Vintage Mercantile & Auction

Vintage Mercantile & Auction Vintage merchandise, Sports cards and weekly auctions. We consign and buy complete collections.

SWING! Happy Tax Day Auction! Another Auction is up and waiting for you to bid! -
04/13/2026

SWING! Happy Tax Day Auction! Another Auction is up and waiting for you to bid! -

SWING! Another Auction is up and waiting for you to bid! -
03/17/2026

SWING! Another Auction is up and waiting for you to bid! -

YIPPEE Another Auction Closing Soon -
03/02/2026

YIPPEE Another Auction Closing Soon -

YIPPEE Yet another Auction is live! We are closing Wednesday.... -
02/17/2026

YIPPEE Yet another Auction is live! We are closing Wednesday.... -

We did it again! We’ve found an incredible fairly local item! This is the former signage for The Charles R. Conner Museu...
02/04/2026

We did it again! We’ve found an incredible fairly local item! This is the former signage for

The Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, WA.

Item just went live starting today! Drop a follow, a like or just watch it build the suspense with us!

https://ebay.us/m/cWa8Yq

Key Historical Details

Origin (1894): The museum began after Charles R. Conner acquired two carloads of specimens—including anthropology, geology, and biology—from the Chicago World's Fair for the young Washington Agricultural College.

Official Naming (1914): The collection was formally named after Conner to honor his contribution to the university.

Evolution of Focus: Originally a general museum, it shifted focus over time toward vertebrate zoology.

Location: Located on the first floor of Abelson Hall on the WSU campus.

The Collection Today

Public Exhibits: Features over 700 mounted specimens of birds and mammals, primarily from the Pacific Northwest.

Research Collection: Holds more than 65,000 specimens (including amphibians, reptiles, and fish) used by scientists and researchers, which are generally not on public display.

Operation: The museum is open to the public with free admission.

Note: In the 1949-1950 period, the original natural history collection was split, and the non-biological (anthropological) items were moved, leaving the Conner Museum to focus on natural history.

12/19/2025

We are open today and tomorrow 11-5 for you to get your treasures before Christmas! Did a quick video of some of the fun stuff we just got in! Or shop EBay store many items you won’t see in the store!

https://www.ebay.com/str/vintagemelissa

Many conversations end up asking us what is our favorite or oddest item we have sold. Right now our favorite would be th...
12/06/2025

Many conversations end up asking us what is our favorite or oddest item we have sold. Right now our favorite would be the Buttermilk Crock story….. we found it on FB Marketplace and struck a deal with the current owner then we gambled and put it in auction on EBay…. It sold for $6400! We held our breath for a week while it traveled to its new home. Now it sits with its smaller twin!

John went a little holiday festive crazy and we’ve added hundreds of Christmas ornament & Vintage Chrimas to our eBay st...
12/05/2025

John went a little holiday festive crazy and we’ve added hundreds of Christmas ornament & Vintage Chrimas to our eBay store & inside the shop! We have (8) Huge boxes full still yet to process! If you’re looking for ornaments and wanna come spend some time either online shopping them from our eBay store or in the shop we welcome you!

https://ebay.us/m/6UIHB0s

Address

5005 N Market Street
Spokane, WA
99217

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 6pm
Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+15092948500

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