We were pretty psyched about the condition as well. Thanks so much for watching and listening, Michele. We appreciate your support!

Glad you enjoyed it, Esme! Yeah, side 2 kind of reminded us of a carnival! In all seriousness, we were impressed at the actual quality of the recording. We have a bunch we'll share when we can.

Hi Michele! I responded to your question earlier, but for some reason I'm not seeing it show up! Can you check on your end - can you see it? It was a lengthy explanation of how I did it, but I'm not seeing it! Oy...

@mountainoceankath sadly, I don't see it.

@@LMicheleS Dang! Ok, I'm rewriting it all out, this time in a Word doc so I can save it! Then I'll post it again. Tomorrow!

Hi Michele - It's Kath, and for whatever reason the comment is not publishing, so I'll try it under John's name. Here goes: So, this is something I stumbled on to about just a month or so ago - I was showing John a photo I had taken of him holding something, and I happened to “push” on the photo, and all of a sudden there was this activity of a “light” zooming around the outline of him holding whatever it was (I think it was the Patagonia jacket) - and then I was given the option to save it. Lo and behold, it had saved JUST the picture of him, completely removing the entire background. Talk about an “aha moment!”I looked it up, and it’s something called a “lift” function - both in Androids and iPhones. I realized I could then put THAT onto a plain background without a “busy” background, and that this would also help make the words on the thumbnail stand out a bit better. The program I use for the thumbnails is Canva.com (just the free version for now). I usually start with choosing a background (I’m becoming fond of the blue gradient), and then upload a few related photos and create from there. As you probably have guessed, John is a very straight-forward, no nonsense guy, and he doesn’t like “fluff.” So I keep the fonts bold and straight-forward as well, and as easy to read as possible. One of the things I’ve learned about thumbnails is that they should convey (as close as possible) the message or topic your video addresses. Another thing I learned some years ago is to put descriptive info into the meta data of jpgs as well (there is a place in the jpg’s properties to put title, subtitle, tags, and a very short description). Whether or not that is still recommended, I don’t know, but I do it anyway. Anyway, I hope this helps! (BTW: I saved this to a document this time in case the comment doesn’t load again LOL!). :) Kath

@@LMicheleS Hi Michele, KZbin simply isn't allowing me to post the info, so I went into the channel and posted it under John's name - it should be showing up now! Let me know if you can see it.

Thanks so much for watching the videos! As I mention, that was 35-40 years ago, but I still get out into the woods!

Thanks so much, Colleen! We were just talking about you! We're going to be set up at the Port Orange Flea Market tomorrow (Fri 1/31) and Saturday (2/1) - stop by if you're in the area! Tables 12 & 13 (South Pavilion - near back fence) tomorrow, and then tables 19 & 20 on Saturday! Hope to see you! And thank you so much for watching!

Hi Michele - how many do you have? The problem these days is the old packaging I used to use for Priority Mail - 6x6x36 (or 38?) triangular boxes have gone absolutely nuts in price for shipping those. So, I've been using my own boxes that I order: 4x4x36 - sometimes have to extend one by sliding a piece of another one over it - and then shipping it USPS Ground Advantage, or UPS Ground. Most of the time that's WAY cheaper than Priority. If you can ship more than one in a single package to a buyer all the better. Like right now I have 4 irons in one 4x4x36 box that I'll have to extend slightly. But I also have a big headed driver that I CAN'T fit in one of those boxes. The big drivers can be kind of a pain because you almost have to get a 6x6x36+ in order to get it into a box (unless I use one of those Priority boxes, which can be crazy expensive to send). Not sure how others do it. A lot of these are just going to the flea market, but I do have a few drivers listed, so we'll see how it goes! I can also just "frankenbox" it (which is building a custom box to fit whatever you need!). Shipping golf clubs isn't a cut & dry situation, but I hope this helps!

LOL not going this weekend! We're thinking about getting 2-3 tables next Friday and Saturday since the weather is looking better. If you have the same number, Kath will text you to let you know. Thanks for watching, and hopefully we'll see you next weekend!

@@JohnsYardSaleFinds That would be great - my phone number is the same :)

Hi Sherrie, Kath just texted you, we will be at the flea market this Friday and Saturday! Hope to see you!

