I Buy WNY

I buy new and used items, purchase small estates, and help businesses liquidate unwanted inventory.

01/29/2025

BRING BACK BEAUTIFUL BOOKS

01/13/2025

When you find hundreds newspapers from the 1850s and 1860s, you buy them! Instead of growing mold in a New York barn, they've gone back to their place of origin in Wisconsin. If you've got treasure that needs a new home - reach out!

11/10/2024

We spend our days moving through a sea of objects. Most are impersonal and sterile, but some are alive with meaning and stories. This is an antique "Coltello d'Amore," or "love knife." Hand-made from bone and horn in central and southern Italy, lovers would decorate and exchange them, usually as part of betrothal and marriage. The blade reads, "Costante li sarò" (I will be constant) and features an image of the beloved. She and the knife's maker are long gone, but their love lives on hundreds of years later in this beautiful object.

10/29/2024

Boo! If you've got piles of junk scaring you, contact me (no postcard needed).

10/18/2024

There's nothing like the colors of Fall.

08/14/2024

Gold. Human hair. A smiling photograph. These things are combined to make this Victorian mourning bracelet. In the late 1800s, mourning jewelry, often featuring locks of hair, was a popular way to remember a lost loved one - a way to keep them near.

It’s a sobering fact that the vintage and antiques business is intertwined with death. People collect and care for things, they die, and someone like me helps to pass their treasures on to someone else who will appreciate them. Done right, it’s a way of honoring a person’s life.

Perhaps more than anything else I’ve found, this bracelet seems to immortalize a person. A boy smiles at us across a hundred years; he is literally woven into the object. Maybe he’d be gratified that a part of him still survives - but I think he’d be more moved to know that someone loved him, missed him, and wanted to hold him close.

07/07/2024

It used to be these were uncool, now these t-shirts are what the cool kids wear.

06/22/2024

Went out to buy clothing, came back with art!

06/14/2024

Nothing like some country-style picking. Can't wait to test out the walking sprinkler!

05/10/2024

Here are just a few titles from a massive book collection that came my way. Ancient languages, botany, history - something for everyone!

03/21/2024

Extra! Extra! Read all about this hefty piece of Buffalo history. Originally part of a wagon used on a delivery route, I love the font and the crisp color. This one's available if you're interested!

03/03/2024

From war trophies to whiskey jugs, Western New York is filled with history. If you've got old stuff cluttering your house, get in touch - you'll get cash, and I'll make sure your items find a home with someone who will treasure them.

01/31/2024

I've got both eyes open looking for unusual things to buy. Today was optometry equipment! Reach out if you've got something weird, wild, or wonderful.

12/05/2023

I bring unwanted things to the people that will treasure them. And while I rarely know what happens to the things I buy after they're sold and shipped off, today I got to see Jack reunited with posters from a play he starred in decades ago. That's him on the poster!

10/26/2023

One man's trash...

I make sure to donate or recycle the things I find and can't use. Today I was at the scrapyard and spotted this beauty sitting out on the floor. I asked about it and was told some kids brought it in to be scrapped, but the yard can't take fire extinguishers because of potential biohazards.

I asked if they'd be willing to sell it to me and was stunned when I was told to just take it. It's "The Ecnarusni Fire Extinguisher" from Buffalo, New York in copper and brass. It would shine up nicely, but I think I prefer it this way. Treasure doesn't always sparkle.

09/24/2023

Tick-tock, summer has ended and these are some of the highlights from the last treasure hunt of the season. But even though the warm weather ends, buying never stops! If you've got old watches, antique photographs, or even Geiger counters - send me a message!

09/14/2023

Every grandpa has one of these safety razors in a drawer somewhere, and I can see why you'd never throw one away. In contrast to today's razors, they're strikingly permanent, simple, and masculine. I love buying vintage barber supplies and razors. There's a strong collector base and a growing group that shave with them. Grandpa knew what he was doing when he kept his around.

08/28/2023

Most would look at these and see old, discolored knives. But if a knife blade is rusty or discolored, it means it is made with carbon steel instead of stainless steel, which some chefs prefer. If you've got some old cutlery taking up space in your kitchen, send me a message before you toss it!

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What if your fiance gave you a pocket knife instead of a ring? That's not far from what happened with this antique Italian love knife - and the story is beautiful. #pocketknife #antique #romantic

I love finding things that reveal a forgotten part of American history, and this piece was fun to play with. Even though the horrors of World War 2 mostly stayed off of American soil, cities like Buffalo, New York - where this air raid siren was found - prepared for potential bombings and invasion. The Office of Civilian Defense and its air raid wardens worked to make sure Americans were ready. Follow this page to see what other treasures I find in Western New York. #WNY #buffalony #history #ww2 #sirens

I travel around looking for unique things to buy and sell, and when a local optician said this mystery disc was destined for the scrapyard, I had to save it. In the end, I learned a lot about how the brain perceives things. Do you see a tunnel or a hill? #buffalo #WNY #opticalillusion #hypnotic

People need to save all the money they can these days, so it hurts to see people paying over-the-counter prices for shipping labels. Watch to learn how to save money by printing your own labels. #shipping #postoffice #frugal #thrifty #savemoney

How Hungry College Kids Named an Iconic Toy. I found this Frisbies Pie tin in a recent collection buy-out, and I thought the name had to more than a coincidence. Turns out, this east-coast company has a lot to of with the roots of the Frisbee we know and love today. #history #frisbee #yaleuniversity

When Carhartt's Logo Was a Pun - I've been a Carhartt fan for a long time, so I was thrilled to finally find a vintage piece with their old logo. This denim apron came out of the estate of a railroad employee near Buffalo, New York and the logo features a pun on the name that hearkens back to Carhartt's origins. #history #railway #carhartt #workwear #buffalo #wny

Weasels Ripped My Flesh - 1950s Men's Sweat Mags. This pile of vintage adventure magazines were discovered in a basement in Western New York, and they are a fascinating trip through time. With names like Rugged Men, Rage for Men, and Man to Man, they feature ridiculous retro clickbait and thirst-traps. #pulpmagazine #history #magazine #adventure

Doubted, Copied, Forgotten - the story of Ra-Pid-Gro: The Miracle Plant Food. When I picked this sign up in an estate buy, I had no idea how interesting the story of the brand would be. It's fascinating how timing and marketing often have more to do with a business's success than a great product or being first to market. #wny #history #buffalo #miraclegro #gardening #DansvilleNY #rapidgro #advertisingsign

Did the diner kill Buffalo's best coffee? I search Western New York for treasures to buy and sell, and when I came across this unassuming little jar, I had no idea it came from a lost era of American dining: the lunch counter. We tend to think of the American diner as iconic, but as changes in consumer spending, culture, and transportation ended the lunch counter, could franchising, drive-throughs, and delivery doom the diner? #buffalony #wny #history #dinersdriveinsanddives #Diners #LakeEffectDiner #decorestaurant

I search Western New York for treasures to buy and sell. I found this amazing photograph of Company C of the 302nd Engineers and dove into their exploits. #reelsfb #history #WW1 #worldwar1 #engineering #wny #buffalony

$250, An Iowa Grave, and Australian Lumberjacks - Frictionite 00 Hone #history #Buffalo #wny