Shower Mom with a one of a kind surprise this Mother's Day!
9/16/2016
There's a Harvest Moon tonight.
5 Harvest Moon Fast Facts
The Harvest Moon is one that falls closest to the Autumnal Equinox.
Some of our favorite veggies are now at their peak.
The bright light of the moon aids farmers in working a little later..."by the light", sing along...
In China ... they'll be devouring moon cakes as part of the Autumn celebrations!
The full Harvest Moon will rise at sunset!
Oh and dear sweet vintage lovers, I'm having a Harvest Moon sale all weekend.
8/03/2016
Don't Let the Dog Days Get You Down
Our biggest Etsy sale of the year is on - Shop now!
I apologize in advance if the title of this promo suddenly brought back memories of that DREADFUL song by Florence and the Machine...no...I'm not a fan...not at all. I'm more of a Lana Del Ray girl myself.
Okay, let's get down to the facts: Where did the phrase dog days of summer come from?
I'm stating the obvious, but in short, the dog days are basically the hottest, stickiest, Lord I cannot breathe - wicked hot part of summertime.
In the history of team sports, the phrase took hold in American culture long ago, thanks to the baseball industry doing lots of advertising to get fans out to the baseball field to take in a hot afternoon game...or 7. If you're more of a science buff, the scientific origin is quite interesting ... this time of year technically "coincides with the heliacal rising of Sirius, the dog star, in the constellation Canis Major". (Ooh wow, now you know what inspired the Sirius XM logo...isn't history fun?)
So, now you know...wow the masses at your next cocktail party!
What does any of this have to do with my Etsy vintage shop? First and foremost, it's entirely too hot outside....this is just a small spoonful of history to add to your list of facts ... and I'm a firm believer that a little knowledge never hurt anyone. Secondly,(or 4th-ly?) I'm having this huge sale, that does NOT require you to shop all over town in hot temperatures! Let's be honest, 90% humidity + 95 degree days does not make this the ideal time of year to go digging through flea markets for antiques and vintage books, strolling through a street fair, or to run from one antique shop to another...(unless you're the kind of person who is realllly into that summer sauna feeling - go burning man go.) ... I am all for the hunt, but not so much during record breaking temps. I say skip the hot car, skip the sun beating down your neck in a concrete parking lot, and skip that poorly ventilated antique mall that may or may not have a few dealers who forgot to hit the showers before heading into their office...if you'd rather not get their drift (yes, there's a silly joke in there...somewhere)...click on over, shop small, and browse through 250+ well curated vintage items at Soaring Hawk Vintage...your order will be well packed and shipped promptly. All you have to do is unwrap and enjoy it in just a few days...no sweat equity required.
7/06/2016
It's July! Time for a BIG SALE!
After you finish lounging by the pool, swing by the shop to find a lovely piece of vintage decor or a fun old game for the beach house!
6/02/2016
Fly Dad Fly! Father's Day Sale at Soaring Hawk Vintage
Now through June 10th, 2016
SAVE 15% on any order $19.99+ with code "FLYDADFLY"!
* Most orders in the US include FREE SHIPPING *
4/01/2016
Use your Coupon Code! It's Moonlight Madness time at Soaring Hawk Vintage
Now through April 10th, 2016
SAVE 20% on any order $20+ with code "MOONGAZER"!
* Most orders in the US include FREE SHIPPING *
2/27/2016
It's My Birthday - Let's Take 10 Off Together
Celebrate my birthday with me this weekend!
SAVE 10% off of any item $10+ with code "BDAYTAKE10"
Valid through Monday, February 29th, 2016.
* Most orders within the US include FREE SHIPPING *
2/19/2016
Soaring Hawk Vintage Etsy Pop Up Sale ... Savings end 2/22.
POP-UP SALE!
Now through Monday, February 22nd, 2016
SAVE 15% off of any item $19.99+ with code "POPUP216"!
