A lovely lady named Amy says that “My blog is an accumulation of thoughts, ideas and creativity from a girl who thinks blogs are a guilty pleasure…if only to take you away from the dishes and laundry!!!”

She is into art, sewing, scrapbooking, thrifting, gardening, genealogy, decorating and yes – Ephemera.

Have a look at some of the interesting ephemeral items she has blogged about recently by clicking here.

She recently found herself on a barbeque kick and shared with us a few pages from this 1959 cook-out recipe pamphlet. It’s another happy family scene that will make you feel all warm and fuzzy during these cold winter days.  And don’t forget the SOS to clean up faster after the BBQ.

I’m Tom Murphy and thanks for helping me give Ephemera the encore it deserves.

Tom
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It’s not clear to me whether this fellow has really collected these 3,000+ Barack Obama Campaign Buttons or not… but nonetheless, it’s an impressive set to look at!  My guess is that some are real, others are creative Photoshops… but as I said, still impressive.

Tom
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As you know from my recent blog articles, we have closed our store at eBay.  The fees along with the non-exposure of the little guy finally made us bite the bullet.. and leave.

But not wanting to close down our Ephemera sales, we looked for other venues to establish ourselves.  We looked at several… and finally decided to move to both Bonanzle and Delcampe Auctions.  We wrote about that move yesterday.

As we continue to build out our booth at Bonanzle we are looking at several other blogs and articles related to these two new sites.  Today’s search led us to a Squidoo article by Renagade.  Susan Leak has created some 13 Squidoo lenses.  The one that caught my eye, and is the inspiration for this article is entitled: Ebay? So Yesterday….Today it’s Bonanzle!

In the article Susan explains “What is Bonanzle” as well as “What makes it different”.  She, like many of the Bonanzle crowd, got fed up with eBay and moved her LP Records, Biker Items, Books, Artisan Jewelry or “Relic-y” things over to Bonanzle.

With a growth rate of 100 or more sellers a day, Bonanzle is sure to give the eBay giant a run for its money… and I expect that to be soon.

How about YOU?  Have you become disgruntled with eBay and moved to another site?  Let us hear about it.. and how you are doing there.

I’m Tom Murphy and thanks for helping me give Ephemera the encore it deserves.

Tom
Click to see my current Bonanzle items

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