2025 Garage Sale Thread (14th Annual)
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Private Lugnutz
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I didn't buy anything at the flea this morning. All LEFT-BEHIND's - Sherwood (Pre-Hamilton) USAF pedal jeep for $1,200; set of postwar Bonney 3/8-drive swivels; Mossberg valve lapper, or things I snapped photos of for other threads (bush knife, tractors, box).
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Outlawmws
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yeah, 7/32-20 AKA 12-20 is the one old stanley tools used. I got prematurely excited.
RTM
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1/4 and 12 are two very different sizes when dealing with threads tapped into plane bodies. There were hypotheses that the Stanley ones were Whitworth. Never seen anything definitive.
SC Fly Guy
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Sadly, the openings are a bit too small. I’ll add it to the workbench where it will become another ‘why the hell did dad buy this’ item when the kids clean things out after my ultimate demise!
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Had the day off and despite my better judgement decided to go to a pro run sale that was heavily advertised and stuffed to the gills with vintage collectibles...toys, jewelry, you name it. Saw a big tool box in one pic and decided I'd try and run by after the initial frenzy had died down.
It was a madhouse, by the time I finally got in they were on page 12 of the list
plus I saw some of the regular tool guys and figured for sure the box would be picked clean. Was pleasantly surprised to find a bunch of stuff and filled one of the provided plastic grocery baskets with about 30 pounds of ****.
They had the prices listed at $2 per tool and I was bracing for the worst at checkout. As I was waiting in line I tried to get a gal working the sale to price it for me so I didn't hold up the line and after some very rudimentary pawing through the basket she just said "we'll do a price on the lot, I'm not counting all that"
After about 1/2 hour of waiting in line I got up to the front and waited for them to hit me with a crazy number, but nope! The cashier says "How bout $25?" One of the guys working the sale was standing nearby and I'd heard him arguing tool prices with another customer earlier, thought for sure he was going to dime me out! He just says "Wow..." and off I went
With out further ado, here's the whole thing:
The old hubs are for a Chevy squarebody I think, don't know why I bought these other than that they were cheap! Drivers are Snap on and Mac, the swivel socket set is foreign junk but someone will want it I think. The Bonney tappets are my favorite, they still have the stickers on a couple of them!
Craftsman drill index is 100% complete, a few Proto bits and some randoms. The little metric hex sockets are Challenger.
Large pile of USA Craftsman stuff, I've pretty much sold through all my drive tools so it's nice to restock!
It was a madhouse, by the time I finally got in they were on page 12 of the list
plus I saw some of the regular tool guys and figured for sure the box would be picked clean. Was pleasantly surprised to find a bunch of stuff and filled one of the provided plastic grocery baskets with about 30 pounds of ****. They had the prices listed at $2 per tool and I was bracing for the worst at checkout. As I was waiting in line I tried to get a gal working the sale to price it for me so I didn't hold up the line and after some very rudimentary pawing through the basket she just said "we'll do a price on the lot, I'm not counting all that"
After about 1/2 hour of waiting in line I got up to the front and waited for them to hit me with a crazy number, but nope! The cashier says "How bout $25?" One of the guys working the sale was standing nearby and I'd heard him arguing tool prices with another customer earlier, thought for sure he was going to dime me out! He just says "Wow..." and off I went
With out further ado, here's the whole thing:
The old hubs are for a Chevy squarebody I think, don't know why I bought these other than that they were cheap! Drivers are Snap on and Mac, the swivel socket set is foreign junk but someone will want it I think. The Bonney tappets are my favorite, they still have the stickers on a couple of them!
Craftsman drill index is 100% complete, a few Proto bits and some randoms. The little metric hex sockets are Challenger.
Large pile of USA Craftsman stuff, I've pretty much sold through all my drive tools so it's nice to restock!
