09012025 Garage Sale Time….Make an Offer!

It is garage sale time.  Cash is preferred.  Make an offer on any of the furniture and consigned items.

New Gift items (Annie Sloan, IOD, Baggu, Myra, Kazi, books, soaps, Christmas Ornaments etc.) will remain at 50% off.  No extra discount on these….because if they do not sell, I will be selling them on eBay.

We have only 3 days left.  We will be open today, Monday, and then Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 to 5.  Come on in for one last fix at Lynn’s.

Sad day yesterday as we cleaned out the back Fun Fashions and I turned the key into  the Becker Group.

Here I am with the girls yesterday.  Thank you to Sandy for coming back to help.  She will be here this morning as well.  Stop in and say Hi.  Val will be there tomorrow, Tuesday.  Love these girls!

Thank goodness for Xander.  He was and is such a help.  Kevin as well.   And Chris Wade drove up from San Clemente for the day on Saturday to help.  I have the best friends!

We still have Pier One Shelves left.  Pier One Tall Shelves that were $95 each are now only $75 each.

Shorter Pier One Shelves that were $75 each are now only $50 each.

I have been putting out and pricing some of my favorite fixtures.  Things that I NEVER thought I would sell.  Like this killer table with a chess board on top that also has an enamel removable cover.

I have it priced at $195 and will not discount it further.  If it doesn’t sell, I will keep it.

Also this killer front rustic table that we used for years as display.  Priced at $195 and no further discount.

Store Hours

There are ONLY 3 shopping days left.  Here is our final schedule…..

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday  11 to 5

Thursday, September 4th we are having the charities pick up in the morning and a party at 3 pm in the EMPTY store.  BYOB and maybe bring an appetizer. 

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this crazy time.  Lynn & staff

P.S.  The store is 50% off and Make an offer.

In this picture from left to right,  Katie, Sandy, Indiana, me, Val, Adolio, Peggy and Mor Mor.

P.P.S  For those of you who don’t live close to Ventura…don’t forget you can shop our store online!

082825 Almost Finished!….Lynn’s Latest #60

Store is now 50% off!  Even though the sign says “up to”…… EVERYTHING is 50% off.

Most all of the fixtures have been priced–no additional discount on fixtures.  Hope to see you soon!

The Store is 50% off!  Shop now before we close to shoppers on September 3rd…in just 7 Shopping Days!

There are 7 shopping days left.  Here is our final schedule…..

We will be open every day from Tuesday, August 26th until Wednesday, September 3rd.

11-5 everyday, except 11 to 3 on Sunday!

Anything that is not gone by September 3rd, will be donated to a local charity….the Boys & Girls Club, Battered Women or “Moving In” which provides homes for the homeless.

Just know,  that your things will go to a great cause.  Store is getting empty.  Kind of sad, but also kind of fun and exciting!  Bittersweet, as one might say.

Don’t miss out…things are moving fast and faster!

Pier One Rolling Racks are $50 for the shorter ones and $75 for the taller ones.  We have already sold all of the brown tall ones and two of the white tall ones.  If you are interested, get them now.  Also, all of the racks were originally brown, so if you do not like the white…it can be stripped off.

Welcome to Lynn’s Latest #000060

Thursday, August 28th, 2025
Volume VI  Issue 000060

This past week has been ALL about moving my eBay business.  I must say that I am exhausted and we still have six more shelves to move.  Yikes!

On Thursday, Val (who I love) and Barb (one of my favorite consignors) showed up to help pack up eBay merchandise.  Above and beyond and thank you!

We moved two shelves to my house and really made a dent!

The best part of their helping out, was that they both brought their vehicles for us to load up.  And thank you to Sandy (who I also love) for loaning me her truck almost every day.  What friends I have!

Check out the progress in my garage at my house.  I am going to LOVE working from home again.  Val was sooooo smart and had me plug in a power strip in the only outlet before we filled up the shelf!

Friday, we took a break from moving the eBay business and good thing that we did, because Friday night Indiana had a show that she and her friend Steph produced.  It was in West LA at a private residence.

Unfortunately, no one could go with me, so I headed down alone.  It was right off of Laurel Canyon, so I stopped at Chin Chins to get Houston and myself a Chinese Chicken Salad.  Here we are before the show!

The show was amazing!  One of the best I have seen.  The girls had rented 50 folding chairs and there were about 20 people standing up on the balcony.  It was sold out!  Check it out…what an awesome venue!

Here is a shot of all of the comics after the show.  Indiana really had some great talent there (in addition to herself)!  Isabel Klein was there (who went to Pepperdine with my kids) and is now a Sunday regular at the Groundlings starting in November.  Congrats Isabel!

