2025 Garage Sale Thread (14th Annual)

[genog]

A Nice Lady had a table full of diecast WW2 tanks...
Most of it was German armor, which to me, are the coolest
Different sizes and scales

I was most interested in the short barrel Panzer IV
There was a small Sherman mine roller, another Panzer IV, and a Lee light tank that I liked
A couple of really cool Flack Panzers, Panther, the ubiquitous Sherman and Tiger I....

I said, Hey, how much are these?

She shot me a price and I ended up with every tank on her table

 

[ecotec]

7 3/8” drive Snap-on deep SAE sockets and 2 1/2” drive bit sockets (not pictured) $10

 

[gleman]

A Nice Lady had a table full of diecast WW2 tanks...
Most of it was German armor, which to me, are the coolest
Different sizes and scales

I was most interested in the short barrel Panzer IV
There was a small Sherman mine roller, another Panzer IV, and a Lee light tank that I liked
A couple of really cool Flack Panzers, Panther, the ubiquitous Sherman and Tiger I....

I said, Hey, how much are these?

She shot me a price and I ended up with every tank on her table

@genog , those are nifty.

I have no experience with die-cast collectibles but I see them at sales. Is there a market for them and how do people value them?

I'm stuck with this.



I don't want to trash it but I don't know the best way of selling it.

 

[genog]

Wow gleman!
That's a cool board
....and highly desirable

My guess is that eBay will reach the biggest audience and yield you the best

It's too bad that we live too far apart or I'd drive over to buy that Corvette board from you!

 

[gleman]

Wow gleman!
That's cool board
....and highly desirable

My guess is that eBay will reach the biggest audience and yield you the best

I guess I'll brush up on Ebay 101.

Thanks!

 

[Patrickm82]

Yeah @gleman i don’t think you would have ANY trouble selling that! Pretty cool board and I’m not even a vet fan.

 

[LesserSon]

I have the same Stanley pop-rivet tool. I think I've intentionally used the swivel feature about once out of thousands of rivets driven. The rest of the time, it's just a PITA as it's always swiveling when I don't want it to. A 3/16" SS rivet is a struggle.

Thanks for the review. I have a cheap, fixed one that only does two sizes, so this is an upgrade anyway. I agree, it will be rare to want to do a head-on rivet, but the price was right.

 

[oak_park]

From same estate, the guy took great care of his tools and surprisingly, not many showed up, even with good photos posted on estatesales.net, I had the garage to myself for 15 minutes. crazy.

All items put into a two 5 gallon buckets and I stated "Lets get this party started for 50 bucks each bucket, I got a fresh 100 dollar bill". I've been going to their sales for years and they know me. It pays to be friendly and nice to the folks running the sales. I often tell folks running the sales that "I want them to make money, the family to make money, and I'd like to feel like I got a fair deal...so how about xyz price" and 90 percent of the time they say "Okay".


Klein Bottle Opener
Discontinued Klein Journeyman Screwdriver
Made in France Craftsman Professional Micro Torx Set
12 inch Diamond Adjustable with the green grip
8 inch Wright
2 Craftsman 4 inch adjustables.
Craftsman USA pro 10mm wrench



Craftsman EE Series 1/2 Metric impact 13 to 27mm sockets, 3/8 Craftsman Impact Swivel.
Craftsman Pro "K" (S-K) 7/8 wrench
Metric Double Box Set



Wards Master Quality Small Parts Bin
24 in Ridgid Aluminum Pipe Wrench
Vise Grip Set with Case
Craftsman RHFT's ratchets, 1/2 drives show wear, but I just threw them in the bucket.
SK #4908 Thumbwheel ratchet and sockets



Craftsman SAE Tap and Die Set, appears unused and includes the little screwdriver that is often missing. Wish it was Metric Set! Those are hard to find!
Craftsman Commercial #38601 Micrometer with box

 

[jeffmoss26]

You ****!

 

[gleman]

@oak_park you ****!

 

[WNYflyer]

A couple of professional run man-cave estate sales this weekend. Been a long time since seeing any man-cave sales.

First up was the house of a local GM worker who raced cars as well as built race cars and hot-rods. Whole lot of old school tools, engine blocks, transmissions, etc. Prices were high so only a couple of things in my wheelhouse, unbranded body hammers which are definitely on the older side.............anyone recognize the handle colors ? Couple of Snap-On torx drivers.



Second man-cave sale with all kinds of tools, wood working, mechanic , plumbing, machinist, etc.
Picked up two big Williams wrenches and a Blue Point/Snap-On adjustable wrench.

