The Store is now 20% off! Shop now before we close to shoppers on August 25th…in just 29 Shopping Days!

As a side note, we have extended our final day to August 31st. This gives us some breathing room to get the building emptied out and for consignors and customers to pick up their items.

Don’t miss out…things are moving out fast. New consignments are coming in daily. Susan and Xander redid the front window on Sunday. We are calling it COLORFUL and FUNKY!

What do you have to bring us for this colorful window? We are still taking new consignments!

Welcome to Lynn’s Latest #000054

Thursday, July 17th, 2025
Volume VI Issue 000054

My friends from all over have been offering to show up to help in these final months. I have the BEST FRIENDS EVER!

Melanie (high school best friend) has offered to come from Colorado and Lori (Palm Desert best friend) has offered to come from San Diego. Mo (another Palm Desert Best Friend who still lives there) was just here for 10 days and was a huge help! Jo Dallas (another high school best friend was here in May from Washington) to help.

Lori arrived yesterday from San Diego and will be here through Saturday. Feeling very blessed!

But back to last week….On Friday night, Sandy and I went to Fit Buddha’s 11th Anniversary party. Super fun! Congrats to the Kettles family on a successful business and party!

Then we went over to the Victorian to see the Cory B. Clay & the Twains play. Such a great local band!

Time for an eBay score. My grandmother made a fortune on Collector’s plates back in the 1970’s when they were HOT! I am very careful now with collector’s plates and only list ones that are on the rare side.

Just sold this one for a best offer of $50. Score! Check out the listing here.

Many of you have been asking how you can still follow my store on eBay once Lynn’s is closed. Here is a link to my eBay store….The Queen of Auctions.

My motto has always been eBay with Heart! There is also a place for you to follow along on that page. Do you see the Clear Heart next to the “Save Seller” in the lower right hand corner….if you click on that heart, it will turn black and you will be following us!

Thank you!

Saturday, I went to yard sales in my new BMW. I was a little hesitant to take it, because I don’t want to junk it up.

I must admit it, I am missing the Mercedes. It was huge and held a lot more and it wasn’t in perfect condition, so I didn’t worry about it. I am thinking of keeping it, but both my mechanics said it is in need of so much work that I would probably come out ahead by renting a truck to empty the store. Dilemma!

I did find some McKenzie Childs dinnerware though on Saturday morning! Score! Here is a tiktok we did about buying it and hauling it in the new BMW. Check that out here.

I got all of the MacKenzie Childs written up and listed on Saturday. Paid $250 for the set and hope to sell it for close to $1,000. I originally thought I would get $1,250, but that may have been too optimistic.

I am extremely optimistic and have been my entire life! Here is the link to that TikTok.

Here are a sampling of those listings on eBay… I got them all listed in less than 45 minutes.

Here is a link to those listings if you care to check them out.

Thank you for letting me share that! I love it when I find a great set of dishes. Doens’t happen too often anymore!
On Sunday, my kids were supposed to come up from Marina del Rey to take me out for my birthday. Sunday morning Houston called and the battery light was blinking red on his Mercedes. He called AAA and he needs a new alternator…..Cars…..UGHHHHHH!

I miss these two and feel like I haven’t seen them in FOREVER. Like since they were in high school in this picture…it feels that long!

Houston is having his car towed here to Ventura for service and we will grab lunch/dinner this Sunday. Can’t wait!

Monday, I did Fit Buddha and then Marc and I headed out for lunch at Lure. I had arranged with my mechanic to check out the new BMW as I have 10 days to return it to Car Max if there are any major issues.

So Marc followed me to Jay’s Automotive where we dropped it off. To waste the 2 hours, we went to the Benchwarmer to play pool while Jay checked it out.

I beat Marc 3 out of 4 times in Pool! Sweet! Well, it wasn’t because I am good at pool, it was because he scratched 3 times. Hahaha. Fun Day!

When we went to pick up the BMW, there was some “not so great” news. There was a significant oil leak, the rear brakes need service and the windshield wiper hose was broken.

I called Car Max and told them that these items needed to be repaired for me to keep the car. They said, “bring in the mechanics notes and we will schedule you for service on Friday.”

Since that is within my 10 days, I am hopeful that they will make it right. Does anyone else out there have experience with buying a car at Car Max?

I really hope they do fix it, because I am LOVING this zippy little BMW. Even Cha Cha loves it!

OK, time for an eBay score! Love that this coffee mug just sold for full asking price of $52.79. Star Trek! Mo paid $1 for it out in the desert. Way to go Mo!

Check out the listing here.

eBay is FINALLY having an in person event in Vegas this August. They haven’t had one since before covid.

It is August 12th to the 14th at the Venetian and it is their 30 year anniversary! 1995 to 2025. The first one I attended was back in 2005 in San Jose for their 10th Anniversary.

