water Pitcher. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $453.48.
Apr 20, 2009: Several weeks ago one of our regular clients brought in a wonderful collection of antique porcelain. Part of the collection was a set of 5 rare Royal Bayreuth Butterfly Creamers and Pitchers. We listed 5 separate auctions that sold for a total of $872.25. The link above is for the Butterfly Milk Pitcher that sold for $261.89.
Apr 18, 2009: Occasionally a client will bring in an antique book that is collectible enough for us to sell individually. Today we sold a rare book written in 1859 by Fanny Hill and titled Femal Beauty: Memoirs of a Woman Of Pleasure. It included a number of steel plate engravings. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $155.51.
Apr 13, 2009: Today we sold a large collection of parts for a high end Passap 8000 Knitting Machine. We listed 12 individual auctions that sold for a total of $1,066.26. One buyer purchased 11 of the auctions and drove up from New Hampshire to pick them up at our Winooski store.
Apr 11, 2009: Porcelain sculptures and figurines, depending on the artist and manufacturer, have been great sellers for us. Today we sold a rare Giuseppe Armani Porcelain Eagle Sculpture . The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $566.00. The winning bidder was from the United Kingdom.
Apr 09, 2009: Vintage clothing can be tough on eBay, but occasionally we came across a special piece or two that do very well. Today we sold a beautiful Antique Lace Dress and Vintage Silk Embroidered Shawl . The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $167.20. Believe it or not, this collection also shipped to a buyer in France!
Apr 04, 2009: Global Garage Sale has sold a number of saddles over the years, and frequently ships them overseas. Today we sold a beautiful, vintage Western Equestrian Riding Saddle. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $187.50. The saddle shipped to the buyer in France for an additional $165.00.
Apr 01, 2009: Global Garage Sale is proud to announce that we have accepted a buyout offer from Google for 3.2 million dollars. Peter & Erik will remain on the Board of Directors, and will continue to advise the new CEO for the duration of the 2009 calendar year.

Happy April Fools Day!

Mar 29, 2009: Certain brand names are always very popular on eBay. One of the most respected brands is Tiffany & Company. Today we sold a Tiffany Sterling Silver Serving Tray that measured 16" inches by 12" inches and weighed 3 pounds. The bidding started at $49.99 and the tray sold to the winning bidder for $655.00!
Mar 24, 2009: Today Global Garage Sale sold a wonderful antique phonograph. This was a rare Edison Triumph Model A Cylinder Player with the original horn. This machine was made in the early 1900s and sold to the winning bidder for $933.99!
Mar 23, 2009: Vintage license plates are often quite collectible. We just sold a set of 17 Alaska Grizzly Bear plates from the 1980s. The bidding started at $49.99 and sold to the high bidder for $208.39.
Mar 19, 2009: Today we sold a pretty neat item, a pair of Antique Police Handcuffs with a patent date of May 2, 1899. They sold to the winning bidder in Chicago, IL for $179.17.
Mar 17, 2009: Another category that can do very well on eBay is high end electronics. Today we sold a Sony wireless microphone setup commonly used in television broadcasting and movie production. This professional set included a WRT-822B UHF synthesized transmitter and a WRR-855B UHF tuner. The auction had an opening bid of $49.99 and sold to the winning bidder for $407.50.
Mar 09, 2009: Today we sold a great collection of classic Bruce Springsteen memorabilia, including concert T-Shirts from 1980-81, programs, magazines, books and buttons. The whole set sold to the winning bidder for $187.52.
Mar 06, 2009: Certain vintage and antique tools are very collectible, and we recently sold a number of very nice chisels and planes. The best auction was a set of 6 Vintage S J Addis Curved Wood Carving Chisels that sold for $232.50.
Mar 03, 2009: Here's some more antique porcelain! We recently had a client drop off a number of Royal Bayreuth Bavaria creamers and pitchers to sell. The best individual sale was a 4.5" Parakeet Milk Pitcher that sold for $192.75.
Mar 02, 2009: Today we sold three lovely original Currier & Ives hand colored lithographs. We set up separate auctions for American Homestead Spring, Summer and Autumn. The winning bidder purchased all three prints for a total price of $602.50.
Feb 27, 2009: Collectible porcelain has always been a hot item on eBay. Today we sold a vintage Royal Copenhagen fox figurine. It sold for $393.88 and shipped to the winning bidder in Canada.
Feb 17, 2009: Today was the final day of bidding for the WWF Demolition Tag Team Championship Belt. We started the auction on February 7th with an opening bid of $10,000. The first bid was placed on February 16th, and the winning bid of $12,200.00 came in with 5 seconds left in the auction!
Feb 12, 2009: Global Garage Sale has sold quite a bit of valuable artwork over the years, and this piece was one of our favorites. This gorgeous oil painting from the late 1800s was done by Wilfrid Constant Beauquesne, and depicts a scene from the Franco-Prussian War. It was in rough shape with several rips, and in need of professional restoration, but still sold for $760.00.
Feb 06, 2009: Today we sold our oldest baseball card to date, an 1895 Wilbert Robinson Mayo Cut Plug Card. Robinson was a Hall of Fame catcher for Baltimore. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a high bid of $787.00!
Feb 02, 2009: This Sunday (February 8th) there is a WOKO Indoor Flea Market at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. There will be hundreds of vendors with tables full of treasures for sale at great prices. Global Garage Sale is proud to be a sponsor of the Flea Market, and will be there with our own table to talk about our eBay business. The doors open at 830am and close at 2pm, so come on down for some deals!
Jan 31, 2009: Vintage musical intruments can be very collectible, and eBay is the perfect place to get buyers from all over the world into a bidding war. We just sold a 1975 Tokai 5-String Banjo for $299 despite needing some restoration work.
Jan 26, 2009: Today we sold two more sports treasures. First was a 1959 Autograph Book that had been hand signed by baseball greats Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Duke Snider, Pee Wee Reese and many more. The book sold to the winning bidder for just over $250. The other item was a set of 16 Vintage 1950s Bazooka Blony Baseball Patches that sold for $336.
Jan 23, 2009: Today a client dropped off a one of a kind piece of WWF wrestling memorabilia; the actual WWF Tag Team Championship Belt held by Ax and Smash Destroyer during their dominant reign in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They won the title in 1988, 1989 and 1990, and Ax is believed to be the first wrestler to body slam Andre The Giant during one of their epic battles. This belt would make the ultimate addition to any WWF collection of this era. The best part is that Ax himself will be hand delivering the belt, anywhere in the world, for a private photo and autograph session for the winning bidder and his/her friends! The belt will be going up for auction in the first week of February, so keep an eye out if you're a wrestling fan.
Jan 15, 2009: Sports memorabilia continues to be one of our top selling categories on eBay. Today we sold a poster signed by the 1976 Olympic Boxing Team, including Sugar Ray Leonard and both Leon and Michael Spinks. There were 5 gold medal winners and one silver medal winner who signed the poster, which sold for $264.00.
Jan 12, 2009: Today we sold a rare antique porcelain collectible. This was a Bavarian Black Bear milk pitcher or creamer made by the Royal Bayreuth company. The bidding started at $49.99 and sold for $671.99.
Jan 01, 2009: Happy New Year!! We want to thank all of our customers, both buyers and sellers, and look forward to making Vermonters even more money in 2009. Global Garage Sale paid our clients nearly $250,000 in 2008! By selling your items for you on eBay, we are bringing money into Vermont from out of state. This helps boost our local economy, so stop into our Winooski store soon and get your own stimulus package in motion!
Dec 19, 2008: Over the years we have sold lots of military collectibles and clocks. This item was a combination of both, a Hamilton Model 22 US Navy Chronometer Deck Watch. The clock sold for $898 and shipped to the winning bidder in France!
