Happy Holidays from SHOPitLA!

These are a few of our favorite things...
to sell on eBay!

This is the best time of the year to sell things on eBay. If you've been meaning to stop by and checkout our service, now is the time. The holiday season brings more shoppers and more frantic purchasing and eBay is no exception.

The collage above is just a few things we've sold this past year but we'd be happy to take a look at whatever you got that you think is valuable. When you come by our store, we'll give you a free appraisal of your item and talk about the best way to sell it on eBay.

Wanna see what the items above sold for? Go here: http://www.shopitla.com/card

Happy Holidays!!!

-sr

Super Fantastic Action Robot!!!!

You dare to think you can stand against might of vintage Shogun Warrior Robot? Think again! Ha ha ha! We have wide and varied selection of vintage toys available for your own personal amusement. These toys come from the collection of a former toy store owner. See all the super exciting happy toys for sale. Can you resist? No! No one can resist vintage robot warrior toys. Don't even try - or you will make awesome powerful enemy of SHOPitLA!*

CLICK HERE for see all amazing cool vintage toys on sale!

*Roughly translated from the original Japanese.

Perfume bottles start low, sell high

This is insane.

An Art Deco perfume bottle recently sold for $12,000.00 on eBay. That's right, I didn't add an extra zero or two there. TWELVE-THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS.

Ten bidders, 31 bids, twelve-grand. Just like that. (imagine what the final value fees are going to be on that!).

Here's the interesting thing. That bottle started off at $750.00 (a bargain for those in the know!) and sky-rocketed up to its final price. What does that mean?

It means start low, sell high:

James Massey [Massey, publisher of www.WhatSellsBest.com] stated; “Vintage and antique perfume bottles seem to be in high demand. Earlier this month, an unusual Thomas Webb perfume bottle (dated 1885) shaped like a birds head, ended up fetching $9,600 after having an opening bid of only $1."
[WebWire]

For ages we've been telling our customers here at SHOPitLA that they need to start the auction low to get the best price possible.

It can be a little scary, it can be a bit of a gamble, but you can see plenty of examples of where it pays off in the end!!

-JL

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SHOPitLA Photo All Stars

You may have noticed a slide show of photos on the right sidebar. These are a collection of photos that we've made over the last year or so of some of our favorite items. These weren't necessarily our highest ticket auctions, but just some that we thought were a lot of fun to shoot and list.

We keep a running picasa album of these photos that is open to the public. It's a nice stroll down memory lane for us sometimes and could probably give you a good idea of what it's like to work in an eBay drop off store.

Let us know what you think in the comments!

-sr

Sell it on eBay

I Heart Anchor-Hocking

Who doesn’t love collecting lots of old glassware? I don’t, for one. But I’m not Martha Stewart. And she's crazy-kooky for it. She’s got it all over her kitchen. It’s called Fire-King and was produced by Anchor-Hocking way back when. One of the most popular colors was called Jade-ite (or Jadite or Jadeite or “green”). It’s apparently quite durable and has been described as “much harder to break” than ordinary glassware which is, frankly, rubbish because I’ve broken A LOT OF IT. In fact, I collect it just so I can stand outside Martha’s house and shatter Jade-ite cups on her finely cobbled driveway.

If you would like to break some Jade-ite or would just like to “use” it (booorrringg) we’ve got a ton of it up for auction right now. Good luck.

Army Archerd, Thanks for the Memories

One of the advantages of working in an eBay Drop off Store in Los Angeles is the opportunity to work with some very special clients. When the famed Hollywood journalist Army Archerd contacted us last year to help him auction some of his famous photos and entertainment memorabilia on eBay, our entire staff was thrilled! Over the past year Mr Archerd would stop by to visit us and show us his wonderful collection of celebrity photos. Glamour shots of Grace Kelly, Red Carpet Photos at the Oscars, production stills from John Wayne movies - these are just a few examples of the kinds of photos we sorted through.

However, it was not his collection from golden age of Hollywood that impressed us. We were all star struck by Mr. Archerd himself. Aside from being a wonderful story teller, he was also a great listener and learner and was very interested in our business and eBay. He even helped us with the auction listings - and why not - he was an excellent writer! He was happy to know that his photos would find a good home on eBay. He had a gracious attitude and positive spirit.

We were so sorry to learn of his passing last week. Hollywood has lost a journalistic legend and true gentleman. He will be missed.

Ashes and Snow

This book is filled with the most incredible images!

