kokomo Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 4 hours ago, Mid-life madness said: https://offerup.com/item/detail/391742492/?ref=Search Norman Rockwell dollhouse ? It looks like it's a Franklin Mint dollhouse. The House of Broel was selling theirs here for $4995: http://www.minibeargems.com/House-of-Broel-Dollhouse-By-Bonnie-Broel-Memories-of-Christmas-Doll-House_p_8289.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 22 hours ago, minilover62 said: Kelli! take a look at this Thornhill that just showed up in Chicago! https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/clt/d/miniature-dollhouse-thornhill/6419165885.html That listing has been deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 16 hours ago, kokomo said: It looks like it's a Franklin Mint dollhouse. The House of Broel was selling theirs here for $4995: http://www.minibeargems.com/House-of-Broel-Dollhouse-By-Bonnie-Broel-Memories-of-Christmas-Doll-House_p_8289.html Ooooh I have that house and I love it. I got mine for a lot less than Bonnie Broel is selling hers for. A fraction in fact!! How does that OfferUp listing go with the $1 listed?? They say "no lowballers" but they don't even suggest a price range...I don't get it. Well, I got mine, furnished and many furnishings still new in boxes, with all the curtains and accessories, for several hundred dollars. It have been very happy with it - it has a nice 1940s vibe. I wonder what the offerup person thinks they ought to get? I can tell you that I never thought the house was a multi-thousand dollar house, even with Bonnie's improvements. It lacks a proper stair rail at the top of the 2nd floor. BUT, I have to say I love how the third floor lifts off and you can see a tiny set of stairs going to the attic. You can only see those through the windows otherwise. And the front doors are gorgeous. Also, there is no kitchen. Just fyi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, Elsbeth said: Ooooh I have that house and I love it. I got mine for a lot less than Bonnie Broel is selling hers for. A fraction in fact!! How does that OfferUp listing go with the $1 listed?? They say "no lowballers" but they don't even suggest a price range...I don't get it. I had the same thought. Don't list something for a dollar and then brag it used to cost $2k and suggest that a buyer who offers less than that is a cheapskate. Just say how much you want for it. (And when you do get a bunch of low offers, consider that 1) you've priced it too high, or 2) it means too much to you to sell it.) Once on eBay I made what I thought was a reasonable offer on something that was listed for Buy It Now with a Make Offer button and the rejection (with no counter offer) came in so fast it had to have been automated. I felt like, why offer the "make offer" if you're not actually going to consider offers? I assume the seller had a minimum threshold that they wouldn't consider offers below, but it still left a negative impression, to the point where I've remembered the seller's name and don't want to buy from them. (Then again, I often think this seller's stuff is way overpriced, so not buying from them hasn't been too hard!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewMini Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 WOW! Look at this beauty for only $150 https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/tag/d/dollhouse-handmade-wood/6416935762.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 46 minutes ago, fov said: I had the same thought. Don't list something for a dollar and then brag it used to cost $2k and suggest that a buyer who offers less than that is a cheapskate. Just say how much you want for it. (And when you do get a bunch of low offers, consider that 1) you've priced it too high, or 2) it means too much to you to sell it.) Once on eBay I made what I thought was a reasonable offer on something that was listed for Buy It Now with a Make Offer button and the rejection (with no counter offer) came in so fast it had to have been automated. I felt like, why offer the "make offer" if you're not actually going to consider offers? I assume the seller had a minimum threshold that they wouldn't consider offers below, but it still left a negative impression, to the point where I've remembered the seller's name and don't want to buy from them. (Then again, I often think this seller's stuff is way overpriced, so not buying from them hasn't been too hard!) I feel like I have made fair offers, too - and the rejection was automated! Are they using that because the "reserve not met" feature was an added fee or something? I have had good experiences - making what I felt was an educated offer, and making the offer after the item had been on ebay for a good amount of time - and the offer getting accepted. That happens most of the time. But in the past year, I have had more counter offers that only knocked a few bucks off an already high price...it was like they had a set price in mind. I wish they'd just tell me that or put that in the auction to begin with. I guess a counter offer is better than the immediate decline - but I really don't want to haggle back and forth, so a high counteroffer is the end for me. Am I supposed to counter-counter offer? I don;t do that. One time, I made an offer to someone for an old miniature magazine, they counteroffered to a dollar less than their high price. I declined their counteroffer and then I bought it from another seller a week later for less than my offer price! Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Elsbeth said: A fraction in fact!! How does that OfferUp listing go with the $1 listed?? They say "no lowballers" but they don't even suggest a price range 1 hour ago, fov said: I had the same thought. Don't list something for a dollar and then brag it used to cost $2k and suggest that a buyer who offers less than that is a cheapskate. Just say how much you want for it. I know! I'm afraid to offer now. Plus it looks like it is in a storage unit....they probably won the unit at the auction and think they have stumbled on something priceless. I made an offer on one of the Hallmark ornaments that was the same as what another person's auction started at. They flat out declined, so I bid on the other one and won it at the low price. I guess no one has ever heard of fair market value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roseleigh Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 On 12/9/2017, 3:31:42, minikelli said: ...and anyone near enough to go get this, please do! I've corresponded with the gentleman who listed this Josiah Golden, and apparently when they bought their real life home, they inherited the dollhouse with it. They're just looking for some extra Christmas cash, and they do have the chimney that's missing in the