2014 Garage sale thread!

[rmalkow2]

Mainly all snap-on and blue point.

Snap-on 1 7/8 angle wrench
Snap-on 1 3/16 & 1 1/2 wrenches
Snap-on speed handles
Snap-on universal sockets 4 of them
Snap-on 7/16-1/2 wrench
Blue point 1/4 air ratchet new
Blue point magnet
And tool bag

All for $20.

The angle wrench is cool. Never seen one like that. Good score!

 

[Marc Benjamin]

Yesterday's haul, all USA: (1) SK diamond complete set, with my favorite SK logo; (1) small Vise-Grip; (1) Wiss Inlaid 22w 12" upholstery shears, which are quite beefy, and apparently sell for $40 new still to this day; (1) SO sgd480a long flat from 1993; (1) Irwin or Klein flat (not sure); and (1) Warner wallpaper scraper. $12

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I have the same SK case and now I know what the original configuration looks like.

$12 you ****!

 

[anodyne33]

My first estate sale of the year. There were some old Chiltons and miscellaneous parts bins I passed up, but I picked up these home made ramps. I just saw the ramp parts themselves first and was interested with no particular reason, and the guy pointed out the platforms. He wanted $7. I picked up a Bonney wrench (1166) and gave him an even $10.

Now I just need to find some round stock to hold them together.

 

[ShadowRuleZ]

$50. They had the boxes marked $20, but when I brought it up they claimed it was for the box only and nothing inside (and then yelled at the person to go down there and empty the boxes out). So, in rough order:

Craftsman cantilever box
SAE craftsman offset wrench set (6 pc)
Sears USA compression tester (new)
Craftsman ratcheting chain wrench
Two new craftsman Torx sockets
PowrKraft swivel socket
PowrKraft (Wright?) 3/8 ratchet
1/4 craftsman breaker
Three craftsman flare wrenches
Two superwrenches
Two larger SAE craftsman crowsfeet and one Proto
Vise grips (I needed the 6LN). The sheetmetal set is weird that it doesn't have a release lever, but it doesn't look like it should?
Die handle, unmarked (probably Ace since I found some Ace dies laying around)
Plmvb war finish 1/4 ratchet, breaker, and four sockets
Two older pair of pliers
Three DOE craftsman SAE wrenches
1 Snap-On srewdriver

 

[taumac]

Hit a couple of places today.
First stop

Hammer drill.
Porter Cable sander.
1 to 3 grounded plug.

$10

Second stop flea market.

Plumb ball peen $2
No name sledge and air nozzle $2

Craftsman tool box with contents $10

Gerard

Florida GJers ( FGJ)
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/group.php?groupid=117
The 5 Stitches Garage
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899

 

[chopper1]

What the hell is going on around Detroit and Dearborn? You guys are picking up loads every week!

 

[alinc100]

$50. They had the boxes marked $20, but when I brought it up they claimed it was for the box only and nothing inside (and then yelled at the person to go down there and empty the boxes out). So, in rough order:

Craftsman cantilever box
SAE craftsman offset wrench set (6 pc)
Sears USA compression tester (new)
Craftsman ratcheting chain wrench
Two new craftsman Torx sockets
PowrKraft swivel socket
PowrKraft (Wright?) 3/8 ratchet
1/4 craftsman breaker
Three craftsman flare wrenches
Two superwrenches
Two larger SAE craftsman crowsfeet and one Proto
Vise grips (I needed the 6LN). The sheetmetal set is weird that it doesn't have a release lever, but it doesn't look like it should?
Die handle, unmarked (probably Ace since I found some Ace dies laying around)
Plmvb war finish 1/4 ratchet, breaker, and four sockets
Two older pair of pliers
Three DOE craftsman SAE wrenches
1 Snap-On srewdriver

Nice Jerry. Now lets see the inside of that cantilever box.
Guess I can take the 6ln's out of the trade pile,

 

[alinc100]

What the hell is going on around Detroit and Dearborn? You guys are picking up loads every week!

Dedicated shopping.Hard work and a flashlight!!!

 

[nine4gmc]

Taumac, that's the box I saw yesterday but yours is in pristine condition compared to it.

Shadow, real cool box, ***** they changed prices on you but you still did well!

 

[taumac]

Taumac, that's the box I saw yesterday but yours is in pristine condition compared to it.

