2024 Garage Sale Thread (13th Annual)

[Private Lugnutz]

I have no idea if it's still there, but it was in 2012! Just a storefront, really. But if you think about how small they are, it doesn't take much space to fit 10s of 1,000s of them.

 

[Outlawmws]

Sadly its gone, A short history in Wikipedia, and some excerpts:

The Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia, located in Burlingame, California, opened in 1995 and was run by Gary and Nancy Doss, who had been collecting Pez dispensers for more than a decade.[1][2]

In 2004, the museum expanded and added the Classic Toy Museum, which featured well-known toys and related memorabilia. Toys on display included Tinker Toys, Erector Sets, Lincoln Logs, Mr. Potato Head, View-Masters, Colorforms, Lego, Play-Doh, Slinkys, and more.[6] Part of the display included the Banned Toys Museum, which featured toys that were recalled or banned for a variety of reasons, such as for safety or appropriateness.

In 2009, the Pez company sued the museum for trademark infringement and demanded all profits from the museum's 14 years in business. [7] [8] The suit was settled out of court in 2010 and museum was allowed to stay open. [9]

The museum permanently closed in July 2019.[10]

I don't see how Pez can claim infringement for display of their product. and they should have been couner sued...

 

[Outlawmws]

there may be a Pez Museum in PA?:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.ph...uZr3w5qT9ORy128nJ5rNXmrLhS1mgC-7V5CzqpLk&_rdr

And in Utah sort of? https://www.tooeleonline.com/articles/hometown/pez-in-erda/

And Pez has a visitors center in Connecticut: https://us.pez.com/pages/hours-and-location

And I think I'm done in the Pez rabbit hole!

 

[craftsman creep]

Todays rainy day junk store adventure 7 bucks for everything
Screwdrivers
Hammer
Pliers never seen that style of pliers before the utica
File card and a craftsman DOE and some miscellaneous stuff

T handle Allen wrench and a great neck Allen wrench think

 

[3baygarage]

You guys (especially Outlaw) need to check out “The Pez Outlaw” Netflix documentary. It’s entertaining to say the least. The guy was a machine operator who made millions smuggling rare Pez over here from Europe.

 

[Debcrow]

New Britain pickle fork E-60, Three Lectrolite wrenches with no maker marking, Bonney Slim Line 1118 wrench,
Billings Spencer 1128 35 USS 9/16 5/ 8, Made in U.S.A. Cad plated 9/16 no maker mark and a WALKER Mercer PA 9/16 5/8 (which I cannot find and reference for this company)

 

[Outlawmws]

and some miscellaneous stuff

"Whats in the Box"? (Altoids)

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Sadly its gone,

What is wrong with people!? Yeah, let's just squash this little place in California that expresses a cultishly loving and dedicated obsession for collecting our product that couldn't possibly make any serious dent in our books with its meager foot traffic and promotes the fame of our name for free.

 

[Outlawmws]

You guys (especially Outlaw) need to check out “The Pez Outlaw”

You must have missed this:

And I think I'm done in the Pez rabbit hole!

 

[Outlawmws]

Yeah, let's just squash this little place

Especially since it's FREE ADVERTISING AND CAN ONLY HELP OUR SALES...

 

[craftsman creep]

"Whats in the Box"? (Altoids)

Ear plugs

 

[Squez]

Went back to that guy on the road again today ended up making a deal on the cornwell box for my buddy… I pilled up
Par-x 1/4 ratchet 1/4 driver 3 & 6 in 1/4 extensions
Sk 1/4 driver
3/8 proto breaker bar
Kd Hose pliers
Plvmb 5/8 combo
After making the deal for my buddy on the box the guy told me I could have them along with the radon **** in the box he didn’t take out.. mostly **** but some brake bleeders and master cylinder bleeder a Barrett brak chek ker Sun pro dwell/tach along with **** I put in the trash


This is what we were looking through.. odd for we’re I live or I wouldn’t post it

 

[3baygarage]

Especially since it's FREE ADVERTISING AND CAN ONLY HELP OUR SALES...

Now you really need to watch the documentary.

 

[BlueBomber]

Nothing happening in my part of New England this weekend, so I thought I'd post a few items from my late father's shop. I brought these home after Christmas last month, but only just unloaded them from the truck.



