2016 Garage Sale Thread

[Davefr]

Outlaw,
That tackle box + SO contents is a big "You ****".

 

[3baygarage]

Outlaw,
That tackle box + SO contents is a big "You ****".

Holy **** Outlaw, I just saw the price!

YOU SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

 

[PFSard]

Outlaw, The only way that tackle box and contents deal could be any better is if there were $5.00 in there too. Well, not the only way, but .... U ****.

 

[SilverDeck]

Sick, Oulaw! Just sick!!! Congratulations!! I'm always looking for metric wrenches and sockets and never seem to find them. Plenty of SAE but almost no metric.

And The "main Event" the contents of the tackle box. Its obvious why the Box was "built up" but it didn't help the trays last...

You can see the trays on the left side badly settled and one is broken. I'd guess some one gave the box a drop, and that was it with all the weight...

This is what I'd been seeing and why I bought the box complete:

Lots of wrenches, and all I'm seeing are Metric...

And what it all translated to:

Two complete sets of SO Metric from 10mm to 22, and short pattern from 10mm to 19. No skips in either set! SO lists these at $920 and $370 respectively!

Apparent;y this was someone's "Metric tools" as only a few sockets were not Metric:

Proto sockets from 8mm to 19mm - no skips

Long ratchet is Mac, short is Bonney as are near all of the chrome Extensions, with 3 swivel extensions in the set. Impact ext. are SO, Breaker is Proto, Hex drive are 1/2" drive and all SO, and the "long" one is 3/8 and 10MM. the shorty extension adn sparkplug socket are SO, The Impacts are MAC. Some Bonney adapters, three Indestro in SAE in back on the left and one 13/16 Craftsman.

Proto Adjustable, 2 Bonney drivers & Duckbills, Stubby's are Xcelite, Proto 1/4" flex driver, MAC solid 1/4" driver, the two Multi tips are Magna Driver Corp, one marked "Cleco", A magnetic extendable pick up tool and a Screw starter...

Everything, including the broken box, for $5!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Outlaw, that haul get my you **** award... How do you find all these great finds.

 

[Rickster]

Nice sale the other day! Mac 1/2dr deep impact socket set, two Snap-on SAE short 6pt socket sets. Snap-on short & deep metric socket sets, BS std socket set, SAE double box wrench set, small Torq-O-Meter, compression gage and a weatherhead socket set. A couple of Snap-on 1/2dr ratchets and An SK roto-head 3/8dr.... AND a really cool Snap-on punch and chisel set!

 

[Craptain]

I bow down to Outlaw. And hold on for dear life so as not to get sucked into the vortex.

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[nine4gmc]

Outlaw ***** majorly!!


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[Outlawmws]

Thanks Guys! Yeah, I'm feeling pretty Over this one!

Outlaw, The only way that tackle box and contents deal could be any better is if there were $5.00 in there too. Well, not the only way, but .... U ****.

:Ninja:

Well PFSard, it wasn't cash $$ but I was "saving the usable hardware" and wrapped in paper towel were 4 MORE of the long pattern 13 pc set, which just became 17 pcs, with the addition of a 6, 7, 8 & 9mm ! so 9-22MM no skips! OCD? We ain't got no OCD!

And unrelated. I missed one other thing from another sale at the Block Sale, 3 Manuals, two of them Hardbound, for Motorcycles, and one for MotoCraft (Ford) Carbs:

 

[240SX]

I feel completely inadequate posting after Outlawmws. Here are my finds from a flea market today.

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[rmalkow2]

240SX,
Looks like three good and useful tools to me. The bright side is you didn't buy a bunch of junk to find three good tools either which sometimes happens. Good finds.

 

[Whchua]

Sick, Oulaw! Just sick!!! Congratulations!! I'm always looking for metric wrenches and sockets and never seem to find them. Plenty of SAE but almost no metric.

that was a great great fine.....you ****!

 

[bmwrd0]

Dang Outlaw, like the others say "the suckage is deep!" I haven't been buying much mechanics tools lately, but would have definitely bought that.

 

[jakemac]

Outlaw -

Wow ! Just ........... Wow!

Now I know where the windstorm that took down a few trees near my house came from today. It was all that suckage filling the vacuum out west.

 

[dkroth]

**** me.

 

[BlueBomber]

And The "main Event" the contents of the tackle box. Its obvious why the Box was "built up" but it didn't help the trays last...

