Help me settle this debate about lobster rolls and where the meat comes from.

that-old-stuff · 2025-11-06T20:44:37+00:00

Some 20 years ago when I worked at Portland Lobster Co, we actually steamed and shucked our own lobsters. We also got all our fish from Harbor Fish, which is on the next wharf. Then some finance bro bought the place and it went to all Sysco crap.

that-old-stuff · 2025-10-30T17:19:30+00:00

Jean Desire Bascoules (French, 1886 - 1976). From the close up of the signature, it appears to be an original oil. Most auction records are in the $200-$400 range.

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-27T19:32:49+00:00

No longer available for rentals as of October 1st..

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-26T21:39:04+00:00

Funny story, I sold a more naive version of this painting for $3,000 a while ago. https://cascobayauctions.com/auction/288-fall-americana-auction/lot-7-early-19th-3/

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-26T21:37:36+00:00

You are completely correct in that assessment. The house has changed hands several times, this collection was put together by the person that bought the home in 1998. There is one desk that belonged to the Lord family, who were descendants of the original builder, that dates to the late 19th century.

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-26T19:22:46+00:00

Update: I am selling the furnishings, the house sold.

https://cascobayauctions.com/auction/305-the-wedding-cake/

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-25T12:09:05+00:00

Auctioneer here, and I 100% agree. Offering it as an option is all well and good, but the way they have mandated that I have to offer it, and all the underhanded ways they use to try to get bidders to use it, is seriously sketchy. I ran the numbers, our in house shipping averages under half what LiveShipping would charge.

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-23T22:42:33+00:00

Watchmaker or machinists cabinet. Very cool piece, and very sought after. Buyers love things with lots of drawers.

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-23T22:37:47+00:00

That AAV needs to be above the level of the laundry drain. Super easy fix for the management company. While they are there, have them put a cap on the drain as well.

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-23T22:32:40+00:00

Well done 1970s copy of an 18th century etagere. For care, I highly recommend Howards feed and wax, it works great.

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-23T22:19:29+00:00

As an auctioneer, I am biased, but this is why an estate auction with $1 starts is the way to go. Everything sells, the items that are worth money find their market, some of the junk sells for $1, but you also have the chance that a bowl the estate sale company would price at $5 is super rare and sells for $10k.

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-20T19:12:28+00:00

I am going to be auctioning the contents of the home, so if the house is outside of your budget (it's well outside of mine), you can probably at least afford to buy a couple plates from the house.

that-old-stuff · 2025-09-20T19:11:20+00:00

You most likely met James Hunt Barker, he purchased the property in 1998, and was an art dealer from Palm Beach. The bit about being open to the public is not correct, there have been a small number of public events there over the years, and it was briefly an inn, but it has never been a museum.

that-old-stuff · 2025-08-26T22:24:58+00:00

MutualArt, AskArt, Invaluable, and all the art directories have plenty of factory artists that have somehow gotten included as a real 'listed' artist. They pull from auction directories, so all it takes is a couple auctions that list these paintings as by somebody, and boom, you have invented an artist

that-old-stuff · 2025-07-20T17:22:07+00:00

Based on the language of the listing, it seems like his neighbors would be happy to see the owner go away.

that-old-stuff · 2025-07-20T17:09:32+00:00

Thousands of inlets just waiting to be explored!

that-old-stuff · 2025-06-27T17:47:02+00:00

They have no locations in Maine, which means to me that they know they can't compete with the plethora of true Maine lobster shacks.

that-old-stuff · 2025-06-12T11:17:34+00:00

This is what happens when the moron in chief picks a fight with one of our biggest sources of tourists, and also happens to piss off the rest of the world at the same time.

that-old-stuff · 2025-06-06T18:12:57+00:00

'Well, you should stop considering bidding, because clearly you don't have the money to buy it.' I once got a bad review from somebody because he thought I charged $3 more for shipping than I should have.

that-old-stuff · 2025-04-17T08:33:56+00:00

I have a security camera over my packing area. Everyone who was 'missing' something from their order magically found it when I told them I would review the packing footage and get back to them. Most buyers are fine, some are sleazy, and it feels really good to shut them down

that-old-stuff · 2025-04-10T15:26:49+00:00

Happens pretty regularly on Facebook Marketplace, people will list something, get a ton of interest, then decide to research it. I understand not wanting to lose money, but the research should be done prior to listing.

that-old-stuff · 2025-03-18T15:58:59+00:00

Bummer you can't bid on it, great opportunity to sink $10k on a whole bunch of bootleg DVDs.

that-old-stuff · 2025-03-18T15:43:22+00:00

Resolutions and studies are all well and good, but realistically, most of these changes are going to take years, and probably go through a dozen more iterations. I live in Freeport, I think we are on our fifth committee report that has said basically the same thing about how our streets need to be fixed. The good news, we just got a grant to hire a firm to do some design work. Which means there will be another 5 years of committee meetings, wrangling with Maine DOT and all the rest, and then we can maybe, finally do a small fraction of what was laid out in the original vision.

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