Two words: Elizabeth Taylor. Yes, it was one of her White Diamonds display bottles. Enough said.
I don't think my mom asked for it or wanted it, but her friend obviously thought it was a stunning must have and so she forked over a whole dollar and presented it to Mom. When she brought it home, we all laughed and rolled our eyes...just another "thing" to have laying around the house. So, mom placed it on the shelf of their bathtub for a decoration and to collect dust. Poor Daddy.
Meanwhile, about 7-8 years go by. We all make sarcastic remarks about the gorgeous bottle, threaten to take it to the Goodwill or throw it away when she's not looking or is out of town. The grandchildren take bubble baths in the tub and come awfully close to breaking it. I guess there is something about glittery diamonds that make little hands want to touch. Even still, it sits there gleaming in the sunlight each day and sparkling in the moonlight each night.
Well, guess who's laughing now. Jan did her homework and listed it on Ebay last week to see what would happen. The crazy bottle just sold for $676. No, your eyes are not going bad, you read that correctly. I said six HUNDRED and seventy six dollars. The bottle that was purchased for a dollar made a major profit. Oh yea, and it was missing 30 of the crystals on the dramatic bow. I guess die-hard Liz Taylor fans won't let that stop them from getting in on a deal.
We are all laughing out of disbelief and wondering what else in that house of our parents' might make some suprising profit. Congratulations, Mom! You are a smart lady to hang on to such a priceless treasure. I'm proud of you!!
10 comments:
First to comment!!!!!!! Hey Donna, cool! Good job keeping the bloggers informed on Jenius' exciting day! Wa Hooooo!
Amazing, simply amazing! Who would have thought. Whoooo would have thought!
I'm excited and proud of your mom! Good job! I wonder what else you'll be selling now?
OH MY WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk about a MAJOR rush. No wonder ebay is SOOOOO addictive! GOOD WORK, MRS REBER!!!!!!!!! You're my ebay hero.
Well, thanks, everyone. Guess 'ol Jenius knows what she's doing after all, huh? No, really, I was as surprised as everyone else. I ended up opening and re-packing the box three different times because I was so afraid the bottle would break before the man gets it. Until he actually receives it and lets me know it's in his possession, I'll still have sweaty hands. Thanks for all your cudos, though. I'm one happy ebayer!!!
WOW!! That's even better than my holiday barbie!! I'm so impressed and am off to find more "junk" to ebay.
Jenius is no longer a Jenius in a bottle----get it?????
Oh my goodness, please don't let Peggy know about this! She will think that she had something worthwhile in her garage and blame me for throwing it away and then charge me for what might have been!
Jenius said cudos! That's cute!
Denise, I get it, I definitely get it...I love Denise!
That is the best story I"ve heard in a long time...tooooo funny! I can't believe it was a man who ended up buying it, that's weird enough!
Embarrassing, as soon as I logged on to your blog, I was like, "Cool Donna bought herself a little find" I can not leave my name but had I known Jenius I would have taken a bath @ your house just to look @ all those sparkling diamonds! I need a picture of this man! Who is he and what is going on in his pretty lil' head???
CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! for Jan!
Mom said that his previous buys on Ebay were other perfume bottles. He was from NYC so I think he must be a collector or a designer? Maybe he's just a man who likes pretty things?
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