Learning all the time! I hadn't even heard of it until I brought it home in that lot! Thanks so much for watching!

That's awesome, Esme! Sometimes that's how it works out - a little at a time, parting it out. 💵💵 Thanks so much for watching!

Hi Harry! That's so awesome about that haul. Do you happen to have a video about that on your channel? And thanks for the Cleveland tip. I'll add that to my list of what to watch for. I'd never heard of the Cleveland brand before. I know I should have mentioned Scotty Cameron and PXG as well but we don't see those very often (and definitely not for $3 apiece!). Thanks so much for watching!

Hi Michele, yes we still have it. It was going to the flea market for $5, and it would cost about $5 to ship to CA, so if you have $10 it's yours! Kath will reach out via Facebook to you!

@JohnsYardSaleFinds awesome!

Glad you are finding this stuff helpful Michele! Thanks so much for watching!

Yes! He is an avid collector of White Mountains NH books, memorabilia, etc. And it's just as easy to sell it to him, because he's willing to pay fair prices (and no eBay fees for us). Thanks so much for watching the videos! Hope they are helpful to you!

Hi Rafa! I'll have John chime in tomorrow when we get back from yard sales! :)

Hi Rafa! He was an employee of NASA and a what I would call a fanatical collector. Also an astronomer and also had an entire room FULL of remote control stuff. So he had many interests - or at least those 3 (as far as we can tell from crawling through his effects for 3 whole days!).

@ that’s incredible, I bet they had some neat stories as well

@@EarlyBirdPicker I'll bet he did... we actually talked about that - what he might have been able to tell us about his adventures and experiences. But since it was an estate clean out, the original owner was no longer with us.

Hi Rafa, we are going to list some on eBay - actually already sold a few items on eBay, and will sell more on eBay - but for some of this higher end stuff, we're happy to have Heritage Auctions putting it in front of their customer base, which is different at some level from the eBay clientele. So far so good with them, and we just sent them a list of another lot of things we would like them to sell for us. Whatever they're not willing to put in front of their customers, we will put on eBay.

@ Thanks for sharing, I’m glad to learn about this auction site!

LOL! That's what we call it too sometimes!

Hi Rafa, I'm not sure you can sell it on eBay. There are some auction houses that specialize in liquor (e.g. Bonhams), but they'd have to be worth a considerable amount of money. And some are! Take a look at what Bonhams sells stuff for to get an idea. In this case, I just drank the Wild Turkey 😅 But check this out! Another reason to check bottles at estate sales: www.bonhams.com/department/WHI/whisky/#stories

@ never heard of them, thank you! Someone local was just asking me this the other day.

@@EarlyBirdPicker You are welcome! There are other auction houses as well.

Thanks Rafa! Would have been even better if it had been an earlier version, but we'll take it! :)

Thank you (as always!) for your continued support! :) It means a lot to us!

(We saw you commented twice - didn't want you to think we missed this one - thanks so much for how much you support our channel!)

@JohnsYardSaleFinds oops, yt double posted my comment but I'll leave them both. Great sale 👌

@@journey565 :) Thank you so much! :) (and yes, it was a great sale!)

Thanks Harry! :)

Thanks for that! We wondered why they went together. :) Thank you so much for watching!

Thank you so much not only for your good wishes, but your support!! Happy New Year to you and yours as well! ☺️

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!

Merry Christmas to you Esme! 🎄🎄☺☺

Thank you so much! And Merry Christmas to you! 🎄🎄

Hi Sherrie! We went through the market last week and didn't see you. We've been wondering where you've been! Will you be selling again? Once we decide on our first weekend, Kath will text you. Merry Christmas!

Not sure what I'm going to do - taking a break to think about it🤔Look forward to seeing you both. Merry Christmas!!

@@sherrielorraine7931 Sounds good! We'll see you soon!

Thanks! After looking it up, it's a fairly common print, but we couldn't let it go into the trash.

We're keeping it in the "reserves" since we use our smoothie makers so often!

@@JohnsYardSaleFinds I understand

Yes! Now to gain our view hours. Thank you Martin, for your continued encouragement of us. We don't take your support lightly. 🙏🙏

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And once you see it in the trees, you'll always notice it! It grows on live birch trees. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!