Also, Blake Rosier, who has a HUGE following on Insta.  In fact, Xander who works for me, saw my post about the show and said “I love that comic…I follow him on Insta”.

Houston filmed it and made a fun YouTube video if you care to watch.  Here is a link.

Here is what Houston wrote about the evening….and I love how he put the number of Instagram followers after each name.  I did NOT know that Indy had 5,500 followers.

“What does the future of Saturday Night Live look like? Just blocks away from the Groundlings Theater, young comedians are testing their voices — performing stand-up, creating characters, and even blending the two. Some, like Blake Rosier, perform stand-up entirely in character. This video pulls back the curtain on “Night Job”, a secret $8 backyard comedy show in Hollywood. Held during a summer heat wave, the show feels like a mix between a stand-up night and a house party. Drinks were pay-what-you-can (beer, wine, soda, seltzers), the vibe was communal and laid-back, and the performances were sharp, funny, and original. ️ Tickets: $8 Drinks: Pay-what-you-can Atmosphere: Backyard mixer + underground comedy CORRECTION: Indiana Wilson and Steph Philo were credited as “co-creators” in the video. Larissa Dowling was credited as a “Producer.” This is wrong. See below for the correction. Producers Indiana Wilson | @indianaewilson (5.5k) Steph Philo | @steph.philo (1.8k) Production Assistant Larissa Dowling | @lars.issa (2k) Performers Blake Rosier | @blakerosier (308k) Sahana Srinivasan | @saha_srinivasan (29k) Isabel Klein | @isabel_klein (7.5k) Jill Young | @jillisyoung (7.5k) Alice Brenner | @alicebrenner_ (2.7k) Grace Kasemeier | @gracefayek (1.5k) Ben Ellerbrock | @benlrbrock (663) Filmer Houston Wilson | @houstonhwilson (787) If you’re interested in underground comedy, stand-up, or hidden Los Angeles culture, this $8 backyard show is a glimpse into where the next wave of comedy is headed.”

As I am writing this, I got a notification that Houston just posted a blog entry.  Oh my goodness!  Both of my kids are so creative.  I really can’t wait to see what their futures hold.  It is really exciting for me as a mom to watch.

It reminds me of something I said in those oldish home videos I watched last Tuesday night.  I had just received a new pair of Ray Bans from William (their dad) back at Christmas in 1993 and I said in the video….”I feel like a Movie Star”.  LOL….hopeful that one of my kids will achieve that goal…they are both headed in that creative direction.  Exciting times!  Here I am in those Ray Bans.  Hahahaha.

Before I share the blog post, I have to tell you what I witnessed at the comedy show this past Friday night.  Blake came up to Houston and said “Dude, I can’t believe your near death experience on the mountain….that video just showed up in my feed and I was blown away.  Like, I know him and then your mom picking you up….etc.”

Then Houston asked Blake if they could film some stuff together.  History in the making!  I have always said that Blake is the next “Conan O’Brien” and now he and Houston are collaborating.  Love this so much!

So, back to Houston’s blog post.  He filmed and interviewed my mom up in Washington last week.  He took all of the tidbits and wrote a poem.  He did title it “My grandma turned 100″….even though we all know she just turned 89.

It is an interesting look into what has been happening in my mom’s life.  Very bittersweet.

Here is a link if you care to read the entire thing.  It is not that long and very insightful.

Time for an eBay score.  It has been crazy to still be shipping out eBay items when they are located in three different places right now.  Ughhh!  There is still stuff in the back of the store, at my house and in my new storage unit.  Confusing!

Sold this on Tuesday for a best offer of $100.  I bought this out in the desert a few years ago for $5 and it is just lovely….but antique glass just isn’t selling for as much as it used to.  Happy with the $100!

Click here to check it out.

When I get home from Indy’s show on Friday night, I was amped up on adrenaline….not sure why that is, but the energy at these shows is contagious.  Needless to say, I rarely sleep well after one of the shows.

And Saturday was crunch day!  We were attempting to get six more of the Costco eBay shelves moved.  Yikes!  Quite the large undertaking.  I rented a uhaul at 9:30 am and had both Xander and Kevin that day.

Somehow, we did it!  Got all six moved, but not unpacked.  Here is a link to a tiktok I did that day.

After my crazy Saturday….I raced home to get ready to go to Santa Barbara for a Pete Yorn concert. For those of you who know me, I LOVE Pete Yorn. My friend Rebecca picked me up at 6:30 and off we went. I was EXHAUSTED, but rallied.