The cylinder ridge reamer, cylinder hone and drum brake tool are items I remember from my teenage years when I first caught fire for classic cars and rebuilt the 235 straight six and brakes in my first car, a $200 '60 Bel Air (my avatar). These tools were my Dad's from his early 30s, when he was working on a '55 Chevy pickup. Dad's been gone four years now, but I feel him at my elbow when I see his tools in my garage.

The other tools were more recent acquisitions of his. Dad never bought better than Craftsman quality tools, but several are items I don't have in my inventory, so they are welcome.
Lisle RR-510 ridge reamer
Craftsman 95633 cylinder hone
No-name Japan-made brake drum tool
Hoe Corp pipe wrench
Taiwan-made nut riveter
Fel-Pro MD 9375B small block Chevy exhaust gasket set
Summit Racing 900016-1 dial indicator w/ magnetic mount
Mr Gasket camshaft degree wheel

 

[Outlawmws]

Ear plugs

Yesterday I saw an Altoids box at an estate sale - Shocking it contained... Altoids!

Squez, I think that has to be the most organized yard sale for tools I've ever seen, even Estate sale garage setup don't compare.

Now you really need to watch the documentary

I'm just done burning time on it. Sorry.

 

[JohnDeere]

I believe those to be gas burner pliers.

Todays rainy day junk store adventure 7 bucks for everything
Screwdrivers
Hammer
Pliers never seen that style of pliers before the utica
File card and a craftsman DOE and some miscellaneous stuff

T handle Allen wrench and a great neck Allen wrench think

 

[Smokeshow69]

Well I finally got on the board for 2024....I met up with BMW and we picked a local/annual swap meet. Not a ton of killer finds this year but none the less some is better than none. BMW had a killer find and I'll let him post about it.

-ww2 canteen- $2...I dont belive it's anything exceptional but for $2 it comes home with me for my son
- Big bin of sockets...$10. bunch of import **** in there but also a bunch of craftsman metric usa which I need for filling out some sets to sell
-Proto Anti slip SAE wrenches. Never used and at $40, I am a buyer. I've been wanting to find these for a while but havent seen the right set. At this price I'm in! I had the missing 3/8....but now I need to find the rest from 13/16 up to 1".
-Plomb 1/4 box with a few of the uncommon 1/4 attachements in it $35. More than what I wanted to pay but I also haven't seen these in the wild before and I'm cheap which means I probably paid a fair price
-$2 for the hotwheels for my son
- a few proto/plomb tools from BMW
- weird sk 1/4 gandle with sockets in it

All in all a good day to get out from the house and to attend a swap. I've been jonesing for a swap for a while now so it's nice to get back out there. I'm looking forward to garage sale season coming up. Plus the big swap here in Oregon is in April.

 

[dwwjr56]

Here is my first contribution to this thread. Not much happening here in north central Massachusetts , but every Sunday there is a flea market in Brookline NH. I found these items today. Not much but the Johnson paste wax is no longer available, so i picked up the 4 used cans of wax for 10 bucks, and the two Starrett books for 5 bucks.

 

[jeffmoss26]

cool stuff guys!

 

[Chrome Vanadium Cody]

Some small finds- couple Armstrong sockets of sizes I didn’t have in 12 point, a tiny Wilde 7/32” x 13/64” DOE, 6 point wrenches from Thorsen and Craftsman, and a flare nut wrench and service wrench from Proto.

 

[Outlawmws]

Smoke, $2 for a WWII Canteen and cover is Suckage - Definitely a No Brainer

I picked up this C. Parker 87 combo vise at a last day estate sale. Yesterday it was $75, Today he claimed he'd been asking $50 and offered it at $25. Some damage, and I was hoping it was the Parker version of an Oswego I have that has the support shelf busted off and I could make 1 good out of 2 bad. the Parker is 3-1/2" jaws the Oswego 4". so unlikely. I'll have to dig it out to verify though

Its missing one of the pipe jaws in the D jaw - Slide is not beat, nor is the handle. 108 and 1910 patent dates the Spreadsheet says 47 lbs. I didn't verify. The Oswego is 60

 

[bmwrd0]

As previously mentioned by my swap meet partner in crime, Smokeshow and I hit the first swap of the season, and here is my haul:

Two railroad transportation rules books (one from '67, the other '39!), a partial Quickway (I think) socket set, two 13/16" wrenches (Snap-on and Dayton!), a Plomb box, two MT1 drill bits in box, and a rail of 1/4" sockets (P&C, some Duro variety, and Craftsman).