* Most orders in the US include FREE SHIPPING *
1/26/2016
Happy Chinese New Year from Soaring Hawk Vintage
Celebrate with the Hawk!
Now through Monday, February 8th, 2016 take $5 off any order of $24.99+ with code
"CNY2016"!
* Most orders in the US now include FREE SHIPPING *
1/09/2016
Winter Sale at Soaring Hawk Vintage on Etsy!
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| Hibernate with Soaring Hawk Vintage this winter and save! |
12/02/2015
Now through 12/31/2015, save $5 on any order $29.99+ with code
"MERRY2015". As a bonus, all buyers will receive a special thank you coupon code to use on their next purchase.
Hurry, most Christmas items will sell out before the big day!
Most orders ship same day or within 1 business day.
View Christmas shipping deadlines here.
11/28/2015
Shop Small This Weekend!
Support a woman owned small biz on Etsy! Now through Monday, take $10.00 off any order $49.99+ with code "SHOPSMALL2015"
Valid all weekend!
11/11/2015
Thoughts on Veterans Day at Soaring Hawk Vintage
I'm not doing a Veterans Day sale or promo this year, I must simply say thanks.
I've had the honor of hearing firsthand stories of Vietnam vets and a handful of WWII survivors that were nothing short of heart breaking ... you have been and are so brave.
Thank you.
10/31/2015
Soaring Hawk Vintage Halloween Sale on Etsy
Shop vintage, save $.
Use coupon code TREATME2015 in our Etsy shop and save $5 on any order of $25 or more!
Expires 11/2/2015...psst that means you can shop all Sunday!
Authentic vintage, rare books, decorative collectibles, ephemera, and more!
9/05/2015
Labor Day Sale at Soaring Hawk Vintage on Etsy!
Holiday weekend SALE!
- Use #couponcode LABORDAY2015.
- Valid now through 9/7/2015.
- Save $10 on orders of $49.99 or greater at checkout!
A woman owned, small business, nestled in the whispering pines of central North Carolina. When you #ShopSmall we all win!
P.S. ... Yes, I bargain, send your BEST offer.
6/10/2015
Is it Ebay Live or an Estate Sale?
Sunday morning I decided to pursue my fave pastime though, squeezing in a few estate sales before slumber party pick up time. One sale in particular had been drawing in my curiosity all weekend...a downsizing sale ... it was calling my name. It was the only featured sale from the Estatesales.org email that didn't have any photos, but it did have a laundry list of items. Still not one pic, odd. Hmm #1 ... in the sale description they noted that they were moving into a home half the size of their current one and no estate sale company was hosting it. Hmmm #2, I figured it had to be worth a stop. Now if you aren't in the know, Sundays are typically the final day of any tag sale and they're one of the best times to shop one, ESPECIALLY if you're a true bargain hunter or vintage dealer. Most items are half the cost of what they were on day one or two and if the seller hasn't had great sales, they're very receptive to negotiating prices to simply get the stuff OUT of their home. Half price on estate sale pricing is one of the best things on Earth! Two other bonuses: if it's an overloaded home (note: don't think hoarders, think a lifetime of generally well kept possessions), they'll still have LOTS and LOTS of stuff left on the final day and a bunch of items may make their debut on the last day because the homeowner didn't have the time or energy to get to them at the beginning. On the downside, sometimes Sundays can be a complete and total bust. If sales have gone well, there may not be enough left over to justify selling anything on Sunday and sellers will call it off early. If you thought that hot item would be there on day 2 or 3... sorry, no, it's probably not going to happen. And, yes, often the sellers are really tired and they aren't going to be so hap hap happy to deal with more customers or answer questions.