pics:https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/tag/d/vintage-doll-house/6397012730.html If everything works out I am getting this one Friday. Thank you for posting this. :) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 A RGT Newport. https://www.ebay.com/itm/REAL-GOOD-TOYS-THE-NEWPORT-Dollhouse-Kit-DH-71K-10-Rooms-New-in-Box/222751847625?hash=item33dd0b74c9:g:aRsAAOSwGzhaLs5i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikelli Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, roseleigh said: If everything works out I am getting this one Friday. Thank you for posting this. :) Roseleigh, I'm so glad! I was really hoping to, but it's a good distance away and with my mom having had gallbladder surgery and the resulting issues of post surgery I knew I wasn't going to be able to. Sooo glad someone here is going to be getting it, and I hope fixing it up proper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewMini Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Samusa said: A RGT Newport. https://www.ebay.com/itm/REAL-GOOD-TOYS-THE-NEWPORT-Dollhouse-Kit-DH-71K-10-Rooms-New-in-Box/222751847625?hash=item33dd0b74c9:g:aRsAAOSwGzhaLs5i Holy cow this is a steal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, SewMini said: Holy cow this is a steal! Yup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokomo Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Here is a partially finished McKinley for $30: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/art/d/partially-built-wooden/6421703888.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Elsbeth said: I have had good experiences - making what I felt was an educated offer, and making the offer after the item had been on ebay for a good amount of time - and the offer getting accepted. That happens most of the time. But in the past year, I have had more counter offers that only knocked a few bucks off an already high price...it was like they had a set price in mind. I wish they'd just tell me that or put that in the auction to begin with. Yeah, I don't like counter offers either. My best offer is my best offer. 4 hours ago, roseleigh said: If everything works out I am getting this one Friday. Thank you for posting this. Yay! Fingers crossed it works out! That McKinley kit in the Bay Area looks like it's off to a good start. Seems like a great deal for $30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueirishmoon Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Congrats roseleigh! If I lived nearer, that house would have been mine. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 15 hours ago, roseleigh said: If everything works out I am getting this one Friday. Thank you for posting this. :) Yay! That unappreciated house gets a happily ever after just in tume for Christmas! Please post pics if all goes well and you bring it home! Yay happy endings! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnmini Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 oh dear. Well, the San Fran I was hoping to get a couple of weeks ago never panned out. Instead I am going to get this little log cabin this week. don't ask me why! LOL https://lancaster.craigslist.org/tag/d/log-cabin-dollhouse/6373286078.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Miniature Madness Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 48 minutes ago, jbnmini said: oh dear. Well, the San Fran I was hoping to get a couple of weeks ago never panned out. Instead I am going to get this little log cabin this week. don't ask me why! LOL https://lancaster.craigslist.org/tag/d/log-cabin-dollhouse/6373286078.html It's adorable that's why! And for that price, how could you not get it! This is going to be fun to watch! *rubs hands together* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keifer Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 50 minutes ago, jbnmini said: oh dear. Well, the San Fran I was hoping to get a couple of weeks ago never panned out. Instead I am going to get this little log cabin this week. don't ask me why! LOL https://lancaster.craigslist.org/tag/d/log-cabin-dollhouse/6373286078.html Sure it needs some attention but with right spin on it...could be a cozy little cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsbeth Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 52 minutes ago, jbnmini said: oh dear. Well, the San Fran I was hoping to get a couple of weeks ago never panned out. Instead I am going to get this little log cabin this week. don't ask me why! LOL https://lancaster.craigslist.org/tag/d/log-cabin-dollhouse/6373286078.html It's awesome! I'd have gotten it to if it had showed up in my neighborhood - nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Antique dollhouse built in 1940 or 1950. https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-DOLLHOUSE-7-ROOMS-VINTAGE-HANDMADE/372164151103?hash=item56a6b6473f:g:YgkAAOSwmudaLykQ Also here's a nice looking Lily: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Beautifully-Detailed-Miniature-House-Winner-of-2011-Southern-Christmas-Show/232594430606?hash=item3627b55a8e:g:CYsAAOSw-wJaHPMm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 33 minutes ago, fov said: Antique dollhouse built in 1940 or 1950. https://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-DOLLHOUSE-7-ROOMS-VINTAGE-HANDMADE/372164151103?hash=item56a6b6473f:g:YgkAAOSwmudaLykQ Gee, has the McKinley kit been around that long? And who knew that Dollar Tree was selling the el cheapo dollhouse furniture 'way back then!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minilover62 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Artply Franklin kit in unopened box, with reasonable starting bid and shipping charges.https://www.ebay.com/itm/9-room-Mansion-Franklin-dollhouse-kit-by-Artply-Brand-new-in-box/253307556892?hash=item3afa4e941c:g:bdcAAOSweZJaLzU9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewMini Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 3 hours ago, havanaholly said: Gee, has the McKinley kit been around that long? And who knew that Dollar Tree was selling the el cheapo dollhouse furniture 'way back then!? $1,499 buy it now? There’s a sucker born every minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Here's a couple neat ones: https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/clt/d/wonderful-victorian-hand/6420508997.html https://eugene.craigslist.org/bab/d/large-doll-house-28x28x21in/6421762039.html https://www.ebay.com/itm/OOAK-Vintage-1-12-Scale-Engineer-Crafted-Dollhouse/272971488329?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140131123730%26meid%3D0e62a6c5963a4faf9aefe55a5fca3658%26pid%3D100167%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D132424982169&_trksid=p5411.c100167.m2940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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