Gotta say, I am really excited to find the Dayton wrench. I have been searching for that one a long time!

 

[Marsim]

Today was clock day. Both work. The Jefferson golden hour clock is worth a bit. Got both for $10. Didn't need another vehicle, but this was too cheap to pass up. 93 Explorer runs and shifts nice. Got him down to $960.

 

[pfaustus]

A Rockwell 5056A shaper table extension. I believe this extends to the Porter Cable era, so my routers should fit!

I like the medical case, but that is exceptionally cool. One bit of serious suckage for the new year. For new comparison: https://www.grizzly.com/products/gr...tsb4xh_NBWLHjF39Pl4d_y3cfv1kkftRoCIX4QAvD_BwE

 

[Pexto]

Well I finally got on the board ... for 2023! I've been meaning to post this one for a while; just took a while to get around to it.

I saw an ad on FBMP for a suitcase-style toolbox. It was hard to tellwhat was there because most of the tools had fallen out of their pallets, and were in a big pile in the bottom of the box. I couldn't really see anything I needed, so at $50, I passed.
But it was still there a couple of weeks later, and I'd looked at the poor pictures enough that I was pretty sure it was for some kind of electronics tech and that there was a lot of Xcelite there.
So I went to take a look. The seller explained that a friend had moved away and left this in her house. As soon as I opened the lid the faint smell of puke came wafting out. It didn't bother me one bit, but let's just say I was dealing with a motivated seller!

It turns out its a Jensen JTK-87, produced in 1991. I believe this was used by FAA personnel maintaining electronics equipment at airports. A lot of this stuff is surplus to my needs, and some of it is already destined for another home. So if you're looking to, say, fill out a set of nutdrivers, let me know by PM and I may be able to help out.

Here's the box, with three tool pallets.


Here's an overview of the contents:


A lot of Xcelite 99 handles and blades (how many Bristol blades does a guy need?, lol):


A variety of screwdrivers and nutdrivers:


Pliers and odds and ends. The sockets are JS. There's a cool Xcelite knife (Camillus-made), and a Victorinox labeled 'Conoco'. And some mini ratcheting bit drivers:


And finally a bunch of soldering and circuit board tools:

 

[RTM]

The inside inside joke is that we visited the Museum of Pez in Burlingame, CA, in 2012

That's cool! I wasn't aware of a Pez museum so close! Even closer to RTM

To close the loop on Pez's contribution to history, you know eBay was started to help someone sell their Pez collection. Right?

Our History - eBay Inc.

Explore our rich 21-year history through this interactive timeline.

www.ebayinc.com

Long distributed myth, or so eBay says.

 

[Smokeshow69]

As previously mentioned by my swap meet partner in crime, Smokeshow and I hit the first swap of the season, and here is my haul:

Two railroad transportation rules books (one from '67, the other '39!), a partial Quickway (I think) socket set, two 13/16" wrenches (Snap-on and Dayton!), a Plomb box, two MT1 drill bits in box, and a rail of 1/4" sockets (P&C, some Duro variety, and Craftsman).

Gotta say, I am really excited to find the Dayton wrench. I have been searching for that one a long time!

And here I was thinking the find of the day was the plomb extractors box Is the Dayton your find of the day?

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Dropped in at an older friend's antique shop, chatted a while and remembered I need a salt shaker at my house. She brought down a box with mostly restaurant style plain ones and though I wanted something more unique/interesting I almost decided to take a set. But then I saw this pepper shaker, and I had to have it! Exactly what I had in mind; vintage, unique and with lots of character! And since I'm going to use it for salt, that's even more quirky
And I got it for free since I helped her unload some boxes of trinkets (mostly oil lamps lol) from her truck.

 

[Old Radar]

I had a decent day at estate and yard sales after 2 weeks of rainouts.

And I haven't had a decent day in far longer--so you ****! Well, maybe it hasn't been longer, but you still ****.

Long distributed myth, or so eBay says.

You mean disputed, Mr. Autocorrect?

