Deere Harley: 2010

Monday

$20 TRACTORS. GREAT GIFTS FOR THAT SPECIAL MAN OR LITTLE BOY!!!

All of the tractors posted

below are $20.

I will ship, customer pays shipping. Cash or PayPal payments accepted.

Contact me via Facebook

Email: amanda.margeson@gmail.com

Phone: 319-721-7868

John Deere 1937 Model BN

John Deere 1935 Model BR - Shelf Model

John Deere 1930 Model GP Standard

John Deere 1941-1946 Model LA Tractor

John Deere 1947 Model MI Tractor

John Deere MT Tractor

John Deere 1949-1952 Model MT

Tuesday

Posting more items to Ebay today!!! LOTS OF GREAT CHRISTMAS IDEAS!!!

Sunday

JOHN DEERE...COCA COLA & MORE! CHECK OUT THESE GREAT ITEMS!

I decided to pick up a few of the smaller items and get them posted. My reasoning behind this was simply because they are MUCH easier to ship and they have gone somewhat neglected. Enjoy!

Mountain Dew Transport Hauler, NIB, MAKE AN OFFER

John Deere 1957 Chevy, Limited Edition Die Cast Metal Coin Bank, SpecCast, NIB

Take home this beauty! Mountain Dew Tractor Trailer Coin Bank, NIB

Coca Cola Holiday Touring Car, Made 1998 by Coca Cola Company, NIB

Coca Cola 1918 Pick up with Elf & Penguins, Made 1997, NIB

Die-Cast Metal Replica with Cold-Cast in Porcelain Characters

John Deere 1948 Peterbilt Tractor-Trailer, Ertl, 1996, #5401, NIB

This would be a great additional to some

little boy's collection! Available for a small price!

John Deere Dairy Semi with Cows - Diecast truck & Plastic Trailer, Ertl, 2005

John Deere Diecast 37 Chevy Pickup - Drost Equipment, Oskaloosa, Iowa

1948 Peterbilt with Flat-Bed Trailer and John Deere 4020 Tractors,

1/87 Scale, Ertl, 1997

I will be posting to Ebay in the next few days, let me know if you see something you like!

Saturday

CALLING COKE COLLECTORS!

I went to my dad's house and scrounged up some Coke items in the attic that were left to collect dust by a previous "occupant" as we might call her.

1955 Chevy Sedan Delivery Van

Coca Cola RED HOT SUMMER Tractor Trailer, Made by Ertl, 1994

Cocal Coca ALWAYS COOL Tractor Trailer, Trademark of Freightliner, 1998

Coca Cola Ertl Stepvan Bank, 1996

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR BID....NO RESERVE ON THESE ITEMS!

Monday

John Deere is the name, picking corn is the game!

I have two combines that are available!

Prestige Collection John Deere 45 Combine, 1/16 Scale, Made in 2001, New in box, #15195.

Prestige Collection John Deere 55 Combine, Ertl 60th Anniversary Edition, Made in 2005, 1/16 Scale, New in Box, #15587

Contact me via Facebook, Email: amanda.margeson@gmail.com or by phone 319-721-7868 to inquire.

24 HOURS ONLY!! Precision Classic John Deere 4020 with 237 Corn Picker

Precision Classic John Deere 4020 with 237 Corn Picker, #5083, @1999, NEW IN BOX

PLACE YOUR BID HERE

Sunday

SNOWMOBILE SEASON IS APPROACHING! !! NEED A JACKET?

Men's XL Arctic Cat Snowmobile Jacket. Minimal wear and is in great condition. Zip out liner included. I'm guessing this jacket is from the late 90's. Good starter coat or a spare.

Make me an offer, you are bound to get a deal! I know new jackets are spendy!

Contact me directly via Facebook, amanda.margeson@gmail.com or 319-721-7868.

Thursday

CHECK OUT THIS COOL JOHN DEERE 2010 CRAWLER WITH BLADE

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR BID!!

Wednesday

Check these out too.

Here are a few other items that are currently up on the auction block...

John Deere Model 60 - Two Cylinder Expo XI 2001 NIB

John Deere Model 70- National Farm Toy Museum 10th Anniversary Edition

John Deere 1953 Model 70 Row-Crop Tractor, Collector's Edition

CLICK HERE... TO SEE ALL ITEMS.

3 DAYS ONLY AUCTION!!!

JOHN DEERE MODEL B - FARM PROGRESS SHOW 1994, STOCK #FB-2352 LISTED FOR JUST 3 DAYS! NEW IN THE BOX!!!!

CLICK HERE TO PLACE YOUR BID!

Tuesday

Up and Running...