Outlawmws
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Beerhippie
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Best estate sale I've hit, they handed out WHEEL BARROWS! You know it's gonna be a long morning.... Turns out the old hoarder had twenty-five wheel barrows! There was a literal igloo made from... Igloo coolers! Must have been four dozen of them. I filled the wheel barrow and started on a second one, and still got out for a cool Benji. At least fifteen camp chuckboxes full of cookware... lots of goodies.. tents, propane ranges, tack, you name it--and a wheelbarrow-and-a-half of nice Coleman goodies! Ironic thing was, he wasn't an outfitter....Had the day off and despite my better judgement decided to go to a pro run sale that was heavily advertised and stuffed to the gills with vintage collectibles...toys, jewelry, you name it. Saw a big tool box in one pic and decided I'd try and run by after the initial frenzy had died down.
It was a madhouse, by the time I finally got in they were on page 12 of the list
They had the prices listed at $2 per tool and I was bracing for the worst at checkout. As I was waiting in line I tried to get a gal working the sale to price it for me so I didn't hold up the line and after some very rudimentary pawing through the basket she just said "we'll do a price on the lot, I'm not counting all that"
After about 1/2 hour of waiting in line I got up to the front and waited for them to hit me with a crazy number, but nope! The cashier says "How bout $25?" One of the guys working the sale was standing nearby and I'd heard him arguing tool prices with another customer earlier, thought for sure he was going to dime me out! He just says "Wow..." and off I went
With out further ado, here's the whole thing:
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The only thing that was a swing and a miss was the case of "strike anywhere" matches--Diamond brand. I told the gal at the cash desk that, if I could randomly grab one match and light it on my thumbnail, I'd buy the case. Sure enough, I lit it first try--impressing the hell out of everyone watching. That was the only one that was actually "strike anywhere". I still have most of that case, after giving away as much as possible.
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Outlawmws
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2 rare Thursday estate sales:
First one was a logistical mess -I should have gone there at 7:00 AM and got on their list I was #41 #31 got the Unimat I was after... (I was talking to him in "line" waiting) So, skunked
The second was actually on Day 2 (I never saw the day one ad...) so what I wanted to shoot for was already gone the day before.
I got these as consolation: $2 all - very light belt hatchet, no knife in sight, Wiss Aluminum frame with bolt on steels blade pinking shears - these are incredible light! So for for day in-day out use, probably nice! - the dykes I thought were unmarked and I simply forgot to put them down - AFTER I got home I looked on the inside of the grips - Snap-On! And the older Xacto handle was just because; but I've been trying top get a handle that fit the saber saw blades; this one does! All the others I have do not.
I also bought an old Kodak Brownie box camera for $5, probably from the 50's or so? No pic as I'm hiding it from SWMBO - I get her unusual cameras for her collection as gifts.
First one was a logistical mess -I should have gone there at 7:00 AM and got on their list I was #41 #31 got the Unimat I was after... (I was talking to him in "line" waiting) So, skunked
The second was actually on Day 2 (I never saw the day one ad...) so what I wanted to shoot for was already gone the day before.
I got these as consolation: $2 all - very light belt hatchet, no knife in sight, Wiss Aluminum frame with bolt on steels blade pinking shears - these are incredible light! So for for day in-day out use, probably nice! - the dykes I thought were unmarked and I simply forgot to put them down - AFTER I got home I looked on the inside of the grips - Snap-On! And the older Xacto handle was just because; but I've been trying top get a handle that fit the saber saw blades; this one does! All the others I have do not.
I also bought an old Kodak Brownie box camera for $5, probably from the 50's or so? No pic as I'm hiding it from SWMBO - I get her unusual cameras for her collection as gifts.
Old Radar
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Nice score! You ****!
3jakes
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saukit *****.
I hate those pro run sales. It usually takes forever to check out.. In your case it was worth it.Another example of something that used to work so well, that has been downsized & safety-ed to death.
They should market them as "barely lightable matches"
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bmwrd0
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Somedays you get the Grizzley, somedays you get the bear.
Yesterday I got both.