Dec 16, 2008: Steuben is one of the most famous and collectible glass companies in the world. Today we sold a Steuben Star Spangled Banner Crystal Flag Sculpture. The bidding started at $300 and ended with a high bid of $1,027.
Dec 15, 2008: Today Global Garage Sale sold a Fender 1965 Twin Reverb Reissue Guitar Amplifier for $760 and shipped it to the winning bidder in Cleveland.
Dec 09, 2008: The 2008 Chill Foundation Auction is now in full swing on eBay! There are 27 items for sale, including band signed merchandise, rare snowboards, Boston Celtics tickets and more! Bid on a brand new snowboard hand signed by Jake Burton, a pair of tickets to sit courtside in the very front row at a Celtics game, or a guitar hand signed by Coldplay!
Dec 02, 2008: Yet another vintage toy collection caused a bidding frenzy on eBay. This time we sold a vintage 12" GI Joe + Marx Figure Collection including a GI Joe Space Man and Space Capsule. The auction had 21 bids and sold for $486.66!
Nov 24, 2008: Today Global Garage Sale sold a limited edition Barack Obama 'Change' Poster designed by Shepard Fairey Obey. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended at $560.00!
Nov 22, 2008: With the holidays fast approaching, we know that everyone is looking for affordable gifts for friends and family. Remember that Global Garage Sale has new treasures going up for sale on eBay every day. Local buyers can pick up their items at our Winooski store to save on shipping, so keep an eye on our 'For Sale' Page for great deals!
Nov 21, 2008: Some china and porcelain dishware can do well on eBay. Today we sold a Vintage Lenox Holiday Holly Soup Tureen with 24K Gold trim for $234.52.
Nov 17, 2008: Global Garage Sale is proud to have been chosen by Burton Snowboards Chill Foundation to manage their 2008 eBay fundraising auction. Last year we sold over $6,000 worth of merchandise for this great organization. Stay tuned for this year's event which is set to start on December 12th and will be linked from the front page of our website.
Nov 16, 2008: Entertainment memorabilia is another category where there are a huge number of collectors. We just sold a Xena Warrior Princess Callisto's Replica Dagger for $232.50.
Nov 08, 2008: Another popular eBay category is vintage and antique car parts. We just sold a collection of 1929 Carter Chevrolet Carburetors for over $400.
Nov 05, 2008: Vintage toys have consistently been one of our best sellers over the past 5 years. This week we sold a number of fantastic toys from a single seller. First was a great Vintage GI Joe collection, including a 12" Action Figure, Motorcycle and Footlocker. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended at $1,213.88. Another was a Vintage Rock N Roll Dream Boat Tin Hot Rod Car that sold for $228.30. A third treasure from this collection was a Vintage Happi Time Tin Farm Toy Set that sold for $484.00.
Oct 31, 2008: Global Garage Sale truly is GLOBAL! Today we sold a set of youth hockey equipment including pants, gloves and pads made by CCM, Bauer and Easton. The winning bidder was from Xuanwu District in Beijing, China and paid $175 for shipping.
Oct 23, 2008: Another piece of sports memorabilia has passed through our hands. This time we sold a baseball hand signed by Hall of Fame New York Yankee slugger Roger Maris. The ball auction had 487 views and 23 bids, and bid up to $799.96.
Oct 20, 2008: One of the great things about Global Garage Sale is that we can sell things even if we don't know what they are. We just sold a IFR FM/AM-1200S Communication Monitor Spectrum Analyzer for $2,203.00. The eBay marketplace is so huge that there's a buyer for just about everything.
Oct 17, 2008: Today Global Garage Sale sold a rare Asian treasure, a vintage 1920s Burmese table gong with elephant ivory tusks. This gong was given as a gift to the seller's father by a foreign diplomat. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended 10 days later at $1,225.00!
Oct 17, 2008: Jody Scheckter was a Formula One race car driver from 1970 to 1980, and won the driver's championship in 1979. We just sold a 118 scale Exoto Grand Prix Classics Tyrrell Ford P34 diecast car for $258.
Oct 16, 2008: Today Global Garage Sale launched the 2008 Rwanda Knits eBay charity fundraiser. There are 50 gorgeous items designed by well known fabric artists and created by skilled craft workers in Rwanda. Founded in 2003, the Rwanda Knits project provides hand-operated, American-made knitting machines plus technical and business training to low income women in Rwanda to enable them to earn a living through knitting. There are currently over 1,500 women who have learned to use the knitting machines in 17 different women's cooperatives across the country. Please have a look at these wonderful garments and bid now to support this great non-profit project.
Oct 12, 2008: Teddy Roosevelt has some Vermont history, known for his hunting and fishing trips in the Green Mountain State. Yesterday we sold a Certificate hand signed by President Roosevelt in 1901 declaring Mr. Frederick C. Leonard a U.S. Marshall. This rare document sold for $420.67.
Oct 06, 2008: Last week one of our regular clients brought in a collection of vintage Leica camera equipment. We split the items into six separate auctions which sold for just under $2,600.00. The highest selling items were a Leitz Summicron M 35mm lens ($780.00), a Leica M4 camera body ($637.00), a Tele-Elmarit M 90mm lens ($560.00), and a Leitz Summicron M 50mm lens ($465.00).
Oct 02, 2008: Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951) was a well known artist from Maine in the early and mid 1900s. We just sold an original Benson etching titled "Running The Rapids" for $1,210.00.
Sep 23, 2008: Last night Global Garage Sale sold a treasure of Vermont and US history, an original Civil War cap from a Union soldier. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended 10 days later at $1,480.00!
Sep 18, 2008: Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes of the 20th Century, winning gold medals in the 1912 Olympics and being a member of both the NFL and MLB Halls of Fame. A client recently brought us a hand signed restaurant menu that had been in 1940 by Jim Thorpe, which we just sold on eBay for $800.
Sep 17, 2008: Today we started the 2008 eBay fundraising drive for the New York Penn League Charitable Foundation. There are lots of great items signed by minor league and major league baseball players, including several treasures signed by your local Vermont Lake Monsters! Follow the link on the front page of our website to bid on memorabilia and support a great cause at the same time!
Sep 13, 2008: Today we sold a rare coin on eBay, a 1889 Carson City Morgan Silver Dollar that bid up to $1,552.52.
Sep 11, 2008: Last week we were dropped off a collection of vintage Americal Flyer railroad trains. We split them up into 10 auctions that sold for over $1,800!
Sep 07, 2008: Today Global Garage Sale sold two vintage Rolex Oyster Chronometers. We started the bidding for each watch at $49.99 and they sold for $1,376.00 and $2,003.89!
Sep 06, 2008: A client recently brought us a large collection of hand signed baseballs, including such greats as Mickey Mantle, Joe Dimaggio, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron and more. The Mickey Mantle ball just sold for $330
Aug 22, 2008: Global Garage Sale just sold a large collection of vintage Star Wars ships, including a 1984 Tatooine Skiff that fetched $321 and shipped to the winning bidder in Australia.
Aug 09, 2008: Last night we sold a gorgeous vintage turquoise and silver Navajo 'Squash Blossom' necklace. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended with a winning bid of $860.00!
Jul 09, 2008: Several weeks ago a client dropped off a large amount of Belleek Irish china to sell. We split the set up into several eBay listings and ended up selling it for over $800, way more than our client expected!

Jun 14, 2008: Today we sold a very cool Dale Earnhardt Sr. tribute Guitar. This was an Epiphone Les Paul Guitar that was given out to Platinum ticket holders at the 2003 Memorial Concert held at Daytona. The guitar sold for $406.