Super excited to go this year. Any of you attending?

Can’t wait to see who the surprise musical guests will be….in past years they have had the B52’s, Kool & the Gang, Barenaked Ladies and Davy Jones.

Here I am with Houston and Indiana back in 2017 at an eBay Open in Vegas. I had just done a radio interview with Griff and Lee for eBay Radio.

We just got in a TON of Santa Claus Figurines. Hoping Gail Gil sees this!

Assorted AnnaLee’s and assorted Karen Didion’s and most are $39.50 each with an extra 20% discount taken at the register.

Christmas sells year round, so don’t miss out on seeing these! We already sold the Cowboy Santa Claus an hour after pricing him!

Brittany did an awesome display with the Santas! Check it out.

On Tuesday, my mom went into the hospital again. We think she had an infection or small stroke and that was making her confused. She sounded great on Wednesday when I talked with her and I am hopeful that she will be released when my brother arrives up there on Friday.

Prayers for my mama please and more prayers that her house sells fast!

Also on Tuesday, I had Xander (Dawn Doyle’s son) and a contractor, Mike (Thank you Gina Cole), at my house to do some work. I am excited about moving most of my eBay business back home and saving on overhead. I am still going to need a 20 by 20′ space for now…if you know of anyone.

First up, was to put a door on my shed. This could be great storage space, but because of the elements…things were just getting ruined. Here is the messy before.

By the way, Cha Cha sits in this shed almost all day and night waiting for the neighbor’s black cat to enter so she can attack. She is lazer focused on that cat.

We got a lot of the crap moved out and made some progress. It looks soooooo much better with the new door and the almost empty floor!

Then I had Xander haul a bunch of the ruined items out to the curb for an eventual dump run.

I put it up on Craigs List for Free and the first thing to go was Carlos’ treadmill. Which he obviously does not need anymore since he can run around outside all day and night to his heart’s content.

Then I had Mike build a door for the little play house connected to my shed. This way I can store better things inside or if Houston does move home for year two of Pepperdine Law School, he can have this space for his bikes. Win Win!

The Boys, Adolio and Paul, showed up to my house on Wednesday morning to do a dump run. They are so funny! They crack me up.

When I left my house after seeing the boys, I just didn’t have the heart to shut the shed door as it is Cha Cha’s favorite thing EVER! Once I have good stuff inside, I will be shutting it.

Maybe, for good behavior, I will open it for her an hour a day. Hahahaha. Here she is waiting for the black cat.

Wednesday night, Lori and I did Fit Buddha with Sandy. Then we headed to The Saloon for dinner. Fun Fun!

When Lori and I got back to my house, she had a gift basket for me and Cha Cha. Sorry Carlos! OMG, what a great friend! Not only is she here to help me, she brought a gift basket. Who does that? Lori Scalise!

Back to the store…..For my consignors, here is more info about the closing.

This has been an incredibly difficult decision for me. Here are the details of the closing process for my consignors.

Consignor Instructions

1.) If you have consigned items with us, you may pick them up or leave them with us to sell during the liquidation process at a discounted price.

You will still receive payment for these items.

2.) If it doesn’t sell during the next 90 days, we will donate it to one of the following local charities: Habitat for Humanity or The Boys and Girls Club.

3.) We will still be taking in new consignments during this process.

4.) For those of you with items that sold over a year ago, your consignor credit has been converted to store credit as per the contract.

5.) I will be writing the next consignor checks on Monday, June 30th. Until then, please feel free to use your consignor credit to shop in the store.

After, June 30th, we will go back to the traditional Wednesday check writing day. BUT, remember you can only get a check every 30 days.
An update on my nephew, Zach. He is currently in Chilquin, Oregon. Yay! He is going to do the whole thing…I just know it. We are definitely related as we do NOT give up….ever!

Here are a few pictures from Zach’s trek. So proud of this kid! Way to go Zach!

He has hiked over 1,700 miles. For this post on Instagram, he used the song “Ventura Highway”. Sooooo cool! And, he finally got to stay in a hotel. What a treat!

Things we need for the store…..

AND PLEASE NO CONSIGNMENTS ON WEDNESDAYS….this is our big furniture take in and catch up day. THANK YOU!

We are still taking clothing…call the store for an appointment!

Coffee Tables
Night Stands
End Tables
Rugs
Lamps…both table and floor
Nice Throw Pillows
Wicker/Baskets
Metalware
Woodenware
Garden
Outdoor
Dressers
Desks
Oil Paintings
Sofas in Excellent condition
And now what you have been waiting for….The new arrivals!

AND don’t forget you get an additional 20% off!

Night Stand $49.50 each – 2 in stock