The Ebay store is up and running in full force. My goal is to post at least a couple of items a day. If you have questions pertaining to whether or not I may have a specific tractor feel free to contact me. I can make note of it and as I make my way through more of the collection I can keep an eye out for it.

The post of the day is an Precision Classics John Deere 8020 NEW IN THE BOX...

Check out the link to the EBAY store on the left hand side of the page.

Monday

Back Online...

Needless to say it has been a while since I've posted an entry. We had a large bee infestation in our basement for a few weeks which limited the time I could spend in the basement. I've also been enjoying this wonderful Indian summer that we have been blessed with. 70 and 80 degree weather and October is half over. I hope we can at least stay in the 60's for a little while longer.

As of today I've started posting items on EBAY. Be sure to check them out. Feel free to bid! If you see something you like, don't hesitate to contact me directly.

Here is the link...http://myworld.ebay.com/deereharleycollectibles

There are LOTS more tractors to post. I struggled with how I wanted to make them available to people and figured this was the easiest way to get the word out.

Stay tuned....

Tuesday

Back to Tuesday Reality....

I hope everyone had a spectacular weekend, I know I enjoyed it. Friday we took our youngest dog to a "pet resort" for a vacation for a few days since we knew we would be coming and going all weekend. Saturday, we drove to Guttenburg to check out another potential cabin near the river. Sunday was spent shining the Charger and getting it ready for the annual University Cruise in Waterloo/Cedar Falls that evening. We spent the day doing some "restro" work. It now has new spark plugs, wires, air filter and electronic ignition switch.

The Show and Shine for the cruise was held from 5-7pm on Sunday and the cruise was from 7-9PM. It was fun to look around at all the cars, new and old. It gives me an idea the potential we have for the Charger. I've fallen in love with Foose wheels and found the ones that I have added to my "wish list" for future purchases. You can check them out at this link.... http://wheelwarehouse.com/p-4221-foose-wheels-legend-ss-black.aspx . I've also decided to add an "In Memory" plaque just inside the engine compartment in front the the radiator. The estimated turn out was about 300 cars. You can check out the article if you would like. http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/7ea62597-2c45-5a00-82ab-58206a187881.html

Wednesday

Living, Sleeping and Dreaming TRACTORS!

A couple weeks ago my mom was at the local restaurant/ watering hole in the town where she lives. She ran into the mom of one of the girls I went to high school with. In the midst of their conversation I had text my mom to ask her if she wanted to go to the antique tractor show and flea market down the road from my house.

The mom asked her " Does Amanda have a hobby nobody knows about?"

My mom proceeded to explain the circumstances about my dad passing away and how I've inherited TRACTORS, TRACTORS and MORE TRACTORS!

Is it a new found hobby of mine? Perhaps. By choice? Tractor collector was certainly never on my list of hobbies to pursue. However, I can definitely say this is a learning experience of ALL sorts. Before long I am going to the an Ertl connoisseur and ask me in about 6 months and I wouldn't be surprised if I am a connoisseur of all John Deeres alike.

Do you think if I list "John Deere Connoisseur"on my resume John Deere might hire me? I'd like to think so.

I've come to the conclusion that the e-store will be a while before I get it open for business. It seems to take forever to post just one item, BUT I am still working on it because it will allow me to accept credit card transactions, process orders and expand my customer/collector base MUCH better. I come home from my full time job and sometimes I feel like I've created another full time job for myself. Only this doesn't quite feel like quite "as much" work and I make my own deadlines.

Since lots of people are finding out that I have all these toys and/or may possibly know someone that may be interested in looking at them. I decided to create a Shutterfly photo site to post them to as I get the photos taken. With Shutterfly.com I can upload ALL the photos at one time versus my e-store site where I have to do them one at a time. Plus the Shutterfly site is a little easier to navigate for those who aren't so blog savvy and there are too many items to post them all on the blog anyway. Check out the link below...

CKICK HERE...CHECK OUT ITEMS AS THEY GET POSTED!

I also have it available on the left for easy access at all times!

HAPPY HUNTING & HUMP DAY!!!

Monday

Just Another Manic Monday.

The weekend was busy busy, it was busy and the weather was nice (and hot) so I didn't want to spend it stuck in the basement sorting through tractors. Saturday we went to the Harleys and Hot rods event at the Cedar Falls Raceway and were accompanied by our friends Bill and Alyson. It is an annual event that is sponsored by the local Harley shop and majority of the proceeds go to the local Make A Wish foundation. People from all over come and they either ride their Harleys or drive their hot rods. We happen to have one of each, but we took the hot rod. See below....(Charger and Harley are not for sale.)