Two Thursday sales, both run by the same company. One out in the country, an old horse dealers estate with no pictures of tools, but it mentions them in the ad. The other in town, no mention of tools but in the background of one picture I see a lot of tool shaped objects. So, I go to the one in town
Turns out, the in-town sale was for a member of the local antique car club, I had to really hold back to not spend a couple hundred bucks, and left behind a long C top box full of tools among other treasures. I will probably go back this PM, see what is there for discounted pricing. Early Walden #4, almost complete (I have the missing ratchet downstairs), P&C L wrench (very early), Snap-on brake pliers and spinner, geometric C ignition DBE set with extras. I did have to pay, as they, rightly, knew that the Walden set was valuable, but the rest was pennies on the dollar.
The barn sale, alas. I got there about three hours after it opened, and as there were several out buildings I went to the one with a spread of old rusty implements out front, and didn't find much in that one, so I went into the barn proper. Now, keep in mind I have been there looking around at the ton of stuff laid out for a while before this, but as soon as I am inside, I see a man walking out with an leather handled socket box, and from his arm it is heavy. And upon checkout, I see it sitting on one of the hold tables. A brass tag Snap-on box, marked at $8. By turning the wrong way at the sale, I just missed this.
Proto flying lady socket box (very abused and full of off brand sockets), Crosman pellets, and a nice bore brush in .25.
Yesterday I got both.
Two Thursday sales, both run by the same company. One out in the country, an old horse dealers estate with no pictures of tools, but it mentions them in the ad. The other in town, no mention of tools but in the background of one picture I see a lot of tool shaped objects. So, I go to the one in town
Turns out, the in-town sale was for a member of the local antique car club, I had to really hold back to not spend a couple hundred bucks, and left behind a long C top box full of tools among other treasures. I will probably go back this PM, see what is there for discounted pricing. Early Walden #4, almost complete (I have the missing ratchet downstairs), P&C L wrench (very early), Snap-on brake pliers and spinner, geometric C ignition DBE set with extras. I did have to pay, as they, rightly, knew that the Walden set was valuable, but the rest was pennies on the dollar.
The barn sale, alas. I got there about three hours after it opened, and as there were several out buildings I went to the one with a spread of old rusty implements out front, and didn't find much in that one, so I went into the barn proper. Now, keep in mind I have been there looking around at the ton of stuff laid out for a while before this, but as soon as I am inside, I see a man walking out with an leather handled socket box, and from his arm it is heavy. And upon checkout, I see it sitting on one of the hold tables. A brass tag Snap-on box, marked at $8. By turning the wrong way at the sale, I just missed this.
Proto flying lady socket box (very abused and full of off brand sockets), Crosman pellets, and a nice bore brush in .25.
gleman
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My ReStore haul for the last two weeks.
Fancy lamp minus shade. $50
Four CDs for the music server and a 3/4 Indestro. $2.50
A Huot Index, most of the bits are there but the second layer seems stuck. $10
A proper cup for nightly feasts $2.50
Fancy lamp minus shade. $50
Four CDs for the music server and a 3/4 Indestro. $2.50
A Huot Index, most of the bits are there but the second layer seems stuck. $10
A proper cup for nightly feasts $2.50
Blue-Point pry bar and two Snap-on stubby screwdrivers $20.
No needs met. I swear I have the exact pry bar branded Wilde or Mayhew. I also have multiples of those two stubbies. I guess it was FOMO. The Snap-on hammer that I was there for was already gone.
No needs met. I swear I have the exact pry bar branded Wilde or Mayhew. I also have multiples of those two stubbies. I guess it was FOMO. The Snap-on hammer that I was there for was already gone.
MrsLS & I were heading out to a couple bigbox stores, when she notices a smallish “yard sale” sign. We circled twice before spotting a second sign, and nearly passed by the actual sale because of privacy plantings obscuring it. In fact, the equally private neighbor was also having a garage sale, but not being into waterfowl hunting or in dire need of a treestand, only the first sale drew my wallet from its pocket.
$4 brought home a 1937 YA sailing adventure novel (signed first edition of Cruise of the Gull Flight by Sidney Corbett 3rd), two early-1940s naval navigation reference hardcovers and nearly 25lbs of hot dipped common nails.
The sailor had a half dozen other related tomes and some well-used low-mid quality fishing equipment that I passed on. One item was a Shakespeare Alpha spinning reel, which I would probably have bought, despite not really liking them (I love the rods), but $10 was more than I think it’s worth.