Jun 04, 2008: We were recently brought a large collection of original Sabra Field prints to sell. Sabra is very well known locally as a wonderful woodcut artist, mainly for her colorful landscape prints. These pieces have been doing very well on eBay and shipping all over the country. One of her 'Cow' prints just sold for $274, and a rare triptych titled 'High Summer' is currently bid up over $400!
May 31, 2008: Today Global Garage Sale sold a 1920s Steinway & Sons Model O Grand Piano for $7,100. This instrument was originally an early player piano that was fully restored in 1992 when the player mechanism was removed. The winning bidder is from Ottowa and is coming to pick up the piano this week.
May 30, 2008: Current gold and silver prices are at all-time highs, so it's a great time to sell such precious metals on eBay. We just sold a set of 12 vintage sterling silver spoons made by Tiffany & Co for $280. The spoons are shipping to the winning bidder in Japan!
May 22, 2008: Today Global Garae Sale sold another piece of fancy dental equipment for a local client. This was a DenOptix Gendex Intraoral Digital X-Ray Processor that sold for $3,499.99 and is shipping to a dentist in New Hampshire. Business equipment can be perfect for eBay because of limited local buyers for certain specialized items.
May 17, 2008: Remember that if you are local and win any of our items on eBay, you can pick them up and save on shipping! Keep an eye on our list of items so you don't miss out on any great deals!
May 15, 2008: Global Garage Sale has expanded our business partnership with Garmont, and now has even more boots and shoes available for sale at fantastic prices in the Garmont Authorized Outlet Store. This high quality footwear is all brand new with tags, comes with the full manufacturer warranty!
May 12, 2008: Today Global Garage Sale sold a 1989 Baja 190 Sport Speed Boat with a 400 Horsepower Motor for $6,000. The winning bidder is from Pennsylvania and will be driving up to get the boat.
May 10, 2008: Today we sold a gorgeous antique Gustav Becker German Split Spindle Wall Clock. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended ten days later at $2,015.00! The winning bidder is from Poland, so the clock is going back to Europe many years after coming to the New World.
May 06, 2008: The Red Cross Fundraiser was a great success, with items selling on ebay for just under $6,000 total dollars! Thanks to everyone who bid on and won items to support this worthy cause.
May 02, 2008: We're in full swing with the eBay fundraising auction for the Northern Vermont Chapter of the American Red Cross. There are 71 great items up for bid on eBay, all generously donated by local businesses and individuals. There are vacation packages for Smugglers Notch, the Trapp Family Lodge and Jay Peak, and lots of other super deals. You can look and bid on eBay by going to our Red Cross Page. Global garage Sale is excited to be a part of this fundraiser. Thanks to everyone who donated items, and to the great folks at the Red Cross! Bid high and often to show your support!
Apr 22, 2008: Happy Earth Day! Global Garage Sale had the company van on Church Street this afternoon for the second annual Clean Car And More Show, put on in part by 10% Percent Challenge. There were over twice as many alternatively fueled cars this year compared to last year, so we're moving in the right direction. Our van runs on compressed natural gas which is almost entirely produced in North America and runs 80-90% cleaner than a similar gasoline powered van. Other vehicles featured run on electricity, biodiesel, vegetable oil, and hydrogen. We hope for even more cars next year!
Apr 21, 2008: The annual Northern Vermont Red Cross fundraiser begins a week from today on April 28th. There are over 70 items that have been donated to support this wonderful organization. Check out Global Garage Sale's Red Cross page for more information and a partial list of the items that will be up for sale on eBay.
Apr 13, 2008: Over the past few days Global Garage Sale sold five antique salt glazed stoneware jugs and crocks. Several were made in Vermont, with the best seller being an E & LP Norton 2 Gallon Jug made in Bennington. The five pieces sold for over $1,300 with the Norton jug selling for $510 alone!
Apr 13, 2008: Today was the final Giant WOKO Indoor Flea Market of the winter at the Champlain Valley Exposition. It was another great turnout with lots of treasures to be found. Global Garage Sale is proud to be a continuing sponsor of Expo events. Keep your eye out for a new Antiques Show & Sale that will be held at the Expo this October.
Apr 06, 2008: Yesterday we sold a rare antique painting on eBay. This was a portrait of Benjamin West painted on ivory in 1816 by John Robinson. Benjamin West was a very influential painter in the l700s and early 1800s, and this painting was quite a bit larger than typical ones done on ivory. The bidding started at $49.99 and sold to the high bidder ten days later for $5,223.00!
Mar 21, 2008: Today Global Garage Sale sold an item for our first client from Montana! This was a Grieve TA-500 Industrial Electric Oven that weighs about 2,000 pounds and sold to the winning bidder in Utah for $4,050.00.
Mar 19, 2008: A client recently brought us a wonderful collection of original animation cels. We listed 13 individual auctions on eBay that sold for just over $2,600.00. There were cels from Winnie The Pooh as well as Michigan J. Frog, and several were hand signed by Chuck Jones of Warner Brothers fame!
Mar 17, 2008: Global Garage Sale just listed a rare set of memorabilia hand signed by John F. Kennedy during his run for president in 1960. The bidding started at $49.99 and this collection will sell to the highest bidder on March 27th.
Mar 09, 2008: Today was another great indoor flea market at the Champlain Valley Expo. A full house despite the weather conditions, so thanks to all the vendors and bargain hunters who showed up! Global Garage Sale is proud to be a continuing sponsor of the flea market and other events held at the Expo. The next Giant Flea Market is scheduled for April 13th, so mark your calendar!
Mar 01, 2008: Last night Global Garage Sale sold a rare Shure SME 3012 Turntable Tonearm. The bidding started at $49.99 and sold for $1,326.55, and will be shipping overseas to the lucky winner in the Russian Federation.
Feb 27, 2008: The date has been set for the 2008 Clean Car (and more!) Show on Church Street in downtown Burlington. This event features alternatively powered vehicles on display, and is scheduled for April 22nd (Earth Day) from 11am-1pm. There will be examples of cars that run on hydrogen, biodiesel, natural gas, vegetable oil, electricity and more. Global Garage Sale will be there with our compressed natural gas van, so come on down and support the movement to free ourselves from Middle East oil.
Feb 25, 2008: Today we sold a classic 1957 MG MGA convertible for $6,500.00 to a buyer from South Carolina.

February 15, 2008 Global Garage Sale is proud to have been chosen by the Northern Vermont Chapter of the American Red Cross to manage their 2008 fundraising auction. Lots of great items will be up for bid on eBay. The tentative dates are April 28th to May 5th. Stay tuned for more information!


Feb 13, 2008: Some Star Trek collectibles can do very well on eBay. Today we sold a framed set of trading cards signed by the original cast for just over $180.
Feb 10, 2008: Today Global Garage Sale sold a very collectible vintage car part, a 1963-1967 Chevy Corvette Spare Tire Carrier Tub. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended at just over $660.00!
Feb 10, 2008: Another Giant Flea Market was held today at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds, sponsored by WOKO and Global Garage Sale. There was a great turnout despite the snow! The next one is on March 9th from 830-200, so put it on your calendar.
Feb 04, 2008: Today we sold a rare antique 1920s RCA Radiotron doll created by master doll artist Joseph Kallus, and based on a design by famous illustrator Maxfield Parrish. This wooden doll was called the Sellin' Fool and was used as an advertising display for RCA to hold different advertising flyers in store windows. This wonderful doll sold for $405 and shipped to the winning bidder in Texas.
Feb 01, 2008: Today Global Garage Sale listed a rare musical instrument on eBay, an antique Washburn parlor guitar. This small sized acoustic guitar was hand built around 1900 and has been in the sellers family since the 1920s. We also sold two vintage Swiss brass cowbells for a total of $985.00, with one selling for $600.00.