Here we are after dinner at the club, but before the concert.

The Soho in Santa Barbara is not that big, so the concert was smaller and so much fun!

Sunday, I had a day off and boy did I need it!  Monday was Fit Buddha and then I grabbed lunch with Sandy at Aloha.  They have a great lunch special….steak caesar for $15.

Then it was back to the store where Xander was packing up more of my eBay stuff.  While Xander did that, Kevin worked on sorting the clothing bins and getting them in order.  Nice!

Tuesday the store was open and Kevin and I borrowed Sandy’s truck and did a load to the storage unit.  Made some good progress and it is getting filled up.

A woman lost her wallet in my store and we had not been able to find it.  Well, while manning the store on Wednesday, Riki came up to the front counter with a “found” wallet.  Score!

There was quite a bit of cash in it and I immediately thanked Riki for being such a good samaritan.  Here is Riki checking out after shopping. Now, to get the wallet back to Norma.  I have called and left a message.

Time for an eBay score.  I bought this little paperweight at a garage sale for $1.  Just sold it for a best offer of $60 and it is going to  Canada.

Funny story, I had just physically moved this item from the store to my storage unit and remembered putting it into a coffee mug.  Made it easy to find!

Click here to see original listing.

Interestingly enough, that paperweight is going to a lady in White Rock, BC.  My best friend from high school, Melanie and I used to go up there all the time in the summer.

You see the drinking age was only 19.  We would always head to the Ocean Beach Hotel (The OB as it was known) which had a nightclub on the main floor.  My boyfriend was the DJ.  Oh, those were the days!

Today, Xander, Kevin, Barb and I will be attempting to move 4 more Costco shelves.  I so appreciate all of the help!  Wish us luck!  The back eBay room is really clearing out.  This is becoming REAL!

Wednesday was Tracey’s last day….I am getting a bit emotional over here.  But somehow, I convinced her to come in for an hour today 🙂 hahahaha!

Like Sandy always says, “you can check in to Lynn’s Consignments…but you can never check out.”

Also on Wednesday, a quick visit from Joanne.  You know, it was almost EXACTLY 8 years ago today when I dropped off Indiana at Pepperdine and my mom and I made our way up the coast to check out Ventura.

I fell in love with Ventura and decided to open my store here (I had been looking in Palm Desert for space).  But realized that I needed to be closer to both kids.

I was racking my brain because I knew that I knew a realtor in that area who could help me secure a spot.  Finally, it dawned on me….Joanne Carolan…who had been my roommate in Madrid on the USC semester.

Here we are…..then & now!  Love you Jobird!

From left to right, Joanne, Chris Wade, me, Ed Rogers and Hilary Joslin.  What fun times!

Hey Chris Wade….where have you been?

OK, The store has been super fun & busy lately….especially considering that you only have 7 more days to shop. Get in here!

I met a lovely French Bull Dog today named Margie who just loved to get some treats and water. You do know that dogs are ALWAYS welcome!

Before I forget, the cutest mom was in buying bone china plates and teacups as a birthday gift for her daughter (her daughter’s birthday is at the end of September and she will be five).  Xander was helping me pack them, but we got busy and distracted and did NOT pack 6 of the cups.

Because her daughter’s birthday wasn’t for quite some time, I thought she may not even open the box and check.  I was mortified and couldn’t figure out how to reach her.  I decided to take a photo and post it on Instagram.  Thank God for social media!

About 2 hours later, I got a message.  She follows the store!  Praise the Lord!

Now, if I can just get that wallet back to the other lady…..working on it!

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 MUST pick them up by 8/24 or they will become the property of Lynn’s Consignments.
2.) If it does sell before 8/24, you will receive payment for those items.  After 8/25, things will be liquidated and/or donated to The Boys & Girls Club, Battered Women or the “Moving In” Charity that helps to house the homeless.
3.) 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.

4.)  I will be writing final checks on 8/25 and you can pick up or I will mail out after the store’s closing.  Please get your name on my check writing list by calling the store.

Not many new arrivals. The FIXTURES are not discounted at all, but the rest of the store is 50% off!
Rustic Table $195.00 No extra discount as this is a fixture. So many people have wanted to buy this display table over the years. I am finally ready to sell it.
Tall Thin Dresser $245.00  Yes this one is 50% off.
Tall Shelf $75.00  No extra discount as this is a fixture.
Clothing Z Rack $49.50 each – 3 in stock  No extra discount as this is a fixture.
The wooden hangers are now only $1.00 each.  No extra discount as these are fixtures.
For all of you, a huge thank you and shout out for being so amazing these past 7 1/2 years!  We LOVE you.  From left to right, Katie, Sandy, Indy, me, Val, Adolio, Peggy and Mor Mor.

eBay with Heart & Design with Heart……Lynn

Past Newsletters can be found on my blog. 

