Auctiva Emporium: squimps

Fast approaching 600 items listed which will be a new milestone - unless loads sell before we get there!

Reduced the prices on lots of locomotives that have been languishing in the shop sidings for too long.

Listed latest six Wrenn goods wagons yesterday evening. As I listed the fourth, an email showed me that the first had already sold. I love it when that happens; I think that 5 minutes after posting must be a new record for Mr Squimps Shop.

Louisa's Ginger Nuts Series of books:

Here Come The Ginger Nuts a cat story by P Brighouse Buy It Now price: £8.95     Add to watch list

Visited four real-life auctions this last week, 3 via email commission bids and one for real. Picked up a neat Moorcroft pin dish and a super Wrenn loco (A4 Mallard) and had most success with the auction house furthest away (Suffolk) who will arrange to post a large quantity of railway engines, coaches and wagons. I wanted to drive down to collect, but the time element becomes a problem.

Can't wait to start checking the locos on the test track and photographing galore.

Finished listing all the current Wedgwood items, including a fascinating Candy Box  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230477036472&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT from 1977, which was presented by the Sandbach Building Society to mark the occasion of their total assets exceeding £5,000,000 for the first time. Wonder how that compares with today's figures?