While I enjoy going to garage and estate sales for the thrill of the hunt, it's always nice when I can make a little scratch from my finds. Thinking back to my childhood, I guess I've always tried to make a buck where I could.
There were the "original" Spider-man stories I sold which were actually one-page typed, worked over retellings of episodes of the 1967 Spider-man cartoon which I watched religiously every day after school. I sold those for fifty cents each to willing (read gullible) classmates. Then there were the hand-drawn comic strips featuring my own creations which I would sell for a quarter a piece. Perhaps I was taking advantage of my classmates, but at least they were getting a deliverable product for their money.
When I found this vintage '70's squirt ring at an estate sale a few months ago, my mind spun back (foreshadowing pun intended) to the 5th grade and an unrealized business venture.
