This week at the mall.

[safeinOhio]

Lots of sets of dishes, seem like $125. was the limit on price. Had to go get wrapping paper twice. Today a couple of steamer trunks and 2 desk got loaded. A lot of folks walking around with rolling pins. Wood boxes keep moving. Paper was moving too.

[grasswire]

1. what have you got there in the way of sheet music?

That's always my first stop.

[safeinOhio]

2. 2 dealers just do paper and have

a fair amount. 300+ booths with about 25% having some sheet music in them. I had a store 20 some years ago and we had lots, as did most stores back then.

[grasswire]

5. some sheet music has maintained solid value.

I just checked ebay this week. When a piece of sheet music still sells for $900, it's still good (IMO) to comb through the piles looking for those gems.

Generally, though, for most sheets the value has dropped since I started selling in 1996.

[Vinca]

3. What are the steamer trunks going for?

I've got a couple waiting to be priced . . . if I ever get around to cleaning them up. Both have their inserts which is a plus.

[grasswire]

4. ha! I read that as "insects" not "inserts"

I thought........huh?? Insects are a plus?

[Vinca]

9. Insects are extra!

[safeinOhio]

6. One had a dome top and the other was flat.

Both had nice inserts. One missing a leather strap and both could have the wood and hardware cleaned up. Both went out the door for $150 each.

[Vinca]

8. That was about what I was thinking. Thanks.

[safeinOhio]

7. On the 4th we sold an old

long horn steer chair made from horns. The leather upholstery was toast. Sold for a little over a grand. Sold another one a couple of months ago for about the same price.

Also a few have been in looking for nice spurs and other cowboy stuff.

[McCIoud]

10. +1