You can see the trays on the left side badly settled and one is broken. I'd guess some one gave the box a drop, and that was it with all the weight...

This is what I'd been seeing and why I bought the box complete:

Lots of wrenches, and all I'm seeing are Metric...

And what it all translated to:

Two complete sets of SO Metric from 10mm to 22, and short pattern from 10mm to 19. No skips in either set! SO lists these at $920 and $370 respectively!

Apparent;y this was someone's "Metric tools" as only a few sockets were not Metric:

Proto sockets from 8mm to 19mm - no skips

Long ratchet is Mac, short is Bonney as are near all of the chrome Extensions, with 3 swivel extensions in the set. Impact ext. are SO, Breaker is Proto, Hex drive are 1/2" drive and all SO, and the "long" one is 3/8 and 10MM. the shorty extension adn sparkplug socket are SO, The Impacts are MAC. Some Bonney adapters, three Indestro in SAE in back on the left and one 13/16 Craftsman.

Proto Adjustable, 2 Bonney drivers & Duckbills, Stubby's are Xcelite, Proto 1/4" flex driver, MAC solid 1/4" driver, the two Multi tips are Magna Driver Corp, one marked "Cleco", A magnetic extendable pick up tool and a Screw starter...

Everything, including the broken box, for $5!

C'mon, all that was NOT in that little tackle box.

Dang, that was golf-ball-through-a-garden-hose suckage!!

 

[WNYflyer]

Outlaw,

Fantastic find and metric no less, I practically never see metric around.

That find is going to be one to go down in GJ history and going to make many of us posting our finds feel inadequate !

Needless to say You **** !

 

[dngrmse]

Wow Nice Haul Outlaw! Five bucks, you ****! Who was driving the getaway car?

 

[Outlawmws]

Me! I'm a good Multi-tasker!

 

[Sam'sAutoParts]

Outlaw the tackle box is an amazing find. Also YOU ****!

 

[jakemac]

C'mon, all that was NOT in that little tackle box.

Dang, that was golf-ball-through-a-garden-hose suckage!!

More like - Bowling-Ball-through-a-keyhole suckage.

 

[Makattak81]

And The "main Event" the contents of the tackle box. Its obvious why the Box was "built up" but it didn't help the trays last...

You can see the trays on the left side badly settled and one is broken. I'd guess some one gave the box a drop, and that was it with all the weight...

This is what I'd been seeing and why I bought the box complete:

Lots of wrenches, and all I'm seeing are Metric...

And what it all translated to:

Two complete sets of SO Metric from 10mm to 22, and short pattern from 10mm to 19. No skips in either set! SO lists these at $920 and $370 respectively!

Apparent;y this was someone's "Metric tools" as only a few sockets were not Metric:

Proto sockets from 8mm to 19mm - no skips

Long ratchet is Mac, short is Bonney as are near all of the chrome Extensions, with 3 swivel extensions in the set. Impact ext. are SO, Breaker is Proto, Hex drive are 1/2" drive and all SO, and the "long" one is 3/8 and 10MM. the shorty extension adn sparkplug socket are SO, The Impacts are MAC. Some Bonney adapters, three Indestro in SAE in back on the left and one 13/16 Craftsman.

Proto Adjustable, 2 Bonney drivers & Duckbills, Stubby's are Xcelite, Proto 1/4" flex driver, MAC solid 1/4" driver, the two Multi tips are Magna Driver Corp, one marked "Cleco", A magnetic extendable pick up tool and a Screw starter...

Everything, including the broken box, for $5!

Jackpot! Major suckage!

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[Makattak81]

Nice sale the other day! Mac 1/2dr deep impact socket set, two Snap-on SAE short 6pt socket sets. Snap-on short & deep metric socket sets, BS std socket set, SAE double box wrench set, small Torq-O-Meter, compression gage and a weatherhead socket set. A couple of Snap-on 1/2dr ratchets and An SK roto-head 3/8dr.... AND a really cool Snap-on punch and chisel set!

I'm looking for the S-K pivoting head ratchet, no luck so far. Great haul!

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[Bill Ramsey]

I quietly close the box up and slowly get $5 out of my wallet. By the way the box is broken inside so the cantilever trays needed help to move, but I bought it anyway... More on this later

Let's face it, Outlaw, "you ****" doesn't even come close to describing this find, and I think you and everyone else here knows it. If this is a "you ****" find, then the Mona Lisa was just a painting.

