tjb Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Fran's grab bags are available again on Miniatures.com. I have always found them to be a great deal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qubanqtee Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 I think they are too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariasminis Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Do you have a general idea of what's in them? I know it varies, but I'm just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjb Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 There seems to be 3 or 4 furniture pieces in a grab bag and then lots of smaller items. I will post some pics of what I got this time. The last time I got one that seemed to be mainly building items--windows and a door and a fireplace (plus smaller items.) I scored a Reutter mantle clock like this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dollhouse-Miniature-Mantle-Clock-Working-by-Reutter-Porcelain/193155183437?hash=item2cf8f2334d:g:9HMAAOSw7aNcyvov&redirect=mobile. It didn't work so that was why it was in the grab bag, but it is still a beautiful mini. So it seems to be scratch and dent items or individual pieces from what would normally be sold as a set. The scratch and dent items are always salvageable by painting or fixing a hinge or, like the mantle clock I got, they can still be used in a mini setting. I imagine if I really, really wanted to I could probably get the clock fixed but I won't since the cost would probably be prohibitive if I could even find a clock maker or watch repair person. It's always fun to see what you got when your grab bag arrives, even if some of it ends up being items you won't use yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Tara, most jewellers will have a watch repairer either in house or that they always use. When I have had watches repaired/serviced, it has never been very costly. But I am in Australia, so not sure what America is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjb Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thanks for the tip, Shannon! I googled Minneapolis watch repair and there are quite a few so I will at least look into it further. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjb Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Pictures of my grab bags. I got two. Ignore the burn on my coffee table! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Both full of good stuff! Whatta deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I broke down and ordered a grab bag. It arrived today. I am really disappointed. The biggest item is a rather simplistic white dresser with a mirror above it, not very realistic. I might consider beating is up a bit and burying it under discarded items in an attic. There are two kitchen chairs painted white with blue trim that can probably be repainted and used in a kitchen or on a porch, maybe in the Pierce/Bohemian inn. The rest of the bag was a lot of printed items --- books, newspapers, over-sized (for 1:12) playing cards, a half dozen something-or-others that are printed on roughly fan-shaped thin black paper with a hard-to-see gold print of a face, and a lot of tiny items that too small or too blurred to make out what they're supposed to be. I don't think I'll take the chance again. I'd rather spend my money on something I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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