Hi Teresa, Thanks so much for watching! Rules regarding licenses are likely to vary from state to state and town to town. Whoever the manager is for each flea market can help answer questions specific to that market. Also, each flea market is going to have rules about what you can or cannot sell. Some examples of where to start (I'm using our area in Florida as an example) include the flea market's website (e.g., this one in Deland, FL: volusiacountyfarmbureau.org/?page_id=12 or this very large one in Webster, FL: websterwestsidefleamarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/webster-seller-rules-5-24-24.pdf), your local department of revenue (e.g. this one for the Florida Department of Revenue: floridarevenue.com/taxes/taxesfees/Pages/annual_resale_certificate_sut.aspx), etc. We don't set up as a regular vendor at any of the flea markets; rather, we use them occasionally, more like a yard sale venue for us to help move inventory since it is easier for us than setting up a yard sale. But we still can't bring just anything to the one we set up at, because it also has some rules. One example is that at the market we set up at, if we had an old laptop computer, we couldn't sell it because one long-term vendor has an exclusive arrangement to sell computers. Just check with your local market before you decide what to bring, and whether or not you'll need a special license. I hope this is helpful, and gives you a place to start. Thank you for watching, and for your comment!

Looks like I can roll it to about 10" around - not much smaller. So it will go in a 10x10x28 package with a strip of painter's tape on the edge of the poster that will be contacting the inside of the roll (so nothing gets scratched). Might have to Frankein-box it with a couple of separate boxes. Not sure yet! Will keep you posted. Thanks again for your help on this, Rafa!

Thanks Michele! Now we need to sell it. It's listed.

Thanks very much for your kind words. I very much appreciate it!

@@JohnsYardSaleFinds I have been following your channel for a long time and I watch your videos regularly. There are some problems with your channel. If you do not fix these problems very soon, this channel will go down. Once the channel is down, it will be very difficult and time-consuming to fix it.

Thanks so much!

Thanks very much! Glad you like them!

Thank you so much!

Thanks so much Esme! It feels good to be back. I know we said we're going to concentrate on selling, but the lure of the hunt is tough to resist! 😂😂

More is coming, Steve! And thanks so much for following us. We definitely appreciate it.

Thanks Sherrie! We looked for you when we went over to the flea market that Saturday after Thanksgiving, but didn't see you. Look forward to catching up soon!

Thanks so much for your kind comment! Yes, we'll be showing more books that we sell. If you go through our video list, and then in the "Search" window - type "books" and that should bring you to some of our more book-oriented videos. We'll be featuring even more. Actually, if you check out this video that we did earlier this year, which was specifically about books, it may be helpful for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/joOvmmqLfdJ_j7s It was about what types of books we have found to sell well on eBay. Again, thank you for your comment, and for your encouragement! :)

Hi Carl, so glad you found our videos. We'll be going through how we decide which is which (i.e. eBay vs Flea Market). If you look in the description below this video, I put some links to older Flea Market videos (from last year). They may be helpful. In the meantime, we'll definitely be showing more as we sort through the inventory over the next month or so. Stay tuned, and thanks so much for watching! We appreciate your input!

Thanks so much! It's really a hobby gone awry! We have fun with it! Glad you are enjoying the info!

Hi, are you saying that you can't find this feature on eBay? Do you have an eBay Store Subscription? I have the very basic one, at $21.95/month. Not sure if you need a subscription or not, but that could be one reason why you don't see it. For me, it shows up on the page when I go to "Listings," and if I click on "Active," it's on that page. I hope that helps.

@@JohnsYardSaleFinds I don't pay for an eBay sub. so I guess I don't have that feature. I have been using eBay for over 25 years and it has slowly gone down hill for the common person that just wants to sell there stuff, it's good for buying stuff but not selling.

It definitely keeps on giving! It's hard to believe it's almost a year (Last Feb) since we were invited to this sale. We're grateful it's still looking good, with more to process. Back in FL for the winter, so more is coming. Thanks so much, Michele, for continuing to watch! We appreciate you!

Thanks Michael! We're tracking sales from this haul from all venues - Heritage, eBay, etc. We'll keep updating as we work through it.

Thank you so much Esme! It was exciting for us too! We'll keep you up to date on the rest of this haul - we just got back to FL, so we have a lot of selling to do! :)