Category: antiques

  • YSaC, Vol. 1766: Al-bert, Al-bert, A-a-a-al-bert(sons)

    RARE Vintage Albertsons Albertson’s Plastic Bakery Bread Bag – $20


    RARE vintage Albertsons Albertson’s plastic bakery bread freezer bag. Roughly 4″ x 12″. Used condition. I could not find another one anywhere on the Internet. These were meant to be thrown away, so to find one is rare. See pictures for condition and style.


    Hey Sparky, I’ve got a tip for you: “meant to be thrown away” means “meant to be thrown away.”

    Just so you know.

    Thanks for the post, OMV!

  • YSaC, Vol. 1655: I can swing my sword.

    Sword (cursed) – $100


    Looking to sell my sword. The power and temptation are too much to bear anymore. Here’s a little bit about the sword:

    42″ blade, Cursed so that it will kill a man every time it is used and will be the cause of three great evils.

    * Forged by magic, handle carved from the tree Barnstokkr.
    * Cutting strength and durability beyond that of an ordinary weapon.
    * Unbreakable by anything but wrongful acts of its wielder.
    * Bursts into flame when wielder is challenged or in danger.
    * Under the correct circumstances can sever its victim’s head in one blow!
    * Frightens unworthy opponents and the elderly.

    $100 or best offer. Also willing to trade for other cursed items.

    Hmmm. I don’t know if I’ve got anything cursed lying around here, but I have some haunted furniture and a haunted painting you might be interested in.

    Wait, I’m trying to understand this sword’s special powers. It’s cursed so that it will kill your opponent? Isn’t that a good thing, assuming that your opponent isn’t Joey from down the street? And apparently it kills your opponent by … bursting into flame. Now, I’m no Medieval specialist, but I was under the impression that swords were supposed to be more on the solid spectrum than the fire spectrum. It seems it is also responsible for the three great evils of Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, and Titanic 2: Mermaid Saviors. Okay, now we’re talking power.

    Although, I think I’d like a sword that would not break when I rip the tags off my mattress with it.

    Thanks, Angel!

  • YSaC, Vol. 1632: In a world ….

    Vintage Brass Scale of Justice – $50


    Vintage Scale of Justice (Painted gold)
    xxx-xxx-xxxx

    Michelle sent this in with her own commentary, which I’m going to steal plagiarize use because it’s brilliant. For best effect, read in a movie announcer voice with a Shatner-esque pause in the middle.

    There aren’t any details about the Vintage Brass Scale… OF JUSTICE. One can only guess at the types of weighty situations it has measured up in its years on the Contemporary Wood Table… OF VIRTUE until its bearer took its picture with the Modern Digital Camera… OF TRUTH and put it up on the Futuristic Interwebs Site… OF HONOR. We can only hope that the person destined to bring balance to the force will see this and buy it with his (or her) Commonly Accepted Currency… OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.

    Thanks, Michelle, for the commentary … OF JUSTICE!