Jan 30, 2008: Peter and Erik arrived on the midnight flight at Burlington International Airport after three days in Washington DC for the 2008 eBay eCommerce Forum. This is the third year in a row that "The eBay Guys" were invited to this conference of 200 top sellers. There was a full schedule of seminars and discussion groups, lots of great food and beverages, and Erik even shook hands with Meg Whitman, the CEO of eBay!
Jan 29, 2008: Today we sold a beautiful pair of antique brass candlesticks for just over $391.00. They measured 16" inches tall, weighed a hefty 11 pounds and shipped to the winning bidder in the United Kingdom.
Jan 19, 2008: Global Garage Sale set up a booth at the 2008 Vermont 50+ Maturity Expo at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center. There was a great turnout at this years event, and we educated lots of people about our drop-off store business and about all the benefits of selling on eBay.
Jan 14, 2008: WCAX Channel 3 airs a story on the six o'clock news about the Shelburne Museum eBay Fundraiser ending later tonight. The fundraiser was managed on eBay by Global Garage Sale. Thanks to Jack Thurston and Andy Goodrich for doing a great job!
Jan 09, 2008: The Shelburne Museum fundraiser is now in full swing on eBay! One item of local interest is a great collection of Vermont memorabilia purchased on eBay by Governor Douglas, including a number of antique books and maps. Another hot item is a vintage Heuer Camaro wrist watch purchased on eBay by Jerry Seinfeld, who also bought a pair of Porsche 356 posters that are for sale. There are several original signed lithographs by John Lurie that he purchased himself for the exhibit. Bianca Jagger, the former wife of Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger, purchased several nice Andy Warhol items on eBay, as well as a few unique collections of books and Americana.
Jan 01, 2008: January at Global Garage Sale will feature a unique eBay charity fundraiser to benefit Shelburne Museum. The Museum just ended a great exhibit titled "Got eBay? Celebrity Collections Created Online." This exhibit gave eight celebrities $1,000 each to spend on eBay Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, Jerry Seinfeld, Bianca Jagger, Kevin Lepage, John Lurie, Beth DeWoody, Carter Foster, and Quy Nguyen and Fritz Karch. Each celebrity logged onto eBay and spent $1,000 on stuff that they would buy on eBay. All of the items won by the celebrities were shipped to the Shelburne Museum where the collections were put on display in the old round barn. This exhibit was prominently featured in national news stories including articles in The Boston Globe and Seven Days. Many of the items are now going to be resold on eBay by Global Garage Sale to raise money for the Shelburne Museum. Stay tuned for these listings, all starting during the first week of the new year.
Dec 31, 2007: Happy New Year! Well, 2007 is now in the books and tomorrow starts a brand new year. Thank you to everyone who brought us treasures to sell for them on eBay this year.
Dec 14, 2007: Today was the final day for the Burton Chill Foundation eBay fundraiser. We sold all 27 items and raised $6,355.00 for the kids! Thank you to everyone who bid to support the Foundation. Merchandise will be shipping to winning bidders all over the USA, as well as to Canada, Australia, France and Germany!
Dec 10, 2007: Yesterday we listed all 27 items for the Burton Chill Foundation fundraiser on eBay. All are starting at low prices and will sell to the highest bidder on the 14th. There are hand signed guitars, photos and posters by some of the most popular bands in the country, as well as a rare Jay Peak ski vacation and a limited edition Burton snowboard designed by Phish artist Jim Pollock. Thanks to Jason at the Chill Foundation and Matt at 99.9 The Buzz for asking us to be involved and for all their help!
Dec 09, 2007: Global Garage Sale is now proud to be an official sponsor of the 98.9 WOKO Indoor Flea Markets at the Champlain Valley Exposition. Come on down to get your garage sale fix even in the middle of winter. The next one is February 10th, so mark it on your calendar. Check their website for more dates and details.
Dec 01, 2007: Today is Peter's birthday. Woohoo! We also sold a beautiful Gustav Becker antique clock (no relation) made in Germany in 1892. This rare piece started at a low price and sold for just over $1,000.00.
Nov 28, 2007: Global Garage Sale is proud to have been chosen to manage the 2007 fundraiser for Burton Snowboard's Chill Foundation, a non-profit group that provides snowboarding experiences for inner city kids throughout the country. The fundraiser will be held on eBay this year and is a partnership between Burton Chill, 99.9 The Buzz, and Global Garage Sale. We will be selling unique signed rock and roll merchandise as well as several other rare items. Everything will be listed on eBay on December 9th and end on December 14th, so stay tuned for your chance to win!
Nov 24, 2007: Another nice piece of vintage jewelry was sold on eBay today by Global Garage Sale. This was a vintage 1947 Tiffany & Co. Gold Wrist Watch that sold for $651.
Nov 20, 2007: Vintage German porcelain from some manufacturers is very collectible on eBay. Today Global Garage Sale sold a Vintage Royal Bayreuth Bavaria Maple Leaf Water Pitcher. The item started at $49.99 and sold with a winning bid of $597.00.
Nov 10, 2007: Today we sold a unique Vermont treasure, an 1864 Civil War Death Certificate with a Tintype Photo framed into the top. This hand colored piece started at $49.99 and sold for $737. The certificate reads "A tribute to the memory of the fallen brave Harmon Whitton Co. E. 10th Reg. Vt. Vol. Died June 6 1864. In Columbian Hosp. Wash. D.C. Age 34 Yrs."
Nov 05, 2007: Global Garage Sale had quite a day today, with two great sales! First was an original Peter Max mixed media painting titled Delta Liberty, a beautiful piece that sold for $4,250. The second item was a Market Forge 60 gallon commercial steam kettle that sold for $4,550 and shipped via truck freight to a restaurant in Iowa.
Oct 24, 2007: Today we sold a 2004 Forest River Surveyor 27' foot travel trailer camper for $7,500 to buyer in southern Vermont.
Oct 20, 2007: Global Garage Sale set up a table at the first annual All Sports, Recreation & Fitness Expo at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds this weekend. It was a great event where we met a number of people including Alex Wolf of Vermont Frost Heaves fame. We look forward to an even bigger and better Expo next year!
Oct 01, 2007: Today Global Garage Sale sold a large piece of landscaping equipment on eBay. It was a Gandy Pro Dethatcher Overseeder that sold for $5,100 and is shipping via truck freight to the winning bidder in Louisiana.
Sep 27, 2007: This past week we sold a great collection of antique German Villeroy & Boch Mettlach beer steins. We listed 6 individual steins that sold for a total of $1,493, with one stein selling for over $400.00!
Sep 25, 2007: The second annual Greening Up Your Bottom Line Conference was held at the Sheraton. This conference is put on by the Vermont Small Business Development Center and the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership. It is dedicated to educating businesses about reducing their environmental impact while at the same time improving their bottom lines. Global Garage Sale had a table at the Conference and also spoke about the GreenUp grant that we received last year to install more efficient lighting in our store.
Sep 24, 2007: Today we sold an antique meat slicer from the early 1900s. This was a Dayton Safety Slicer made by International Business Machines - yes, IBM! The Dayton Scale Company was one of several companies that became part of IBM around this time. You can view a video of the slicer in action on You Tube. It sold for $800 and shipped to the winning bidder in Maryland.
Sep 15, 2007: Global Garage Sale set up a table at the Shelburne Farms Harvest Festival to show off our Company van that runs on compressed natural gas. It produces about 80% less greenhouse gas than a standard petroleum engine. Thanks to Dan Bradley and the great people down at Burlington Public Works for helping us get the van on the road. The city had their own Hydrogen powered car on display at the Festival.
Sep 14, 2007: Today we sold our highest priced comic book since we opened our doors. This one was the All Star Comics No. 8 issue from December 1941 - January 1942. This issue is especially collectible because it is the first ever appearance of Wonder Woman. We started the bidding at $49.99 and ten days later the high bidder paid $2,600.00!