It's hand signed by the artist Gregory Colbert who shot all these photos AS IS - with no digital manipulation or superimpostions.

If you live in Southern California you'll remember the Ashes and Snow exhibit down on the beach in Santa Monica a few years ago. The "Nomadic Museum" as it was called - a collection of cargo containers designed to be transported and erected in various locations. It later went to Tokoyo and then Mexico City.

The book is hand made and comes with a DVD of the Ashes and Snow exhibition. Check it out HERE.

mw

TV Scripts

MASSIVE selection of original TV scripts just went up on auction. These are from a "jobbing" actress as they say; one of the hard-working pros that often pop up in all your favorite movies and TV shows.

These are all from episodes she appeared in, including a recurring part on Felicity (You remember - the show your girlfiend always made you watch). If you're a beginning writer these would be a great resource to help "hone your craft".

Take a look, you'll probably find something you like!

Gone But Not Forgotten...yet.

I have a new appreciaation for MADtv. And it only took 14 years of never watching it.

These past few weeks we've been selling off their old costumes and props and I've been watching lots of old clips for reference purposes. I've seen more MADtv in the last few days then...well...ever. It's too bad, too, cause some of it is pretty funny. It must have been frustrating for the cast and crew to work so hard and then always be viewed as a poor man's SNL by people who never bothered to watch their show. Especially considering that SNL has gone through several periods where it coasted along on it's reputation for being funny rather than being, you know, actually funny.

We've still got several costumes and props on auction but they are going fast. If you're a fan of MADtv you still have a chance to bid on some excluse items before they're gone.

Thanks MADtv!

-Mike

Everyone is going MAD for our MADtv items!

In case you haven't noticed, all of our MADtv props, costumes and other memorabilia have been selling like hotcakes!

The classic "Tickle Me Emo" Elmo doll sold for $256.00

The hilarious "Needy Evie" doll got seven bids and sold for $110.00

Nicole Parker's Dorothy dress from the fantastic Wizard of Oz sketch got nine bids and sold for $201.00

And the Titanic Happy Meal prop sold for $127.00 with eleven bids.

The buzz is out there and the MADtv fans are going mad for all these 100% authentic props and costumes and other memorabilia. These aren't replicas, these are the real deal and come directly from the MADtv production with certificates of authenticity from the long-time producer of the show.

These are fantastic items and we have a lot more amazing pieces going up on auction! And don't miss your opportunity to snag some items that are currently up right now.

Nicole Parker's Snow White costume already has three bids with plenty of time left in the auction, there are more continuity binders with exclusive photos of the guest stars and the cast here and here, and the Grand Theft Auto board game is sure to be a hit!

Don't miss your chance on getting these awesome pieces of television history!

Visit our eBay page for all of our MADtv auctions and keep checking back for more!

You can also visit http://www.madtv.com/ for more on the hit television series!

[JL]

MADtv: Michael Jackson's Bubbles On Auction ... Too Soon?

So, MADtv has done a number of Michael Jackson sketches with this adorable stuffed animal: Bubbles.

You might remember Bubbles appearing on MADtv's Queer Eye For the Straight Guy parody, the Neverland Ranch music video spoof or the infamous musical spoof of the Michael Jackson trial:



So, we have this stuffed animal on sale on eBay right now direct from the MADtv vault and with 4-days left in the auction, it has zero bids.

What gives? Is it too soon after the Michael Jackson death? C'mon, if you're an avid MADtv watcher then you have a twisted sense of humor anyway.

C'mon people, start bidding!

Visit our eBay page for all of our MADtv auctions and keep checking back for more!

You can also visit http://www.madtv.com/ for more on the hit television series!

[JL]

MADtv "Gump Fiction" Gimp Mask on sale!

We have the classic "Gump Fiction" Gimp Mask on sale!



This is a hilarious and absolutely unforgettable sketch.

Back in the mid-90s, Saturday Night Live was in a state of flux as old cast members cycled out, new cast members came in and ratings were sliding down.

This sketch was from the first season of MADtv back in 1995 and - to me - sketches like "Gump Fiction" really set the tone for MADtv and showed that this upstart sketch comedy show could really give late-night stalwart SNL a run for its money.

Unfortunately, MADtv's 14-season run has come to an end but you can still get your hands on a piece of television history.

We have a lot of fantastic MADtv items up for auction and plenty more to come.

Visit our eBay page for all of our MADtv auctions and keep checking back for more.

You can also visit http://www.madtv.com/ for more on the hit television series.

[JL]