Shopping at Goodwill for eBay Finds

Another crazy two weeks. Planes, trains and automobiles! Indy and I drove four hours to Las Vegas in my SUV and then flew to Omaha on June 19th to meet my dad for Houston’s Slumpbuster baseball tournament. We arrived two hours before my dad, so we picked up our rental car and hit a Goodwill! Didn’t find much other than a nutcracker and two folding chairs to use at the tournament.

Then we headed back to the airport to pick up my dad and drive to South Dakota. I have never been in this part of the Midwest before and it was a trip! One-lane highways, cornfields and no big cities.

My dad was born in Gayville, SD and worked and lived on his parent’s farm until he was twelve years old. He had not been back there since they left 65 years ago. It was such a treat for me and Indy to experience it with him.

Here is a photo of my dad and Indy in front of the sign for his city. Check out that population! Only 418. My dad had twelve brothers and sisters, so when his family moved out the population fell by fifteen!

While I was in South Dakota I got an offer on two more of the soaps on a rope. Can you believe it? Check them out here. They sold for more out of my store than the one did at auction. Unbelievable! (Don’t forget to check the bathroom when at estate sales.)

See this listing here.

Back to South Dakota, my dad’s family farm buildings had been torn down but we still found the land and were able to walk the fields. It was pretty cool. Here are my dad and Indy on the land.  Stay tuned for more of the family vacation!