Sep 13, 2007: We just sold 18 antique Royal Bayreuth German porcelain creamers and small pitchers for one of our clients who has been bringing us treasures for almost 3 years. We listed them all individually and ended up selling them for a total of just under $3,000.00.
Sep 11, 2007: Last week a client brought in a bunch of old Boy Scout memorabilia for us to sell. Last night we sold two patches and two neckerchiefs from the Wisie Hal'a Con Order of the Arrow Lodge 351 for $1,875.00. Be sure to stop by our store if you have any Scout items from the 1940s or 1950s.
Sep 06, 2007: The New York-Penn League Charitable Foundation fundraising auction is in full swing on eBay. Global Garage Sale is proud to be managing the eBay listings for the Foundation. Items include rare signed baseball memorabilia from both minor and major league teams and players. Visit out our New York-Penn League page to learn about the Foundation and to bid on these items.
Aug 21, 2007: The New York-Penn League Charitable Foundation has selected Global Garage Sale to manage their 2007 eBay fundraising auction. There are 14 professional Single A baseball teams that make up this League, all affiliated with Major League teams. There will be chances to bid on autographed items such as baseballs, jerseys and bats, as well as game day experiences like announcing the starting lineup or taking batting practice with your favorite team. The fundraiser will run next week, with all items ending on Sunday September 2nd. Keep an eye on our website for more details!
Aug 09, 2007: Global Garage Sale successfully sold the 1892 Steinway piano we listed on eBay for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. It sold for $25,000 and will be shipping to the winning bidder in Boulder, Colorado!
Aug 08, 2007: Tomorrow night is the "Summer of Love" theme night at the Vermont Lake Monsters game at Centennial Field, sponsored by Ben & Jerry's. Global Garage Sale was asked to bring our old VW van to drive around the field before the game with Champ and the Ben & Jerry's bus. Come on down and support the team, whether you can remember the sixties or not!
Jul 27, 2007: Global Garage Sale listed a musical treasure on eBay last night, an 1892 Steinway & Sons Model C grand piano. This beautiful instrument was purchased by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra in 1992 and was restored by Allan Day of Williston. It has been played over the past 15 years by some of the world's finest concert pianists, so has a wonderful history. See the front page of our website for a link to the eBay listing.
Jul 20, 2007: Global Garage Sale is continuing our support of local Vermont sports. We are now official sponsors of the Vermont Ice Storm semi-pro football game broadcasts on ESPN radio 1390am. Home games are played Saturday nights at 730pm at the Colchester High School, and Chris Fells and the team now work from the Global Garage Sale Broadcast Booth!
Jul 16, 2007: Last night we sold a vintage McIntosh MC 2205 stereo power amplifier for one of our clients. The bidding started at $49.99 and ended at $1,358.33! We sold three other pieces of McIntosh equipment for the same client over the past few weeks, for a total of over $4,200.
Jul 10, 2007: The Vermont Lake Monsters professional baseball team has chosen Global Garage Sale to manage their eBay listings throughout the 2007 season. We will be selling all sorts of signed merchandise as well as one of a kind game day experiences like batting practice with the team or announcing the play by play for an inning from the booth with Rich Haskell. Check out our Lake Monster Page for more information and to see the items up for sale!
Jun 29, 2007: Global Garage Sale is one of the sponsors for the second annual Winooski RiverWalk Downtown Summer Festival. What a beautiful day and a great turnout! We set up a Global Garage Sale booth to hand out information and introduce even more people to our eBay services. Thanks to everyone who came by to see us. And thanks to fireworks guys - what a show!!
Jun 26, 2007: Well, The eBay Guys made it safely back to Vermont after 3 days in Boston at the eBay convention. There were lots of great seminars and learning opportunities, along with plenty of entertainment including private shows by Bruce Hornsby and Bob Weir, a concert with Kool & The Gang, and a Red Sox game at Fenway Park!
Jun 11, 2007: Global Garage Sale is busy preparing for eBay Live, the national eBay convention being held in Boston later this week. They are expecting over 10,000 people to attend from all over the world, and eBay has asked Global Garage Sale to sit on a panel of top sellers at this years event. Peter and Erik will be in Boston, but Global Garage Sale will be open for business all week long.
May 25, 2007: Peter and Erik spend the past 2 days at the Global Garage Sale booth at the Vermont Business and Industry EXPO. Lots of people and businesses have a chance to learn about eBay Drop-Off Stores and what Global Garage Sale has to offer. Thanks to everyone who stopped by. We hope to see you soon down at the store!
May 20, 2007: A beautiful 18" JES Elite Schleese Dressage Saddle sells through Global Garage Sale for $980.00.
May 18, 2007: Another treasure is sold on eBay by Global Garage Sale. This piece is a vintage Majolica Ceramic Shell Basket that starts at a low price, gets 43 bids and sells for $500.00.
May 12, 2007: Global Garage Sale sells a 47 Volume set of Easton Press Leather Collectors Edition Books on eBay. The collection gets 19 bids and sells for $1,485.00!
May 08, 2007: A beautiful antique Victor Victrola is sold by Global Garage Sale and is picked up by a collector from Massachusetts. This unit is a model VV XVII Talking Machine Phonograph built in 1917. The bidding starts at $49.99 and ends after 15 bids for $755.00! The same seller has us sell an Edison Amberola Phonograph Player, also from the early 20th Century. This player includes 70 cylinder records and sells for $330.00.
May 03, 2007: Global Garage Sale sells a huge set of Walt Disney Classics Collection porcelain figurines over the past 10 days. There are 19 individual listings on eBay that sell for a combined total of over $5,100 and ship as far away as the UK, Japan and Tasmania!
Apr 27, 2007: Peter and Erik are honored to be guests on 'Lana and Nolan in the Morning' on WEZF Star 92.9FM. Thanks for the great interview!
Apr 26, 2007: We've joined two new organizations to continue our commitment to business responsibility and environmental causes. Global Garage Sale is now a member of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility and the Vermont Environmental Consortium.
Apr 23, 2007: Global Garage Sale is now proud to be an official supporter of both the Saturday and the Monday showings of Antiques Roadshow on Vermont Public Television! Look for our ad before and after each show, and view our Affiliations Page to see all of our business partners and affiliations.
Apr 10, 2007: Today we listed one of the most amazing items we've ever put up for sale on eBay! This is a 92 pound meteorite found in 1576 in Campo Del Cielo, Argentina. We also listed a very cool Burley bicycle built for two and some genuine animal skulls including an African Lion and an Alligator! Follow this link to see all our eBay listings.
Apr 06, 2007: Two weeks ago a client brought in a small ceramic pitcher for us to look up. We identified it as a Mogul Scenery Staffordshire Transferware Pitcher from the 1800s and recommended our Basic Auction. We started the bidding at $49.99 and sold it today on eBay for $510.00.
Apr 03, 2007: Global Garage Sale sells a gorgeous Weber Gallatin mandolin for $2,200 and ships it to a buyer in Hawaii. Bruce Weber and his company, Sound To Earth, make some of the finest handmade custom mandolins anywhere in the world.
Mar 31, 2007: A 1997 Komatsu PC75UU-2E Excavator is sold by Global Garage Sale for $22,000, and is being transported to the winning bidder in Maine.
Mar 29, 2007: Global Garage Sale sells a huge collection of vintage fishing lures over the past few weeks. Over 60 individual eBay listings sell for a total of over $5,500.00! These include many highly collectible Creek Chub, Heddon, Paw Paw and more. One Chapman & Sons spinner sells for over $400.00 and one Creek Chub Weed Frog sells for over $490.00!
Mar 26, 2007: Global Garage Sale is now an official supporter and sponsor of the Saturday showing of Antiques Roadshow on Vermont Public Television!