Shadow, real cool box, ***** they changed prices on you but you still did well!

Thanks man, there was another guy who has loads of carry boxes with tools in them all. He had 2 26 wide ones but they where on the rougher side.

Gerard

Florida GJers ( FGJ)
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/group.php?groupid=117
The 5 Stitches Garage
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899

 

[Flatintoone]

Couldn't make the big Iola swap meet this week, so it was a couple of estate sales and a garage sale this morning. Spent about $15 on the tool-related stuff:

Old Diamond 6" adjustable, =Blackhawk= short offset dbe (I think this is the first time I've seen this style of Blackhawk wrench), Millers Falls electric drill with box and paperwork (works, but there's a pretty strong ozone odor), Craftsman =v= 1/2" drive speeder, Square-C Craftsman utility knife, the hack saw, bar, and chisel are all =Craftsman=, two sockets are =v= Craftsman (19/32", hex bit holder), two other sockets are Proto and SK, 2 SK wrenches, one Lifetime wrench (Barcalo-sourced), pre-Snap On Vacuum Grip pliers, Craftsman Underline DBE, 3 Craftsman combos, and a pair of P&C slip-joints.

Tomorrow is the big flea market that has been very good to me in the past, so hopefully I'll do a little better there.

 

[ShadowRuleZ]

What the hell is going on around Detroit and Dearborn? You guys are picking up loads every week!

You haven't seen anything until Rickster makes a post.

Nice Jerry. Now lets see the inside of that cantilever box.
Guess I can take the 6ln's out of the trade pile,

Box is empty in the pictures. Yeah, I'm good on the 6LN now, couldn't leave it there.

 

[drivesitfar]

anodyne: just a thought that some of the gym equipment all in one sets have 7 foot solid steel poles the weights sliding up and down that you might be able to find at a scrap yard or in Craig's Free section. reason i say these might be in the free section because a cable might have broken, padding ripped or they just didn't want to figure out how to move it and set it outside and it got rusty. they are 1/2 to and inch on the nicer ones and some are solid and have a hole in one end to put a pin through which might work for your new Ramp. nice find

Nine: very creative way to end up with a killer welder.

Alinc, Flat, and Shadow: just want to know where your garages are and what hours i can stop by to shop. man all you guys are gathering up some great tools.

 

[G_P]

Not many sales today. The big local summer fair is going on this weekend so everybody is going there instead of having garage sales. Only found this old 1942 dated Audels machinists and tool makers handy book for a dollar and a tomtom GPS for 10cents that is missing the mount.

Figured the vise guys would like these pages. The illustrations are so detailed they are almost as good as a photograph.

 

[Rickster]

Nice haul from a "Man's Garage Sale" this morning. Got there just as he opened and filled up a box with these. Full set of Armstrong wrenches and a set of SK's I couldn't pass up. Also a 3.8dr deep metric Snap-on socket set, 1/2dr SAE Snap-on impact socket set and a small Snap-on 1/2dr metric impact wobble set. A 3pc metric old style ratchet wrench set and a 1" stubby. Not pictured were some Matco metric wrenches and a small pile of assorted snap-on sockets.

 

[Outlawmws]

You guys are piling up the scores!

I started out with no tools worth even picking up to look at for several stops, instead I got this for SWMBO at one stop...


2 chains 2 rings 2 earings Bagies of foreign coins and hat - 2 bucks

From the College Flea market; I got the tiny Sheet metal hammer from one of the overpriced vendors for $4 The Cornwell breaker, SK Ext, and SO Special Soc came later for a buck.

The second buy at the Flea: 3 Plvmb DBE's a Williams, that I was sure would have been an early blue Point, SO & Cornwell DBE's, and a set of VA torx

No Pic, I found a 2 cup aluminum percolator coffee pot for one of my hunting buddies.


Estate Sale: CL 420's, Wiss 9, and PEXTO Snips, Armstrong clamp, Estwing hatchet, a battery tester, and a Cast Iron Match Box.

The last stop was a bunch of free stuff from a garage clean out: next post...