 

[RTM]

You mean disputed, Mr. Autocorrect?

No, distributed. Heard it many times over the past years, from different sources. Only heard eBay saying it wasn't true a year or two ago.

 

[bmwrd0]

And here I was thinking the find of the day was the plomb extractors box Is the Dayton your find of the day?

Nah, just jerking the chain.

 

[Outlawmws]

Thx pfaustus - I'm assuming you meant the Rockwell shaper/router table. I did verify it fits my Porter Cable routers, and I razor bladed the rust off, I'll give a final wipe with phosphoric acid adn clean the painted pars with Grez-off.

I found a manual for it I was surprized its intended to be bolted to a work bench. I expected it to be on a specific table saw series. It has socket for support legs, no mention of that in the manual.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Nah, just jerking the chain.

You definitely **** for finding that box!

 

[mikeinri]

That's cool! I wasn't aware of a Pez museum so close! Even closer to RTM!

Apparently not rare or valuable. made in Hungary, the head itself has a (c) 1995 to Warner Bros. - Eprey has then posted with (c) 1998 as well, so not even a single run.

Bummer on Taz. My wife found the Pez museum / factory in CT on Memorial Day a few years ago. She went with our younger son, on the way home after a baseball tournament (I had to blast home with my oldest son, who was playing drums in a local parade). They both enjoyed it. I've never been a big fan of Pez, so I don't feel like I missed anything, LOL.

PEZ Visitor Center - Hours and Location

Welcome to the PEZ Visitor Center! Please take a moment and read the information below; it will help you make the most of your visit: Your visit is self guided. We suggest you start with the history wall to learn some fun facts about PEZ! The Welcome Map will help guide you and point out some...

us.pez.com

I picked up this C. Parker 87 combo vise at a last day estate sale. Yesterday it was $75, Today he claimed he'd been asking $50 and offered it at $25. Some damage, and I was hoping it was the Parker version of an Oswego I have that has the support shelf busted off and I could make 1 good out of 2 bad. the Parker is 3-1/2" jaws the Oswego 4". so unlikely. I'll have to dig it out to verify though

Its missing one of the pipe jaws in the D jaw - Slide is not beat, nor is the handle. 108 and 1910 patent dates the Spreadsheet says 47 lbs. I didn't verify. The Oswego is 60

Nice vise, You ****!

Today was clock day. Both work. The Jefferson golden hour clock is worth a bit. Got both for $10. Didn't need another vehicle, but this was too cheap to pass up. 93 Explorer runs and shifts nice. Got him down to $960.

You **** all around! When was the Jefferson clock made?


Mike

 

[jeffmoss26]

last week's restore finds, slim pickings lately. The screwdriver is Crescent

 

[Ksem89]

One of my clients gave me a link to her late step dads estate auction for his workshop. It had been going on a month, and I checked it out with one day left and won this awesome ratchet and socket assortment set for $76. Mostly craftsman, G, -V-, -VV-, and =V=. Also some proto, mac, snap on, challenger, apex, wright, armstrong, Bon-e-con, action, cornwell, LC hex bits, husky, napa usa, etc.

I love craftsman usa so this was a big win for me!!

k



Craftsman Ratchets , and one proto

NOS 10 piece crow foot set



Cornwell huge 3/4 drive, as well as proto professional 3/4 drive


, wright, williams, snap on


Challenger set




Box full of Taiwan and japan ratchets and socket, vintage. I just sort of throw these in a box somewhere haha. One ratchet even says "family use" haha

 

[Outlawmws]

I don't know what the tool count is overall but I'm guessing well over 200, maybe 300? So you are well below cents .50 per tool, maybe a quarter?

Yeah, you ****

 

[brockmub]

@Ksem89 Proper suckage right there.

 

[Ksem89]

I don't know what the tool count is overall but I'm guessing well over 200, maybe 300? So you are well below cents .50 per tool, maybe a quarter?

Yeah, you ****

I went and counted for you 378, bout 20 cents a piece

k

 

[Old Radar]

Ksem89 ***** for that haul!

NOS 10 piece crow foot set

I sold a set just like that a couple of years ago for $68, so if you recoup that much of your investment that puts your haul at 76-68=$8
$8/368= 2 cents apiece for the rest of the haul. You definitely ****!