Mar 22, 2007: Global Garage Sale sells a beautiful vintage 1968 Triumph TR6C Trophy Motorcycle with matching numbers. The bidding went up to $2,325.00 and the winning bidder drove up from the Albany area to pick it up.
Mar 17, 2007: Who knew that the people were so crazy about vintage Planet Of The Apes memorabilia? Our collection of figurines and playsets starts at $49.99 and sells on eBay for $519.00!
Mar 09, 2007: Global Garage Sale sells one of the most collectible ski posters on the market, an original 1954 France travel poster designed by the famous Bernard Villemot. It sells on eBay for an even $1,000.00 and ships to a buyer back in France!
Mar 06, 2007: Wow, what a day for "The eBay Guys"! Peter & Erik appear live on WOKO 98.9 FM for the final half hour of the Cuddling With The Country Stars charity quilt auction. The bidding jumps $200 in the final minute and the quilt sells for $2,750.00! Thanks so much for everyone's support and for all the bids! After the sale The eBay Guys jump into the WOKO RV with the radio crew and ride up to Fletcher Allen for the check presentation ceremony, and are live on the radio again. Peter & Erik get to chat with Governor Douglas, Dr. Louis First, M.D., and Melinda Estes, M.D., the CEO of Fletcher Allen. As if that isn't enough for one day, later in the afternoon Global Garage Sale successfully facilitates the sale of a lovely 3-Bedroom home in Winooski, Vermont for $220,000.00. It takes only 26 days from the time the auction is listed on eBay to the time the deposit is paid to the owners!
Feb 23, 2007: Global Garage Sale sells another collectible piece of World War II militaria. This is a beautiful Japanese Samurai sword with original scabbard. The bidding starts at $49.99 and ends ten days later for $3,103.00!!
Feb 15, 2007: We sell two more cars this week on eBay. One is a 2002 VW Passat that sells for $6,550 and the other is a 1998 Honda Passport that sells for $5,380.
Feb 13, 2007: The eBay Guys and The Cowboy Cal Daniels from WOKO show up at Yankee Pride Quilts in Essex Jct. to cheer on the quilting team as they sew together a quilt signed by the stars.The quilt is hand signed by some of the biggest names in country music and will be auctioned off on eBay starting on February 24th and ending on March 6th. All of the money goes to support the Children's Miracle Network and Vermont Children's Hospital. Yankee Pride Quilts was generous enough to donate the fabric, and all of the quilters donated their time and skills to put together this one of a kind treasure.

Click here to view the Burlington Free Press article about the Quilt


Feb 07, 2007: Peter & Erik are interviewed on the Charlie & Ernie radio show on News Talk 620am WVMT. This is the first in a new monthly series that will feature the Global Garage Sale Top Ten List of the previous month, plus calls from listeners. Check our website for upcoming news and the program schedule.
Jan 27, 2007: Global Garage Sale sets up a booth at the Vermont Maturity 50+ EXPO at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, Vermont. We meet lots of great people and look forward to seeing everyone down at our store with their treasures!
Jan 16, 2007: Peter & Erik spend several days in San Francisco at the 2007 eCommerce Forum, meeting with eBay employees, executives and other top sellers. There are lots of informative seminars and break-out sessions, and plenty of fun. Thanks eBay!
Jan 01, 2007: Global Garage Sale is proud to be a new underwriter of the Antiques Roadshow on Vermont Public Television. Our spots will start running in February before and after the 5-6pm Saturday program!
Dec 01, 2006: Global Garage Sale is invited to the 2nd Annual eBay eCommerce Forum, a conference of top sellers in San Francisco. We are honored to be in this group again, and excited for another trip to the west coast.
Nov 15, 2006: Global Garage Sale is the proud recipient of an Energy Efficiency Green Up grant to upgrade our old lights to more eco-friendly and efficient T8 fluorescent fixtures. We will present a description of our project and its results at the 2007 Greening Up Your Bottom Line Conference sponsored by the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership.
Nov 08, 2006: The entire Global Garage Sale team is featured in a full page testimonial in Vermont's Seven Days weekly arts paper. Thank you, Seven Days! Click the image for a larger version.

"The eBay Guys" at the flagship store


Oct 16, 2006: Well, the treasures just keep coming out of the woodwork! Global Garage Sale sells another Historic 1875 Silver Baseball Trophy for $5,590.
Oct 14, 2006: Global Garage Sale sets up a booth at the Franchise & Business Opportunities Trade Show in Boston. This is the official launch of our franchise operation! We have fun in the big city and meet lots of great people from all over New England.
Oct 03, 2006: We sell a Babe Ruth Signed Baseball for $6,200.
Sep 22, 2006: We now have an Education Specialist trained by eBay on our team, as Peter completes his educator training program. Global Garage Sale can now teach others how to sell on eBay, using the same materials developed for and used by eBay University. We will be offering both small classes and private instruction.
Sep 19, 2006: Global Garage Sale sets up a booth at the "Greening Up Your Bottom Line" conference sponsored by the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership. We are a proud member of this group, committed to environmental leadership in our community.
Sep 18, 2006: We sell a 2006 Corvette with only 28 original miles for $39,600. Global Garage Sale has now sold over $1,000,000 on eBay! Thanks to everyone for all the help along the way. Channel 5 WPTZ comes down and does a great story on the evening news. Thanks!
Sep 16, 2006: A bidder from Los Angeles wins a Wilderness Systems Pamlico Kayak, and picks it up at our Winooski store while on vacation in Vermont. Our longest distance pickup so far!
Aug 28, 2006: Another classic car is sold by The eBay Guys, this time a 1956 Ford F-100 Street Rod that sells for $12,855.00.
Jun 16, 2006: We made it back from eBay Live in one piece and we're now equipped with a larger rolodex and a bigger arsenal of eBay tools.
Jun 14, 2006: We had our picture taken with Bill Cobb, the President of eBay North America. Click here to see the photo. We also attended lots of interesting and informative eBay seminars and events.
Jun 12, 2006: It's Monday, and everything is ready for us to leave for eBay Live in Las Vegas! We will remain open the entire week. Our team will keep the train rolling while we're off gambling and having fun.
Jun 01, 2006: We are now gearing up to go to eBay Live in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event has officially sold out. There will be almost 15,000 people converging on the Mandalay Bay Hotel, Conference Rooms and Casino. Jerry Greenfield from Ben & Jerry's will be speaking and serving ice cream. Yes, we signed up for that event - we never miss dessert!
May 26, 2006: What a great show and reception the Sheraton put on along with the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Thanks a lot to all of the people who stopped by to visit our booth!
May 25, 2006: Day #2 at the Sheraton. We attended the Senator Patrick Leahy e-Buziness Luncheon and Seminar. We also attended a condensed version of 'eBay University' taught by eBay's own Jim Griffith, otherwise known as Uncle_Griff. We were lucky enough to pin him in the corner and get a photo with him. Check it out here, on eBay.com. We also were interviewed by Mark Johnson from Radio Vermont's WDEV, and the The Mark Johnson Show. It was awesome, and our first live radio interview.
May 24, 2006: Today we left the business in the hands of our best employees. Tom, Peter & Erik were staffing the booth at the VT EXPO at the Sheraton.
May 03, 2006: Our expenses keep increasing, but luckily our revenue does too. We are looking forward to the Vermont Business EXPO at the Sheraton. We have registered and are at booth #84A. We'll see you there!
Apr 24, 2006: We hired another gentleman to take over our shipping department. We also added another member to the staff of the franchise corporation. We will be adding more individuals as the need arises.
Apr 12, 2006: Today is a first for our company. We hired a store manager to run the daily operations of our business. We did this to make more time available for the next project, the Franchise Corporation. We are currently holding interviews for a few positions within the growing Global Garage Sale Team.