P.S.  If you have a friend who wants to sign up for this newsletter.

P.P.S  For those of you who don’t live close to Ventura…don’t forget you can shop our store online!
https://lynnsconsignment.ricoconsign.com/

082125 50% Off–Last Day 9/3….Lynn’s Latest #59

Store is now 50% off!  Most all of the fixtures have been priced–no additional discount on fixtures.  Hope to see you soon!

The Store is 50% off!  Shop now before we close to shoppers on September 3rd…in just 13 Shopping Days!

Consignors MUST PICK UP THEIR ITEMS prior to August 24th, or they will become the property of Lynn’s Consignments.

There are 14 shopping days left.  Here is our final schedule…..

This week 8/20 to 8/24 Weds through Sat 11 to 5 and Sun 11-3

Closed Monday, August 25.  I will be writing final checks (if requested) on this day…you may pick up or I will mail out on 9/3.

We will be open every day from Tuesday, August 26th until Wednesday, September 3rd.

11-5 everyday, except 11 to 3 on Sunday!

Anything that is not gone by September 3rd, will be donated to a local charity….the Boys & Girls Club, Battered Women or “Moving In” which provides homes for the homeless.

Just know,  that your things will go to a great cause.  Store is getting empty.  Kind of sad, but also kind of fun and exciting!  Bittersweet, as one might say.

Don’t miss out…things are moving fast and faster!

Pier One Rolling Racks are $75 for the shorter ones and $95 for the taller ones.  We have already sold all of the brown tall ones and two of the white tall ones.  If you are interested, get them now.  Also, all of the racks were originally brown, so if you do not like the white…it can be stripped off.

Welcome to Lynn’s Latest #000059

Thursday, August 21st, 2025
Volume VI  Issue 000059

I left off the last ezine with Mo and I going to the Sphere to see the virtual U2 concert with Griff’s husband Rob.  What a night!

Thursday was our last day at eBay Open and it was a bittersweet one….kind of a theme for this ezine.  eBay announced Griff’s retirement.  He was the 6th employee at eBay and was their spokesperson & Podcast host for years.  Very sad day for all eBay sellers and for Griff.  The end of an era.

After that retirement announcement, Mo and I went out to dinner with Griff and Rob.  It was a somber and sad dinner.   Then I flew up to Bellingham that night and Mo flew back to Palm Springs.

The next day would be my mom’s 89th birthday party.  It rained all day Friday for the party…ughhhh.  We still had a great time.

Two of my cousins showed up to the party.  Teresa and Walden who were my dad’s sister Marjorie’s kids.  It was great to catch up with them.

Walden even brought home baked pies! And Zach made it a special point to return from the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) just in time for the party. His last day was August 14th when he made it to the Canadian Border and my mom’s party was August 15th. What a kid! He did the entire thing, but says it is not something he would ever do again!

Here is Zach with Walden and the pies!

It was a fun party and great to hang out with some of my high school friends and my kids and my sister’s kids.  Back row, my nephews, Kai and Zach with me.  Front row, Larissa, Indy, Kathy Rutan, Leslie Arntzen and my mom’s friend Sharin Lewis.

When the party ended, we decided to watch the Reese Witherspoon movie (Wild) about her hike on the PCT. Jeff, Jen and Sam stayed to watch it with all of us and I ordered Taco Time for the group! It was a fun evening and so great for Zach to tell us what his experience was in contrast to the movie!

Here is is ending picture and final stats. What an accomplishment!

The next day I got a cute picture of my sister’s boys skipping rocks.  Can’t believe she has been gone 13 years.  Kai is officially taller than his older brother, Zach.

Time for an eBay score.  Mo found a bunch of these NOS (New Old Stock) bathing caps in the desert for $1 each.  They have been selling like crazy!  Who would have thunk it?  Sold for $23.49.  Score!  Anytime you can make 10 to 20x your investment on eBay it is a great day.

Check out the listing here.

The day after my mom’s party, we all went to Anthony’s for lunch.  I have been taking my kids there since they were tiny tots.  It is one of our favorite places and we got our favorite large round table.  Walden decided to join us and the table only holds 8, but we squeezed in and got all 9 of us seated comfortably.

