Rita Ranch Estate Sale 3,500+ Items! 30% Off Saturday! (Rita rd/Nexus rd)

We held an estate sale in this house back in June, but the sale did not even remotely clear the house.  We believe this was mainly because of us having a large amount of items, the summer heat, and the fact that there were no snowbirds n town.  We still have somewhere between 3,300 to 3,700 tems to sell across at least 30 major categories.  In other words, this is still what you would call a PACKED house! where we have added around 400 new items since June.  Prices are, in general, the same as the June sale, with only a few slightly higher, but on the maybe 200 items where we did maybe change a price, the prices are slightly lower by about a 3 to 2 margin. We believe our prices were right in line with estate sale company prices (if not even slightly lower in many categories ), and the traffic was lower than expected because there were zero snowbirds in town.  According to AI and FYI, snowbirds make up between 30% to 40% of all estate sale traffic in Tucson in the winter season! :)

We are offering 30% off all marked prices on Saturday and 50% off on Sunday on most items.  On Saturday, the only item that will have an exception to this is the antique, 1920s Austrian 11 piece dining suite.  Sunday will be 50% off the marked price on 98% to 99% of all items.  But the discounts are even slightly higher because there is No Sales Tax!

Here are the main categories of items for sale:

Antique furniture:  1920s antique Austrian, Acacia wood 11 piece dining suite with dining table, one leaf, six chairs (can seat up to eight people ), wine cabinet, china cabinet and buffet. A beautiful dining suite at a very reasonable price.

(2) 1910s antique Gunn Barrister Four stack bookcases, A+ condition!, refinished in 1997 but it still has that nice "antique look"

Antique, Turn of the Century, Loveseat and Chair set, along with another beautiful antique chair that is from exactly the same era

Antique books:  We still have over 70 antique books from the 1870s to 1930s with several from famous authors, prices are very reasonable

Kitchenware:  This is a big category where we have over 400 items for sale at very reasonable prices, including clear glass, colored glass, Pyrex, coffee mugs, pots and pans, dinnerware, silverware, coffee makers and coffee pots, etc.

Women's designer clothing:  Another big category with over 250 items (we gave to Goodwill the ones since last time that were either slightly damaged or lower in value ) with names such as Ralph Lauren, Donald Pliner and other mid range names, etc. These did not sell well in the June estate sale because they are mainly winter and early spring clothes.  Many sweaters and jackets.  Many scarves, hats and gloves!  Maybe about half of them are from the 1960s through 1990s and the other half are much more recent, contemporary.  Sizes mostly M and L.

Women's designer shoes:  We have over 70 pairs of these, both vintage and contemporary, brand names like Donald Pliner and Clarks. Sizes mainly 8 to 9.

Women's handbags and purses:  You will see much more of these than at the average estate sale as we have over 50 of them! :)  Coach and many nice, mid range brands, several of them would be leather

Men's clothes:   Less than three dozen of these, mainly sizes L and XL along with men's suit coats, pullovers and jackets and a few men's shoes, sizes 11 to 12.  We have over 40 men's ties at very reasonable prices!

Athletic shoes:  We have around 50 pairs of mainly Nike athletic shoes, both casual and basketball shoes, maybe 10 to 12 of them being ladies shoes, around 5 children's shoes and the rest are Men's athletic shoes.  Sizes vary.  Men's sizes  are between mainly 8.5 to 12.

Wall Art:  We have over 75 pieces of really nice artwork! about 25% of them being original paintings, along with a double signed sketch print by Leslie Cope in 1989 and a signed serigraph by Jack Hofflander in 1980.