 

[Outlawmws]

The free pile:



Two Boat cleats, a Pulley, 12 ga shells; 23 No. 4s and 17 No. 6's, accessory handle for drill, hose adapter for a sprinkler head, a couple of spools of iron mechanics wire. and a Brass Bell

A Carter Fuel Pump, 2 hammer handles, 2 flares, scrap copper, CL lineman's needing a lot of TLC, some Mink oil,

A (Minkota?) Trolling motor mount, downrigger weight, diving weight, Nylon rope,

Some steel matrial (3/4" and 2" box, 1-1/5" flat bar) 2 come - a - longs, and a broom handle

Some leftover Romex, and a 14 in blade, probably destined to become knife blades some day.

 

[jpickar]

BIG haul there Outlaw!!! Nice!

John

 

[WNYflyer]

Sale pops up on Craigslist sometime last evening, I do not see it advertised anywhere else. Sales says auto body repair business going out of business and make offers. Google the address and it is 10 minutes from the house in a somewhat rural area. Home with a shop/business behind the house. Oh Boy.......

So I hit the sale say 5 minutes before opening and they are open and I start talking to the guy and girl running the show. Seems they were selling off the guys dad's stuff. A lot of shop related equipment. They said everything in the shop is for sale except the newer Snap-On box and contents which I assume was full of hand tools . Oh well.

Absolutely no one there except myself and the girlfriend so I have the run of the place . So I go into search mode digging through everything in the shop which is pretty cluttered for like 45 minutes. Even with the big box off limits and with the help of the girl helping run the show I found the following. When I left there was still no one else there.

Bunch of MAC pliers, 90's, 45's, long, etc. Been looking for these type pliers at sales for a long time and never see them. $35 and was worth it to me due to the difficulty in finding at least for me.

MAC SAE Combo's $20 like new just dirty/dusty

Proto/Challenger Saltus and Craftsman tappet wrench along with some New Britain DOE's $5

Last weekends finds, Proto brass hammer and a CDI 1/4" drive in-# torque wrench $15

 

[BJ42LX]

I always grab flares when they're a buck or two. I put a couple of them out when I'm having a fire in the back yard.

 

[BJ42LX]

Last weekends finds, Proto brass hammer and a CDI 1/4" drive in-# torque wrench $15

That's an easy triple if not a home run!

 

[Smokeshow69]

I always grab flares when they're a buck or two. I put a couple of them out when I'm having a fire in the back yard.

Do you have people driving through your back yard so you need to put the flares out to warn them???

 

[Onedivinehammer]

Here are a few things: (1) Xcelite ps-88 screwdriver set; (1) Xcelite ps-121-mm metric nut driver set; (1) Xcelite ps-120 nut driver set; (1) Xcelite 25 flathead/Philips set; (1) SK cutters; and (1) Blackhawk 3/8 torque wrench. Anyone know if the Xcelite are all USA? Only one of the three sets has USA written on it.

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[Davefr]

Firestone branded ratchet $7:

18 lbs of R12 Freon $5:

3 banks of Kennedy #5D storage cabinets (full of various items) - $40/ea at an Estate sale. I don't think they would have lasted until Sunday when prices dropped in half. Each bank has 5ea 11" X 14" drawers with dividers:

Old late 1800's oak watchmakers cabinet with 72 drawers. All the drawers and hardware are there but need to be reglued. (good winter project)

Coleman fuel (ie ultrasonic cleaning solution) - $2:

 

[nine4gmc]

Dave, those Kennedy's are more than I would have wanted to pay, but I think I would have shelled out the cash for the as well, rather than waiting and hoping they'd still be there.

How much was the watchmakers cabinet, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[jakemac]

3 banks of Kennedy #5D storage cabinets (full of various items) - $40/ea at an Estate sale. I don't think they would have lasted until Sunday when prices dropped in half. Each bank has 5ea 11" X 14" drawers with dividers:

OOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!








YOU **** !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LS6 Tommy]

You get a giant YOU **** just for the R12...

Tommy

 

[Outlawmws]

I've got a bucket full of flares, and on the 4th of July I'l use one of the longer ones for lighting the fireworks. Reliable and easy, but DON"T drip any on yourself!

 

[Davefr]

Dave, those Kennedy's are more than I would have wanted to pay, but I think I would have shelled out the cash for the as well, rather than waiting and hoping they'd still be there.

I just had to get them. The "other" vultures were circling and ready to swoop if I hadn't. I'm sure they would have been gone before half price day.

