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Home / What to Collect / ... ebay, etsy, craigslist

Merry Mint-In-Box (MIB) Madness from etsy

pam kueber - Updated: April 12, 2020

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.

new-old-stock-bikini

Heading toward the holidays, I also will focus on uncovering MIB merry magic over on etsy.com. Like this itsy bitsy teeny weeny flower power tiki bikini from VerucaVintage.

wintuck-orlon-sweater-mint-in-box

I think Etsy’s prices are usually just great. And no auction drama. Vintage orlon Wintuck sweater in original box from ToHellinAHandbag. I have a sweater like this, but not MIB. Nice.

vintage potholders

Vintage potholders from ShopGoodGrace. Retro Moms and Dads would love new potholders!

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  1. Magnarama says

    October 10, 2009 at 8:32 am

    Thanks Pam! I’d love to see it get a loving home.

    For about 12 years I’ve been collecting those midmod glass coffee carafes & their accessories that were made by so many different houseware companies. I just love the way they were designed to look like industrial laboratory glass implements. And all their different shapes and warmers/stands make fabulous display items in the kitchen.

  2. pam kueber says

    October 8, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    ooooh magnarama, i like it! i’ll spotlight it in the next go round

  3. Magnarama says

    October 8, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    Ooops, should have said I’ve had that waffle set in my Etsy shop for ages….

  4. Magnarama says

    October 8, 2009 at 7:13 pm

    That dress is the ginchiest! I’m in South Carolina, might have to trundle up to Charlotte to see you after all these years of reading RetroReno.

    I’ve had a MIB ’69s pyrex waffle set (butter & syrup warmers, with coffee carafe) for ages now that I can’t believe no one has snapped up. It’s so groovy, and its box even folds into a display piece:

    http://tinyurl.com/yf6avtk

  5. Jennifer says

    October 7, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    I love your new dress! I’m often a victim of my own ebay/etsy posts as well. It really is very hard to control it.

  6. teresa says

    October 7, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    Wow! Fantastic finds all around!! (Especially loving the bikini!!) Loving your blog. 🙂

  7. Annie B. says

    October 7, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    Holy Moly! What a dress. Love the neckline, too. I’ll bet that several strands of pop-it beads would complement it nicely. Just might have to attend the home show in March.

  8. Tut says

    October 7, 2009 at 10:58 am

    I’ll marry any woman in that dress.

    Not to creep you out or anything. 🙂

  9. Erin in Ohio says

    October 7, 2009 at 9:50 am

    Love the dress! I purchased one on eBay a few years ago that is the exact same cut, style, and fabric type (“Feels like a stiff wool-y material but it’s definitely synthetic.”), but in a blue-green-cream more abstract print. Like yours, mine was NOS. You will definitely turn heads in this dress! Enjoy!

  10. denise says

    October 7, 2009 at 7:47 am

    My oh my, love the dress!! and you’re right, they won’t be listening…they’ll be oggling and heads will be turning as people pass by you and you’ll overhear “WOW, GREAT DRESS!”

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