After lunch, my kids and their cousins (Zach & Kai), headed to my cousin Walden’s ranch to check out his horses.  They had a blast and then went to Birch Bay to play miniature golf.  Such great memories in Bellingham for my kiddos.  And I LOVE getting together with family!

That night for me was a mini high school reunion at Kurt Lunde’s barn. It was super fun to catch up with everyone and talk about planning our big 45th reunion for next summer.

You have got to love the cake that Leslie got for the reunion.

The next day, Houston, Larissa, Indiana and I flew from BLI to LAX.  Jo Dallas had been sick all week and I didn’t get to see her at my mom’s party or at the reunion.  She was in Bellingham for her son’s birthday on Sunday, so she stopped in at the airport to say a quick hello.  Always great to see her!

Since I had flown out of Burbank to Las Vegas and then Las Vegas to Bellingham and then Bellingham to LAX….I did not have a car to drive home.

The kids and I ubered to Indy’s house and then they dropped me off at California Pizza Kitchen where I grabbed some dinner and called an Uber. I was taking a bag of Indy’s clothes to the store, so I looked like a crazy lady waiting for my ride with all of this stuff!

And speaking of Indiana, she has a show in West Hollywood on Friday night for any of you that are in the area.  I will be there and would love to see you!

Indiana has put together a great group of comics…some of my favorites…Isabel, Blake, Alice and of course Indy herself!

It was soooooo nice to get home after a full week on the road.  And to see Carlos and Cha Cha who I am sure missed me!  Monday, it was back to Fit Buddha (I hadn’t been in two weeks) and then Martini Monday with Marc.  Somethings never change….which is a good thing!

Here is a throwback photo of Marc and I during freshman year at USC.  It is going to  be our 40th college reunion this year…..Now that is CRAZY!

Time for an eBay score.  Sold this neat little fish platter for a best offer of $45.00 and it got shipped to Alabama.

Check out the listing here.

Tuesday, it was back to the grind.  And I am not kidding.  Xander and I borrowed Sandy’s truck and started moving my eBay merch.  Here is a link to a TikTok that I did about the process.

It was slow going with just Sandy’s truck, so on Saturday I will rent a uhaul and have both Xander and Kevin to help with the move.  We can only get one costco shelf and all of the items on it in one load.  We got two shelves moved on Tuesday and hopefully another two on Thursday.  I have 18 shelves to move.  10% progress so far!

On Tuesday night, Houston text me and said he was watching some of the old movies I had put on a thumb drive as a Christmas Gift.  He said, “U should seriously watch movie #15, it’s amazing.  Including a section where Uncle Lee films in a department store.”

So, I spent an hour on Tuesday night watching part of it.  There is still an hour left.  This is a “still photo” of some crazy beautiful footage of my sister trying to feed the deer at my mom’s house in Sudden Valley.  Bittersweet.  Fitting way to end this ezine.

OK, one last funny thing that Houston just posted.  It cracked me up!  Yes, that is my kid who rides his bike to Pepperdine for Law School and also rode his bike to the LA District Attorney’s office for his summer internship.  I guess he thinks that makes him cool!

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 MUST pick them up by 8/24 or they will become the property of Lynn’s Consignments.

2.) If it does sell before 8/24, you will receive payment for those items.  After 8/25, things will be liquidated and/or donated to The Boys & Girls Club, Battered Women or the “Moving In” Charity that helps to house the homeless.

3.) 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.
4.) I will be writing final checks on 8/25 and you can pick up or I will mail out after the store’s closing. Please get your name on my check writing list by calling the store.
Not many new arrivals. The FIXTURES are not discounted at all, but the rest of the store is 50% off!
Clothing Rack $75.00–Fixture—no additional discount.  May be picked up 9/3.
Costco Metal Bakers Rack $75.00 each – 10 in stock–Fixture—no additional discount.  May be picked up 9/3.
Cube Display $35.00 each – 2 in stock–Fixture—no additional discount.  May be picked up 9/3.
Z Rack $49.50 each – 3 in stock–Fixture—no additional discount.  May be picked up 9/3.
Smaller Metal Rack $29.50 each – 5 in stock–Fixture—no additional discount.  May be picked up 9/3.
For all of you, a huge thank you and shout out for being so amazing these past 7 1/2 years!  We LOVE you.  From left to right, Katie, Sandy, Indy, me, Val, Adolio, Peggy and Mor Mor.
eBay with Heart & Design with Heart……Lynn

Past Newsletters can be found on my blog. 

P.S.  If you have a friend who wants to sign up for this newsletter.

P.P.S  For those of you who don’t live close to Ventura…don’t forget you can shop our store online!
https://lynnsconsignment.ricoconsign.com/