 

[y'sguy]

Red-handled body hammers are HF. I have a set. Emphasis is on non-professional, to say the least.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Hit up a sale this weekend in the ghetto of Portland in the rough side of town. The neighborhood is very much a neighborhood in transition with nice houses on one block and rough boarded up houses and graffiti on the next block. But as I have learned...the rough neighborhoods often times have the best stuff. The photos in the add had killer items in it so I figured it was worth it. We had to wait for about 15 minutes in line due to the size of the house. My son and I hit up the garage while my wife hit up the house. We didn't spend a ton but it was sure worth it. (please ignore my terribly messy garage in the background)
-blue mfd era p&c carry box, early hand stamped p&c and general tool speed handles and a black hawk 3/8 drive handle
-cool second mobil street map of the local area
-ww2 era map of Europe/france. The guy was in the tank destroyers and when you open the map, he has drawn the routes they took on the inroads to Germany. Map is dated '44. His uniform was for sale but at $150 I passed but it was sure tempting.
-Killer Sears Cross Country oil can- 5qt. This can is a bit odd in its shape. It's taller and narrower than the slightly more modern cans I have in my collection.
-plastic divider clamshell of vintage fishing lures my son found and wants to use
-Lastly- that wooden crate that all this stuff is resting on, its from ww2 and it's not allied use. It's a German ammo crate. Marked for 20mm/2 cm shells. Tracer rounds. The vet used it to send back items to I assume his wife. Still has the address tags on it shipping from his APO in Europe to Portland. It's really cool. My son found it in a dusty corner of the garage and wanted it so we got it

 

[Smokeshow69]

crate photos continued

 

[Outlawmws]

Lastly- that wooden crate that all this stuff is resting on, its from ww2 and it's not allied use. It's a German ammo crate. Marked for 20mm/2 cm shells. Tracer rounds. The vet used it to send back items to I assume his wife. Still has the address tags on it shipping from his APO in Europe to Portland. It's really cool. My son found it in a dusty corner of the garage and wanted it so we got it

That crate is an awesome find! How many can there be on this side of the pond?

 

[LesserSon]

-plastic divider clamshell of vintage fishing lures my son found and wants to use
-Lastly- that wooden crate

I think I’ve had some hard clear plastic boxes like that. Don’t ever put it in contact with soft rubber baits - whatever keeps them rubbery melts that type of plastic.
That wood crate and Euro map are amazing - what direct links with history. Years ago, my son interviewed the WWII vet who lived across the alley from us for a school project. He was noncombat - played trumpet for the Army, IIRC. I wish now that I had sat in on the interviews.

 

[gearhead1960]

@Smokeshow69 those WWII finds definitely warrant suckage....

 

[Smokeshow69]

That crate is an awesome find! How many can there be on this side of the pond?

Thanks. I’m thinking not many so that is why I grabbed it. It wasn’t even priced and the estate people were kinda surprised that we wanted it.

@Smokeshow69 those WWII finds definitely warrant suckage....

Thanks.

 

[bmwrd0]

- played trumpet for the Army, IIRC. I wish now that I had sat in on the interviews.

My mothers husband played tuba for the Army band in Vietnam, it is how he got US citizenship as he was born in England. Back in high school, I interview one of my fathers co-professors for a project. He has served in the Navy and was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th.

 

[mikeinri]

Dad was in the Army, two tours in Vietnam. From a family of Navy guys (his father and two brothers).

Also during Vietnam, one of my other uncles (one of Mom's brothers) played saxophone for the Air Force during Vietnam, which made their other brother angry (he was a Marine). Their father was in the Navy during WW2, saw action in the Atlantic.

Mike

 

[mikeinri]

@Smokeshow69: You ****!!!

Post more pics of that map!

Mike

 

[1Bad55Chevy]

My latest haul from an antique store that was out if business

Adding machine $49

Engine diag machine $33

Coke machine cabinet $95

I bought the diag machine for the cabinet, I have a use for that..... The rest......... I guess i will turn the vending machine into a beer dispenser...

From a few weeks back an elderly man i know gave me a bunch of antiques. Everything was in an old blacksmith shop his Grandfather used that had collapsed back in the 90s. He wouldn't give me the anvil or the old coke box but I did dig them out and haul them to his shop for him.

 

[gpw_42]

***** to:

@oak_park for the $100 haul

@Smokeshow69 for the WW2 German box and tank destroyer map of France

@Outlawmws for the 1930 Coleman Canada stove. Good luck getting it running again!

 

[Outlawmws]

Thanks. I’m thinking not many so that is why I grabbed it. It wasn’t even priced and the estate people were kinda surprised that we wanted it.

Smart move on your part - says something about some of the "professional" ES people...

 

[Outlawmws]

@Outlawmws for the 1930 Coleman Canada stove. Good luck getting it running again!

Thx! Likely starting cleanup today

 

[Provincial]

***** to Oak Park, bmw, Outlaw, and 1Bad.

 

[pfaustus]

My usual searches found nothing tool related this weekend, but Sunday morning an Estate Sale ad in the next further north craigslist ads appeared in my feed. Got there near the end. Most of the wrenches, ratchets, sockets were gone. Still at least a half dozen stacks, spilled boxes of tools, boxes of random junk, drill presses, a big jointer, drawers along one wall and all kinds of random dirty junk everywhere.
A nice GTD Tap and die set. The thread gauge is Union Tool. The drill gauge is Starrett.* If the little screwdriver is Millers Falls, it is a Franklin County quadfecta.