So, by now you're wondering, was this mystery sale a win or bust? Unfortunately, this sale gets a big fat "FAIL" rating in my book. There were lots and lots of items left in the home (that's a bad sign on day 3) and only a small area of the home was actually open for shopping. I have to say, that the ad felt a bit misleading once I stepped foot inside and found that only 3 rooms were open for the sale. Then I started to notice something rather odd around the house... papers - papers everywhere.. lots of printed out papers under everything...nearly every item had a color printout from eBay laying underneath or taped to each item for sale. What the? Did I just stumble into the Twilight Zone of estate sales? Apparently I fell into someone's idea of an estate sale vs. what one actually is. Somewhere, somehow, the homeowner here got the notion that they needed to justify prices by providing an eBay listing printout and placing it on or under every item. I guess they just couldn't stop with adding a pricing sticker on each item. Seller guilt? This was a first for me... I've seen thrift stores practice this occasionally to support a markup from the normal flat pricing, but never have I been to a tag sale where it was done across the board. If I can be blunt, there's no faster way to annoy your buyers (and I mean anger them) than by providing printouts from eBay listings or sales, with said items. Buyers will assume from the get go that you must be an irrational person and not even bother to try and negotiate. After all, you went to all that trouble to research and printout over 100 listing pages, but apparently never felt the need to go ahead and actually sell any of the items on eBay or any other online marketplace. Also, there are a LOT of insider ins and outs to eBay and other marketplaces. You may have chosen a listing of a different era or condition than your item, you may have printed out an active listing with pricing that is way off from the market value, or say a Buy It Now listing that is open to lower offers, or you've printed out a completed, but unsold listing. Please don't do this! Buyers really .... REALLY don't like it. You're item will likely never sell. All in all, I think this seller may have spent more on ink toner than they made in profit at their sale. You live, you learn.
Do's and Don'ts
- You can have a successful sale or you can have a fail sale. Don't hold your own estate sale if you've never had one before. If you do, better to call it a yard sale and expect yard sale prices.
- Hire a professional liquidator who knows the market, and even more so, the local market and will price your items attractively to sell.
- Do not base all of your pricing off of eBay listings.
- Do not printout eBay listing pages and tape them to your items.
- Do not tape anything to valuable items...you may well ruin or substantially downgrade the value by doing so.
- Do, place a string tag on items of value that will not damage the item.
- Don't make false claims about what is or isn't available in your ad.
- Provide a real assessment of what you're selling and good photos of key items.
- Don't run an estate sale ad without photos! Descriptions are good, but a picture is worth a thousand words. What may not mean something to you may mean something to a collector.
- Do adequate homework via multiple websites, the library, or better yet use an appraiser to provide sound pricing that takes condition and features into account on any item of value.
- Don't forget...you could be missing out on a lot of revenue by skipping use of an estate sale service provider... you may price a high value item way too low.
5/05/2015
Avoid Side Eye this Mother's Day, Vintage is Timeless
Nearly every mother likes to receive flowers, gifts, or a day off of cooking for Mother's Day ... but has your "go-to" routine of a free lunch and a greeting card gotten a little stale? For seasoned moms... gestures like these, while appreciated, are likely be considered as just that... gestures. Now who wants a gesture for Mother's Day? Okay... you ... over there in the far corner... quit waving your arms, lol.
Are you getting you "the look" now from dear sweet Mom? You know, the look that says PUH-LEASE, while serving up some side-eye? The I know you put this together at the last minute ...No worries, the Soaring Hawk is here to help save Mother's Day 2015 with our Vintage is Timeless Gift Guide.
Why not go vintage and skip the Hallmark store for once? A little card and a little spa certificate is always nice, but that certificate has an expiration date and I'd bet that poor mom will probably a wait several weeks to get in for an appointment. Boo Hiss. Oh and then there are just some mom's who don't care for the whole spa thing... your certificate may sit in a drawer for 6 months or even year before it gets used, if at all. It happens! It even happened to me once! Yikes. You might as well be making a cash donation to the spa of your choice. The reality? Some moms are literally too busy to find the time to use gift certificates... especially moms of young children. Does your Hallmark card really hold that much meaning if that same style of card has been mass produced and gifted to 1 million moms this holiday? I think not. It is the thought that counts... so lets take your well meaning and sincere thought to a whole new level.