Chad was up until 1:00 AM getting the Charger all shined up. This Sunday we are also participating in a local cruise in town. It's always fun to see all of the old cars.

I did make some headway later on Sunday night going through the tractors. I did find the John Deere Napkins that go with the John Deere Napkin Dispenser in case I left anyone in suspense. I'm also slowly making some progress on the store. I'm very slowly adding inventory. It doesn't help that all my photos are too large and I have had to open them all and downsize them so I can upload them. WHAT A PAIN!

I did find a couple of interesting ones. They are the FoxFire Farm Edition. They come with the tractor, but then the neat part is that they have porcelain pieces that come with them. The photos below is one of the ones that I have (my guy isn't missing an arm though). If he had his arm, his hand is molded to fit right around the steering wheel.

I found another one that has a tractor and wagon. It has the man that drives the tractor then it also comes with a porcelain block of corn with a little dog in it to fit in the wagon. It is brand new and still in the box and I didn't want to fight with it to get it back into the Styrofoam in order to take a picture. The name of it is "Late Harvest" and you may be able to find it online.

Wednesday

Wednesday's Wacky Finds!

I got home from work today and decided to tackle some the toy tractor collection. I want to get an inventory of them all and by doing this I need a photo and a description of each one, time and patience is the key on this one. My first task was to clean off one of the shelving units to make room for the ones I have documented. I started one by one taking photos and jotting down information about each Ertl toy. Before long my our basement is going to look like the Ertl shipping warehouse. I proceeded to do this only until my camera battery started blinking, apparently it had had enough for the evening too.

I was proud of my progress this evening. Until now. I ONLY made it through NINETEEN! Good thing I'm not on strict deadline. However, it is interesting to learn that some of them are worth more than I had ever originally thought.

This one here is anywhere between $165 and $200, who would have guessed it.

I made some progress on the e-store today too. I've hashed out many of details and am for the most part ready to post my inventory. Maybe a few more tweaks to the design and figuring out shipping rates for those buyers out of the area. It may be a little while before it goes live due to amount of hours I have ahead of me working on the inventory. I'll keep you updated.

I found a couple of interesting things tonight. The first one just suddenly dropped out of one of the tractor boxes. It was this 1993 M&M watch, definitely not something you come across everyday.

The second one is this John Deere Napkin Dispenser.This thing looks like it should be in a restaurant somewhere. It's brand new and I'm pretty sure this is the ONLY time it has been out of the box.

Tuesday

Treasures for Tuesday cont....

I've posted the Treasures for Tuesdays, or the treasures thus far anyway. It depends on how ambitious I feel the rest of the evening. I did come across a couple interesting pieces that I'm trying to decide if I want to keep them or not.

One is this Lunchtime Stein, I found one posted on ebay for about $75, the description reads Rare John Deere Ltd Edition 'Lunchtime' Lidded Beer Stein. John Deere Licensed Product. Limited Edition No. 535 of 1,000.

The one I have is 705 of 1,000. I think perhaps I need to do more research on this one before I let this one go. If anyone has more information, please let me know.

The second one is this Franklin Mint John Deere Pocket watch. I found a couple posted on ebay. One for $50 and one for about $100. I think this one is deserving of a little more research. Thinking back to the single toy auction my mom went snooping around at, if my memory serves me right, Franklin and Danbury mint items were of a little higher value.
If you are into either of those, I have SEVERAL diecast cars that I will posting, though I don't think I have hardly, if any boxes that they came in.

On to the treasures for today. First I've posted a John Deere pocket knife. There wasn't anything about it that was out of the ordinary that I was able to find. No special manufacturer or markings on it. I'm pretty sure my dad bought it just so he could add it to his collection of John Deere items. It has a couple nice tractor pictures on it and I believe it would make a nice gift.

Second, there is a SET of pocket knives. Each of them sporting a different tractor and scenery, these also come with a nice key chain. This might be a nice addition to someone's pocket knife collection.

The third item is a John Deere thermometer. Hang it anywhere to add a touch of John Deere to your home.

GOOD WOMAN WANTED: You must meet all those requirements. My dad said it was hard to find such a gal. Good luck to you!

You also see once again that I WAS NOT lying about the salt and pepper shakers. I've posted three more sets this evening. The tractor in the set with the tractor and the wagon does have a chip out of the other side. Contact me and I can send you photos.

The John Deere pocket watch as you see has a deer on the outside and the green on the inside. It does need a battery and could be shined up a bit.

Finally, you see the Harley coffee mug and wallet, neither item from the looks of it have ever been used. The wallet opens and has room for cards, ID and can hold a check book.

Not to stop there, but I have seem to have forgotten some things.
How COULD I have forgotten the kitchen canister set?