Cacti:  We have about 30 cacti for sale, mostly Agave cacti, at very reasonable prices, in very small to large sized pots (please see photos )

Books:  We have over 250 books for sale, mostly nonfiction but a few fiction, both vintage and contemporary, and over maybe 75 magazines for sale

Electronic items:  A nice little selection of both vintage and contemporary electronic items.  Many of them are tested, but a few are not because of scarcity of batteries and time constraints, but there are four or five that we marked "needs repair" or needs part, where we believe the item still has value

Music Books and Sheet Music:  This is one of the new items that we have in this estate sale, from storage, and it is the biggest new item.  We have somewhere around 300 music books, sheet music (not photocopied music, we have this particular item in five boxes below the main table of music books for sale ) and educational music book items for sale.  Many of these are antique and more than half of them are vintage.  Schirmer's, Belwins, and other high quality brands. Piano, organ, vocal, clarinet, recorder and other small instruments and hymnal music

Bathroom items:  Several dozen very useful bathroom items, from knee wraps, adult care items, brushes, combs, little mirrors, make up and accessory bags, etc.

Oriental and other Rugs:  A few of these are antique, many vintage and they are various sizes.  About 20 of them, small to large.

China:  We have over two dozen pieces of China, both antique and vintage, such as Haviland, Noritake, and unbranded items.  There is a 16 piece teacup and saucer Noritake set and a couple of other small sets and individual items

1930s/40s vintage Donkey Toy Figurine Collection and other knickknacks and collectibles.  The donkey toy collection is in excellent condition for its age and they're very reasonably priced.  There are collectibles here and there across several categories, including an antique birdcage stand and a 1940s brass floor lamp

78 Records, CDs, VHS, Blu-ray, and DVDs:  We have a large amount of these except for VHS and they are all very reasonably priced.  The 78 records range mostly from 1903 to 1929 and a few have a decent to good value

Office supplies:  A few dozen office supplies including a nice Brother dw-2550 printer, a brand new unassembled wooden laptop stand, phone chargers, scissors, staplers, pens, boxes, etc. A few vintage, but mostly recent office supplies

Furniture:  Along with nice, antique furniture, we have a few furniture items such as a two-piece nice, heavy stone tile coffee table and end table, three wooden coffee tables, an executive chair, a vintage wicker cabinet, a nice, vintage 4 ft. wooden table, a 1910s mahogany dresser that is not too big or heavy, and we may have a few 4 ft., 5 ft., 6 ft., and maybe 8 ft. folding tables available for sale after 12:00 p.m. on Sunday at very reasonable prices 

Children's:  We have a closet full of children's toys, board games, and educational items.  Five bags full of "stocking stuffers" for children ages 3 and 8 years old! :)

Jewelry:  Maybe around 175 pieces of jewelry.  Bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and brooches, many of them vintage pre 1980.  No expensive jewelry, everything is marked at $50 or less and most items are in the $5 to $15 range, before discount

Lamps:  We have everal table and floor lamps for sale, including a 1940s brass floor lamp that works!

Antique Silverware:  We have mainly antique, but some vintage silverware along with contemporary Two antique silverware sets and three vintage wooden flatware chests, various antique silverware pieces such as Oneida and Wallace.

Christmas and Holiday Decor:  We have mostly Christmas items and they are both vintage and contemporary, such as ornaments, two wreaths, several Santa's and Christmas dolls, miscellaneous useful Christmas decor and a little other holiday decor

Linens:  A decent to good amount of these, quite a few pillows, a few blankets, sheets, pillow cases, and two nice comforter and pillow sets for sale

Storage and organization:  We have two small file cabinets and about 15 baskets for sale (one of them is a nice, large basket that can hold clothes and other items ), a few with fruit decor in them.

Silverplate:  20-25 pieces of silverplate, both antique and vintage, many brand names,.  Some are higher quality pieces

Tools:  We have over 75 tools and accessories left in the garage, all very reasonably priced

Youth baseball/softball equipment:  Baseball and softball helmets, baseball and softball gloves, and two large baseball equipment bags for sale

This is not at all an exhaustive list of items...but It gives you a good idea to what we have in this estate sale!!  God bless!