I am starting another category called “OKL Madness” with some funny, over-priced item I’ve spotted on the OKL site. As I’ve said numerous times, I do love this site and buy from them. I think they can have very good prices on some items, especially when they’re from a specific manufacturer. However, I think that some of the Tastemakers in the Tag Sales are delusional.
To wit:
Originally $316, now for the low, low price of $159. Just in case you’re sad that you didn’t get this one, there’s another set, consisting of three old Reader’s Digest books from the 1950’s.
I guess I am just not the kind of person who would have books on my shelves that weren’t for reading and loving.
These are pretty crazy. I wonder who buys this stuff?
ReplyDeleteIt definitely makes me question my ability to qualify for their definition of a Tastemaker!
ReplyDeleteThe sand dollar in the frame was just as astounding. I am in the wrong business.
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- Mike
hi there, just found you through yonks. i'm a fellow etsy shop owner. enjoying your 'ramblings'. love the okl feature. seriously, those books are just absurd. love Hiding in the City. Wow.
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Yep, those okl prices (for the most part) are from dream land. When Ballard (as in Martyn Lawrence wanted $100-$200 for vintage match-strikes (that no one buys any more), I almost fell on the floor. But they sold out...
ReplyDeleteBut $350 for paper wrapped books? (I had to wrap my books like that in elementary school) Please. But it does give me an idea....As always, thank you millions. I hope the Mr. Connor is settling in. Mary
Meg, I just did a post on how I dislike those books that are for show in a display. I think I saw a set of RD books at a thrift store last week for a buck a piece.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree with you more!
ReplyDeleteAs P T Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute."
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Oooh...I was just thinking about this the other day when I saw a "vintage" ice bucket on OKL at a high price...at least high compared to the $8 exact same one I got at a tag sale! Oh well, I'm still going to use the site because I love the collections.
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Wrapping books. Didn't Virginia Woolf do this? Regardless, if Dorothy Draper came back from the dead I still wouldn't do it. Although I do love the look of that Cavallini paper. A box wrapped in that print would be so, so nice. Thanks for the tip on the Cavallini papers!
ReplyDeleteHilarious. I need your advice on how to sell my "not so old" books. I love your Etsy site but these are one year old books. Suggestions? I can't bear to have a garage sale in Stone Hill.
ReplyDeleteFunny thing is, someone will probably come along and pay that for them.
ReplyDeleteYeah no -- the heck needs to read about the Roosevelts. Elinor and Frankiln big whup. You should see all the money Washington spent in Warm Springs Georgia at the little white House "updating" the site. When I went --I have been at least three times -- it was like stepping back in time but now places have to compete with OKL places like WDW in Orlando high overpriced amusements and trinkets
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. This kind of conspicuous consumption nauseates me. What's wrong with finding good, quality stuff at reasonable prices? Not making up prices for things of little or no value.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you, I buy from OKL bu I have noticed the tastemaker sales have outrageous prices.
ReplyDeleteSimilar to folks who "decorate" their home library with books from which the dust jacket has been removed. My opinion is, they don't love books, and most likely haven't read those books as well.
ReplyDeleteLazy people will buy anything. Artistic people can make anything. So it behooves us artistic people to learn from these sale items, and make some money off those lazy people! Am I right? BOOYAH!
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