His neighbor the duck hunter and I had a nice chat over our common experiences touring the Ring of Kerry and seeing the Book of Kells at Trinity College.
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Private Lugnutz
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Nice find.
Private Lugnutz
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This morning's flea trip [Lugz 2025_18] yielded a cast iron choo choo and coal car (to complement my RR collection) and a late 40's X-Acto carving kit box overstuffed with a plethora of blades, gouges, routers and handles.
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LEFT-BEHINDs included a set of XL Martin angle wrenches (don't need/want, interest was mainly as later artifacts of well-known hex-throated, skinny-shanked Ohio-based design and products of successor to Fairmount) and a curling stone (closest I will probably ever come to one - they are a lot heavier than I expected!)
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Cool Walden set! I am assuming that is a leather case it is in.Somedays you get the Grizzley, somedays you get the bear.
Yesterday I got both.
Two Thursday sales, both run by the same company. One out in the country, an old horse dealers estate with no pictures of tools, but it mentions them in the ad. The other in town, no mention of tools but in the background of one picture I see a lot of tool shaped objects. So, I go to the one in town
Turns out, the in-town sale was for a member of the local antique car club, I had to really hold back to not spend a couple hundred bucks, and left behind a long C top box full of tools among other treasures. I will probably go back this PM, see what is there for discounted pricing. Early Walden #4, almost complete (I have the missing ratchet downstairs), P&C L wrench (very early), Snap-on brake pliers and spinner, geometric C ignition DBE set with extras. I did have to pay, as they, rightly, knew that the Walden set was valuable, but the rest was pennies on the dollar.
The barn sale, alas. I got there about three hours after it opened, and as there were several out buildings I went to the one with a spread of old rusty implements out front, and didn't find much in that one, so I went into the barn proper. Now, keep in mind I have been there looking around at the ton of stuff laid out for a while before this, but as soon as I am inside, I see a man walking out with an leather handled socket box, and from his arm it is heavy. And upon checkout, I see it sitting on one of the hold tables. A brass tag Snap-on box, marked at $8. By turning the wrong way at the sale, I just missed this.
Proto flying lady socket box (very abused and full of off brand sockets), Crosman pellets, and a nice bore brush in .25.
Beerhippie
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More like strike anywhere--as long as it's the striker strip on the box.
It took a lot of practice and pain to learn to light a strike-anywhere on my thumbnail without getting the flaring tip lodged under my nail. Now it's an utterly useless skill.
No sales near here today--one "estate sale", but its forty-five miles away, each way, twenty of that on a dirt road. Too much gamble for today--I'll leave it to the pickers and see what they bring closer to home.
What has happened to yard and garage sales? I've never seen so few hereabouts--even in the depths of the pandemic years.
Mr. Wonderful
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I picked up the ultra rare Coleman CLX with factory mismatched ventilator lol. I’m guessing this will be for parts at some point. For $2 I couldn’t leave it behind.
Beerhippie
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At least it still has the steel pump cap and clip--meaning it also has a metal FA tube, not the repair-resistant plastic one.
I picked up the ultra rare Coleman CLX with factory mismatched ventilator lol. I’m guessing this will be for parts at some point. For $2 I couldn’t leave it behind.
Considering the picket-fence globe is worth around $25-30, for two bucks, YOU ****.
Outlawmws
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It's Friday, so give it a look on at/Sun.
I had 4 ES's locally yesterday and 8 today! I guess they are dying to get out of this place..
Agree, Mr W ***** for that globe alone.
Beerhippie
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It's been dead all season. Memorial Day is usually hot--sales everywhere. I found two.
Some kind of economic predictor? Zombies?
Private Lugnutz
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Impregnated fiber.
WisJim
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@Beerhippie, It's been dead here, too. There have been a couple of neighborhood sales that usually are worth spending hours going down one street and back up the next street, and this year there were a lot fewer houses participating and very little of interest. And there aren't any flea markets within a reasonable distance of me.