This find goes substantially beyond "you ****" - it's in a completely new category. You , my friend, have created a fundamental shift in the space-time continuum. You may have actually created a garage sale wormhole!

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[bulletpruf]

Outlaw the tackle box is an amazing find. Also YOU ****!

Agreed.

Have to wonder if there was not a Jedi mind trick involved -- "There is nothing of value in this box. You should pay me to take it off your hands."

 

[rodsnratfinks]

Nice sale the other day! Mac 1/2dr deep impact socket set, two Snap-on SAE short 6pt socket sets. Snap-on short & deep metric socket sets, BS std socket set, SAE double box wrench set, small Torq-O-Meter, compression gage and a weatherhead socket set. A couple of Snap-on 1/2dr ratchets and An SK roto-head 3/8dr.... AND a really cool Snap-on punch and chisel set!

Man, that punch and chisel set is awesome! Totally jealous of your find.

Also, Outlaw: that find is ridiculous.

 

[maxcarp709]

Major Score Outlaw!May the Suckage Be With You!A Jedi Tool Collector You Will Be!

 

[dutchgray]

View media item 62128Todays car boot sale finds
Millers fall hand drill £1
Bag of metric nuts, Stanley stubby, German pliers and the cold chisel £2
Large drills through to the Sykes Picavant SAE impact socket set £12
Black and Decker 1/2 mains drill £4
Battery charger 50 pence
Roll of 4 core flex and tapes £15
Other assorted electrical bits (including the lock wire pliers and tags for main utility fuses your not really allowed to have) £2

£2 entry so £33.50 total

 

[BlueBomber]

Let's face it, Outlaw, "you ****" doesn't even come close to describing this find, and I think you and everyone else here knows it. If this is a "you ****" find, then the Mona Lisa was just a painting.

This find goes substantially beyond "you ****" - it's in a completely new category. You , my friend, have created a fundamental shift in the space-time continuum. You may have actually created a garage sale wormhole!

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Agreed. It's these kind of finds that keep us "retirees" from truly leaving the game...

 

[mike_paxton]

Me! I'm a good Multi-tasker!

Outlawmws:

How many boxes over the years do you pick up and open, only to later put it back for sale.

I'm glad for your results this time and truly a reminder to the rest of us to look though everything!!!

You have put a buzz into our forum for now!!!

Mike

 

[timbitca]

Holy ****. Outlaw wins the thread for the year! :O

Anyways, have a lot of catching up with postings, but unfortunately that doesn't involve a lot of stuff. There's been a huge number of sales around here lately but unfortunately they've either all been duds or I've shown up too late. So here's what I've managed to round up since my last post here.



Klein adjustable and a set of Hoppe (Germany) drill bits
3$ for both items



Craftsman RHFT 1/2" ratchet, only missing the 3/8" to complete the set now
Gray Canada 1/2" speeder
5$ for both items



Penens and Barcalo Buffalo combo wrenches
Plvmb DBE, my first Plvmb tool!
2$ for the three items at a barn sale



SK 22mm combo
Lufkin Canada tape measure
Millers Falls 445 automatic drill, no bits
Channellock 338 Diagonal cutting plier
5$ at the flea market



Craftsman 1/2" and 10mm =v= and -v- combo wrenches
Mac 5/16" combo
1$ at a yard sale. Seller only wanted 50 cents but I didn't have any change.



Drove out of town 30 minutes to a sale that advertised a lot of tools. There was a decent selection but the prices were all over the place. Ended up buying these 4 items for 11$ (more than I wanted but I didn't want to leave empty handed)
Craftsman C-clamp
2 Brinks & Cotton C-clamps
Nail puller (no makers mark but says "320" and "Forged Alloy Steel")



Got this stuff yesterday, at the 2nd day of a sale wish I had noticed and gone on Friday, no telling what I might have missed.

Hercules (USA) 12" square
Utica 6" adjustable
Tecomaster nail set
Channellock 358 end cutters
Eatonia (germany) cross peen hammer. Got this and the nail set because they were sold in the now defunct Eatons' stores. Hammer still has the original price tag on it.
Estwing claw hammer. Have wanted one for a long time, couldn't justify a new 35$ hammer. Done deal.
10$ for everything. Also thought I had a pair of needle nose pliers but I guess I forgot them there

 

[cbacres]

Years ago my dad was working on those vac trucks that they use to clean sand and rocks out of storm drains. To test them, he would place the hose on the top of a 55 gallon drum ( that was full of liquid) and pick it up with the suction.