Obligatory bottle opener, Wiss scissors, auger bits, an unmarked new looking bevel, craftsman chisel, exacto knives, gasket cutter, and four inspection mirrors (2 are Proto).


Saw set, or maybe a gauge. Another replaceable tooth nippers (I blame garage journal for my growing collection of these monster nippers), bonney ratchet, craftsman tappet wrench, 3 SK combos, and a couple of hole saw blades.


odds and ends

Sharpening stones, proto 3/8 sockets, snappy, MAC and craftsman punches,

Rivet setters, Osborn punches, another craftsman chisel to flip, 2 lathe chisels.

Not photographed are two Stanley yankee braces for flipping, including one stamped Bell System. I got the blue toolbox in the background for holding stuff as I poked through the piles. And the little Ryobi router I thought was in the box, wasn't there when I got home.

 

[Outlawmws]

A nice GTD Tap and die set.

Wow, that is a really nice setup! USUCK!

(I blame garage journal for my growing collection of these monster nippers)

Sorry about that! (Not)

 

[Smokeshow69]

My mothers husband played tuba for the Army band in Vietnam, it is how he got US citizenship as he was born in England. Back in high school, I interview one of my fathers co-professors for a project. He has served in the Navy and was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th.

Oh boy, the stories that man could tell.

@Smokeshow69: You ****!!!

Post more pics of that map!

Mike

Will do… it’s at home and I’m here at work so will do that tonight

 

[genog]

Coke machine cabinet $95

........ I guess i will turn the vending machine into a beer dispenser...

Turn it into a beer dispenser!
That's a Great idea
A must have for every shop!
I gotta get me one

 

[Outlawmws]

Turn it into a beer dispenser!
That's a Great idea
A must have for every shop!
I gotta get me one

I used to keep beer in a 50's coke machine for the small 6 oz bottles. But I stopped drinking alcohol other than toasts almost 50 years back. Many bottles are likely too tall these days. .10c beer?

 

[bmwrd0]

Back in college, I hung out at a dive bar that had .25 cent beer nights. That place got very rowdy very quick.

 

[Beerhippie]

Back in college, I hung out at a dive bar that had .25 cent beer nights. That place got very rowdy very quick.

That was the Beaver Bowl bowling alley back in my college days. Thursday was $.25 beers, and a frame cost the outside temp in cents!

 

[Technologyteacher]

I used to keep beer in a 50's coke machine for the small 6 oz bottles. But I stopped drinking alcohol other than toasts almost 50 years back. Many bottles are likely too tall these days. .10c beer?

I have the Pepsi equivalent to that Coke machine and can vouch that it will hold and dispense both long neck and regular beer bottles

 

[genog]

I don't drink much...... an every-once-in-a-while beer that coincides with a holiday or special occasion
But.....my buddies do!

I keep my Little Shop 'fridge stocked up with a few beers for them
If I could get myself an ole Coke Machine like 1Bad55Chevy and get them to put dimes in it.....

 

[bmwrd0]

That was the Beaver Bowl bowling alley back in my college days. Thursday was $.25 beers, and a frame cost the outside temp in cents!

This was the Mustang Tavern, in San Luis Obispo. Where a friend of mine watched a guy get gutted like a fish over a pool game.

 

[Beerhippie]

This was the Mustang Tavern, in San Luis Obispo. Where a friend of mine watched a guy get gutted like a fish over a pool game.

OUCH!

 

[SC Fly Guy]

My neighbor the picker is having his annual sale. I stopped by, but his ‘pickings’ haven’t been that interesting. But, he’s a good guy with a special needs daughter, so I do like to support him.

$30 yielded this - a 15” Crescent, an 8” Craftsman adjustable, a VL 1/4” ratchet, and a cool, homemade chest.



The chest held some goodies - a bunch of US-made nail sets, chisels, etc.



Also buried at the bottom was a JH Williams ‘S’ Wrench and an older pair of Wiss J-7” scissors.

 

[Outlawmws]

I like that wood chest!

 

[JMP]

I'm still in shock right now. Today I spotted this 1940's era handmade machinist treasure chest time capsule on Marketplace for $25. It was listed an hour before I seen it and apparently others had messaged before me but I managed to get there first. I literally dropped everything and got in the car as soon as I had the address. The seller even included this smaller box used for wallpaper, both made by the sellers father. This chest is very well constructed. It must weigh at least 80 pounds with the contents and I lugged it down to the basement for now. These were almost donated to Goodwill as apparently this seller had bad luck in the past even trying to give away things for free. I think the seller just wanted to pass some things on while also still keeping some of the other things his father made such as a seaman's chest.