Consider a beautiful gift of old instead. There's simply more meaning involved when you go with vintage. Gifting a rare piece of jewelry or a limited edition piece of porcelain tells Mom that you applied a little thinking ... you really took the time to consider what she loves. If it stands the test of time, that means love. From the mom point of view, knowing that she has a rare item on hand, one that perhaps no one else owns or is only one of a few remaining in the world... well... that's special. That's thoughtful. That will not get you side eye... it may however render happy tears....so have some emergency tissue on hand and ready. Disclaimer.. this type of gift giving also applies to birthdays, graduations, father's day, weddings, and anniversaries.
It's not too late to right the ship. Fly into Soaring Hawk Vintage now, browse around your desired section to see what would be a great fit for mom. If you live in the US, select Priority Mail shipping, I can get your gift there by Sunday...simply order no later than Wednesday, May 6th, before 5PM EST. I accept, PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, Etsy Gift Cards, and more..and you don't have to have a PayPal account to use PayPal.
10 Thoughtful Mother's Day Gift Ideas
5/02/2015
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Support the small stacks.
O yea Oyea! Like me I'm sure you're also celebrating the birth of the newest Royal Princess (YAYYY!!!!!) !!! BUT... It's Independent Bookstore Day ... make sure you turn off the tv, go outside (or knowing you, dear readers... find a cozy corner inside), and read a book today! Support your local independent book store... as in bypassing the big chains...I'll give you a hint ... BN, WB, AMZ, BB...etc... and shop the little shops... like me! Whether you choose to spend your hard earned dollars with me or another independent book shop, you'll be supporting the local economy... not a behemoth corporation, ahem. Spend wisely! As much as I'd love to, I can't lure you in through my imaginary shop doors to woo you with local micro brews, fresh espresso, and trays full of vegan delights, but...here is what I can do...
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| Support Independent Bookshops |
I invite you to peruse the doors of my virtual bookstore today and consider supporting this indy book/antique shop. Through my shop on Etsy, I offer a variety of vintage and antique wares, BUT I also have a keen focus on rare and collectible books! The benefit? You can browse through the stacks of my shop in your pj's, drinking whatever you've got in the fridge, don't worry if you haven't brushed your hair yet... that's okay... The Rare and Antiquarian Books section of Soaring Hawk Vintage awaits. As an indy bookseller and collector.... I have sooooo many books in my collection, that I will be spinning off a new bookshop online by fall, 2015. Stay tuned for more on that through the summer.
A few book highlights...
Boxing and Self Defense Taught by the Marshall Stillman Principle First Edition
Lovecraft
Roy Rogers from the 1940s
True Dog Stories from the 1930s
Sinclair Lewis
Vintage Diana Thorne from the 1930s
Vintage Ruth Easthill from the 1930s
and if you're in search of a title I haven't listed yet... let me know... I just may have it on hand.
4/14/2015
Etsy Treasury Fan? ME TOO!
If you're as BIG a fan of Etsy Treasuries as I am ... you know ... the GOOD ones ... give The Etsy Treasury Hunter a visit ... there's a daily theme running with the best treasuries out there. Be sure to visit my latest creation Vintage Game Night....because it's always entertaining to watch Aunt Martha come UNGLUED if she thinks someone is cheating at gin.
4/10/2015
Doris Envy! L.A. Frockstars Thoughts on the Chicago Trip
I think I'm in shock that they shipped their purchases back to LA...in big boxes... I mean ... certain things... I just don't know about that one. I think they used FedEx to ship back... "all 14 boxes" ...(oh yes...I was looking hard at the delivery man's uniform at the end of the episode.... a trusted shipper of Doris Raymond is a shipper I'll trust too). I would have personally made a roadtrip out of the event and driven my overloaded u-haul truck back to L.A. ....with my priceless vintage fashions... but maybe that's just a tad dramatic? :)
Happy Friday!
later :)
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