A couple weeks ago I was vacuuming a New Tech , classroom that was vertually new at the beginning of the school year . It is very critical to keep it new looking because it was our school's latest showpiece . The teacher had some students bring some things from home to show the rest of the class . Those items were an old barn window frame , and a vintage Coleman lantern . The window frame was shedding paint chips all over the carpet so I bagged it up and cured the problem .In order to sweep up the chips of paint I had to move the lantern up and out of the way . As I did that , the bottom of the box it was in opened up and the lantern fell to the floor shattering the globe . My first response was to say sh%#@*! Then it was back to cleanng up that mess . I told the teacher the next night that I would replace the globe for the student . I turned to Fleebay . I found some vintage globes that had the correct Coleman lettering and bought one . In my search I noticed that almost all the vintage colman lanterns had bids on them and some were going for hefty prices . Now I'm interested in something else , that might be found at garage sales and auctions . The best way to sell as a hobby, is to find things many people will buy . I don't plan on getting rich but it looks like another fun way to kill time . Coleman lanterns here I come .
The items I buy are always under 5 dollars, and then I usually re-sell them for 15-20 or more.
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