Apr 04, 2006: Our first Quarter 2006 results are in. We ended up growing our sales on eBay by 9.5% over last years first quarter.
Mar 22, 2006: Today we sold a 2006 Dodge Charger for $29,000 dollars. The car is amazing and only has been driven for 265 miles! We will ship it to San Jose next week to the lucky winning bidder.
Feb 26, 2006: We registered for eBay Live 2006 and are excited to go to Las Vegas. eBay Live is eBay's Annual Celebration and trade show where eBay enthusiasts from around the world all converge together to learn and network.
Feb 21, 2006: Our franchise documents have officially been started. Our team of lawyers now have what they need to write our UFOC and our Franchise Agreement. We are planning on a rollout for the franchise operation in the fall of 2006.
Jan 31, 2006: The year is starting off really fast. We have re-written the business plan again, and are actively moving towards a launch of our franchise system in the fall. We keep on growing, and are being recognized for our efforts by both the local community and eBay.
Jan 20, 2006: We had a great time meeting all of the other top eBay sellers. Every one of us was completely different, though we all do the same thing Make an honest living selling merchandise through the eBay sales channel. eBay is actually a group of real people who care about our selling experience and treated us like royalty while we were out there. To top it off we even got to meet Bill Cobb, the President of eBay North America.
Jan 17, 2006: eBay eCommerce Forum 2006 - Peter & Erik board the airplane destined for San Jose, California, the Mecca of the eBay world. The Global Garage Sale flagship store in Winooski, Vermont didn't even miss a beat and took in some of the best items of the new year.
Jan 07, 2006: Wow! Another incredible vintage guitar is sold by Global Garage Sale. This one is a PreWar 1930s Archtop Gibson Acoustic Guitar that sells for $1,028 and ships to England.
Jan 06, 2006: Global Garage Sale sells another Historic Treasure. This time it's Thomas Edison's Personal Microscope, a 1893 Leitz Wetzlar that sells for $4,300 and ships to England.
Jan 06, 2006: "Winooski Company is on Ebay's Top 100" is the headline for the WCAX TV Channel 3 news story they aired on us. They highlighted our year past and looked into our year ahead.
Jan 01, 2006: What a end to an exciting 2nd year. Our sales were over $600,000 Dollars. We grew almost 900% in 2005. We owe everything to all of the people who have helped and supported us along the way.

Thank you!


Dec 28, 2005: We were featured in the Year in Review issue of Seven Days newspaper. The article, by Cathy Resmer was ONLINE SALES eBay Honors Local E-Traders.
Dec 15, 2005: We received another eBay Award We were invited to attend an exclusive convention for the top sellers on eBay. We will be leaving for San Jose on Jan 17 to visit the eBay Headquarters in California. The event is called the eBay eCommerce Forum 2006. We are excited about the opportunity to both have fun and learn a lot.
Dec 09, 2005: Wow, eBay just delivered us a gift they brought us "Breakfast in Bed" to our warehouse in Winooski because they know we're too busy to eat breakfast in bed anymore. Along with all the delicious pastries, they gave us an apron, slippers, a bunch of different glasses, and a tray, all sporting the eBay logo.
Nov 05, 2005: We are starting to concentrate more time and money into developing the franchise corporation. We will begin by getting materials together and finalizing the franchise agreement.
Oct 25, 2005: We have had another great couple of months, sales continue to climb, and the people keep coming to the door.
Oct 06, 2005: Happy Birthday, Erik!
Aug 17, 2005: Tag Sale Techs - The Seven Days Newspaper, Vermont's Weekly paper publishes a news story on eBay Drop-Off Stores here in the Champlain Valley. The article, by Cathy Resmer, opens our community's to eyes to the eBay Phenomenon.
Aug 10, 2005: We had a great time working with PBS and Vermont Public Television. The studio was so cool, the lights hot, and the television cameras were very large. The did a great job and that night we helped raise over $6,100 Dollars. We helped them meet their campaign goal of $95,000 Dollars. We have to say "Thank you" to everyone who supports Vermont Public Television.
Aug 09, 2005: We will be volunteering to help Vermont Public Television tonight on their membership drive. We will be answering phone calls live on Channel 33 from 7-11 PM. Tune in and support local programming.
Aug 03, 2005: We just finished July and set another record for us. Our sales are consistently growing, plus everywhere we go we hear "Oh, your the eBay Guys!" The word has spread all over Vermont and beyond.
Jul 15, 2005: What a good month! We have had a record number of clients coming through our door. The Global Garage Sale Team has doubled in size. We now have Hunter and Steve to help process all of our inventory. They are working out great, and the people like them.
Jul 01, 2005: The Miracle Toast Auction Ended this morning. Along with 98.9 WOKO, and the bidding of many different bidders, we were able to raise the Children's Miracle Network and the Vermont Children's Hospital $405 Dollars. Congratulations to the winner, Greenstreet's Restaurant and Chef John Gould. Great Job!
Jun 28, 2005: The WOKO Miracle Toast is now for sale. The auction was launched at 844 AM and ends on Friday Morning, July 1 at 844 AM during the Morning Roundup on 98.9 WOKO.
Jun 27, 2005: C.K. Coin and Wild Bill Sargent, from the WOKO Morning Roundup, dropped off the Miracle Toast. This piece of Canadian White Bread, has, by some miracle, the picture of the dynamic duo on it. The toast will be auctioned off to support the Children's Miracle Network to benefit the programs at Vermont Children's Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care.
Jun 14, 2005: We are putting together a new and improved experience for all of our clients. We just got new business cards and a new logo and will be changing our website to reflect our growth. We have so many ideas and surprises ahead. Stay Tuned!
Jun 01, 2005: We are getting calls from all over New England. We had the best month we have ever had in May and we just hired another full time employee. Steve Hadeka from Burlington will compliment our experiences.
May 26, 2005: The Burlington Free Press put a News Brief and photo of the New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club Trophy we sold.
May 25, 2005: We were on NECN, New England Cable News, it was a great story and reached over 3 Million People. The even had us on WCAX Channel 3 and WPTZ Channel 5.
May 24, 2005: We sold a piece of American History. A Baseball Trophy from 1875. It is one of the oldest known baseball trophies in the world. It sold for $76,118.99! Click here to view the auction.
May 12, 2005: Stephanie Gorin from WPTZ Channel 5, came down and did a big story on internet scams and ways to avoid bad transactions on the internet.
May 01, 2005: April was another record month for the Global Garage Sale Team. We surpassed our goals and expectations again. Thank you.
Apr 25, 2005: Everyday we get closer to the goal. We keep working and the people keep calling. Everybody has so much to sell and we love helping you sell it on eBay.
Apr 15, 2005: Our accountant is so good, we have already received our checks from our taxes. Thanks buddy!
Apr 12, 2005: We just got awarded the Platinum Level for eBay Powersellers! That means the we average over $25,000 dollars in sales every month and receive feedback that is 99.9%!
Apr 01, 2005: Congratulations, GLOBAL GARAGE SALE Inc. you are now fully incorporated and had a record First Quarter was amazing. Vermonter's have earned over $100,000 this Year selling with us.
Mar 24, 2005: Happy Birthday, Kierra! Vermont Loves You and we miss you so much!
Mar 21, 2005: We are Vermont's Resource for selling their classic muscle cars. We just sold another Camaro, this one for about $53,000!
Mar 19, 2005: Peter Becker and Erik Holcomb, along with the rest of the Global Garage Sale Staff, have decided to start offering franchises to interested entrepreneurs.
Mar 10, 2005: We are selling the nicest stuff on eBay. Every customer who comes to us sends us 2 more people when they get their check.
