Where do you buy your vintage lamps?

[Music in a bottle]

I see a number of people here who have numerous lamps, and I know that Ebay is a friggin fortune. I just bought my 3rd lamp from Craigslist for 5 dollars. It's an older lamp from the mid 1970s and it works great. So where do you get your lamps from at an affordable price, and I'm talking about the claassic lamps?

[Mark Goo]

Well, all the lamp prices seem to be going up, but I have bought the majority of mine on ebay. I also enjoy finding cheap deals at flea markets, but you can not expect to find the classic rare lava lamps there. I watch a lot of ebay auctions and only bid at the last minute and when I think it is a deal. Usually, though, others have already started running the price up!

BTW, welcome to the Goo!

[Music in a bottle]

Well, thank you so much. I am certainly eager to learn more about these lamps and will likely be spending all my spare money on them on e bay! I do employ bid sniper, but You still are gonna pay for the rare and delux lamps! I like vintage Marantz audio gear from the 1960s. Here again, on e bay, you'll pay the maximum plus 20 percent. What do you do? Sort of sucks. Delighted about my $5 find. Will post pictures tuesday.

[Keith]

Thrift stores, flea markets, yard sales. I just picked up a century lamp for $10.00 at a thrift store. I have between 30 and 40 lamps now (I think). Only two were bought new. And all were under $20.00 except one of the new ones, it was $49.95 in 1991.

[Keith]

And craigslist. I found 6 32oz globe for $30.00 last year.

[Modulo '70]

Yes there are still bargains to be found. I picked up a 1970's Crestworth Telstar for 2 pounds last year and a couple of months ago, my friend Paul picked up a Mathmos Glitterball for a measely 1 pound. Both these lamps normally go for at least 30 pounds on Ebay or other internet auction sites.

[Music in a bottle]

Awesome! I will be posting pictures of the Lava Lamp I'm buying today for $5. He says she's an older lamp and the guy, whom I have met before, is in his late 70s early 80s. We'll see. Could be a pile of crap! I hope not though. Wish me luck!