Picking in NWA!

Jim and I had a fun experience the other day...we got to pick an old abandoned house!  I know to some of you, that might not seem like a fun thing to do, but it was a blast!  We are both a really big fan of American Pickers on the Discovery channel  and we have always wanted to be able to go into a place (not a flea market or auction) and have the OK to just dig and get dirty and see what kind of treasures we could find.
If you haven't heard of this show click on the picture to check out their website!

The house we picked is up the road from where we live.  It's been abandoned ever since we moved in.  We happened to be driving by and the new owner was getting ready to do some work in the yard.  He is also a neighbor so we stopped to chat and see what was up with the house.  He said that he was trying to get the yard up to city code and that they were going to be tearing down the house soon.  I explained to him what we do and asked if we could look around and see if there was anything we would be interested in buying out of the house before they tore it down.  He agreed, so we went to picking!  He did say that his wife was also interested in seeing what kind of treasures could be found, so we just made a list of what we were interested in and made an offer. 

Some of the items we found included: vintage wall clocks, pyrex dishes, assorted milk glass pieces, a pair of hobnail lamps, a corner pantry with glass front doors, misc framed art, cast iron stand (possibly for an ashtray), set of green vintage drinking glasses and matching pitcher, pink depression glass cake stand and other misc glass pieces.  There were a couple more furniture pieces we might be interested in but can't make a good offer until we can move them and confirm the condition is ok.  There was also some closets I couldn't check because there was so much stuff in the floor, so there could be more treasure, it will just take getting in there with the proper shoes and enough time to be more thorough!

As we were getting ready to leave his wife showed up.  She is supposed to be checking out the items on our list and getting back with us.  We didn't' get to leave with anything but hope to be hearing from them soon.  There was also a shed that supposedly has more treasure in it.  I would love to be able to get in that shed!  We were very happy that they allowed us to look around.

If you have an old house or barn or shed that might have some hidden treasure in it and would like to make some cash, send me an email, we would love to come by!

Have a great day!
Casey