This afternoon I decided to skim the estate sale photos, and I actually hoped that I wouldn't see anything of interest, since I had no desire to go to any sales this weekend. I scanned the photos quite quickly, only looking for photos of books and ignoring everything else. The books I saw were of no interest. And then I paused while scrolling one page of photos, because I had seen something. I did not know what I had seen, but I knew something had grabbed my attention. I scrolled back up and found the following photo.
Most of you are probably just like me in that you can sense an item of interest in a glance without consciously processing what was seen. Somehow, I spotted the Nancy Drew lobby card in a flash, and I was only looking for books.
I then discovered that the sale was in progress, and I assumed that it had started this morning around 4 1/2 hours before. Was it even worth bothering? My expectation was that the lobby card would be gone, but I decided that I needed to go just in case, even though the sale was 15 miles away. I immediately got in the car and left. When I arrived, I discovered that the sale had started only 50 minutes before and that people were still waiting to get inside. This meant that there was a chance that the lobby card was still there. I added my name to the list and had to wait 30 minutes to get inside.
Once inside, I went from room to room trying to locate the lobby cards. I couldn't find them and assumed they had sold. On a second trip through one room, one of the people running the sale was explaining something to a customer and mentioned Nancy Drew. Just my luck. I stood there waiting, hoping that the card I wanted was not going to be selected. The customer put the lobby cards down, and I picked them up, removing the Nancy Drew lobby card from the sleeve that contained the lobby cards.
Have you ever noticed that people always make a big deal about seeing Nancy Drew on anything? Shortly after I picked up the Nancy Drew lobby card, an employee wrote up my ticket. She made a point of saying, "Nancy Drew!" They always say it with a lilt to their voice. Have you noticed that? I am glad that everyone has nice memories of Nancy Drew, but at the same time, I wish my primary interest were a bit less likely to attract attention, especially when I am about to purchase something priced at below value.
Here are two photos of the lobby card, one with the camera flash and one without.
I have never been very interested in purchasing the memorabilia associated with the Bonita Granville Nancy Drew films. I also am not interested in the memorabilia associated with the television series of the late 1970s. My focus has always been on the actual books more than anything else.
I have never even purchased the reproduction lobby cards. It's just not an interest. I have always thought that I would never own anything associated with the Bonita Granville Nancy Drew films unless I got really lucky one day and found something inexpensively. And so it finally happened.
I am not going to divulge exactly what I paid, since I could always decide at some point to sell the lobby card. For now, I will keep it and will most likely frame it and hang it on the wall.
Most of you are probably just like me in that you can sense an item of interest in a glance without consciously processing what was seen. Somehow, I spotted the Nancy Drew lobby card in a flash, and I was only looking for books.
I then discovered that the sale was in progress, and I assumed that it had started this morning around 4 1/2 hours before. Was it even worth bothering? My expectation was that the lobby card would be gone, but I decided that I needed to go just in case, even though the sale was 15 miles away. I immediately got in the car and left. When I arrived, I discovered that the sale had started only 50 minutes before and that people were still waiting to get inside. This meant that there was a chance that the lobby card was still there. I added my name to the list and had to wait 30 minutes to get inside.
Once inside, I went from room to room trying to locate the lobby cards. I couldn't find them and assumed they had sold. On a second trip through one room, one of the people running the sale was explaining something to a customer and mentioned Nancy Drew. Just my luck. I stood there waiting, hoping that the card I wanted was not going to be selected. The customer put the lobby cards down, and I picked them up, removing the Nancy Drew lobby card from the sleeve that contained the lobby cards.
Have you ever noticed that people always make a big deal about seeing Nancy Drew on anything? Shortly after I picked up the Nancy Drew lobby card, an employee wrote up my ticket. She made a point of saying, "Nancy Drew!" They always say it with a lilt to their voice. Have you noticed that? I am glad that everyone has nice memories of Nancy Drew, but at the same time, I wish my primary interest were a bit less likely to attract attention, especially when I am about to purchase something priced at below value.
Here are two photos of the lobby card, one with the camera flash and one without.
I have never been very interested in purchasing the memorabilia associated with the Bonita Granville Nancy Drew films. I also am not interested in the memorabilia associated with the television series of the late 1970s. My focus has always been on the actual books more than anything else.
I have never even purchased the reproduction lobby cards. It's just not an interest. I have always thought that I would never own anything associated with the Bonita Granville Nancy Drew films unless I got really lucky one day and found something inexpensively. And so it finally happened.
I am not going to divulge exactly what I paid, since I could always decide at some point to sell the lobby card. For now, I will keep it and will most likely frame it and hang it on the wall.
4 comments:
That's an awesome find :)
So awesome, I have reproductions....it is just serendipity.
It is serendipity. I feel like it was meant to happen. Sales don't usually start at 1 PM; they almost always start at 9 AM. I saw the photo at about 1:20 PM, which was right after the sale started.
An amazing addition to your collection. Framing to hang on the wall sounds great.
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