How much was the watchmakers cabinet, if you don't mind me asking?

I paid a hefty price for it (ie $150). It was at the big Portland Expo where prices are always pretty high.

 

[G_P]

I've got a bucket full of flares, and on the 4th of July I'l use one of the longer ones for lighting the fireworks. Reliable and easy, but DON"T drip any on yourself!

I learned that lesson at age 4. My father had some flares going on the 4th and I thought it would be a good idea to catch some of the glowing goo dripping out of them. Yeah.....that was a really really bad idea!

 

[Itinerant]

I just had to get them. The "other" vultures were circling and ready to swoop if I hadn't. I'm sure they would have been gone before half price day.

You did right, they wouldn't have lasted the day. Love the watchmaker's cabinet too!

 

[Bobcat753]

Picked up a chas Parker 4 1/2" machinist Vise for $25 today. Nice shape,and only a few grind marks on the jaws. I'll get a pic up tomorrow morning!

This thing defiantly weighs around 80lbs,now where to put it?...

 

[chopper1]

Dedicated shopping.Hard work and a flashlight!!!

I hit a bunch of sales last weekend, [can't remember how many] that advertised "lot's" of tools. Only two had tools that weren't yard or power sanders/table saws, etc. Usually around here, {Cleveland was a very heavy industrial area at one time] if they advertise tools, they have a screw driver and a pair of rust pliers.

 

[_vin_]

Proto Cantilever box

 

[whitemamba]

Found a hammerhead box like new for 600 and a bunch of old tools I will post pics of later

 

[jeffmoss26]

Damn, Dave...cabinet overload!
I went to three sales today. The first had no tools to speak of, the second had piles of rusty junk strewn out on the garage floor and I did not spot anything worth buying

 

[Cameronl]

I hit a garage sale on my way to work on Friday. Normally, folks don't start their Friday sales until 9am or later, when I'm already in the office, so I figure I miss out on the good stuff that goes quickly. This one was open at 8:30. As I wasn't intending to hit sales, I didn't have any cash. The homeowners graciously held the items while I ran to the cash machine. Here's my score. $20 for the lot:

Armstrong 6 piece combo set and 5 piece open ended mini set

Wera insulated screwdrivers (3 flat blades and a #1 philips), Snap-on flat blade screwdriver, Stanley scratch awl, inspection mirror, wire bending jig, and a no-name ratcheting multi-bit screwdriver that I don't remember picking up.

Some oil cans:

The last oilcan still had oil in it, so I brought it in the office with me. There's a big, heavy wooden fire door that been squealing every time it slowly closes and it's been driving me nuts. Fixed.

 

[chopper1]

Damn, Dave...cabinet overload!
I went to three sales today. The first had no tools to speak of, the second had piles of rusty junk strewn out on the garage floor and I did not spot anything worth buying

Like I said, Jeff. That's Cleveland.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I checked out the sale online first, they had 2 toolboxes. I am guessing the tools on the floor were dumped out of the box since whoever bought the boxes did not want the tools

 

[davethorik]

Little back story to my first yard sale today, in a past life I used to be a delivery driver at a Carquest store. We handled the account of a large, reputable body shop, and one of my favorite guys there had his own car restoration sideline business at his home, who we would also deliver to. I drove by and noticed tables being set up Friday I missed a lot of good stuff (they had a large tin sign, like 3 feet by 5 feet, that they sold for $100) because I didn't make it til today.

The piece I was most interested in was the mag base, it is an Eclipse made in England. We have a few Eclipse tools at work at they seem to be stout. It came with 2 SPI 1" travel indicators, cheap throwaways which I was low on. He also had a no-name 1-2" mic and a Starrett 4-5" #436-5 that is in nice shape but dirty and light etchings.

Armstrong No. 1, 4" c-clamp.
"The Globe Co" bale hook?
Pair of matching 1966 Ohio plates
lastly the weird little anvil...this thing must be home made.
also got some other goodies not pictured.

Second sale, scored this beautiful Lufkin 12" 4 piece combination square. They are hardened forged steel, not cast iron...except the protractor, I think it is cast. Then some random 1/2" drive sockets, 2 Proto drag link sockets, one larger Snap on drag link socket, and 7/16 and 5/8 flathead screwdriver bit sockets, and a 3/8 Snap on thumbwheel adapter.