Outlawmws
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4 more estate sales today, 2 produced. - 4 were posted yesterday, 8 today, (people really are dying to get out of here...) No TOO's no regular yard sales, but it IS Friday...
All smalls but useful or decent ones, but all done hobbled with a Gout flare up.. my third in a bit over 3 years:
First one had minimal tools but I found this Early Craftsman hatchet, 2 glass syringes and 7 needles, Channellock lineman's pliers striker flints - $15 the syringes should be useful for refilling my small oil/chemical cans from the big bulk cans I have.
Late 20's logo style:
Second productive ES - a "clear it out" type - Snap-On 1/2" ratchet, a grabber, a 20 min flare,hex to 3/8 driver bit, Clamp for mic bar, and a Butane torch. $3 all:
After that I took a 2 hour nap and elevated my foot and wow, SO much better! Yesterday AM I'd managed a 3 mile walk, early AM than the gout nailed me, and now its about whee I was early yesterday...
All smalls but useful or decent ones, but all done hobbled with a Gout flare up.. my third in a bit over 3 years:
First one had minimal tools but I found this Early Craftsman hatchet, 2 glass syringes and 7 needles, Channellock lineman's pliers striker flints - $15 the syringes should be useful for refilling my small oil/chemical cans from the big bulk cans I have.
Late 20's logo style:
Second productive ES - a "clear it out" type - Snap-On 1/2" ratchet, a grabber, a 20 min flare,hex to 3/8 driver bit, Clamp for mic bar, and a Butane torch. $3 all:
After that I took a 2 hour nap and elevated my foot and wow, SO much better! Yesterday AM I'd managed a 3 mile walk, early AM than the gout nailed me, and now its about whee I was early yesterday...
bmwrd0
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Well, I went back.
Today was make-an-offer day, and the later it gets, the better your offer can be, as tomorrow is half price day. So, after a little bit of haggling, we settled on just over half price. Still too much, but this is a very nice example of a pre-war Craftsman top box, with a great decal.
Today was make-an-offer day, and the later it gets, the better your offer can be, as tomorrow is half price day. So, after a little bit of haggling, we settled on just over half price. Still too much, but this is a very nice example of a pre-war Craftsman top box, with a great decal.
Outlawmws
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Great score BMW! drawers are with, or without slides?
4 more estate sales today, 2 produced. - 4 were posted yesterday, 8 today, (people really are dying to get out of here...) No TOO's no regular yard sales, but it IS Friday...
All smalls but useful or decent ones, but all done hobbled with a Gout flare up.. my third in a bit over 3 years:
First one had minimal tools but I found this Early Craftsman hatchet, 2 glass syringes and 7 needles, Channellock lineman's pliers striker flints - $15 the syringes should be useful for refilling my small oil/chemical cans from the big bulk cans I have.
Late 20's logo style:
Second productive ES - a "clear it out" type - Snap-On 1/2" ratchet, a grabber, a 20 min flare,hex to 3/8 driver bit, Clamp for mic bar, and a Butane torch. $3 all:
After that I took a 2 hour nap and elevated my foot and wow, SO much better! Yesterday AM I'd managed a 3 mile walk, early AM than the gout nailed me, and now its about whee I was early yesterday...
Firstly: You ****! That Craftsman hatchet is awesome, and a <$3 Snappy ratchet???
Secondly, did you really say GOUT???
Mike
RTM
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Oops I just said in another thread that I thought that one would be hard to stamp in to steel like hatchets. Shows what I know.
RTM
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That's actually a piece off of a trammel set put a pointy stick under the thumb screw, clamp to a long piece of wood and away you go. If you don't ever find the second piece you can always just put a nail in the other end of the stick.
An older version of this
Engineers' Trammel Heads Pair 3/8"-1-1/2"
The Engineers' Trammel Heads Pair 3/8"-1-1/2" are suitable for laying out the distance between two points as well as scribing arcs and circles. To be used in conjunction with any wood off cut between 3/4” to 1-1/2” wide, minimum thickness of 3/8”. Suitable for beam width: 38mm (3/8") and beam...
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