You **** much more than this Outlaw.

You got screwed on the box though.
You saved me some time today, I just took my finds and put them away.

Great find though, it's what we all dream of.

 

[BlueBomber]

We all need a dose of reality after Outlaw's fairy tale pick. I'll be the object lesson.

Today I picked up this set of Nye pipe thread dies (1/2", 3/4", 1", 1-1/4") and No 60 threader with handle for $75 and the Greenlee punches (1/2", 3/4", 11/16", 1-1/4") for another $20. The draw pin was thrown in for free.

This was the 2nd day of a "Tons of Tools!" estate sale near my office. Since I had to go in to finish up a few things before vacation starts next week, why not see what bargains remained?

Hardly anyone there, and the guy running it is talking up the handful of tools still there. I should have walked away--I don't need any of the things I bought (except the draw pin). But I've sold Ridgid pipe threaders for a handsome profit before and thought this was still a deal. Only after getting back to the car and running an Ebay "Sold" search on Nye No 60 did I hear the "Wah, wah, waaaah" music in my head.

That's picking. Most days are decent, once a decade you might see an Outlaw's Tackle Box-level pick, but sometimes you get picked yourself. Selling off the Greenlees will ease the pain a little, I suppose.

What a crappy last pick before 3 weeks of vacation.

 

[JAKE-THE-TOOL-MAN]

Outlaw for suckage of the year!

 

[jpickar]

Yea, Outlaw pretty much gets great stuff that the rest of us only dream about. When greeting Outlaw we pretty much should say "You ****" instead of Hello!
John

 

[Outlawmws]

Thanks Guys! (Takes a bow)



Mike, Yep, a bunch! Most of the time you open some closed box, or dig through a box of "junk" and its mostly just junk or stuff you don't want, but it happens enough to keep me digging ot sometimes getting out of the car to look through one box or check an odd shape on a table or the ground, and voila! A 1/4 SO ratchet, or an old Athol clamp on vise. or a tackle box full or...

Rickster, Nice find on the SK roto head. I'm still weak there.

240 I'm always buying Vise grips and the bitty one are remarkably handy I've found. (used one just yesterday salvaging hasps of a certain tackle box...)

Dutch, are the impact sockets 1/4" drive? They look small!

Tim, I can't recall seeing a wood handle on one of those drills! Also the "Cross Peen Hammer" is actually a sheet metal workers hammer.

CB: Post em up! we all like seeing them - Large or small (did I just say that?) And yes, the box and some of the hardware inside was just trash... should I go back and complain?

 

[Whchua]

3 sets of ratchet and sockets, cornwell 1/2 dr complete, thorsen 1/4and 3/8 complete set and sk3/8 missing ratchet and extensions

 

[Outlawmws]

Dutch and Rick, I like that you guys are finding the socket sets with trays. I've had a MAC 3/8 drive std set in metric for near to 40 years (none broken, none lost! - Knocks on wood).

The thing I like about trays is there is no "OCD - I'm missing a number!" unless you just lost or broke one of them... I went looking for one for the Proto metric set yesterday, and found two in the pile, but neither would not close over the top... Just now I was getting something else and I found a third, and this one does work! I'm "missing" one larger or two smaller, but the tray is there!

The other thing I like about trays is they are handy to take to the job, and you don't have to worry about "I forgot one size..."

The third thing is they still work with the magnets I use for most keeping of my user sockets...

 

[Outlawmws]

Whchua, those Metal Set boxes are another thing I like, as it has it all: sockets and at least basic ratchets and extensions. Organizing the boxes and having space takes a bit more effort though....

I'm not a fan of the blow mold boxes for shop use, but some work great for a road box. everything stays put, no or minimal rattling, and you can see at a glance for the most part if any are missing...

 

[dutchgray]

Dutch, are the impact sockets 1/4" drive? They look small!

3/8" drive
5/16" to 3/4"
They are only cheap Japanese made Cr-V but they will get used till they fail. They are unused and for what I paid you couldn't even by the nasty cheap Chinese ones.