Feb 28, 2005: We are really starting to take off and have finally added a perfect addition to join the team. It is great. His name is Hunter.
Feb 18, 2005: Wherever we go, people call us "The eBay Guys". So, if you want to sell something on eBay, just give us a call and consider it sold! Our phone lines are off the hook, and we love it. Our clients have now sold over $100,000 Dollars worth of merchandise with us!
Feb 15, 2005: Well, we are halfway through another month, and we have already outsold last month by $4,000 dollars! Things are good here in Winooski. We are so glad to be able to help Vermonters sell their valuables on eBay. We also sold the old Drive-In Movie Theatre Light that was pictured in the Business Monday.
Feb 14, 2005: Happy Valentines Day! We were on the Front Page of the Burlington Free Press and we were the Feature Article in the Business Monday. It is the best Valentines Day Ever!
Feb 08, 2005: We sold the cutest John Deere Pedal Tractor. It was fully restored and looked brand new. The best part is that we sold it for twice as much as we thought we could.
Feb 05, 2005: We sold an awesome 1968 Chevy Camaro RS Convertible for $18,000 dollars. It was our biggest sale ever! We are so excited and still growing like crazy.
Feb 01, 2005: We have successfully finished our busiest month ever. We might even be able to eat beans with our rice this week!
Jan 23, 2005: We did it again. We have already passed our highest sales in any month so far. It is so exciting to be building this amazing machine. It is getting easier and easier for us because our community has finally accepted what we are doing. "Yeah, you can sell it on eBay, bring it down to Global Garage Sale!"
Jan 18, 2005: The news stories were great! We received calls from everyone we knew and more. Everybody saw them. Both channels did a super job on the news reports. People are recognizing us everywhere!
Jan 17, 2005: Holy Cow! Happy Martin Luther King Day! Both of our Local TV Stations, WCAX TV Channel 3 and WPTZ TV Channel 5, came to our Old Mill Building Today. They each stayed for over an hour! We were the top local story on both Vermont and Northern New York News Stations. It was a crazy day.
Jan 14, 2005: We just sold 3 guitars for almost $7,000! We also sold another car, this one for a retired couple in Williston. We sold it to a local guy who actually came up and drove it away.
Jan 12, 2005: We finished selling a whole bunch of Christmas Ornaments and an AT&T Merlin Telephone System for Prevent Child Abuse Vermont, a local Montpelier based Non-Profit Agency.
Jan 09, 2005: We sold the very same K-9 Dog Cart for a local woman who had bought it from us 8 months ago when we were just starting out. We sold it for more money the second time around!
Jan 01, 2005: Happy New Year! We are so excited! We have so many items ready to list and so many people still calling. This should be the best month we've ever had. We have also opened an eBay Store to showcase our items in a different location on eBay.
Dec 27, 2004: Wow, 2005 looks good! We have gone through a lot in our first year, and have learned many things. We are starting to design our own software to help us run our business more efficiently.
Dec 23, 2004: We finally have a week off. Well, not really. We're going to work a full week and get lots of in house activities accomplished. The other good news today is that we have officially hired an accountant.
Dec 15, 2004: Record first half of the month totals. We are way ahead of last month. Our client base is growing faster now that more and more people are starting to hear about us.
Dec 12, 2004: We talked today about strategy and a small piece of mind. For the sake of our sanity we decided to take a short break in the daily routine to make time to start planning our second year.
Dec 08, 2004: This is the Official Anniversary of Global Garage Sale. Hip Hip Hurray! We are working so hard and so much more than ever before.
Dec 01, 2004: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! It's Peter's birthday. We took it easy. We only worked 8 hours today.
Nov 26, 2004: Blue screen, not again, Ahg! We have up the most amount of auctions we have ever had. Our web hits our increasing and clients keep walking through the door.
Nov 09, 2004: We are in the middle of our best month yet. It just keeps getting better. We are selling a small lot of John Deere Toy Tractors made by Ertl, as well as a whole wardrobe of Harley Davidson Clothing.
Oct 31, 2004: Happy Halloween! Sure we dressed up... We put on matching suits and ties.
Oct 27, 2004: We sold a pair of Civil War Drum Sticks. They sold for $500 Dollars. Our client was so excited.
Oct 15, 2004: We finally finished the books for September. We are consistently growing and we are very excited about the possibilities.
Oct 06, 2004: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! It's Erik's birthday. We worked straight through it this year.
Sep 30, 2004: Wow, we have not listed something that was ours in almost a month. We have also received a couple of phone calls regarding the handling of entire estates. This is getting easier.
Sep 22, 2004: We have no more time to go out to auctions or garage sales. We are very busy writing detailed copy and taking photos. We love to list other people's stuff on eBay. It is a magnificent concept.
Sep 15, 2004: We are doing our best to remember everybody's name, but it's getting harder! All of our long time clients love to see us grow, and even make jokes about us not having the time to chat with them anymore. The truth is we are getting busier and we are getting better.
Sep 01, 2004: So many clients, so little time. We are getting so much busier, and we love it. People are coming to us from 3 different States; VT, MA, and NY.
Aug 28, 2004: We're still fine tuning our computer system as our client base continues to grow. We now have clients from every town in Chittenden County. We love return clients!
Aug 18, 2004: Woohoo! We sold our first Motor Boat. It was a 1984 Century 5000 22' Foot Cutty Cabin. It sold for $5,250. The retired couple from Essex who we sold the boat for are so happy.
Aug 04, 2004: A good August Omen! The 'books' are finished for July and the Second Quarter, and we are still smiling.
Jul 24, 2004: Our software is coming together. We can see light at the end of the tunnel. The more clients we get, the easier it gets to understand what we need to keep track of our growing client and inventory lists. We are using Excel and it is perfect for now.
Jul 01, 2004: Most of the clients were serve are great, and come from every part of Vermont and northern New York. We even sold some antiques from an 1800's Pharmacy for a client in Boston; a pair of Apothecary Show Globes for $2,425, and Medicine Bottles from the same drugstore for $1,660. They are just thrilled!
Jul 01, 2004: Vermont Garage and Estate Sales are taking up a lot of our time. The deals are great, but it does take up a lot of time. While driving around the beautiful countryside we are able to devise the next phase of growth for our company.
Jun 20, 2004: We sold our first automobile! It was a Salvage Title Nissan 4X4 Pickup, and we sold it for $4000. The seller was a young model who was moving to New York City to start her acting career.
Jun 14, 2004: Splitting time between the regular duties and putting up the shelves, we have finally finished and they look awesome! It was a perfect $800 dollar investment.
Jun 10, 2004: We have not had enough time to get all of the shelving units up, but the ones that are up work great.
Jun 08, 2004: We order a bunch of used shelving units to finally outfit our our storage warehouse. It has been a long time coming, and now we are looking forward to setting them up.
Jun 06, 2004: This was our best month yet. We are finally starting to get noticed in our community. Every month we double our sales and get more clients. We are slowly building our advertising budget.
May 01, 2004: Steady growth is really encouraging. The hard work is finally starting to pay off. We have started to design a software package to help facilitate the entire process.
May 01, 2004: Peter & Erik start hitting all of the local garage sales, in and out of town, to get even more items to sell. There's often a markup on items purchased that you can't match elsewhere. We even bought two $20 Computers at a garage sale to expand our business.
Apr 05, 2004: With more auctions running than we ever had before, we overload our Transfer Bandwidth and our host charges us a enormous fee. So, we pay the fee and buy a second web domain with plenty of extra bandwidth to host all of our own pictures.
Apr 05, 2004: Hurray, we have the most amount of auctions we have ever had, and everybody seems to be bidding on them. We think we will beat projections from last month.
Apr 04, 2004: We are lucky enough to be featured in the Business Briefs of the Champlain Business Journal. Global Garage Sale Opens in Winooski.