eBay My World: bobwatts2000( 708)

Hello, Friends! I am glad to be a part of the Ebay community. I have met a lot of nice buyers and sellers over the years. I enjoy chatting with my Ebay friends.

Thank you for checking out my items. You will find a variety of things, mostly unique and vintage, but some new. Some items are mine, but most items I am selling on behalf of my grandmother. I am Grandma's legal guardian because she has vascular dementia. She has moved to assisted living where she can receive more care. Boy, is assisted living expensive! That's why I am selling interesting things of hers and Grandpa's to help fund her stay. Coming from the Depression era, Grandma and Grandpa kept a LOT of stuff! Many items are small heirlooms that date from the 1930s-1960s. Grandma and Grandpa also went antiquing and collected lots of neat stuff from estate sales, back in the day when auctioneers could hardly give away Depression glass for a buck a box. As I research what all their dishes are, I will begin to post those as well. If you have information about an item I am selling, I would love to hear it, so please email me.

I really love Halloween, so I have boxes of Halloween decor! I also love books, although I try to be good and borrow most books from the library. The high cost of bookshelves is a big deterrent!

I collect some ceramic miniatures, like the classic Hagen-Renaker miniatures. I also have a lot of cool vintage jewelry from various relatives.

English

Spending time with my husband and grandmother, Reading, Listening to XRT

Anything by Neil Gaiman, Donna Tartt, Connie Willis, Stephenie Meyer, Annie Proulx, Margaret Atwood, Amy Tan, Carl Hiaasen, Ray Bradbury

U2, 80s goth like The Cure and Siouxsie, The Pogues, Arcade Fire, Oingo Boingo, The Church, 80s industrial like Ministry and Front 242

I was a reporter at a medium-sized Illinois newspaper for three years. Tired of listening to small-town aldermen argue about what to do with junked police cars, I quit journalism for library school. Now I am a reference librarian at a medium-sized suburban Chicago library. Being a librarian gives me access to lots of research options. I do my best to honestly and accurately describe each item for sale, including any flaws. I try to give each item’s provenance as well, if I know it, so that you’ll be able to appreciate it a little more knowing where it came from. Everything comes from a no-smoking, no-pets home. Please email me if you have any questions about an item or would like to see more pictures.

I am delighted to accept Paypal. I ship within 1 day of your payment!

Shipping is done through the United States Postal Service unless otherwise requested. I have moved Grandma’s china and my pottery collection 5 times without breaking a thing, but after the good folks at an unnamed delivery service smashed 2 of my Ebay sales items, I now pack so that your item will survive nuclear winter and gross deliverer incompetence. My shipping charge (alas, bubble wrap is not free) includes postage, handling, and enough packaging material so that your item gets to you in the same condition it left me. I strive to ship within 24 hours of receiving your payment so your item arrives as soon as possible.

I want you to be 100% satisfied! If there is any problem with your item, please contact me immediately by email, and I will refund your money.

Please contact me through the Ask Seller A Question link. I check my email frequently throughout the day. Occasionally I am on a computer at work that does not allow me to access my Ebay account (darn cookie restrictions).