Pain in the Glass

I knew this experimenting with collecting carnival would not always be smooth sailing. Earlier in the week I went on the antique run looking for Carnival glass which there is an abundance of . BIG problem is there are thousands of pieces and types and there is no way to properly research a piece you find ( Okay, maybe if you have Iphone which I don't because I'm that vintage HaHa ) I will need to create a binder of print outs of what pieces to look for which would probably only be 1/4 of their pricing directory.  I snagged what seemed reasonable and of course I spotted some great pieces in the very overpriced antiques mall which is well...overpriced for me. I called my husband a few times to do some quick research for me when I thought I might of found an " investment piece" aka a price I didn't care for but is worth way more so I better get it. No luck there. They were priced exactly their worth.  So I came home with 3 bags of Marigold colored plates & goblets I blindly bought and rushed to research it's worth. Plates- total duds, worth exactly what I paid for them OUCH. Marigold water goblets turned out to be a better investment- spent under $20 but they worth a lil under $100 so not a total bust. It was " a learning  experience" and help me want to take a breather from living inside Carnival catalogs for a lil bit....Right now I have my eye on a vase auction that ends on Monday but it has alot of bidders but still low however I have a plan B if it goes higher then where I know where to find it elsewhere.